R.Y.C Mura Masa

• 1 Raw Youth Collage 03:38
• 2 No Hope Generation 03:54
• 3 I Don't Think I Can Do This Again 03:42
• 4 a meeting at an oak tree 01:29
• 5 Deal Wiv It 02:57
• 6 vicarious living anthem 02:06
• 7 In My Mind 05:32
• 8 Today 03:20
• 9 Live Like We're Dancing 04:10
• 10 Teenage Headache Dreams 04:43
• 11 (nocturne for strings and a conversation) 02:21
• Total Runtime 37:52

Info for R.Y.C

Immer wieder überrascht Mura Masa mit seinem musikalischen Talent, so auch auf “R.Y.C”, auf dem er das erste Mal selbst als Sänger zu hören ist. Das Album ist ehrgeizig, aufregend und übertrifft sogar die ursprüngliche Vision des Künstlers. Mura Masa vereint wie kein anderer Einflüsse aus New Wave, Emo, Folk und 90s Rave zu einem eigenem unverkennbaren und einzigartigen Klang. Gleichzeitig hört man deutlich die Wurzeln des Produzenten heraus, die seine ersten musikalischen Schritte auf der abgelegenen Insel Guernsey prägten.

Das Album erforscht die Ironie, dass es in Zeiten zunehmender Urbanisierung und Digitalisierung nie einfacher war, sich einsam zu fühlen. Die Nostalgie als Mittel zur Bewältigung von Problemen und Schmerz, die seine Generation prägt, zieht sich wie ein roter Faden durch “R.Y.C.” und lässt das Album gleichzeitig retrospektiv und futuristisch klingen.

"R.Y.C" ist ein Album, das den Zeitgeist von Mura Masas Generation trifft, indem es die kleinen Eigenheiten und Raffinessen der Jugend versteht. Auch wenn man die Vergangenheit und die Gegenwart hinterfragt, so sind Mura Masas Klänge und Vibes doch eindeutig Zukunftsmusik.

Mura Masa

Mura Masa
Known by his stage name of Mura Masa, Alex Crossan is a Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist whose music encompasses a wide variety of pop, dance, and hip-hop styles. Since releasing his debut mixtape in 2014, he's moved from producing remixes and instrumentals to working with a wide variety of vocalists, including A$AP Rocky (on the 2016 viral hit "Love$ick") and Charli XCX, in addition to producing and co-writing songs for Ariana Grande, Stormzy, Chic, and many others. While his self-titled 2017 studio album demonstrates his eclectic range, the more guitar-driven 2020 follow-up R.Y.C. focuses on personal, introspective songwriting.

Crossan hails from the Channel Island of Guernsey, located between England and France. A life-long musician, he began experimenting with beats and electronic production at the age of 15, and just two years later, his track "Lotus Eater" was picked up by a number of different BBC Radio 1 DJs, effectively launching his career. His 2014 Soundtrack to a Death mixtape was released by German indie Jakarta Records, and the following year he signed a distribution deal with Polydor to release his debut EP, Someday Somewhere. Arriving on his own imprint, Anchor Point Records, the EP featured vocal contributions from U.K. singers Nao, Denai Moore, and Jay Prince. His "Lovesick Fuck" single climbed to number one on viral charts and he followed up in late 2015 with the single "Love for That," featuring Manchester singer Shura. A year later, Crossan collaborated with American rapper A$AP Rocky on a reworked version of "Lovesick Fuck," breathing new life into the single retitled "Love$ick."

He started 2017 with "1 Night," a collaborative single with Charli XCX, in advance of his debut album. Mura Masa's eponymous full-length arrived in the summer of that year on Interscope Records. Alongside Rocky and XCX, the release also featured guest appearances from multi-instrumentalist Damon Albarn, French singer/songwriter Christine & the Queens, and American rapper Desiigner. Returning in 2018, Mura Masa offered up the collaborative single "Move Me" with London rapper Octavian. His remix of HAIM's "Walking Away" won the award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in 2019. The single "I Don't Think I Can Do This Again" with Clairo arrived in August of that year, the first from Mura Masa's sophomore album, R.Y.C. An abbreviation of Random Youth Collage, Crossan's second LP took a conceptual approach to the subjects of youth and disillusionment and was released in January 2020. (Timothy Monger, AMG)

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