Monologue, by Malik Diao & Fred Red

Monologue

by Malik Diao & Fred Red

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Veitchy Different and all the better for it.
A great example (imho) of pushing genre boundaries paying off handsomely. Tracks evolve unexpectedly, repeated listens reveal complexity and grooves that will likely give you a new favourite track each playthrough. Favorite track: Teatro Kabuki.

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1.	dighnasty 03:54 video	buy track
2.	Get Bitter 02:42	buy track
3.	Panama Randy 03:21	buy track
4.	Contakt 02:43	buy track
5.	fight fight fight fight 02:30	buy track
6.	womanhood Feat. Maura 03:32	buy track
7.	once a glowface 03:39	buy track
8.	Gills 03:46	buy track
9.	Balu Feat. Klara Metko 04:15	buy track
10.	Teatro Kabuki 03:02	buy track
11.	Danger Ranger 02:26	buy track
12.	Liana Green 03:17	buy track
13.	Shinola 02:34	buy track

about

Village Live Records is proud to present 'Monologue', the new album by Malik Diao & Fred Red.

Available on white vinyl (With OBI), black vinyl (With OBI) & digital. (All copies are hand numbered)

'Monologue' is a collaboration between the Berlin based producer Fred Red and the composer and multi-instrumentalist Malik Diao. With a highly experimental, but still soulful and honest approach to writing and producing music, the duo effortlessly fuses their respective sound aesthetics, culminating in a very distinct experience between jazz, instrumental hip hop, indietronica and world music.

Driven by the desire to create new sound worlds and to take their listeners on a singular journey, Malik Diao and Fred Red rarely rely on the use of samples. Rather, the formation prefers to build sonic sculptures out of Malik’s range of instruments (including various saxophones, flutes, basses, pianos and string instruments) and propelling these through musical time with Fred Red’s very unique
and human drum and percussion style.

While they both enjoy making their listeners move to heavy drums and complicated rhythms, the duo also understands how to create quiet and personal moments in their music, with their works often moving from elegiac, even melancholy moments to a pure celebration of their own drives and determinations.

As their upcoming vinyl release, Monologue, features some of their most cinematic music, the duo decided to lean further into their interdisciplinary approach to making music. Releasing the same day as their album, Malik Diao X Fred Red will debut a music video for their track Dighnasty, featuring various collaborators from the worlds of
fashion, light and video art and dance.

credits

released February 17, 2023

All tracks produced by Fred Red
All percussive elements and drums by Fred Red

All tracks composed by Malik Diao
All melodic instruments (Bass, guitar, flute, synth, saxophone, clarinet, ukulele) played by Malik Diao

Arrangement by Malik Diao and Fred Red
Mastered by Ken Long

Vocals on 'Womanhood' by Maura
Cello on 'Balu' by Klara Metko

All tracks recorded and mixed by Fred Red at his studio in Berlin
Illustration and design by Daniel 'Malun' Lange / www.malun.org

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