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Tutu Amuse
12+ albums
guitarjazzpopgermantry
about
Tutu Amuse represents the musical and artistic union of guitarist, vocalist and actor Rosa Landers and drummer, composer, vocalist and producer Janek van Laak. Although the two multiinstrumentalists come from quite disparate musical backgrounds - with Rosa’s creative beginnings starting in the world of drama and jazz singing and Janek’s in experimental and improvised music - the pair had the shared experience of growing up in the same Kiez (or neighbourhood) in Berlin. Having navigated their way through several lockdowns together in the infamous Marzahn concrete tower blocks of the capital, the duo used the time to create their debut album, aptly entitled “Two To Amuse”. The album is a multi-faceted affair, with shades of Stereolab, Gainsbourg and purveyors of kinky Berlin nightlife from Helmut Newton to Bowie via Don Rogall. Assorted musical influences that include Afrobeat, soul, psyche and krauty duets are fused together to create something wonderfully unique, and as the title suggests, not without a sense of humour. Treading a delicate path between contemplative moments, on tracks like the opener “Come Closer”, the sparse and pensive “Resident Halbton” and the single “Gaia”, and more frank and provocative ones such as the racy “Crucifix” or the saucily entitled “Fluffy Porn”, the album strikes a deliberately uncomfortable balance between intensity and reflection. The musical influences too are diverse, disarming and sometimes charming, from the John Barry meets Portish
