MARIA MINERVA
Photo Credit: Marko Krunic
Maria Minerva (neé Juur) was born in Estonia, studied in London and now calls Brooklyn home.Now set to release Bless, a new EP due April 2nd, 2013 on 100% Silk, the record builds on her aesthetically-minded, intellectually-driven blend of electronic pop and is a further reminder of the sheer enigma and presence of this artist.With a career in music that only begun in 2011, the artist has been featured in New York Times, The Guardian, NME, Uncut, Vice, Pitchfork, Dazed & Confused, Vogue and countless other publications. Gathering descriptions as diverse as "hypnagogic abstractionist" and "dancer synth wizard" (Pitchfork) to "dance-pop made sallow and creepy" (New York Times) and "dub-savvy, gothic electro-pop the likes of which we've never heard," (FACT Magazine,) Maria Minerva has a sound that is quite impossible to define.Having signed with acclaimed Los-Angeles based independent label Not Not Fun in 2011, she has since released an impressive collection of songs, beginning with her debut "Tallinn At Dawn" on cassette, as well as two LPs, Cabaret Cixious (2011) and 2012's Will Happiness Find Me?, and two EPs, 2011's Noble Savage and the following year's Sacred and Profane Love. She has also found time to tour extensively in the US, Europe, Australia and beyond, playing festivals as diverse as Sonar and the Melbourne Writers Festival to MoMA PS1 with Thom Yorke and The Royal Albert Hall in London.With an aesthetic, sound and philosophy informed by her previous work as an art and music critic at The UK's Wire Magazine, as well as a Masters degree in Aural and Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths College, University of London, Maria is currently working on an upcoming full-length album and mastering the art of comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade.Links /Maria Minerva Official WebsiteMaria Minerva FacebookMaria Minerva YouTube100% SilkNot Not Fun Records |
Bless Tracklisting /01. Black Magick02. Space 4 U 03. Symbol Of My Pleasure [Form Of My Pain] 04. Soul Searchin 05. Black Magick (Lady Blacktronika's Garage Trip Mix) International 2013 Tour Dates /
02.12.13 - Ecurie de L’ilot - Geneva, CH
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