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Senser

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When Senser released their debut album Stacked Up in 1994, the band sent shockwaves through audiences and critics across several genres. Few bands, before or since, do genre crossover as well or as radically as Senser, who meld together rap, industrial, dub, electronica and sharp guitar riffs. If bands playing similar styles aren't hard to find today, it is in large part due to the impact of Senser's music, which first blended punk rebellion with Jamaican rhythms, hardcore batterings with hip hop scratching, industrial electronica and funk nostalgia. As if the mix were not yet explosive enough, Senser are no slouches when it comes to songwriting - their socially conscious and politically charged texts made them one of the most hard-hitting acts on the music festival circuit and laid the foundations for what would later become known as the nu-metal movement. Artistically versatile, they are just as at ease playing drum'n'bass, psychedelia, krautrock or metal. Their concerts - spectacles of sound, movement, light and stage effects - took on the feel of political assemblies, militant vigils where audiences and musicians decried the iniquities of the world in unison. Senser's rise to success was as quick - their singles burned through the alternative music charts - as it was universal - it was not long before mainstream critics and audiences took note, too. Some observers were quick to compare them with Rage Against The Machine, but Zack de la Rocha has always said that if there was an influence between the two bands, his was the one who took inspiration from Senser.

Senser has performed alongside acts such as Ozric Tentacles, Limp Bizkit, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Henry Rollins, Sunk Anansie, Moby and, of course, Rage Against The Machine, while notorious electronic bad boys The Prodigy have sampled Senser's music on several of their songs. Though perhaps not as widely known as some of their contemporaries, there are few bands that can claim to exert as wide-ranging an influence on their peers as Senser.

Their music unifies not only genres, but people as well. Fans testify to a palpable feeling of community at shows. Their energetic mixture of styles hooks devoted hip hoppers and card-carrying metalheads alike. Their sounds evolved in the 90s, but their music and their lyrics continue to reel in adepts from the new generation - their musical education may have been different, but truly important music knows no age gaps.

After nearly two decades on the scene, Senser still hit hard with their honesty, constructive social critique, and powerful musical message. Their brand of hip hop, rock and dance sounds still rises above the mainstream and continues to surprise by its artistic quality - especially when compared with their many imitators, who can never quite rise to the same levels of charisma and musicianship. With youthful energy still flowing in their veins, Senser's undeterred punk idealism and musical verve continue to electrify wide audiences. Senser's sheer energy continues to flow, their artistic devotion hasn't abated, and their social idealism remains undiminished. Riffing, rapping, scratching, grooving - Senser will bring it all to Wrocław this July.

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