The attack against the senses generated under the brand Kommando has baggage of everything you associate with the good old school of power electronics. Daniel Hofmann Anton Knilpert AKA Dan Courtman is the person behind the project, which has been operating since the late 1990s. The musician is known for his famous Thorofon and close cooperation with Genevieve Pasquier. A number of his productions for labels including Ant-Zen, Kranial Klash, and Skull Snake are characterised by means of expression which are obligatory in the power electronics genre, such as distorted spoken messages, shouting, and chunks of noise. The artist’s radical and critical references to the present times are coupled with a hefty and mature sonic charge. His recent projects for the Berlin-based label Raubbau are a true testimony to the consistency of this path. In live situations, the wall of sound generated by Kommando becomes even more powerful. Sometimes it is enriched with rhythm, then it transforms into a concrete attack of dirty and aggressive rhythm noise. [ws]
KOMMANDO (DE)
