Marumaru

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marumaru
Also known asCherax Destructor, helpful kappa, ᴅᴀɪᴋᴜ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀɪᴇs, lucky beast
Born6 July 1993
Sydney
Genres IDM, friendship-hop, [1] breakcore, glitch, ambient, acoustic, alternative, folktronica
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, euphonium, trombone, DAW, sampler
Years active2011–present
LabelsMorning Hour Records, Gak Attack Records, Dogworld Records
Website Website

Bandcamp as marumaru

Bandcamp as CxDr

Avery Hutley (born 6 July, [2] 1993), better known by the name of her musical project marumaru [3] or her former project Cherax Destructor (abbreviated to CxDr), is an Australian electronic music producer, songwriter, comedian, [4] and manga translator [5] based in Kyoto. She has also released work under the pseudonyms ᴅᴀɪᴋᴜ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀɪᴇs, helpful kappa and lucky beast, and is a member of the Australian pop rock band Dr. Spaceman. [6]

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History

Avery Hutley was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. Following the influence of her older sisters, she joined her primary school's concert band in her third year, and learned to play the euphonium. At the same time, she also took piano lessons, but was disinterested. In an interview, she expressed that she regretted not learning earlier. [7]

In the same interview, Hutley stated that her first electronic musical inspiration was a childhood friend, Luke Midworth, and that in her youth she did not "get" electronic music. Hutley only began making electronic music after discovering Ableton Live through Midworth. [8]

Musical style

Hutley considers her music under the name Cherax Destructor to be "folktronica / friendship-hop". [9] Cherax Destructor's music has been compared by Under the Radar to the works of Baths. [10]

In contrast, Hutley refers to helpful kappa as "post-rock", [11] citing Sigur Rós and Explosions in the Sky as her main influences, [12] and refers to ᴅᴀɪᴋᴜ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀɪᴇs as "breakcore / bass music" inspired by Yoko Kanno and Hiroyuki Sawano. [13] [14]

Reception

In 2013, the track <3 from the album Amity Lines was described by Under the Radar, a popular American indie music magazine, as "joyful melodies – all chopped up and twisted into one another". [15] Hutley was also described later that year to have "pioneered the 'friendship-hop' movement", by BULLSH!T, a partially satirical Australian media outlet. [1]

The song <3 was also aired in 2013 on 2SER, an Australian radio station, in a feature entitled The Band Next Door, in which alternative and underground Australian musicians are showcased. [16]

Cherax Destructor was one of the headlining acts of AVCon's 2015 JOYPAD after-dark party in Adelaide, Australia. AVCon described Hutley as "a conflicted soul", but said that her music fuses her passions "into something weird and wonderful". [17]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

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References

  1. 1 2 Varney, Vincent (12 June 2013). "5 Minutes With: Cherax Destructor". BULLSH!T. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. You're credited as the man who pioneered the "friendship-hop" movement, and as you may know, the smallest of Australian rock and hip-hop artists have noted tension and even racism in the music community.
  2. ↑ Hutley, Avery (28 July 2015). birthday tinychat party !! (july 05). Sydney – via YouTube. The birthday itself is July 6th
  3. ↑ cxdr (24 December 2019). "cxdr's community | cxdr". Bandcamp. the marumaru project is truly off the ground; this'll be the last time i use this page, so if you want to keep up with new tunes, be sure to follow me thru some digital avenue
  4. ↑ Hutley, Avery. "Avery "Comedy" Hutley | Facebook". Facebook.
  5. ↑ "Hitomi-chan is Shy With Strangers Vol. 1 | Seven Seas Entertainment". sevenseasentertainment.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Dr Spaceman – triple j Unearthed". 24 December 2016.
  7. ↑ Varney, Vincent (12 June 2013). "5 Minutes With: Cherax Destructor". BULLSH!T. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. I started quite far away from beep-booping – I followed in my older sisters' footsteps and joined my primary school concert band in Year 3, taking up the euphonium (which is like a tuba, but smaller and more awesome). I also took some piano lessons at the time, but wasn't interested enough to apply myself. Now – O, cruel fate! – the piano's my favourite instrument. I wish I could reach through space/time and slap some sense into that past version of me. It's socially acceptable to slap your child-self, right?
  8. ↑ Varney, Vincent (12 June 2013). "5 Minutes With: Cherax Destructor". BULLSH!T. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. My buddy areographe is the man responsible. Back when we were in high school together, he started listening to all the electronic music that I love now, but just didn't "get" when I was younger. He discovered Ableton Live and introduced me to it, and I basically learned everything about it from him (a week after he'd learned about it from reading the manual). It took me a surprisingly long time to start making electronica with it, rather than using it like a glorified Audacity for recording my shitty post-rock songs.
  9. ↑ Hutley, Avery. "About Cherax Destructor – Page Info". Facebook. Genre: folktronica / friendship-hop
  10. ↑ Narinli, Celline (10 April 2013). "Love Thy Neighbour: Cherax Destructor". Under the Radar . The Sydney-based musician is pretty much Australia's answer to Baths. If you're unfamiliar with Baths' sound, think atmospheric, squelchy beats with electronic hooks aplenty.
  11. ↑ Hutley, Avery. "About Helpful Kappa – Page Info". Facebook. Genre: Post-rock
  12. ↑ Hutley, Avery (11 January 2014). "we are spirits now, rejoice – Cherax Destructor". Bandcamp. special thanks to Sigur Rós + Explosions in the Sky, my oldest and most abiding loves <3
  13. ↑ Hutley, Avery. "About ᴅᴀɪᴋᴜ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀɪᴇs – Page Info". Facebook. Genre: ʙʀᴇᴀᴋᴄᴏʀᴇ / ʙᴀss ᴍᴜsɪᴄ
  14. ↑ Hutley, Avery (29 April 2015). "astronomy club – Cherax Destructor". Bandcamp. with eternal love + thanks to Yōko Kanno and Hiroyuki Sawano
  15. ↑ Narinli, Celline (10 April 2013). "Love Thy Neighbour: Cherax Destructor". Under the Radar . The adventurous '<3' is jam-packed with fiddly samples and joyful melodies – all chopped up and twisted into one another.
  16. ↑ Menegoni, Cameron (10 April 2013). "Wednesday – 10 April 2013 – 2SER – Real Radio 107.3 FM". 2SER . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2015. Cherax Destructor – <3
  17. ↑ "AVCon – July 17–19th 2015 – Dance Party". AVCon . Archived from the original on 30 July 2015. Sydney's Cherax Destructor is a conflicted soul, as in love with cute synthpop and EDM as he is with sad slow guitars, anime soundtracks, and malfunctioning computer music. His own tunes fuse these passions into something weird and wonderful – grooving glitchy beats, lush orchestration, and crescendos into explosive climaxes of distorted guitars and five-part harmonies. CxDr's live performances and DJ sets are known to bring on existential crises and bouts of uncontrollable dancing in equal measure.
  18. ↑ marumaru (4 December 2020). "loose beats for loose change | marumaru". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020.
  19. ↑ marumaru (3 December 2021). "loose beats for loose change, vol. 2 | marumaru". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021.
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