The stage name "S3RL" was based on a nickname his cousins gave him when he was little, which derived from his cousins calling him "arsehole". To avoid profanity, they began saying "arserl", and according to S3RL, the word stuck and became his stage name.
One of S3RL's most popular tracks is "Pretty Rave Girl" (2006), which uses the melody from "Daddy DJ" (November 1999) by the French dance act of the same name. S3RL has contributed tracks for several UK hardcore compilation series, including the Bonkers series.
Many of his songs reference different aspects of Japanese pop culture, such as anime, manga, hentai, and video games. In 2011, he founded his own record label, EMFA Music, through which all of his works are released. In May 2012, the label released "Press Play Walk Away[/track" as a single by S3RL and SynthWulf, a fellow hardcore DJ.
As of February 2015, S3RL was ranked 1798 on the "Official Global DJ Rankings" page djrankings.org, which bases its rankings on a number of factors include chart rankings, DJ fees and radio airplay. During mid-2015, his single "Genre Police" (featuring Lexi), which had been issued in Australia in November the previous year, peaked at #10 on the Norwegian singles chart.
In early 2018, S3RL announced that his 2018 tour would be his last, citing a desire to spend more time with his family. Though he advertised it as being his final shows, he clarified that he might be willing to return to the stage after at least two years: "After 2018 I will not do any shows for at least a couple of years, then re-assess the situation to do the occasional show here and there.... For example, if I was booked for a show in 2020 that I could bring my family along to I would consider it, but during the two years off I will not be doing any shows at home or away." He also stated that his music production would be unaffected.
In February 2020, S3RL decides to hire contract partners to help him make his new music videos. He notably recruits Aurélien Dacher, a French beatmaker, and they have since created: You Are Mine, Nasty, Dopamine, Wanna Fight Huh, The Bass & The Melody, and S3RL Absolutely Presents.
In May 2021, S3RL announced his new label, M4 Music, with the release of "Dance More (Atef Remix)" on 14 May 2021.
MTC
S3RL Lyrics
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I want a Hentai girl for me to make me happy
I want her so I can stop using my hand
Every single day, while watching anime
I'd pull her from my screen just like in my dreams
I want feel her touch, mainly on my crotch
I want my own hentai girl and she would sing
Masturbate to cartoons!
And she would sing
La-la-la-la (?X)
Masturbate to cartoons!
Oh-ooh-oh-ooh
I want a Hentai girl for me to make me happy
I want her so I can stop using my hand
Every single day, while watching anime
I'd pull her from my screen just like in my dreams
I want feel her touch, mainly on my crotch
I want my own hentai girl and she would sing
La-la-la-la (?X)
Masturbate to cartoons!
And she would sing
La-la-la-la (?X)
The lyrics to S3RL feat. Jodie's song "MTC" (or "Masturbate to Cartoons") are explicit and straightforward, with the singer expressing a desire for a "Hentai girl" to make him happy and fulfill his sexual desires. The use of "hentai" (a Japanese term for pornographic anime or manga) and the reference to masturbating to cartoons emphasizes the objectification and fetishization of animated characters, and feeds into a larger conversation about the dangers of the sexualization of minors and unrealistic expectations for women.
However, it's important to note that the song is a satire and meant to be tongue-in-cheek. S3RL, the Australian DJ behind the song, has stated that he created it as a joke and didn't expect it to become as popular as it did. The song's popularity can be attributed to its catchy beat and meme-ability, with fans remixing it and using it in various videos.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh-ooh-oh-ooh
The singer expresses a desire for a Hentai girl
I want a Hentai girl for me to make me happy
The singer wants a Hentai girl to fulfill his desires and bring him joy
I want her so I can stop using my hand
The singer wants the Hentai girl to replace the need for him to masturbate
Every single day, while watching anime
The singer spends every day watching anime and feels the need for a Hentai girl
I'd pull her from my screen just like in my dreams
The singer wishes he could bring the Hentai girl from his screen into reality
I want feel her touch, mainly on my crotch
The singer wants to feel the physical touch of the Hentai girl, specifically in a sexual manner
I want my own hentai girl and she would sing
The singer desires a personal Hentai girl who he imagines would sing for him
La-la-la-la (?X)
The Hentai girl singing is represented by this line
Masturbate to cartoons!
The singer reiterates his desire to masturbate to cartoons, specifically Hentai
And she would sing
The singer imagines the Hentai girl would continue singing as he pleases himself
Contributed by Skyler T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@antoni-nv7nj
Me: That is great...... but how come you are so T h I c c ?
TT: Oh.
Me: did you consumed too much love and happiness, to the point that you are literally larger than an elephant?
TT: y e s , but I also v o r e d my own content.
me: but how come you can create, when you are so good at consuming?
TT: I possess time traveling rights.
That means I can rewind time whenever I want.
If I MTC’d , I would go back in time to watch myself MTCing, and MTC again!
Me: Wait a minute. Did you just barged into my house using a wormhole ,watched me MTCing and asked all these questions, with no sensitivity?
TT: yes. I Am you, from the FUTURE.
Me: (sees more copies of the giant time traveller demolishing my house ) argh heck, here we go again........but you are incredible tho- (gets killed by falling giant time traveller copy)
@S3RL
It's actually just a human voice. I got a single 'la' recorded and then looped, tuned and edited it to make it sound cool. It was more or less an experiment that turned out well =)
@Leon-tu1nh
Can you belive that you made this masterpiece 10 years ago!!!
@KrolikBR
@@Leon-tu1nh indeed a masterpiece
@damamoot2291
Wow these replies are recent, happy this song isn't forgotten! Maybe it'll be in the history books: music edition as this is a song that never uhhh... goes away? Idk where I was going with that uhuhuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ye.
@Leon-tu1nh
@@damamoot2291 how can this be forgotten?
@aestheticfangs
On behalf of the human race: we're glad you did
@PeraDjordjevic
S3RL is ahead of his time, what a freaking banger, it feels like it'd fit into internet culture at any point from the early 2000s to the current times.
@karimitickaeloogreattemlor3486
He captured Internet's essence to its core and helped shape it
@rudycwel7750
The Man is just a legend.
@ezeklin2786
Oh yeah yeah