AUS!Funkt sound like a futuristic garage rock band on the noisy and discordant funk punk of “That’s a Fact.” In the music video the four figures representing the band look like The Residents gone cyberpunk anti-authoritarian gang, appropriate to the subject of the song. Pulsing, seething, distorted synth over urgent guitar and an almost hypnotically steady beat are the back drop to lines like “I don’t want to stop and reflect, xenophobia’s real that’s a fact, I never know what to expect, racism kills, that’s a fact, social norms we need to reject, misogyny hurts, that’s a fact, I have a need to disaffect, fascism kills, that’s a fact.” Indubitably. The song sounds frantic and emphatic on those points and even with the breakdown section mid-song for a breather with a repeat of the lyrics, the Canadian band leaves us with no doubt about its intentions and the kind of presentation of these truths that we’ve been needing to remember for decades but the immediacy of which is more than looming on the horizon at this moment. AUS!Funkt’s song, the title track to its December 22, 2023 EP, doesn’t overcomplicate the messaging nor simplifies a complex set of issues, it simply states some core principles with clarity and sets it to exhilarating and exciting art punk. Watch the video for “That’s a Fact” on YouTube and follow AUS!Funkt at the links provided.
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