Max Graef and Julius Conrad drop “electronic P-Fusion” album Ratgrave on Apron Records

Channelling Herbie Hancock, Kraftwerk and Weather Report.

Berlin producer and multi-instrumentalist Max Graef has teamed up with Julius Conrad to release a new LP Ratgrave on Steven Julien aka Funkineven’s Apron Records.

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Developing the heavy grooving, fusion-influenced sound of Graef’s 2014 album Rivers of the Red Planet, Ratgrave delves into the esoteric worlds of private press funk and soundtrack-esque exotica, where serpentine Jaco Pastorius-inspired basslines dance with motorik pseudo-Kraftwerk drum patterns.

Dripping in analogue fuzz and Graef’s playful sense of humour, Ratgrave is described by the duo as “electronic P-fusion” and was recorded over three years in several locations.

Ratgrave is out now via Apron Records. Grab your copy here and check out the artwork and tracklist below.

Tracklist

1. Icarus
2. Big Sausage Pizza
3. Ubi Hubi
4. Wider, gib Hut
5. Fanstastic Neckground
6. Johnny’s Road Song
7. Blizzard People
8. El Schnorro
9. Ein Kola bitte!
10. Fuzzroll
11. Karenn du Renold