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KMRU
 Joseph Kamaru, better known as KMRU, is an ambient musician. He was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and later relocated to Berlin, Germany. Musical careerAs a child, Kamaru played the guitar and sang in a choir.[1] He first discovered electronic music in high school, after finding a copy of FL Studio on the school's computers.[1] Kamaru is known for being prolific;[2][3] he published almost twenty releases on Bandcamp between 2017 and 2021.[3] Kamaru was part of an Ableton Live ad in 2019, in which he recorded field recordings from a broken piano.[4] His 2019 extended play Erased used piano, field recordings, and synthesized drums.[3] In 2020, Kamaru released the albums Saal, Peel, Opaquer and Jar.[4][3] Released on Editions Mego, Peel was created in 48 hours and blended organic and synthetic textures.[3] In 2022, Kamaru toured with Big Thief.[5] The same year, he released a collaborative album, Limen, with Aho Ssan.[5] In 2023, Pitchfork described Kamaru as a "widely referenced figure in contemporary electronic music".[2] In 2023, he released Dissolution Grip, which represented a sonic shift away from field recordings.[6] The album received critical acclaim from the publications Loud and Quiet and Pitchfork.[2][6] Personal lifeHis grandfather, also named Joseph Kamaru, was a well-known benga musician.[7] After his death in 2018, the younger Kamaru reissued some of his albums, attempting to introduce a new audience to his music.[1][3] Kamaru was born in Nairobi, Kenya.[3] He later moved to Berlin, Germany, in October 2020.[3][1] He moved to begin attending Universität der Künste for a Master's program of Sound Studies and Sonic Arts.[1] DiscographyAlbums
Collaboration albums
EPs
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