Artist.......: Funker Vogt
Album........: Navigator
Genre........: Electronic
Language.....: English
Label........: Synthetic Symphony
Catnr........: SPV63862
URL..........: http://www.funker-vogt.com           ▓░ ███▓▓[z0o]

grabber.....: EAC V0.95 prebeta 4
encoder.....: LAME version 3.90.3

quality.....: VBRkbps/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo

track  title                                          time

01.   Killing Ground                                03:16
02.   Fallen Hero                                   05:01
03.   No Tomorrow                                   02:45
04.   Friendly Fire                                 03:02
05.   Navigator                                     03:11
06.   House of Sorrows                              03:14
07.   Thoughts of A Soldier                         03:02
08.   Stronghold                                    02:27
09.   Starfighters                                  02:57
10.   Reject                                        02:38
11.   The End                                       02:40
12.   Für Dich                                      02:27
13.   Vorwärts!                                     02:09

[ A B O U T . T H i S . R E L E A S E ]

NOTE: Sorry for the Fade Out versions :-|

When Funker Vogt was founded in 1995 by Gerrit
Thomas and Jens Kästel. nobody could foresee that,
within just one year, it would grow into one of the
leading electro-acts of today. Originally, it had
been envisaged as just one more of Gerrit Thomas's
many musical projects; but the project took the
world by storm and grew to become GT's main act.

The man who gave the band its name, Funker Vogt is
a friend, who was serving as operator/navigator
with the German army at that time. This choice of
name describes and defines the theme of the
project: German army - military - war.

The responsibilities/roles of each member of the
band are clearly defined: Gerrit Thomas composes
the music, Jens Kästel is the singer. Most of the
lyrics are written by Kai Schmidt, with occasional
contributions by Jens and Gerrit. In concert Jens
and Gerritt are supported by two guests, namely
Björn Böttcher (keyboard) and Thomas Kroll
(guitar). For three years Kai Schmidt managed the
band, when he handed the management over to
Repomanagement (KS/BB).

Since 1996 Funker Vogt has published 4 albums, 4
EP's, 5 singles, 1 remix CD and 1 video. In
December 2001 the first three albums plus bonus
tracks were republished under the label
Reporecords. FV managed to reach the top of both
the German and the international electro-scene very
quickly and has since remained at the top of these
charts: where they have been received with much
enthusiasm from areas such as Spain, Portugal,
Russia, Poland, Denmark, France, Belgium, Holland,
Italy, South Africa, Israel, South America and
England... FV has also established a sound
reputation in the US, where its music is
distributed by Metropolis Records.

Next to its creativity, it is the vibrant energy of
its live concerts which best characterises the
band. This quality has undergone continuous
improvement as the size of the band has grown from
two to four. Funker Vogt is also known as a
complete work, regrouping image, music, lyrics, and
stage presence into a unique theme: One of the
major characteristics of Funker Vogt's concerts is
the martial appearance of the band. Critics
describe this experience as a war being presented

This is an image, deliberately chosen by Funker
Vogt. On one hand, it is provocative and hence
liable to be misunderstood on a superficial glance.
On the other hand, however, this controversial
image gives rise to deep-seated associations and
creates a strong and consistent link between the
fan and the band. The image that is sought combines
both the appearance of the band and the contents of
the songs. In combination, these two elements
preclude all misunderstandings, as there is a clear
irony between the drastic militarism presented,
which is caricatured during live concerts, and the
underlying message. These contradictions emphasise
and strengthen the body of the texts.

War and social injustice have become the main
topics over the years. These have reached their
fullest expression in Funker Vogt's earlier
publication: Execution Tracks, and the video
accompanying it. Audio and Video present the
grotesque cruelties and the tragedy of war, most
obviously in such songs as Civil War and Tragic
Hero. The group's stance is unambiguously expressed
in Fortunes of War and its chorus. War reappears as
a topic in the publication which followed, Maschine
Zeit, but more allusively as a foil and backdrop to
more specific ideas, where a change of musical
style accompanies the evolution of these concepts.

While Funker Vogt produced its first album, Thanks
for Nothing, with rather elementary and means, they
have consistently strived for more complex
soundscapes over the course of the following
albums, exchanging standardised structures for a
richer variety. The band has kept an experimental
dimension while using pop influences but sparingly.
The last album features something more immediately
ear-catching, pointedly including elements of pop,
and as a consequence, the album proved a success
within the alternative electro-scene.

Our group consists of many rippers who are music enthu-
siasts. Justfun is releasing different kind of music like
indie rock, trip-hop, ethnic, jazz, french, brazilian
electro and many more ...  We will bring you the music
we like and share it with the rest of the under-
ground scene. If you have, like us, a passion for
music, don't hesitate to contact us !

GREETinGs : Nuhs . Hit2000 . DGN . KSi . RAC . CHR
Om . rH . Fuffens . Remix . CMG . SB . AMOK
Kw . aPC . iTS . i . RNS . aAF . diss . ESC
pyt . SEVcD ...
and all ppl who share music with us !

We're currently looking for :
- music enthusiast ppl buying cds on a regular basis.
- ppl who can get promos or advanced rls.
- Siteop who can provide at least 10mbits and
50gb++ for our archive.
- People with skill and experience
... and everyone who wants to help in a
pleasant atmosphere our Just family.

Share your forces with us !
IRC : You know
Email : jfun@hushmail.com

NFO and Layout  proudly made in Quebec

[ J U S T F U N born in Apr. 2 0 0 0 ]