Another Reality (+MP3)

Description

Hot rhythms and cold textures, Im Takt sits at the crossroads of these two worlds, a kind of Mandingue music with a Goethe sauce, a hot/cold sound above all made for dancing. A great many ingredients go into the trio’s makeup: the acid sounds of Berlin clubs, mixed with heated African rhythms, along with the striking energy of 80’s post-punk. After releasing 2 self-produced EPs since the band formed in 2010, Im Takt is releasing its first album on Monopsone, produced and mixed by Debruit (debruit.com). The first two releases allowed the band to perform live and rack up more than sixty concerts in France and abroad (in Japan in particular), including opening slots for Metronomy and Catherine Ringer (one of them at the Olympia), the Transmusicales de Rennes, and the Vieilles Charrues festival. Three years of existence have allowed the trio to establish their live presence and clearly define their artistic identity. "Another Reality" breaks away from Im Takt’s basic cold, synthetic aesthetic, refocusing on warmer, more Africanist sounds, present in the early live shows, one of the project’s strengths. Emphasizing groove and translating live energy onto record.