Stonerpop
Based in Northern Louisiana, Stonerpop is an electronic - synth pop duo, comprised of Jimmie Maneuva from Shreveport and Maudie Michelle originally hailing from Idaho. Together they weave sounds as diverse as the cultures they represent. Maudie Michelle provides thought - provoking lyrics with her calming voice and quirky synth melodies. Her compositions interlock with Jimmie Manueva's haunting backing vocals and cleverly woven instrumentations. The output ranges from a full - on and welcomed sonic assault to trance - inducing song mastery, establishing them as a vital new creative force to electronic music.
Naturally constructed around synthesizers and keyboards, Stonerpop's music weaves a unique web of their own, distinguishing them from other electronic acts. Applying a light melodic touch and layered texture, these melodies are often ghostly and compellingly play off sharper rhythms, slowly escalating in sonic range until the intensity peaks.
Stonerpop’s music is influenced by a range of artists, including Portishead, Garbage, Imogen Heap, Austra, Metric, Phantogram, U.N.K.L.E. and Massive Attack, as well as specific psychological influences stemming from the fact that the couple are married and that Maudie lost both of her brothers to suicide, as well as other friends.
"As a whole, 'Physical Business' is an existential exploration of life changes - primarily in human relationships. The experience of the loss of loved ones or redefinition of relationships have the most profound effect on people... so much that people can become lost in a split between paradigms where they have to decide how to continue. Our songs are these moments put under a microscope." ~ Jimmie
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Royalty - Pauses inbetween synth electronics. A haunting melody floats in transitioning into the fullness of the band. 'We'll never find what we came for. Chasing the past. Winding up lost. . . . . '
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Physical Business - Synth percussion. Electronic piano adds to the beat "Hey!" Electronic bass and drums complete the sound. 'I call my friends to make amends. I get off then. I get off then. . . . . '
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Human Nature - Synth drums with added instrumentals. 'A wink. A glance. Laughter. Flashback. Wet eyes. Surprise. Lonely. React. A scar. A scratch. Infect. Create. . . . . '
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Darling Won't You - Synth organ and piano with noise effects and added drums. 'I'd rather be right than wrong. Not seen as weak but strong. . . . . '
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Headglow - Buzzing electro synth with drums. Echoing. 'I want to go on a permanent vacation. I want to feel the ultimate sensation. I'm gonna win, make it big, baby you will see. . . . . '
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Game Over (I Remember) - Gentle synth organ with random bell sounds working into a full band production. 'Where do I go? How do I go on? Where do I go now. . . . . '
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Snowflake - Short staccato notes running in random successions from low to high and reverse. Rhythmic drumbeats accent the notes now and then within the song as in lightly falling snow to blizzard effects. Instrumental.
Alt electronic psych and synth pop. Thought provoking, calming and quirky. Haunting tapestries of sonic assaults. To find out more about Stonerpop go to:
Denise L. @DL7855 2018