Mermaid & Seafruit

MERMAID & SEAFRUIT is the collaborative project of Magdalena Chowaniec
and Markus Steinkellner. Together they take us on a ferocious trip through
various musical styles. The straight forward vocals reflect on our society, body
and gender politics and the emotional abyss of the contemporary subject. The
tracks of the Polish-Austrian duo inhale the deep, corporeal bass of Grime,
the snottiness of Hip Hop, the frenzy of Hardstyle, the confrontational
dynamics of Noise as well as the patient elegance of R’n’B and theatrical
spoken word passages. The result is a hybrid, an intriguing and dystopian
amalgam of contemporary club genres, shimmering in different emotional
shades. Magdalena, who is mostly known for her work as a performance artist
and Markus, who is active in the Viennese music scene since over a decade
now, just seem to be the perfect match. As Mermaid & Seafruit they practice
sensual activism, both edgy and kinky.
(Shilla Strelka)