Reduced To The Root Records

23/02/2023

ENARCHY by is out!

---->>> https://orcd.co/rttrlp001

"ENARCHY is the debut album by Leipzig-based producer and singer Maria die Ruhe. It is the result of a deep and thorough look the artist took into both her own inner workings and the world around her. In 15 tracks, she explores different types of energy, oscillating between head and heart. Final destination of this sometimes painful process of self- exploration is the embodiment of her own power and creativity; the realization, that she manifests her role as catalyst, healer, and fighter for freedom and equality by reporting on her experiences. These songs are about nothing less than that. And you can also dance to them.

In a musical sense, Maria surpasses herself compared to previous releases. She is bolder, more explorative and dissolves genre boundaries. Acoustic instruments like the cello and the piano unite playfully with electronic beats. Her expressive voice speaks and sings from the lowest lows to the loftiest heights. Her self-disclosing lyrics communicate the deepest messages of the soul. One can tell right away: something is at stake here, this is about a real human living through something real, and now reporting from the front lines of the human experience."

coming Feb 23rd - upfront release on BANDCAMP + Vinyl + Merch

21/04/2022

REJECTION ⚡️Remix by is out on
Go and listen in my bio.
Martin Waslewski tells us: “The final breakthrough for the idea of the remix came to
me during my vacation in Italy. I was in Pittelli, near La Spezia. After a day on the beach and two or three
Aperol Spritz I sat on our terrace in the vacation home and had the brilliant idea.”
Martin Waslewski transforms MARIA Die RUHE’s work one resounding electronic beat at a time as we’re introduced to a blending of futuristic and ethereal sounds. Rolling basslines carry whispered and soaring vocals as we’re transported to a new plane of existence. The remix can be compared to the well-known
works of Camelphat, Amelie Lens and Alan Fitzpatrick. ‘Rejection’ never sounded quite as good as it
does now.
Thank you 🖤
for the artwork
for the mastering

31/03/2022

Superrare by MARIA Die RUHE is out on all platforms.

----> https://orcd.co/rttr019

"Are we really what we seem to be? Taking a glimpse at our over – optimized world that screams for success and individualization – do we all need to be superrare, superfäncy, and super perfect? Doesn´t this just make us distanced and perfectly damaged? This song was created on the edge of capitalism and capitulation. "

28/02/2022

SKIN by MARIA Die RUHE is Out!

----> https://orcd.co/rttr018

"Do you like this vehicle you are born in? Your body?
Your body is a magical machine with incredible functions and huge abilities to learn, develop, change. It is always there for you. You are sitting in it. Your are your body and your body becomes the thoughts you are giving to it.

Too many humans are having the same theme and with SKIN i am rounding up my life – travel transformation of making peace with my body and loving and nurturing it as it is. My body. The only one I have in this life."

03/12/2021

WE WANT TO FEEL LOVE. 💥 This baby is out now. Very happpy about it, was a big travel to produce it, i can´t remember how often i exchanged synths and drum sounds and recorded vocals. Chord changes over 68 bars...damn, I really wanted to release this girl and here is it. So It´s been a wild ride.
My friend 💥 💥helped me to get that 40 + vocal tracks straight. We are friends since we palyed together on a really sh*tty jazz gig in thuringia (where i was born and raised) back in 2008. He started producing first and has always been there for me, when it comes to technical and production questions. He helped me growing on that side through the years when I was not believing in myself he showed me that i am really a producer and able to transform my musical ideas through a DAW into songs.
Thanks for always believing in me. 🖤
I am so happy I have you in my life. 🖤
mastering: @torstensolberg
cover art:
written & produced by me.

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07/09/2021

AFTERHOUR ist da. 🖤 naja, eigentlich müsste dann heut Montag sein, aber so genau nehmen wirs mal nicht....😎
https://orcd.co/rttr012
credits:
written & produced by me.
mastered by: Torsten Solberg
Cover art by: Sander Steins
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AFTERHOUR is here. 🖤 ​​Suitable for Friday, well, it should actually be Monday today, but we're not really taking it that much ....Enjoy!
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02/07/2021

TOKIO. by MARIA Die RUHE is out on all platforms.

https://orcd.co/rttr011

The city. Everything is full. Too much. And empty at the same time. I feel empty. Is this real? Where is it going to lead? No idea where to start cleaning up this mess. Some days I just wished somebody would ask from the heart „How do you do?“
We recorded half of the appartment together with my year - long friend Hatim Belyamani and had a lot of fun.
pots, trashcan, different fabrics…Thanks my dear friend. I am looking forward to your remix release ❤
written & produced by Maria Ruhe.
mastered by Torsten Solberg.
artwork by Sander Steins.
design by fabian Bremer.
projected, filmed & edited by Carlo Jünemann.
art direction by Taiina Grünzig.
supported by Initiative Musik.