The Berlin-Copenhagen based duo uon, which consist of Anna Sharifi and Nina Branner, presents it’s second EP ‘Catharsis’, a new kind of synth-electro in which industrial beats, playful organ, synthesizer, and strong vocals mix.
“One day after listening to Mathangi Arulpragasam (M.I.A.) being fascinated by how she manages to merge message and music, I was reminded that there are no rules about what a song should be about. So the process of writing the Catharsis-songs has been very much about following impulses and trusting my gut feeling and not so much about theoretical knowledge – both music and lyric wise. It’s been a way to get out of my head and see what occupies my subconscious. None of the songs are ‘love songs’ in the traditional sense, instead they are about visions, moods, doubts, fears and hopes somehow related to existence.
I am drawn to unpolished, pulsating beats and a present bass because they represent some ‘elemental force’ to me. Especially a bass sound that I found on a synthesizer almost my age (Ensoniq KS-32) struck me directly in the core – in a good way – and has become what connects the songs to each other.” – Anna Sharifi
‘Catharsis’ EP entails five up-tempo songs which lyrically explore the topic of existence from different angles. In the raw sound universe, synthesizer patterns, deep and distorted basses, vocals, and industrial beats are on the menu.
We are presenting the fourth track, ‘Noise’.
‘Catharsis’ EP will be available after the 25th of October HERE.