Chris Shape | Su Eko
Chris Shape, a pioneering producer and DJ with 30+ years of experience, has reshaped the electronic scene through projects like Franz & Shape and collaborations with Tiga, The Hacker, Who made who, Dj Hell, Gesaffelstein and many more. His recent work with Su Eko on Parallel Visions (2024) blends atmospheric darkness with powerful energy.
Su Eko, frontwoman of Velvet Kills, brings gritty glam-punk and experimental electronica to the stage. Her music, released across a dozen albums, creating a genre-defying experience.
Together, they deliver a live show that leaves a lasting impression, having captivated audiences at events like Ombra and Monitor Festivals.
"Parallel Visions"
Chris Shape and Su Eko’s vision has come to life with Parallel Visions, their highly anticipated EP dropped in fall 2024 on Aufnahme + Wiedergabe.
This album is a raw, high-voltage ride through the chaos of existence—survival, rebellion, transformation, and transcendence. Nada kicks down the door, fighting emptiness and blind conformity in a search for self-liberation.
Bounce turns the beat into a weapon, a hypnotic push-pull of desire, loss, and reinvention. Closely Tight throws a punch of defiance, spitting in the face of manipulation and owning evolution.
Placing the Science bends reality, cracking open the mind and body, pulling you into altered states and untamed perception. Extinction pulses like a siren in the dark, a desperate scream against erasure and control in an age of forced resets. Grief closes the cycle in a slow burn of pain and poetry, where loss, art, and surrender collide.
Every track drips with sweat and purpose—a sonic rebellion where resistance meets release, and every pulse hits like a heartbeat on fire.
Nada tells a story of existential struggle and self-liberation. It navigates feelings of emptiness and being trapped (“living in a hole”) while resisting blind conformity (“don’t follow”). The lyrics suggest a battle with sorrow and societal expectations, hinting at self-love as a way to break free. It’s a raw, poetic reflection on survival, inner conflict, and reclaiming personal power.
In four months Nada music has already accumulated over 28,000 views on YouTube, adding another layer to their immersive artistry. The video was poduced, directed and edited by Art Mistake and photography by Fotoplasta.
Chris Shape is an Italian music producer, live performer and sound designer, who began his career in the early 90’s with new wave and electro bands later evolving under his own alias. He’s also half of Franz & Shape, a duo that in 2006, released the highly recommended album Acceleration.
Later he has been collaborating with the portuguese underground superstar Su Eko, (the irresistible sexy voice and performer of Velvet Kills), with whom he has been performing live and recording stunning covers of Dead of June, Sisters of Mercy and Bauhaus songs.
– Monitor Festival 2024
Monitor Festival
Chris Shape and Su Eko debut Parallel Visions live at Monitor Festival, leaving their mark on the stage with bold new sounds and powerfull performance.
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In 2022, the duo paid tribute to Bauhaus with their dark reimagining of Bela Lugosi’s Dead, featured on Honoris III and released by Unknown Pleasures, Soil Records, and Industrial Complexx. It made waves across the electronic music scene, especially after the accompanying music video skyrocketed past 100,000 views on YouTube. The track earned praise from Bauhaus fans and electronic enthusiasts alike, cementing their place in the underground scene.
"Bela Lugosi's Dead"
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Album: Honoris III
Labels: Unknown Pleasures, Soil Records, and Industrial Complexx.
Chris Shape and Su Eko a powerhouse of underground music, they deliver a live show that leaves a lasting impression, captivating the audience at Ombra Festival on the edition of 2022.
Chris Shape and Su Eko’s collaboration was born in early 2020, with the duo setting the stage for an electrifying journey through sound. Their debut together came with the track Crises, featured on Shape to Deform (Unknown Pleasures Records and Area Z). It was the spark that ignited their creative fusion.