New EP, Drips By Strange Fruit, Is A Cosmic, Hauntology-Infused Motorik Trip

On The Table Read Magazine, “the best arts and entertainment magazine UK”, Strange Fruit’s dazzling ‘Drips’ EP is a cosmic, hauntology-soaked motorik masterpiece that distills 11 years of Indonesian dreamwave evolution into an immersive journey of analog warmth, hypnotic beats, and emotional depth.

Indonesian electronic-dreamwave collective Strange Fruit has officially ushered in a bold new era with the release of their highly anticipated Drips EP. Issued via Gentle Tuesday Recordings, the project represents a major milestone in the Jakarta-based band’s 11-year evolution, seamlessly unifying their past kosmische experimentation into a definitive, hyper-focused sonic identity.

Driven by machine-led rhythms, analog textures, and rich emotional depth, the EP is an essential listen for fans of Stereolab, Bowery Electric, pinkshinyultrablast, and Jagwar Ma.

A Decade of Evolution Converges into Cosmic Bliss

Since first bursting onto the scene with their 2015 debut EP Dolphin Leap, Strange Fruit—comprising Baldi Calvianca, Irza Aryadiaz, John Tampubolon, Nabil Favian, and Dino Kristianto—has fluidly navigated the boundaries of noise pop, krautrock, shoegaze, and electronica. With Drips, the quintet anchors these disparate influences into a cohesive, hybrid sound.

Collaborating closely with electronic producer Bernardus Fritz, the band utilizes expansive, reverberant synthesizer soundscapes to construct an immersive, galaxy-spanning journey. The result is a collection of tracks that lean heavily into hauntology, striking a masterful balance between human vulnerability and mechanical precision.

Track Highlights: From Dancefloor Euphoria to Endless Highways

The Drips EP thrives on unexpected chord progressions and intricate sonic embellishments, offering a multi-layered listening experience across its tracklist:

• “Monopolar”: The EP’s standout highlight, tracking a sensory exploration that hovers between lucid dreams and vibrant awareness.
• “Iridescent”: A track that channels pure dancefloor euphoria through minimalist beats. It perfectly balances introspective darkness with an optimistic, forward-moving momentum.
• “Drips”: The title track serves as a celebratory nod to the band’s origins. It merges dense shoegaze textures with mercurial vocals and raw guitar-and-bass noise, creating a beautiful, hazy reverie.
• “Pouvoir Moteur”: A relentless tribute to German krautrock. The track leans into a steady, hypnotic 4/4 motorik beat that mimics human-operated machinery, designed to make the listener feel as though they are breaking through space and time on an endless highway.

The Visual Identity of ‘Monopolar’

To accompany the release, Strange Fruit has unveiled a music video for “Monopolar.” Directed by Mellow Splice (who also helmed the EP’s abstract, water-like cover art), the video uses blurred technicolor and fluid imagery to perfectly mirror the track’s surreal, shifting qualities.

World-Class Producers and Global Remixes

Taking the project to an international scale, Strange Fruit enlisted a heavyweight trio of global producers to re-envision their tracks, adding fresh electronic dimensions without losing the band’s core essence:

• Tom Furse (The Horrors / MIEN): Re-imagined “Monopolar” by injecting slow breakbeat grooves, gritty ambient textures, and acid house undertones. With this collaboration, Strange Fruit joins an elite lineage of artists remixed by Furse, alongside Tame Impala and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
• Hardway Bros (Sean Johnston): The UK DJ and A Love From Outer Space co-founder brings his signature touch to the project, infusing deep downtempo elements and a late-night, slow-churning club-house atmosphere.
• Jonathan Kusuma: A key fixture in Jakarta’s Dekadenz collective, Kusuma reinterprets the material through the lens of extended leftfield disco, anchoring his remixes with echo-heavy, repetitive bass drums.

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