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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

mix by Seyer @ juicykutz based in London. 

Words by Seyer about his sonic memory: 

"It is difficult not knowing what happens next
Managing the spectrum of emotion causes my chest to tighten up
But there is something beautiful about experiencing life in real time
In the end, I am alive and breathing, ready to embrace the next moment."

Tracklist:

Skee Mask - Untitled 2014
Halftribe - Concept of Happiness
Background and Sangam - Carousel
Barker - Paradise Engineering
XYR - Silure Albinos Drifting
Luke Sanger - Wildlife
KMRU - MR4
Koreless - Joy Squad
Emeka Ogboh - Wole
Oceanic - Other Side of the Shell
Avalon Emerson - One More Fluorescent Rush
El Trick - Flossel
Sebastian Gandera - Et L'Obscurité Toute Entière Pour Me Rappeler Cela
DJ Central & Erika Casier - Drive (Ambient Mix)
Nobuo Uematsu - Home Away from Home
Utada Hikaru - Face My Fears (A.G. Cook Remix)

ghunghru 060 // Seyer / The Shape of Memory

@livwutang has really arrived on the world stage in the last year. The Seattle-raised, NYC-based artist came up through DIY raves and pirate radio and is now a regular at cult clubs and festivals across North America, as well as being booked in for next year's Dekmantel Selectors. Her sound freely moves between dub, Central and West Africa rhythms and a history of Black American music. All this comes out in her widescreen sets, her curation of the Eto Ano label and her hosting of their show on The Lot Radio.  

The confidence of her selections and ability to shift through moods from the serene to the deep, the energetic to the melodic is evident in this week's mix. It slowly works through the gears from dubbed-out depths to buoyant club rhythms via tribal techno. There is an ever-present mysticism and spirituality that adds an extra layer of intrigue to the body-popping rhythms and it's that which will keep you coming back for more.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 413 - livwutang

words by @briannapaon about this sonic memory: 

"This compilation embodies a memory of a feeling, where I became the most intimate I’ve ever experienced with music, and felt it as a tangible entity for what I had not known would be the first time. Beauty, clarity, pain and solitude were indistinguishable, yet ephemeral and ever-fleeting. Sounds that were so familiar to me seemingly lifetimes ago return to my spirit full-circle in tandem with the new, lodging me both near and far, grounded and struck, somewhere elusive between deep space and deep sea.”

Tracklist:

Pooja B - Shouganai
Radiohead - Kid A
Steevio - Forgotten Futures
Vinayak^A - Set Her Free
Upercent - El Tornjant
Bird of Paradise - Alone Again (Steven Legget Dub)
Otto - Big Ever
Dean Grenier - Immortal
Lost Souls of Saturn - Divine Plane (Meditation des enfants)
Trentemǿller - Moan (Trentemǿller Dub)
RHR - Colapso
Giulia Tess - Cattiva
Boddika - Beats Me
Scuba - Why You Feel So Low
Alloy Sea - Petrichor Part Three
Wata Igarashi - Unfold

ghunghru 061 // Brianna Paon // 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

Words by Nick (@nickboydnyc ) about this sonic memory:


"Memory for me is a tricky thing — a soup of emotion made of endless parts both real and imagined. This mix is a rumination on a theme found in my memory — hot pavement in the August sun, nutcrackers and backyard partying, sweating out an edible on the subway headed north, a handful of balloons let loose on a rooftop, and an accidental overload of research chemicals. Red White Blue and Green. White t-shirt and shorts, stoned to the bone, setting sun stuff."



Tracklist:

The Jackofficers - Time Machines Pt. 2 [Rough Trade - RUS 100-1, 1990]
Jimmy “Bo” Horne - Is It In (Acappella) 
La Batterie - Let There Be Drums
Maurice Fulton Presents... Boof - We
Maceo & The Macks - Soul Power '74
Ben Liebrand - I Wish (The Wishfull 12'' Mix)
Todd Terje - Love The One You're With
Don Pablo's Animals - Ibiza III (California Edit)
Prince And The New Power Generation - Do Your Dance (Housebangers) 
Don Pablo's Animals - Paranoia
Native Red - Fade (Native Red Edit)
Yello - Pumping Velvet (Extended Dance Version)
Rebel MC, Double Trouble - Street Tuff (Scar Mix)
Steve Poindexter - Destiny
Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It (Tee's Freeze)
Full Swing - Freestyle Groove
Kitachi - Heavyweight (Knock Out Dub)
Don Pablo's Animals - Venus (Bonus Mix)
Fast Eddie - Doggy Style (Todd Terry Freeze Mix)
Michael Jackson / Kane West - Remember the Time (Kane West Remix)
The Flirts - New Toy (Another Version)

ghunghru 062 // Nick Boyd / The Shape of Memory

A poem by Kozha (@kozha666) on this sonic memory:



"FREEDOM MEMORY"

I tried to smell the poison of leaving but
Tipped my toes in the ocean of pathways
Outside of the place with a name
I could never remember

It poured all over me

Once my eyelid butterflies scared escaped
And left a map on my skin
Borders are scars left after burns
I’m positive nobody
Will love it if I do it like this

I was crying in curses
On my first flight to New York
On everyone and everything
That made me believe,
Jump out of chains
Only to grow
A fresh pair of feet

Will this dress ever fit me
as well as it fits all desires
in the circle of shape and hope
need to summon dexterous tailors
as many as              there are eyes
in my head

We most definitely have license
“freedom to behave as one wishes,
especially in a way that results in excessive or unacceptable behavior”
Together
When one isn’t a singular
Imposition of shame

No barred doors
For hopelessly genuine hearts




Tracklist:

Robert Görl -- Psychoring
Jay Denham -- Growth + Development
Danny Wabbit -- Eternity
Zvrra -- Illuminance I
Maara -- Miss Sweetie's Inferno
Kisikililake, Huffy fibryyx -- 2. Girls just wanna have fun (ℭ𝔯𝔦𝔰𝔦𝔰 𝔡𝔦𝔰𝔰)
Niamiha -- Echo Generation
CucaRafa -- Reservado
DJ BAD POETRY -- DISCO TABBÉL 2
KMS -- Chandelier
Umek -- Darvaaren
Rene Wise -- Wolf
u.r.trax -- Br0ken
David Haze -- City of Dis
Terminus -- Spoken Violence
Newa -- My Sickness Bassiani
Scan 7 -- ReThinkable Frequencies
WTCHCRFT -- Buildings Have Feelings Too
PHANTAZN -- TRACK ASSAULT
Altinbas x Cirkle -- Shagohod
Strktur -- Pacific Drift
Devoye -- Belt
Sean Deason -- The Shit (Rennie Foster Alternative Mix)

ghunghru 063 // Kozha / The Shape of Memory

Words by Toph (@t_o_p_h) about his sonic memory:

When I was thinking about this mix, my mind went to my iTunes/Apple Music library, which I’ve used actively since 2006, almost half my life. I remember sitting in a Los Angeles apartment back then, ripping CDs, rating the tracks I felt something for.

Now, scrolling back through songs I’ve loved feels like spinning a radio dial across my life, scanning through flashbulb memories. The music transports me to the state of mind I was in when I listened, however many years ago, but with the added perspective you get from seeing those moments concertina’d up. I can make out the shape of narrative arcs; follow threads that I thought in the moment I had lost; see where I was and know where I would go.

I tried to recreate that feeling with this mix: drawing tracks from across the span of my music library, outlining an emotional current that ebbs and flows through the music I resonate with. It’s tough to put into words (thankfully easier to put into a mix). It’s a sonic representation of an emotional journey that I’m still on. Sometimes I feel like it’s hard to know myself clearly, but I shouldn’t feel that way. I know my innermost self well, and maybe the journey is learning to trust that more.




Tracklist: 

Nsi. — 23. // Massive Attack — Teardrop // Portishead — Roads // The Octopus Project — Rorol // Goldfrapp — Utopia // Boards of Canada — Telephasic Workshop // Tori Amos — Datura // Kate Bush — The Sensual World (Instrumental Mix) // Kate Bush — The Sensual World // James Holden — Blackpool Late Eighties // Loscil — Ahull // Robyn — Honey // Octo Octa — Who I Will Become // Holy Other — Inpouring // Christopher Willits — Ground // Global Communication — 5:23 // Djrum — Blue Violet // LSDXOXO — HATESHOPPING // Octo Octa — Can You See Me? // Violet — Psyche // George Morel — Feel It (The Sound Factory Mix) // Jake Wiltshire — It's Alright // Brian Eno — The Big Ship // Max Richter — In Louisville at 7 // Scott Grooves — 3

Mixes

Ghunghru 063 // Toph / The Shape of Memory

My set in full from New Year's Nonstop 2024. Image credit to Amar Patel. Mastering detail by @milesmercer.

Dedicated to the people of Palestine
& all Nowadays staff.

🇵🇸💙

Live @ Nowadays // New Year's Nonstop - Jan 1 2024

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

FAUZIA is an artist of many moods. The UK talent moves from IDM to soul on her NTS Radio residency, while her club DJ sets reveal her love for '90s-style breaks, electro and bass-heavy sounds. In the studio, she explores her softer side through self-released homespun dub and ambient jungle.

In recent years, she's gravitated towards live performances. Her gossamer vocals, one of her strongest suits, cuts through live instrumentation like a hummingbird in agile flight. In 2020, the London-based talent told Mixmag that she was done being categorised as a "dance music" artist—and so far, she's succeeded. While she incorporates clubby touchstones into her work, there's a deep level of cross-genre knowledge and blending at play.

FAUZIA's RA podcast makes that clear. Free of any four-to-the-floor music, it moves from experimental jazz to orchestral melodies to R&B ballads for a thoughtful and introspective journey full of her own unreleased music that points towards her newer interest in composition. This is music to be felt, so let your guard down and let it wash over you.

@FAUZIA

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/926

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RA.926 FAUZIA

Eugenia is an Italian, SF based artist. DJ, writer, scout for luminous moments. 

Instagram: ____eugenia @eeugenia



"Lately, I have been grappling with the feeling that growing up and living an “adult” life has locked us into repeated sequence of obligations and hedonism, manifesting itself into a cyclical pattern of sustain and release. In this perpetual need to seek pleasure in order counter a feeling of confinement, I had forgotten what real playfulness was. I left work early one day and called my longest time friend and asked if she wanted to catch the sunset at the beach. We found ourselves running towards the shore, laughing, breathless, wind in our faces, sand whirling around us from the heavy evening gusts. In this mix I hope to recover that sense of possibility, curiosity, and attraction to mystery that I had as little girl. I found myself thinking of the garden of my home, a place where I created new worlds out of the space, and never felt confined to a pattern or path, and recalled the bright smells of plants, our stream, the sun on the wildflowers. I wanted to capture this freshness, as well as the freedom not to need much other than what was already there, while still expressing the reflective, unstructured, and often opaque feelings that come with growing up.


Why I chose these tracks:

I chose these tracks because they evoked a combination of feelings and sounds I associate with an inquisitive, exploratory part of my youth, a phase I recognize to subconsciously come back to, yearn for, and create anew in music: Sounds of rustling, soft piano, water on leaves, ambient textures which break apart and reform to new wholeness that are unafraid of exposing streaks of melancholy. These sounds are a combination of track discoveries old and new,  through myself and individuals close to my heart who have given new meaning to my memories. The tracks have delicate, yet off-kilter elements: Through the the glitch elements and bells layered over soundscapes throughout, I attempt to form a patient groove which does not know anxiety or censorship. It does not yearn to explicate or create a perfect balance, but rather explore without judgement. The linear tracks I chose have melodies which arise subtly, slowly, and sound like they are coming from far away, containing the distinct promise of something. For listeners, I hoped to create a spacious cove where there is room to be vulnerable and also dream a little on your own. "

Tracklist:

Terekke - arrpfaded
Loscil - Mistral 
Earthen Sea - Delicately in the sunlight 
Kangding Ray - Stabil
Federico Durand - Tarde de Llluvia 
Monolake - Indigo 
Four Tet - You were there with me
Aphex Twin - #19
Terekke - Soft g 
Monolake - Aviation 
Prince of Denmark - Planet Uterus
Loscil - Resurgam

ghunghru 003 // eugenia

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

www.ghunghru.fm
monthly on NTS Radio
bi-monthly on Boxoutfm
experimental label / radio show / curatorial project by founder @modularprincess & resident @eeeeeeeugenia

SF / Delhi

a space where sound is sound, without needing to be music. 
a space where we promote all audible oddities, in fact, encourage.
a space where we focus on the whole.
a space where time isn’t measured.
a space where no structure is okay. 
a space where silence is accepted.
a space where active listeners flourish.
a space where sounds that normally don’t get heard, get heard.
a space for intellectual physical emotional spiritual analysis of sounds that excite you. 
a space for you to be weird about what you find sonically beautiful.
a space for you to play all the groovy rhythms you want, if you want. 
a space for you to play all the ambient drones you want, if you want.
a space for you to play all the hair standing unexpected glitch you want, if you want. 
a space for you to play none of the things that are expected.
a space for traditional world sounds, in an untraditional manner. 
a space for comfort in discomfort. 
a space for not just sounds, but also words, poetry, whispers and voice.

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

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