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, Germany, consisting of Michael Fakesch and Chris de Luca.

History

Chris de Luca and Michael Fakesch first met in 1992 at a techno party organised by Fakesch in

. Subsequently, the two started producing tracks together. In 1999, the duo released ''

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'', a compilation album of their remixes of other artists' songs such as

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'', followed in 2000. In 2004, the duo released a studio album, '' Disconnected''. The music video for "Chopping Heads", directed by Keep Adding and

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, was selected for the International Critic's Week at the 2005

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. In 2005, the duo released ''The Return to the Acid Planet'', which consisted of remixes of old tracks they discovered while cleaning their studio. In 2006, a statement was published on funkstorung.com, stating that the duo had officially broken up due to musical, personal and practical differences. Both Michael Fakesch and Christian de Luca will continue making music with their respective solo projects. In 2015, Funkstörung released a studio album, ''Funkstörung'', on

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Discography

Studio albums

* ''

'' (2000) * '' Disconnected'' (2004) * ''The Return to the Acid Planet'' (2005) * ''Funkstörung'' (2015)

Compilation albums

* ''

'' (1999) * '' Vice Versa'' (2001) * ''Appendix'' (2007)

EPs

* ''Bunker 024'' (1995) * ''Acid Planet 11'' (1995) * ''Acid Planet 12'' (1995) * ''Acid Planet 13'' (1995) * ''Acid Planet 14'' (1995) * ''Musik Aus Strom 1.08'' (1996) * ''Breakart'' (1996) * ''Elektromotor'' (1996) * ''Artificial Garbage'' (1997) * ''Funkentstört'' (1997) * ''Sonderdienste'' (1997) * ''Post.Art'' (1997) * ''Multiple Grammy Winners'' (2000) * ''Killers'' (2015) * ''Laid Out Remixes'' (2015)

Singles

* "

" (1998) * "Fat Camp Feva" / "Disconnected" (2004) * "Moon Addicted" / "Chopping Heads" (2004)

DVDs

* ''Isolated. Triple Media.'' (2004)

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Funkstorung German electronic music groups Intelligent dance musicians