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Is there a god? Is his name Siriusmo? Who is Siriusmo? Is there a bit of Siriusmo in all of us?
Why Siriusmo is a god…

The Artist

Moritz Friedrich is an artist who is known by the name of Siriusmo. Being probably one of the most unknown heroes of the electro scene, Siriusmo slowly stages onto the big shots. Several people claim Siriusmo to be a god, some of them even saying he’s the new Daft Punk. The Berlin-based artist’s name will be shouted all over the world in a couple of years.

Moritz Friedrich is, by all means, a true artist. His love and devotion in the arts of design and music are far beyond one’s dreams. A great designer and musician, that’s something not many are able to acclaim. Friedrich played in a band for many years and he’s a fan of old keyboards. Siriusmo is a professional artist, doing painting, illustration and graffiti. Therefore he “lives off temporary jobs and even does construction work now and then”. It’s a fact that Moritz doesn’t love the club culture and isn’t doing much stage action. So far you’ve only been able to see Moritz perform on stage on rare occasions (children’s birthday parties or other family get-together parties) – “and even then his mood is rather shitty due to his bad taking of criticism”.

As things have stand so far, Friedrich’s first love is being a graffiti artist, and music played second fiddle. Yet, there is hope that music will be playing a more important role, seeing as the German artist released another big EP on the label of Modeselektor and will release his first full length album next. He says his own production style uses “technical devices and a lot of fantasy to artistically cover up lacking musical abilities.” And although Siriusmo is acclaimed to be a great artist, he doesn’t feel like he’s one. He simply plays some stuff until he has found a decent melody, according to the man himself.

Next to this project, Siriusmo is also having a duo-project with Dana, who must be either his girlfriend or simply a good friend of his. Siriusmo & Dana create some very good music together, Moritz being the producer and Dana the singer. She actually helps him with many vocals for his tracks, and they are a great team together, which results in beautiful tracks like “Gummiband”.

Earlier Releases

Siriusmo has actually already released a butt load of tracks. All bits and pieces of art, spread over many different labels and years. He also has made many remixes, though the best ones are (always) for last. One of the best releases he did in the past are the “Wow” EP and the mini-album “Diskoding”. The track “Wow” has a real funky, psychedelic-like, synth-bassline sound. The result is a peacful and relaxed feeling. The “Diskoding” mini LP is most famous for the track “Meine Neues Fahrrad”, which Boys Noize had edited and was put on the big Boys Noize Records compilation. This track a good show starter and it’s no surprise that it has been played in many clubs over the world.

The Uninvited Guest

His self-therapeutic way of life shows a new side with “The Uninvited Guest”. Sometimes bold, sometimes heartsick, melodies that creep under your skin, serious drama, touching melancholy that collapses into absurdity and which makes fun of itself. Technical devices and a lot of fantasy artistically cover up lacking musical abilities. Moritz Friedrich already had quite a lot releases on respective labels. His one and only comment on those releases: “On each record there is one song that I still like, the rest – unfortunately – is shit.” And this is how a god would be speaking.

Some of the tracks of this EP are fine artworks. The third and final track on the A-side is “High Together”, which has an utterly sweet vibe in it. Innocent as a beast and great, warm synths along the way. Not forget to mention the vocals, which might be even sweeter. “Nights Off” uses old school synths to create a sound that is more French Touch than Berlin basement. Both of these tracks are pure brilliance, created by the German.

After this EP, many artists started to recognize his talents, which led to big name DJ’s like Cassius, Erol Alkan, A-Trak and Busy P playing his tracks, and “High Together” got licensed for compilations by the likes of Kitsuné. Since then Siriusmo has dropped remixes for the likes of Chromeo, The Gossip, Breakbot and Scissor Sisters, but his fans have always clamoured for more original material of his distinctly unique brand of electronic production.

The Plasterer Of Love

About a month ago, Siriusmo released his second release on Monkeytown Records, “The Plasterer Of Love”. According to an interview made by Fact Mag, the main reason for Modeselektor to create the label, was to support Siriusmo. The Plasterer Of Love, which introduces us to five new songs. All of them are particularly great, again. The best track of this EP is certainly “Einmal In Der Woche Schreien”, a carnal and epicurean hymn. It’s without a doubt that this track will strike the big DJ’s, artists, labels and listeners once more, preparing them for the release of his début album.

If we must believe Monkeytown Records, the story behind “The Plasterer Of Love” goes as follows:
“Where is no love, it needs to be created artificially. That’s for the plasterer of love to do. And he builds and builds, squeezes and tortures, slices, shapes, destroys and rebuilds, but he can never quite get it right. A strange sight. Agitated moves, his body in awkward positions, his face frozen, a grotesque mask. One wants to say to him: “Leave it, man! It’s gonna be okay.” or “Take your time and think about it again. You can’t force it anyway!” But the plasterer of love is not listening: “No no no! I have to do it! I have to get it right. That’s my job, my duty, I’m the plasterer of love!”

Tracklist:
1. The Plasterer Of Love
2. Katharsis Impossible
3. Blaue Sonne
4. Einmal In Der Woche Schreien
5. 123

The Future

Being friends with him for so long, Modeselektor decided not only to back the producer on his début album, but also help him to finally get over his problem with being on stage. This has led to the fact that Siriusmo actually has already played a show in Berlin, which you can download below. As the story of a rising hero goes, it’s only time before we will witness a stunning first album release by Siriusmo on Monkeytown Records, followed by a world tour, which will have some ground-breaking visuals. After that Siriusmo will be crowned as one of the biggest producers and artists around the globe, and he will most likely enjoy a big load of fame.
Siriusmo is a great artist, who, even though he might not like it and/or enjoy it, will be recognized for his great talents sooner or later. A true and brilliant performer. One must not hide his excellence in skills, when they do great good for the man. And he won’t.

Extra:
Siriusmo & Jan Driver @ Blockparty, Berlin
04 Siriusmo@OYE Record Store by OYE Store Berlin

Extra:
Siriusmo Radio Mix (download not possible)
Siriusmo Radio-Mix by Exploited

1 discosau – siriusmo – grand petrol
2 morgan geist – lullaby – environ
3 sunset driver – michael jackson – 1978 demo volume2
4 cristalcity – fred falke- alan braxe – culture music
5 wolnosc z nami – sbb – amiga
6 kaiserschmarn – harry axt – grand petrol
7 waves – boysnoize erol alkan – gonzales pianoversion – bnr
8 jacques your body – les rythmes digitales – wall of sound
9 tellyfoam – jan driver – bnr
10 gax – boysnoize – bnr
11 bootyshake – ark – fresh press
12 nonstopcutpaste – sibegg – noodles
13 shugabite – siriusmo – grand petrol
14 rushupedge – the tuss – rephlex
15 do you know squarepusher – squarepusher – warp
16 A-MS 03_B – anstam – anstam
17 did they ever tell cousteau – e.s.t. r.i.p – superstudio gul
18 radio caca – jackson a. h. c-band – warp
19 hun – mr. oizo – ed banger
20 hightogether – siriusmo – monkeytown
22 allthegirls – siriusmo – exploited
23 geniusoflove – tomtomclub – island
24 wow – siriusmo -mdslktr edit – exploited
25 sexgold – tornow – antitone
26 warumrapstdu – kks – warum rappst du? – optik
27 too high – yesterdays new quintet – stones throw
28 sirqüs alfon – babham
29 afrikatape
30 oscar peterson
31 girlblue – stevie wonder – motown