motte by motte

Motte is Mona and Maxi. We met in 2019 and started making music together. During the pandemic, we kept trying to form a band, but it never quite worked out. Over the years, we recorded songs in a university course in Bremen, always with changing line-ups and friends joining in. The result was four live sessions that became the songs you can hear here.
The tracks are arranged from newest to oldest - a kind of musical diary capturing our friendships, our growth, and the everyday moments from a time when meeting new people to make music felt impossibly far away. You can hear us growing up, not just musically, but as people: some of the lyrics were written by a teenage Mona, others by a woman in her mid-twenties.
We tried to capture the raw energy of our rehearsal room, much like a budget version of the rooftop concert. The whole EP, from the linocut artwork to the recording and mixing, was made DIY with the help of friends.
By now, our band sounds different. We've met Jan-Philipp (the best drummer!), and playing live shows feels within reach again. Still, we wanted to share this part of our musical journey with you. Perfectionism kept us from releasing it for a long time but as the world keeps shifting (hello AI), we’ve learned to embrace imperfection. We hope you enjoy it.
Special thanks to Ezzat! Without your course, we wouldn’t even have met, and this EP wouldn’t exist. And thanks to Nico for your endless patience recording our vocals so many times in your and Lela’s living room.

Motte is Mona and Maxi. Thank you so much for listening to our songs.

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