Meet KMRU, the Ambient Musician With His Ear to the World
Meet KMRU, the Ambient Musician With His Ear to the World Pitchfork 1 hr ago © Pitchfork Berlin is a quiet city, especially in the depths of winter, and the residential neighborhood of Moabit, ringed by waterways, is especially tranquil. Yet when I call up Joseph Kamaru in his apartment there on a recent Saturday morning, he has been awake since 5 a.m., thanks to a singer practicing in a nearby flat. Germans are notoriously testy about noise—it’s illegal to toss glass bottles into the recycling container on Sunday, lest the shattering glass disturb someone’s day of rest—and the vo...