Bauchklang
Electronic · AT · Active since 1996

Bauchklang

High-octane electronic grooves built entirely from the human voice. Percussive, bass-heavy, and rhythmically complex tracks that blur the line between man and machine.

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Bauchklang creates a sound that is fundamentally impossible yet physically undeniable. While they are technically an a cappella group, they operate with the mindset of a live electronic act. Their music hits with the weight of a club sound system, featuring chest-rattling sub-bass and crisp, metallic percussion that sounds like it was synthesized in a lab rather than produced by a human throat. It is organic music that has been disciplined into the rigid, hypnotic grids of techno and drum and bass.

What truly sets them apart is the sheer architectural density of their vocal arrangements. They don't just mimic instruments; they inhabit the roles of oscillators, filters, and drum machines. There is a raw, muscular quality to their performances that strips away the 'novelty' often associated with beatboxing, replacing it with a serious, dark, and often cinematic intensity. The textures are dry and intimate, making you feel the literal vibration of the vocal cords.

Newcomers should dive into 'Jamzero' to hear the foundation of their vocal-groove philosophy or 'Signs' for a more polished, international collaboration-heavy experience. It is the perfect discovery for anyone who loves the rhythmic precision of electronic music but craves the grit and unpredictability of a live human performance.

Bauchklang is an Austrian beatboxing group. Bauchklang (literally "belly sound") is a five-piece "vocal groove collective" from Austria. With a unique mixture of human beatboxing, mouth percussion and vocal sounds, they are covering a musical landscape stretching from Electro over Minimal, to Dub and Hip Hop, using only their voices on the way.
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Our Catalog4 Albums · 2001 · 2013
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