CD Reviews

AUS!Funkt - Rewire The Damage

April 2025

Self-Released

"Rewire The Damage" blends the anger of jazz with post-disco-punk! New album by AUS!Funkt!

"Rewire The Damage" from Montréal's AUS!Funkt is an energizing blast of post-digital tense served on a platter of austere electro-punk grooves. This 11-track collection lives up to its description as a "jagged mirror of post-digital existence," delivering a sound that's both danceable and spooky.

Tracks like "Le Choc Est Brutal," a track that lives up to its name. This "funkified electro-industrial" offering is described as rhythmic and gritty, promising a relentless mechanical force that will undoubtedly get bodies moving while simultaneously feeling like an assault of sounds.

The pulse-driven "Zéro Zéro Un" perfectly encapsulates the album's mad energy, a sonic representation of the significance and disconnection of our hyper-digital age. Its "austere disco" foundation is undeniable, intertwined with a feeling of analog grit that feels both retro and fiercely modern.

Then there's "C’est parfait!" which offers a different shade of the band's sonic palette, a sharp-edged electro-kraut track that skewers the relentless pressure for perfection with a sardonic bite. The track likely blends mechanical rhythms with a detached vocal delivery to create its critical atmosphere.

Across the album, AUS!Funkt masterfully blends the groove of electronic music with the aggression of post-punk. The lyrics, whether spoken or sung, are clearly designed to provoke thought through realism and repetition. The interplay between seductive electronic beats and jarring guitar noise, anchored by a melodic bass and enriched with the jazz sax lines, creates a captivating tension.

"Rewire The Damage" is an experience that you want to share. It's the sound of dancing on the edge of a digital rock, a soundtrack for the wired and hard. With its brutalist sound architecture and conceptually raw approach, AUS!Funkt has crafted a thrilling and thought-provoking record that delivers on its promise of unsettling disco beats.

 

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