KMRU - The Ransom Note 'Monday Is OK' Mixtape
\u201cA mixtape of unreleased music and a few collaborations with friends which I thought would be a perfect mix for a Monday listen.\u201d\n\nKMRU, also known as Joseph Kamaru, is a sound artist originally from Nairobi and currently based in Berlin. He explores sound to convey various interpretations in his work, drawing from his listening experiences in Nairobi and beyond and grounded in the discourse of field recording, noise, and sound art.\n\nWorking under the guidance of Jasmine Guffund at Berlin\u2019s Universit\xe4t der K\xfcnste (better known as UDK), KMRU looked at waveforms and embarked on a process where he would \u201cwrite scores from the shapes, gradually turning the scores into raw synth sounds.\u201d\n \n\nKamaru\u2019s ambient-experimental music has taken him to the Barbican, Berlin Atonal, Pr\xe9sences\n\xe9lectronique, and seen releases on Editions Mego, Subtext, Seil Records.\n\nHis new LP \u2018Dissolution Grip,\u2019 released on his OFNOT imprint, marks a shift in his approach, blending field recordings with synthesized sounds, hinting at his evolving musical direction.\n\nWith all that in mind, we thought we\u2019d ask Kamaru to put us together this week\u2019s mixtape for a Monday\u2026 let\u2019s get stuck in.\n\n@kamarujoseph