{"id":30154,"date":"2026-04-11T00:16:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=30154"},"modified":"2026-04-11T00:16:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:16:57","slug":"strange-fruit-monopolar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/strange-fruit-monopolar\/","title":{"rendered":"Strange Fruit &#8211; Monopolar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strange Fruit, an Indonesian electro-bliss band consisting of Baldi Calvianca (vocals &amp; synth), Irza Aryadiaz (synth), John Tampubolon (guitar), Nabil Favian (bass), and Dino Kristianto (drums), offers a hypnotic musical experience with &#8220;Monopolar.&#8221; The song begins with strong percussion and futuristic synth layers, creating an ethereal atmosphere characteristic of Depeche Mode. As the song develops, it becomes a more melodic composition, gently balancing dreamy melodies and dance-inspired sounds. When the vocals pop up, they provide a hazy, almost unrealistic feel that recalls the soft, enveloping harmonies of Cigarettes After Sex and the shoegaze visuals of Ride. The synths are strongly incorporated all over, creating a hypnotic, ambient soundtrack. Around 3:13, electric guitars become more visible, with a simple but expressive solo. However, rather than overpowering, they integrate perfectly into the surrounding soundscapes, contributing to the track&#8217;s mystical, almost paranormal feel. &#8220;Monopolar&#8221; continues its deep trip before slowly disappearing into fading synth waves, leaving behind an impression of motion and spiritual lift. Lyrically, the song enhances this setting with abstract, surreal lyrics that explore feelings of rise, isolation, and transcendence, perfectly balancing the track&#8217;s sound signature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Strange Fruit - Monopolar (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/50ZCt9BqzVs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strange Fruit &#8211; photo by Osman Luqman @oslqmn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/strangefruit.bandcamp.com\">https:\/\/strangefruit.bandcamp.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/strangefruitofficial\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/strangefruitofficial<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/strangefruitofficial\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/strangefruitofficial<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strange Fruit, an Indonesian electro-bliss band consisting of Baldi Calvianca (vocals &amp; synth), Irza Aryadiaz&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,5],"tags":[2383,436,5026],"class_list":["post-30154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-reviews","category-reviews","tag-electronica","tag-shoegaze","tag-strange-fruit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30154"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30156,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30154\/revisions\/30156"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}