KNARS

KNARS Moshpit + Message Conquer your demons Moshpit as grouptherapy Frustrations of the oppressive capitalist system, packed up in angry dance beats. Join the realm of KNARS. Lyricist, producer and film maker Martijn Holtslag smashes his frustrations into a turbulent cocktail of fierce vocals, aggressive synths, and disturbingly upfront music videos. The bold Dutchman takes inspiration from dance, rap and rave, but also from philosophy and spirituality, making you go from moshpits to meditation in a matter of seconds. Guided by a strong sense of justice and f-you attitude, KNARS brings solace to the cynical and an outlet to anyone. In 2017, KNARS rose to fame in the underground side of the internet. Video clips like ‘Bad Trip’ and ‘Fuckup’ garnered hundreds of thousands of views and led to live performances at ADE, Paaspop and prime Dutch radio & TV. After a long slumber, KNARS now returns with a brand new series that’s more explicit ánd introspective than anything he’s made before. Recent damage that KNARS has done is a series of releases with the bigger names in the industry: Producing and rapping alongside mr Multiplex, Collabs with Joe Ford on labels and crossing the atlantic with american rapper Vo Williams. KNARS hasn’t stopped releasing since COVID went away, and is about to bring a lot more vocality to the dancefloor. KNARS has been destroying festivals and venues in their homecountry (NL), gaining praising reviews. They gained international traction aswell, touring in Hungary, Belgium, Czech and France and getting picked up by American, Russian and English music blogs. In 2019 they made their single “Push it To the Limit” into the Borderlands 3 gametrailer soundtrack, gaining 5 milion views. Only a year later another song got released in a Netflix movie. Producer/MC/frontman Martijn Holtslag gained some notoriety when, after being beaten up in public after a night out, he went on to shoot a video for the single ‘Fuckup,’ showing his injuries as a “middle finger to hate.”