Minimum One Post A Week by Funk Assault

Human-made techno meets AI on the new label Primal Instinct, launched by Alarico, Chlär, and The Chronics

Art by Primal Instinct

Primal Instinct, helmed by Alarico & Chlär (aka Funk Assault) and The Chronics, is a new label combining techno with the use of avant-garde tools like AI to generate sound and deliver a quality catalog blending primeval rhythm with futuristic club sounds.

The first Primal Instinct release, Funk Assault's "Minimum One Post A Week," is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the artist's urges and behaviors on social media. It sees the DJ/Production duo combine meticulously crafted rhythms and intricate sound design to create a kind of untamed techno marked by its refined and sophisticated sound, yet rawness in nature.

The A1, "Signing Your Own Posts," kicks things off with flanged high-hats sizzling and sliding across dissonant synth hits, its trance-inducing rhythm subtly changing throughout the track. "Screenshots Of Compliments" continues with the same syncopated percussion shot through with strobe-light-worthy bleeps, an alien vocal sample grounding its composition.

On the B-side, "I Am A DJ Too" almost has a minimal approach, with psychedelic squelches, sporadic arps, and whirrs alternating over a steady, sturdy kickdrum. This is before "Pre-Gig Selfie" comes in with the duo's signature complex grooves, igniting primal desires to dance through the clever use of cut-up vocal samples, rolling percussions, and a deep, driving bass bin-rattling rumble. Closing out this debut vinyl release, "That's The Funk Assault" boasts an infectious hip-hop vocal, full-bodied stabs, and ceaseless, hard-hitting tribal rhythm.

Beyond the studio, Funk Assault delivers eight CDJ and two mixer DJ sets, comprising their unreleased music, providing a profoundly immersive sonic experience. They champion Primal Instinct's new vision, sending dancefloors into a frenzy using gritty, organic, and bionic soundscapes marked by tribal, soulful grooves.

Funk Assault - Minimum One Post A Week
Release Date June 2023
Label Primal Instinct

Tracklist
A1. Signing Your Own Post
A2. Screenshots Of Compliments
B1. I Am A DJ Too
B2. Pre-Gig Selfie
B3. That's The Funk Assault