What better way to clear the weekend away than with a new single and video from Tino Piontek aka Purple Disco Machine? And he's brought a friend.
Friedrich Liechtenstein is not a familiar name to me, but has an impressive and varied CV, encompassing roles as a puppeteer, theatre director and actor. In 2003, Friedrich pursued a career as a musician, releasing numerous solo and collaborative albums and singles. In 2023, Friedrich was one of 16 celebrities taking part in the German celebrity version of TV show The Traitors, making it to the final episode.
Tino has been no slouch, either. Active since 2011, there have been hundreds of Purple Disco Machine remixes and releases. Although the name is a fused tribute of sorts to Prince and Miami Sound Machine, the middle word is a giveaway that Purple Disco Machine's music is firmly rooted in 70s disco, branching out into funk and boogie.
Die Maschine encapsulates this perfectly. Born in Germany, roughly 185km and a quarter of a century apart, Tino and Friedrich are in perfect synch on this track. The introductory bass and beat immediately calls to mind You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) by Sylvester, albeit with the dial turned from Hi-NRG to chug. Friedrich's loose, relaxed vocals draw an obvious comparison with Dieter Meier of Yello.
It's a lot of fun, especially combined with the video. Friedrich spends the first couple of minutes with a silver corrugated hose up his bum and later transforms into a long haired (even) old(er) man, looking uncannily like present day Paddy McAloon.
If life is feeling pretty serious at the moment, stick Die Maschine on and you will have a smile on your face and a funk in your hips that will keep you going for the rest of the day.
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