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Sha Ru — They Are Textural (Monkeytown)
Working between New York and Berlin, duo Sha Ru, singer/producer Masha and her partner Ru, make music steeped in the underground ethos of both cities. They decelerate the bpm of techno and emphasize rhythmic physicality as they explore the fluidity of gender identity so often nurtured in the clubs. Using a limited palette of electronic sounds, thumping beats and shuddering bass, the pair traverses a broad emotional range. Masha’s lightly German accented sprechgesang is high in the mix, the voice moving between robotic distance, intimate disclosure, and vehement indignation. On They Are Textural Sha Ru concentrates on using rhythm to produce timbres that reflect Masha’s lyrical narratives. The struggle for identity, the pains of rejection in being, friendship and love, the joy of personal liberation through community and at base, the seductive power of music.
“ONA” opens with a metallic shimmer of chopped vocal samples before resolving into Masha’s intonation “andere/andere/andere” (others), the bass drops deep and squelchy as she “with inhibitions in my head” observes the bodies writhing in strobe lit silhouette. You feel the process of formation, from the alienated chant to the ambivalence of the gaze reinforced by the rhythm track which stutters beneath the voice and bass. “Not Your Steps” follows a similar pattern but ups both the tempo and intensity. The bass batters against the claustrophobic atmosphere, submarine like bleeps in the background adding to the sense of entrapment, as the narrator struggles to find escape from past stigma and repression. The tone is measured in its determination to break free and at times break loose. On “Get Lost,” the defiant refrain “I get lost to get lost” is softened somewhat by the response “I’ll find us,” as the rhythm skitters around mirroring the contradictory impulses of involvement and detachment. The highlight “Crawl” shows another side of Sha Ru’s music. Beneath the main vocal line, slightly distorted and lower in the mix than what’s gone before, the music, expands and contracts like molten metal, the bass like molasses and a constant almost subliminal cacophony of voices chattering beneath. Its less a crowded club than the vicious internal voices in the aftermath of a torrid night. It leaves you with a satisfyingly uncanny sense of dread.
Andrew Forell
#sha ru#they are textual#monkeytown#andrew forell#albumreview#dusted magazine#electronic#dance#queer#new york#berlin
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vandaag waren we weer klimmen en klauteren
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Hard thing to come to terms with is that most of the irreparable damage dealt to you isn’t gonna be done by evil people hellbent on torturing you. It’s gonna be done thoughtlessly by people who don’t know better, or weren’t thinking much of you at all, or just briefly forgot that you are a human being.
#it sucks. cause you want your suffering to mean as much to the cause as it does to you.#and it helps your narrative human brain to have a villain to funnel your rage towards#but thats hardly ever how this shit works.#and if it does then the blow hits different. ppl who hurt u with intent approach u like a person & its the dehumanizing that hurts the most#most of my bad experiences were done by people who were hurting or simply not thinking treating me like a means to an end or a punching bag#the worst thing thats ever happened to me was done by a complete stranger who didn’t Care.#we dont wanna admit Carelessness’ capacity for heartbreak cause all of us are careless. we’re Good People who never set out to hurt someone#but sometimes its enough to just. not recognize someone. be absent minded at the wrong time. get overwhelmed and lash out.#then BOOM. irreversible damage to the Eternally Unpredictable Other’s psyche. total accident.#most ‘villains’ absent-mindedly stumble into the role by total accident. this consciousness shit sucks i wanna go back to monkeytown.#rose ramblings
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Moderat - More D4ta | Monkeytown Records | 2022 | Clear
#moderat#more d4ta#monkeytown records#vinyl#colored vinyl#lp#music#records#record collection#electronic#idm#electro#pfa studios
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Moderat’s III
#moderat#III#monkeytown records#music#electronic#future garage#edm#pop#electropop#electro pop#uk bass#electronica#house#techno#two step#uk garage#dance pop#club#dance#bandcamp
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REDSHAPE // DAY OUT [A SOLE GAME, 2018]
#audio#redshape#ambient techno#tech house#darkwave#IDM#a sole game#monkeytown records#techno#electronic#music
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Listen/purchase: “HOLD ON TO DEER LIFE, THERE’S A BLCAK BOY BEHIND YOU!” by KABEAUSHÉ
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Another epic evening in Monkeytown!
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SPRING REEL 2014 from NERDO on Vimeo.
Hello there! Today is a big day for us, after years of hard work and astonishing projects, we present to you our very first studio reel! For the content occasion, we are celebrating it with an awesome cel animated intro of ourself going bonkers. Have fun and enjoy it! Original Sound Design for the Intro: Smider Music Reel: Siriusmo "Einmal in der Woche schreien" (Monkeytown Records) only used for this website and with no commercial purposes. beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/260101/The%20Plasterer%20Of%20Love facebook.com/siriusmo monkeytownrecords.com/
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MODESELEKTOR – EXTENDED | TAPE
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We going all the way up 2020 #B-Town #MonkeyTown 🙊 https://www.instagram.com/p/B51xDjcH6Nu/?igshid=5wuqwxh0n9fr
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Bangkok City! New Clip in Bio. #OneUnitedPower #Bangkok #Ghosttowerbangkok #Modeselektor #Monkeytown #WhoElse #MDSLKTRwhoelse #Bkk #1up #Oneup #1upCrew #Berlin #Kreuzberg #Graffiti #AllColorsAreBeautiful Pic: @cpt_olf (hier: Bangkok, Thailand) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvcXyYZh0uo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cp17k3n8ycz9
#oneunitedpower#bangkok#ghosttowerbangkok#modeselektor#monkeytown#whoelse#mdslktrwhoelse#bkk#1up#oneup#1upcrew#berlin#kreuzberg#graffiti#allcolorsarebeautiful
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springen, rennen, roetsjen, rollen, vallen, opstaan en weer opnieuw!
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DANCE SYSTEM PLAYS BERGHAIN TONIGHT with @modeselektor, @skream, @siriusmo and more to celebrate ten years of Monkeytown Records.
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Moderat - Even More D4ta | Monkeytown Records | 2023 | Clear | /400
#moderat#even more d4ta#monkeytown records#vinyl#colored vinyl#lp#music#records#record collection#electronic#electro#techno#idm#pfa studios
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Moderat’s EVEN MORE D4TA
#moderat#EVEN MORE D4TA#monkeytown records#music#electronic#club#dance#house#techno#trance#experimental#electronica#gqom#hard drum#drum and bass#garage#bandcamp
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