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matkore

the sheer and utter decadence of it all...

About Me


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MatKore djs at his new night called 'renegade disko'. He also runs a small independant net label called'subliminal gonzo'releasing fierce bass heavy experimental music like breakstep, electro, techno etc etc.
You can buy some of MatKore's work at:
http://bleep.com/
...The Nature Of MatKore Was Irrepressible!
MatKore's musical aim is fusing electro with minimal guitars inspired by Joy Division, Kraftwerk and The Smiths. His first release was with KansasCityProphets on the SubliminalGonzo 'Sublime' E.P. which caught the attention of Arthur Baker among others.
The second was the track 'Headlong' on the Elektro Codes compilation on German label Elektrolux, also produced with KansasCityProphets.
After KansasCityProphets he began to produce music as MatKore.
His debut live performance was playing tracks as a shapeshifting child of the Illuminati in homage to David Icke at a friend's wedding reception in a library in Leytonstone, East London.
This monster has toured live and as a dj extensively for the past 5 years or so 1000's of times around the Czech Republic mainly in Prague where he has held monthly residencies in various clubs. He has also played abroad in places like France, Slovakia, Bulgaria, England and Switzerland in cities, towns, villages, festivals, a lot of pubs, small bars, a French monastery, 3 or 4 castles, an old washing machine factory now used as a tv/film studio, an 18th century brewery, a catacomb basement under a Czech palace, a military base, an old Communist nuclear shelter under a castle in Slovakia, a Victorian cinema in London, an art gallery, and 3 or four times in the middle of a forest...
he also curated and ran :
'digitalpenetration'
[in Prague and around the Czech and Slovak Republics]
Plus:
'DigitalProgression',
'Digitraction',
'Digigeddon',
'DigitalMachineFunk',
'Re:Evolution'
'Renegade Disko'
'Hevvy Bassment'
and 'Bassment Dubz'
...
He played at these nights and others like
Monastery Of Sound [FR],
Zvuk [Bulgaria],
Glade Festival [UK],
Mighty Sounds Festival [CZ],
CzechTekk [CZ] ...
etc etc etc ...
...with people such as
Fridge,
Cursor Miner,
Ardisson,
KansasCityProphets, Jan[os] Andersson [electronic desert],
Tim Exile,
Chris Clark,
Vex'd,
Rob Hall (Skam),
Baselogic/Bloc [Synapse, Ed Chamberlain],
DJ Scotch Egg,
Ultre,
Mark Moore [S-Express],
Zilla,

Altern 8,
Luke Vibert,
Jackson & His Computer Band,
B12,
Jimmy Edgar,
The Doubtful Guest,
Radioactive Man,
Futureheads,
Battles,
Extreme Noise Terror,
Luke Vibert,
Ceephax Acid Crew,
Cristian Vogel,
Neil Landstrumm,
Phil Hartnoll [Orbital],
Milanese,
Kenny Larkin,
British Murder Boys, Surgeon,
dDamage,
The Grid,
Bizzy B
Kevin Saunderson,
Autechre,
Vitalic,
Unique3,
and many many more.
He has worked with these labels:
Seed Records,
Elektrolux,
SubliminalGonzo,
and has remixed
Cursor Miner,
New Order,
ddamage,
Le Couteau Jaune,
Dj Rum,
Usher,
Jaki Graham,
and Posthuman,
People who have said they like MatKore's music include :
John Peel,
Andrew Weatherall,
Freq Nasty,
Dj Stingray [Drexciya/UR],
Ola Bergman [New Speak],
Stanzim [Radio1 Cz].

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/13/2007
Band Website: myspace.com/matkore
Band Members:

matkore runs the small indie label ’subliminal gonzo’ .

matkore aka erik strafinger has also played noize guitarz 4 le couteau jaune with WB (Bruce) McClure boss of seedrecords

matkore has also in the past played out under other pseudonyms. he also produces the psychedelic new-order-esque post-punk band ’johnny glitterfist and the spoons of resistance’.
previous monikers and nicknames that occasionally appeared live or dj’ing included : Saul Pastenfold, VulBezRohu/OxWithoutHorns, Phroggy Et Ros Bíf, Hamish McKore, GrimKore, Solomon J. Tankmaster (Jaguar Transport Limited), Dustin Hardware, Da Wiggaman, Johnny Glitterfist, Hans Kochengrubel, Professor Fingerland, Dj iKore, Dj KrimKore, and The Krack Mack Daddy.

Influences:

Yello, MC5, NIN, Front 242, Daft Punk,Rob Playford (2BadMice), Fabio, SL2, Mickey Finn, Altern8, SHUT UP AND DANCE, The Pixies, Sonic Youth, Joy Division, S-Express, Bomb The Bass, The Smiths, Aux88, Rick Astley, Carl Craig, SpeedyJ, Surgeon, Drexciya, Afrika Bambaata and The Soul Sonic Force, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Dizzie Gillespie, Prml Scrm, Black Lace, Andrew Weatherall, Weather Report, Tom Waits, The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, My Bloody Valentine, Ray Keith, Jesus And Mary Chain, The Jesus Lizard, Teenage Fanclub, U2, Slint, Stereolab, Bros, Mouse On Mars, Schneider TM, Johnny Hates Jazz, Kraftwerk, Belinda Carlisle, Neu!, Can, Stockhausen, Suicide, An Albatross, Trencher, Lightning Bolt, Napalm Death, E17, Extreme Noise Terror,
Luke Vibert, Aphex Twin, Def Leppard, Tortoise, Fugazi, Edith Piaf, Led Zeppelin, Stan Getz, Roland Rat, Fraggle Rock,Squarepusher, Outkast, LFO, Ray Parker Jnr, Bizzy B, Remarc, Debaser, Seba, Photek, Klute, Soundmurderer, Bon Jovi, Dj/Rupture, The Bug, Sizzla, Lee ’Scratch’ Perry, Mad Professor, Dj Distance, Slaughter Mob, Adaadat, ChrisClark, Daft Punk, Stevie Wonder, Common, Wu Tang Clan, NWA, Ultramagnetic Mcs, James Brown, Laurent Garnier, Trojan, Dj Shadow, Spacemen 3, Razor X, Beastie Boys, Missy Elliot, N.E.R.D, Dj Spooky, Spooky, Tiffany, Dangermouse, Europe ’The Final Countdown’, MF Doom, Beans, Jason Donovan, Anti-Pop Consortium, Prefuse 73, Roots Manuva, Air, Therapy?, Debbie Gibson, SAW, Ritchie Hawtin, 808 State, Bizzare Inc, The Scientist, FSOL, Ganja Kru, A Guy Called Gerald, Robert Owens, Phuture, Mr. Lee, Mr. Fingers, Sabrina, Frankie Knuckles, Adonis, Joe Smooth, Autechre, Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, The Cure, WetWetWet, Clouddead, Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Bark Psychosis, Taylor Dayne, Dj Scud, The Panacea, El-P, Dr. Dre, Grandmaster Flash, Valina, Squall, Vangelis, Mogwai, The Fall, The Who, The Wedding Present, The Jam, Velvet Underground, The Byrds, tHE aNIMALS, Pet Shop Boys, Grandaddy, Buzzcocks, David Bowie, Nick Cave, Dinosaur Jnr,
J Saul Kane, Juan Atkins, Baby Ford, Eon, Human League, Black Dog Productions, Unique 3, BamBam, Mantronix, Basic Channel, Meat Beat Manifesto, Kevin Saunderson, Man Parrish, Kool Keith, Giorgio Moroder, Egyptian Lover, Francois Kevorkian, Renegade Soundwave, Zoviet France, KLF, Kajagoogoo, Public Enemy, John Carpenter, Seefeel, Marco Passarani, Ragga Twins, John Foxx, Stakker, Eric B & Rakim, Cabaret Voltaire, Vince Clark, and so on....

Stefan Dennis

Cheggers

Dead Or Alive

Zammo

David Icke

Al Jolson

Michael Jackson

...BMX...

...

Luke Skywalker

Sounds Like: The Emperor's New Clothes.

Record Label: balkan/seed/subliminalgonzo
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

current watching and listening...

Currently viewing 'The Mighty Boosh' DVD.Listening :1. Dead Or Alive : You Spin Me Right Round Baby (Like A Record)2. S-Express 'Intercourse' Album.3. The La's.4. Bob Dylan 'Greatest Hits'.5. Morrisse...
Posted by matkore on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:20:00 PST

Bad Press

Most interestingly for the gossip hounds MatKore right now is a very fat obese overweight has-been old alcoholic Englishman.MatKore has a certain reputation.Recent soundbytes include:'BILIOUS MAN''PAR...
Posted by matkore on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:36:00 PST

What Does MatKore Do When He Isnt Saving The World?

My Dj set at Le Mirage Prague 20.08.2007 was recorded for posterity or so it seems. Finally a MatKore Dj mix online for download? Could be. What should u expect? electro, techno mainly with bits of St...
Posted by matkore on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:13:00 PST

Top Influences:

Am I dreaming or did these songs really change my life? 1.Morrissey:Suedehead.2.Patti Smith:Dancing Barefoot.3.The Jam:That's Entertainment.4.Pixies:I Bleed.5.Marc Bolan and T-Rex:Cosmic Dancer.6.Joy ...
Posted by matkore on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:34:00 PST