Marutyri - Inner Movements (2016)

Marutyri is a Rotterdam based, instrumental fusion band. The band got off to a flying start since their founding in September 2014. Marutyri played on the prestigious North Sea Jazz Festival in 2015, were several times invited to the popular Dutch TV-show De Wereld Draait Door and they won the NPO Radio 6 Soul & Jazz Award for Best Talent. The deep and solid grooves, intense harmonies, story telling solo’s, and well arranged parts make Marutyri unique in the tougher-than-ever music business. How did this band become successful on such short notice? Well, delivering hard work on not only their compositions, but also making stunning live video’s and putting thought in a deadline based strategy, turned out to be highly effective. Most of the compositions, arrangements and project planning come from band leader and bass player Rik van der Ouw. The band shares artistic ideas, works hard and focussed and then sends their music off to the world.
The founders of the band became friends back in 2011 when they started studying at the Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam. After developing themselves in different formations and projects (such as soul funk formation Grant, with talented vocalist Jared Grant), they decided start their own fusion band.
Inner Movements is the first full length studio recording of Marutyri. The album tells the story about the changes the band has gone through. They wanted to play to their best potential and record it on tape. Simple as that. During the week at the Rocktown Studio in Rotterdam, they got really comfortable playing each piece, despite the tight schedule they had to stick to.
With Inner Movements the band introduces the listener to a new chapter. It has brand new pieces that sound more orchestral, heavier and darker at some points. The compositions contain deeper grooves, odd meter signatures and solo’s, which take the music to a new level. A lot of effort was put into creating an integrated whole. For more magic, string players were invited. Classical percussion was added by as well. But don’t worry, there’s still time to dance! The record gives enough funky freshness. On this record, all compositions were written by several band members. Fresh ideas were put on the table preparing this album. Everybody found his place within the band, creating different unique voices. However diverse all contributions, the message was the same: "The love of creating the best and most beautiful music possible, and trying to get better at it every day.”