Felka

Having spent more than a year making their debut album Stromlinienbaby, it was obvious that Switzerland's Felka was fond of the prolonged psychological tests of the studio. The band began experimenting with an improvisational fusion of post-techno dance music and vintage rock and jazz chic in 1997 alongside live DJ sets, an experience that encouraged an interesting if flawed liking for upbeat multi-genre techniques that were steered by their production instead of the usual way around. This relatively unconventional approach was welcome at Germany's Mole Listening Pearls, especially next to musicians like Geb.El and De Phazz. The label went on to pick up Stromlinienbaby for a modestly marketed release in 2001.