Temporary Play Album
© FLY Media / Lovis Voß, Ayon Mukherji, Marcel Saatkamp
According to Mukherji Temporary Play is “a meditation on transience.” The record includes hooky beats from Marcel while the rapper spits refective bars on loss and permanence in quite a poetic fashion. “I think another reason we kept the bits of meaning in the album aethereal and didn’t allow things to be too concrete was because we really value various interpretations of the art,” says Mukherji. On “Language” the pair set the mood for the record, roping in vocalist Panthera with her powerful voice which is about “how everything is essentially motion.” {...}
Temporary Play was recorded at co-producer Lovis Voss’ home studio called the MukkeBude where the artists built each track from the ground up, working on just over one song a day. “Our process was homely, informal and so very special at the same time,” says Mukherji. In between sessions they indulged in cooking, watching shows such as South Park and Rick and Morty as well as going out on midnight strolls. “I can heavily recommend anybody making music to save that studio time budget on buying decent quality equipment for yourself and creating a more personal space to paint your songs,”
This young talent goes intimate with his lyricism in his latest album by giving his voice to the production of rhythms and harmonies; he is very anticipated when it comes to artist features, that is recognizable upon listening “Temporary Play”. Albums like this keep the indie scene fresh and consequently drive new artists in the scene to experiment a lot which keeps the independent ecosystem salubrious. There’s consistent storytelling throughout the album if the listener listens to track in chronological order they’ll connect the dots pretty well. It’s time we as a listener can recognize & appreciate artists being themselves and not crave after the numbers alone. All the best to Ayon and friends!
India-born Singapore-raised Germany-based artist Ayon Mukherjee’s loose raps over Marcel’s late 80s/early 90s noir soundtrack-infected beats interspersed with liberating melodies by vocalist Panthera create a soulful confluence that strongly hooks one in to check out the rest of the dynamic collaborative album ‘Temporary Play’.
