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Inspired by a collection of poems by Constance Hunting, the spirit of this mix series is to ask each artist to share, in some form, a distinct memory they hold in their minds, and express that memory over the arc of a mix and an associated written piece. This can be interpreted however one feels best suits their vision - whether it be a selection that evokes or reminds you of that central time / place / person, or a weaving of sounds that reflects the narrative of the feeling in that memory, or anything in between.The idea is to see memory as a breathing, living being, one that influences your feelings and sense of self.

The Shape of Memory

Mix created by @mxblaire
Series curated by @eeeeeeeugenia

Word by @mxblaire about this sonic memory:

"This mix is a validation note to my former self who was in the middle of a grief-stricken period of not being able to sleep. I had only slept a couple hours over the course of 3 days because of a traumatic experience I was living through at the time. I desperately needed to put my strung out mind to rest. In that time, I battled with undulating waves of tension and relief. Cycles of gently soothing myself only to find out hours have passed with no solace and then moving to self-destructive frustration.  

The shape of my memory is not uniform. It is raw. It is soft & comforting. It is sharp & painful. This mix captures the agonizing pattern of tension & self-soothing through experimental and ambient leaning sounds. I hope you open yourself up to all types of feeling as you listen. 

With an abundance of love, 
Mx. Blaire <3"

Tracklist:

Yamaneko - Dissolving All Ghosts Unknown 
Crystal Quartez - Dispersal 
Terrence Dixon - Found in Space 
Ciarra Black - Give Up The Ghost 
SOMNOROASE PASARELE - Kolchab 
Russell Ellington Langston Butler - Modular Synths Make You Trans 
Shanti Celeste - Sun Notification 
Sand Circles - Nezha, For Upper Yanoun 
Julia Gjertsen & Nico Rosenberg 
Burial - ANTIDAWN

ghunghru 057 // Mx. Blaire / The Shape of Memory

@dj_leesh on this sonic memory:


Fragmentation and Union on the Search for Utopia


It is not Utopia that we strive for. It is not reaching a “destination”, as Utopia is no place. It is the search for Utopia. Upon the water, the boat floats. We are in charge of the sails, and we decide which direction we move toward. On this journey, no one said it would be easy. Choppy waters and going forward into the unknown darkness of night. Yet, the stars shine, as does the moon. And from above, there is light. And when hours pass and the sunlight breaks, it simply illuminates. Simultaneously this light casts shadows on the placid watery plane. We need both on this search ~ both night and day. Symbiosis leads to quantum leaps. On this search for no place, memories arise, and with them we move ahead in awareness. Memories fragmented and fractal, morphing and merging and changing with the tides. They gather along the way into a collection of dark and shiny pieces of us. Some we choose to keep. Some we choose to free. We honor them all, for without them we would not be here, right now. On the boat. On this search. Shaping new memories as we float. The Utopian heartbeat thumps to the rhythm of just one sound. Do you hear it? Love is calling.

ghunghru 058 // Leesh / The Shape of Memory

https://www.nts.live/shows/ghunghru/episodes/ghunghru-13th-may-2022

GHUNGHRU w/ Eugenia - 130522

words by @delilahtov about her sonic memory: 

"somewhere over the rainbow, there is a place we can go to do magic. it’s a land of abundance where we tranifest our dreams—yet we bring our nightmares with us. in loopy quests for healing, power, and pussy, we tromp up and down a steep mountainside bearing amulets, wands, and shields. on moonlit nights, shadows reach out from our wakes, but vanish as soon as we turn around to look. 



this mix is inspired by a night on that land, taking refuge from a storm and wayward psychic energies with three queer children in a bathhouse. we fed logs to the stove in a wood-fired sauna as outside, muffled thunder seeped from clouds sparkling with electricity. i felt myself channeling Hera, adopting Zeus’s ephebes—young, effeminate cupbearers. one carried water, the other a staff, and the third was keeper of the Pan flute, an eternally hitting vape; the gift that keeps us living. 



staying lifted, surfing currents of our whims, we fanned the flames of a bonfire outside that persisted to spite the rain, until one of the children whispered “hold me,” or rather demanded “cuddle puddle.” we traipsed up to the cabin, where with beaver-like instincts, i heaped blankets and pillows on the wood floor to make a dam that held back time. the kids nuzzled in purring satisfaction. an oil lamp on the hearth illuminated offerings of tinctures, balms, and spiked Mountain Dew. i puffed the vape while i scratched the kids’ backs, admiring the sacredness of youth. 



for those few hours we were all nineteen, re-writing our stories with chosen family and striving to not re-inscribe the wounds inflicted by our blood. we needed to not give a fuck about anything except blowing on each other’s simmering coals. both dreams and nightmares can keep one from sleep; i know this from experience. so nothing could sate me like watching chests rise and fall in slow rhythms, as each of Hera’s children faded into gentle sleep.


dedicated to the lost and found bois."

ghunghru 059 // Delilah At Night / The Shape of Memory

"This mix is a love letter to the emotion-driven, vulnerable, and melancholy side of my sound -- one I have not tapped into for quite some time-- in the form of weightless jungle and ambient. Through the process of creating this mix, I wished to reconnect with myself as an artist at this moment without the influence of a dance-floor, tuning into the self-reflective spirit of the winter."

The Bay Area dance music scene formed Eugenia's roots as a DJ, where she cut her teeth playing underground clubs and organizing DIY raves. Her energetic mixing style can be defined as bright, tender, and highly dynamic, jumping across many genres of dance music wrapped in a lush atmosphere -- always with her signature touch of sass. While Eugenia grew up between the Bay Area and northern Italy, she is currently based in Boston where she plays with local queer collective Enter the Boudoir. Fresh from her sets at HOR Berlin, Fast at Work in Los Angeles, Boiler Room in Boston, and Sound Gymnastics in Brooklyn, she continues to blossom further and curate her own sound. 

Outside of performing, Eugenia is a practicing poet and host of a genre-non conforming, ambient-inspired mix series called "The Shape of Memory," as a part of experimental label Ghunghru, where she asks each artist to express a memory through the arc of a mix. The spirit of this series is to re-imagine memory as a breathing, living being, one that influences our feelings and sense of self.

https://soundcloud.com/eugeniadj
instagram.com/___.eugenia/

FemmeDecks 067. x Eugenia

For Earth Dog 30 - NYC / SF based Eugenia Puglisi ( @eugeniadj ) creates an immersive musical experience with drummy undertones, organic, earthy, and hypnotic sounds with a side of raw pulsing basslines. 

One of the driving forces behind one of NYC’s sickest underground parties - Recess, Eugenia is truly a head and this mix is a testament to that. 

I love this one - you will too. Headphones in — enjoy da ride :)

Earth Dog 031: Eugenia

Asterisk 14: sleepygirl b2b Tape Ghost

INTERVIEW: http://www.ayli-sf.com/2019/05/07/ayli-podcast-83-sleepygirl-b2b-tape-ghost/
@sleeeepygirl
https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/eugenia
@tape-ghost
https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/tapeghost
EVENT: https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/1238811
1 Unfound - Appleblim [Air Texture]
2 Monday Melody - Drain Pipe [Driftwood]
3 Brenda’s 20 Dollar Dilemma - DJ Sprinkles
4 Interlace Jitter - Sven Weisemann
5 Denzil Adventure 2 - Baba Stiltz & Samo DJ
6 Metro Park - Soultek 
7 Longwinded Edit - Quantec
8 A Song Name of One Word - Arnaldo
9 Silent Runner - Robi Uppin
10 Cassandra - Donato Dozzy
11 Soulful - Christopher Rau
12 JB’s - Mr. G 
13 Deeper - Herbert
14 Mir - Mrsch
15 Philokalia - S.A.M. 
16 Grace - Derek Carr
17 Revelations in Dust - Deadbeat
18 Mr002 2 - Kirik 
19 Replace - Andy Stott

As You Like It Podcast

AYLI Podcast #83 - Sleepygirl B2B Tape Ghost

Words by Eugenia about this sonic memory: 

In this episode, I reflect a moment I had last summer, late August. I was sitting with a new friend, up on a raised wooden platform late at night, the second day of Waking Life. We had talked at length, having just begun to understand the ebbs and flows of each other’s minds. I told them that lately I had been holding onto moments of unresolved conflict, of goodbyes that felt rushed, or pains of others I was unable to heal. I was carrying the weight of these small, broken up moments which had accumulated over time.

A thick, dreamlike fog rolled in front of us, as we sat, holding each other tightly, It suddenly parted, revealing the outlines of graceful figures moving towards us in the distance. This vision coincided with a moment of precise clarity: I noticed my idealistic need for harmony in every moment; at the influx of this realization, I began to accept and lean into the dissonance that repeats itself, in spite of this desire. I tried to forgive myself for the lack of closure of past connections, the loose ends.

I realize I felt this because I deeply cared about each moment, and this is natural, human, and essential to who I am. The anxiety and subtle shards of pain I had been clutching in my chest for so long burst out of me, leaving me transparent, spacious, and light. I was filled with gratitude to have had the possibility to be heard, and seen, in this realization, by a person who I felt intrinsically understood me.

In this first transmission, I wished to guide listeners through a moment I experienced in which a long-existing emotional weight left me, feeling swept away by the space around me. Through this, the previously hazy details of my inner self came into my field of vision.

tracklist // Deepchord - Rooftop // Lawrence - Floating // Sonmi451 - Rienza // Conforce - Desolate Ground // Function - Ember (Field) // Kettel - Electrician and the Adventurer // Sa Pa - Epiphanic // Loscil - Black Tusk // Autechre - Brochusevenmx // Taylor Deupree - Thaw // Sigha - Light Swells (In a Distant Space) // Aleksi Perala - GBBVT1337122 // SND - 9 // Ciò D’Or - Ur // Sollman / Gurtler - Watte (efdemin version)

ghunghru 023 // eugenia / The Shape of Memory

ghunghru 030 // r.ss / The Shape of Memory

originally posted by @homesoundsrec
a mix recorded with @eeeeeeeugenia on 2017.12.18 in SF, CA
<3

r.e. - Spirit Tour

broadcast on Freeform section of 89.3 WNUR-FM

r.e. reconnecting w/ @eeeeeeeugenia

r.e. @ Counterbalance (2020.02.29)

Name: Eugenia (@eeeeeeeugenia)
Pronouns: She/Her
Location: San Francisco, CA

Influences: intimate dance-floor moments, light textures, the femme poetic voice, impressionism, Sunday afternoons in Panorama Bar, oral storytelling, dance/movement, Thom Yorke, the Chicago DIY scene, Robert Hass, wildflowers, The Motherbeat, the strength and care of the Bay Area dance music community, the California coast, my incredible friends.

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: Ghunghru, Shape of Memory, Asterisk Collective

Favorite Quote: “In the future, there will be almost no filter left between conscience and reality, almost no commentary. We will become that space that leaves traces of light and joy whenever crossed by anything.” (Daniel Odier)

Advice for the DJs, artists and producers of our community: Pay close attention to the world around you, and do not lose your sense of wonder at any cost. Try to catch yourself if & when you censor yourself, because you may be blocking something powerful and genuine within -- your voice may take on unexpected forms. Stay close to people who inspire you, keep you curious, and help you shine, and for whom you can do the same. Don’t be afraid to reach out and learn from others you admire. Advocate for yourself -- and never let boys (or anyone) reach over and try to fix your mixes while you’re playing.

Daisychain

Daisychain 124 - Eugenia

New Palm 02: Summer - Eugenia

GHUNGHRU was invited to host a Guest Mix on NTS Radio by Siren. 

Featuring Arushi @modularprincess & Eugenia @eeeeeeeugenia 

Tracklist 

By Arushi

Sweet Russel / Ravi Shankar / Chappaqua 
ABoneDroneCrone 1 / Sheila Chandra / ABoneDroneCrone
Nike / Pauline Oliveros / Deep Listening 
Radian / Kelly Moran / Ultraviolet 
Mridangam, Kanjra, Ghatam, Tabla - Misra Chapu / Vikku Vinayakram; Zakir Hussein / Super Percussion of India
Bleached Cannons for Peace / Keru Not Ever / Tereza 
Remembering / Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith / The Mosaic of Transformation 
The Gift - Mongolian Winds / Kronos Quartet / Salome Dances for Peace 
Suiren / Pauline Oliveros /  Deep Listening 
Quiet Light / Nailah Hunter / Spells
Fusing Zeitgeist / Keru Not Ever / Tereza 
Corkscrew / Oren Ambarchi / Grapes From The Estate 
The Philosopher’s Hand / Terry Riley, Kronos Quartet  / Requiem for Adam 
Athair Ar Neamh / Enya / The Memory of Trees 
Ghar Bhaire - Queen Bee / ??? / Music of Satyajit Ray 
Alms Vert / Sarah Davachi  / The Untuning of the Sky 
Stalactite Castle / Juliana Barwick, Ikue Mori / FRKWYS Vol. 6 
Pentachrome / Laurie Spiegel / The Expanding Universe 
cascade symmetry 01 / r beny / cascade symmetry 
G Song / Terry Riley, Kronos Quartet  / Sunlight of the Planetary Dream Collector
04 Untitled / Isari-Barwick / Thesis 10 EP 
just like a dragonfly / ose / with & without  


By Eugenia

Sun-chasing by Eugenia Puglisi

The sound of distant drumming,
of laughter, even the cawing
of gulls  exist because of sunshine.

The boat, shaped like a gondola, glides past.
A man is singing with abandon, 
the glass office buildings
sharply reflecting behind him,
harsh ambulance sounds echoing
in the distance.

Light, like grace, colors the crevices of the trees
broken by the storm, or the smile of a small child
learning to stand upright on the grass

Birds & Tapes - Mallorca 
Oval - Do While 
Valentino Mora - Extravagate (Transfiguration Phase II)
Last Magpie - Fallen 
viewfinder - Annex 
My Nocturne - Beatrice Dillon
ABRA - Fruit 
Djrum - St Martins 
Stenny - Blind Corners
Ligovskoi - Aures
Kangding Ray -  Nine
Oren Ambarchi - Stars Aligned, Webs Spun
Leif - Myrtus 
Hiroshi Yoshimura - Feel
K-SHE - Private Lounge (My Pad)
Federico Durand - Ilu 
Vermont - Cocos
Sonmi451 - Betelgeuse
Skee Mask - South Mathematicz

GHUNGHRU Takeover / NTS Radio // arushi & eugenia

mix series host @ The Shape of Memory via @ghunghrusounds

rave conspirator and resident @rec_ess with @como-se-dj (bk, nyc)
++ lush with @adam_unkown (bos, us)

https://linktr.ee/eug.enia
https://www.instagram.com/___.eugenia/
https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/eugenia

for bookings // cute messages email me at eugenia.puglisi.ep@gmail.com <3

eugenia

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