“The sea is a poetic metaphor for the corona crisis that we are, or were in. But this is also a song about other, more personal crises that people could experience during their lives. The sea gives and takes. This is a song about hope and fear. We wrote it when we were in the middle of it ourselves. We finished the song during the recent lockdown. It’s a poppy rockduet with poetic lyrics. We hope you’ll enjoy it. The song will be released on Spotify on the 2nd of July.”
Author: Marcel van Gastel
MONOKINO SHARES NEW SINGLE “YOUR UNDERGROUND”
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/monokino/your-underground/s-DF9OHQNpg4W
Spotify: https://show.co/JezvqLX
Monokino shares his new cross-genre single “Your Underground,” an edgy track with a hyperpop/alt rock flavor. The gritty, electric track explores Monokino’s pent up frustrations towards the music industry and his feelings of anxiety, angst, and imposter syndrome within the so-called “underground scene”. Opening with a majestic choir of synths and harmonies, the song quickly dives into an 8-bit style sampled beat, punctuated by wailing guitars – complete with pulsing bass, electrowave textures, and rapid fire lyricism. Simultaneously cathartic and energetic, you could imagine “Your Underground” pulsing from the depths of a grungey basement rave. The breathless music is the perfect platform for Monokino to experiment with his vocals, effortlessly undulating from falsetto and baritone and back again.
On the track, Monokino shares: “‘Your Underground’ goes a bit further in the sense that now an entire (music) scene is trying to proclaim what is right or wrong. Although the industry is seen by some as more democratic (‘everyone can be an artist, just upload a song, create your own scene’), that scene is valued by a system that is very similar to how everything used to be: new music is promoted and liked through the lens of a Spotify playlist and its streams measure its importance.”
Dutch artist George van Wetering, AKA Monokino, has continued to develop his chameleonic approach to music and art. His music slips and slides between sonic pallettes and tropes, transcending genre and creating an entirely new sonic landscape of its own. Hailed as “a free spirit that finds harmony with disparate elements and a pattern without a formula” Monokino’s uniquely rock/pop has already struck a chord with audiences across the globe. His music has been released by labels in the US, Europe and record company Modern Sky – a major player in the Asian music industry.
Signed to Zip Records in the Netherlands, Monokino’s international reach has seen his works released by China’s largest independent music label Modern Sky. Combining his time between Nanjing, Shanghai and Amsterdam, his new work has already gained support from a diverse range of tastemakers including Janice Long on BBC Radio.
Your Underground is out on 30th June 2021 via Zip Records.
“If Adam Curtis made music instead of documentaries Monokino would be the sound. The music is suitably odd and unnerving with little solid ground to feel steady on but the sonic journey is an unforgettable one.” – Yack Magazine
“With Monokino being described as an odd/pop – rock composer I felt the eyebrow begin rise and meet the furrowed brow. Oh joy one of those avant garde types that makes noise but has no intrinsic merit whatsoever. I was wrong. Utterly…. A musical venture with a salient point that’s actually worth listening to.” – Faultline
“Magical electro-pop and baroque fusion… cement[s] the rise of Monokino’s status as a major act in 2021’s music scene.” – Vents Magazine
“Ripe and unhinged, [Monokino’s songs] moved back and forth from drum machines to live drums and keyboards to electric guitar, all awash with endless effects” – Culture Collide
Powerd by Penguin Artists
Streamsonic: Rocket Radio, The Tiger Lovemachine & Van Tastik
Streamsonic: Chabliz, The Ennrons & Frontline
FYREXR; The best XR party that will happen!
Voor een echt festival moeten we met pijn in het hart nog even wachten. Om toch het beste uit het festivalweer te halen, parkeer jezelf in het zonnetje voor een scherm en check het FYRE XR festival!
Pinguin Radio hosts een van de stages met deze 6 Penguin Artists:
WARE | LÖNA | Leave Home | Shar-C | De Kraaien | Black Monsoon
FYRE XR is een tropisch VR-festival dat plaatsvindt op Norman’s Cay Island in de Bahama’s. Het is een festival met verschillende genres in muziek en dans. Dit wil je niet missen! Bezoek dit unieke festival met 75 optredens in drie dagen.
18, 19, 20 JUNI 2021 | THE BEST XR PARTY THAT WILL HAPPEN!
Voor meer info: https://www.fyrexr.com
Streamsonic: Karvel, Lemon & Subterranean Street Society
Bauke Top: Wat als Marco Borsato een baby maakte met The 1975?
Verliefdheid, Zomernachten en Gitaarsolo’s
Wonend in Zweden hoor ik [Bauke Top] constant grappen over hoe onze zalige taal kan klinken alsof iemand aan het stikken is op een stuk aardappel in hun keel. Hoewel ik de niet-Nederlands sprekenden geen ongelijk geef, werd het voor mij hoog tijd om voor eens en voor altijd te laten zien en ontdekken wat een sierlijke taal Nederlands kan zijn.
Om dit te omarmen, moest ik de thematiek aanpakken die mij het meest dicht bij mijn hart ligt, namelijk: verliefd worden tijdens een zomernacht in Amsterdam. Dit onderwerp heb ik vertaald door middel van dromerige synths, 80’s drum machines en cathartische gitaarsolo’s.
Het resultaat was tot mijn verbazing een kruising tussen Marco Borsato en The 1975. Sick. Beter nog, veel Zweden hebben gezegd dat ze Nederlands een verrassend mooie zangtaal vinden. Mijn overwinning is behaald. Luister mijn nieuwe plaat, Mojave, waar je wilt, en droom weg! <3
Streamsonic: Dead Duck, Moko & Monokino
Vanavond om 20:00 uur muziek uit de Penguin Pool!
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Playlist 29 mei 2021:
- Paceshifters – Backseat Driver
- MonThruSun – Awesome
- Black Monsoon – Sinner
- Ramkot – Am I Alright Now
- Bob Poldermans – This Must Be Love
- Velvet Villain – Tough Luck
- Cloudsurfers – Prices
- Tuskhead – I Guess
- Wasted Youth Club – Ciggie
- Mummy’s A Tree – Stop Breaking Down
- The Calicos – How Was I To Know
- The New Nostalgia – Bridges
- Sonic Whip – Desire
- On The Oars – Need Somebody
- Mental Shift – Déjà Vu
- Ben Forte – Tijdloos
- The Dutch – Alida Pott