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Monogamy

from Soft Forces by STÄSJ

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    This indie electro-pop album contains ten singular pop songs which blur boundaries between grounded and surrealistic realms. An exciting symbiosis, in which Janssen explores her own striking voice in a myriad of ways. Classical melodies, abstract poetry and free improvisation form a unique connective tissue together. STASJ’s music researches, observes and expands the human spirit.

    The album's art work, photography and graphic design is created by Willem Stapel.
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The music always unfolds in surprising and strange fashion. On 'Monogamy', for example, STASJ describes how train traffic is halted by a collision with a swan, while the partner of the animal watched helplessly. Something that actually happens within the reality, but it is, in all its wryness, depicted as beautiful, surreal fiction. STASJ: 'The album is a mixture of autobiographical events and fantasy'

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MONOGAMY

It’s the unexpected
It’s what makes you affected
A situation near the railway station
An incident, a weird mistake
The loss of a moment

How did love
How did love
How did love come to you?

Your face has a scar or two
I can see, you show them to me
I’m not looking

We had the biggest delay,
At least one half hour,
I saw a guy pray
Reflection in the windowpane
Reflection in the windowpane

How did love
How did love
How did love come to you?

It flew like a bird
It flew like a bird, like a bird
Faithfull waiting, not misbehaving

The big white bird is grieving
The Big White is not leaving
The railroad track.

Take her up
Take her up
Take her up

credits

from Soft Forces, released March 3, 2018
Written and composed by Stefanie Janssen
Vocals, guitar & keyboards by Stefanie Janssen

Beats, synths, baritone guitar by Richard van Kruysdijk

Additionally mixed and mastered by White Noise Studio, Marlon Wolterink

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STÄSJ Amsterdam, Netherlands

The new era of STÄSJ is defined by ever-expanding beats, poetic lyrics, and sensitive ephemeral vocals. STÄSJ is a flowing river in this landscape, at times meandering, at times cascading, hypnotizing us with refined voice techniques and intricate compositions. The new album is a contemporary reflection on the human condition: the endless quest for growth and need for change that define our being. ... more

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