Monochrome presents, 𝖍𝖎𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝖑𝓥 : Pjenné, Passing Notes.

This winter, Monochrome is offering each month to one or several artists to discover their influences and inspirations through a forty-five minute to two hour recording. These three recordings will focus on percussive rhythms between Ambient, Deep Techno and Drum & Bass.

Artist biography :
Pjenné (Penny O’Brien) is a familiar name in the Melbourne dance community. Through her imaginative club sets and weekly show on Melbourne’s PBSfm Radio, she has established herself as a critical fixture in the local scene. Though her sets may vary wildly, Pjenné has crafted a style that is distinctly her own - atmospheric whilst bass-heavy, it’s sure to make you want to move.
The after-hours see her navigating through all realms of dance music - energetic sets that are heavily driven by the psychedelic and progressive sounds of the 90s and beyond. Equally adept at playing small, sweaty basements as she is festival stages, Pjenné has made multiple appearances at the highly acclaimed Inner Varnika, Strawberry Fields, Golden Plains and Boiler Room.
Away from the dancefloor, Pjenné finds a sanctuary inside the radio booth. Her show Passing Notes further explores her fascination with the diversity of electronic music, as well as the community it fosters. The airwaves afford her the opportunity to showcase sounds a little more unorthodox. From early evening soundscapes, downtempo and emotional synth pop, to experimental club music, Passing Notes provides a crucial connection from club to community, also playing host to inspiring local and international talent. 
Pjenné’s passion for what she does is pervasive. Be it in the studio or on the dancefloor, the same beliefs shine through: the importance of community, of supporting each other and the necessity of a damn good dance.

Pjenné :
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/pjenne/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pjenneee/
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/djpjenne/

Tracklist :
01. Monolake - Orbit Inconplete [ml/i - 2020]
02. Pechblende - Submerged [Lett Records - 2019]
03. Steve Roach & Vir Unis - Mind Link [Projekt - 1999]
04. Mosam Howieson - Aphelion (tdel Remix) [Mysteries of the Deep - 2022]
05. Doltz - Rakuyoh [Huinali]
06. Format Value - Nucleo [Lowless]
07. Space Biology - Sustainability [Forthcoming Companion]
08. Absis - Flying Over Me [Oslated]
09. Brando Lupi - Mutant Phase [Detune]
10. Vienosounds - Liolaemus Nitidus [Self Released]
11. Biocym - Crossing Cave [Frequencia Introspectiva]
12. Alegria - Chicachilla [Sunset Recordings]
13. Kletis - Guardian [Samet]
14. Bernstein - Vrilya [Hyalin Records]
15. Mark Thibideau - Distance Between [Sub Static]
15. Nigm - Overcome The Fear [Lett Records]
16. Vice City - No Bombs, Just Kung Fu Penguins [Jin]
17. Klaus Hoffman-Hoock - Conundrum [DiN]
18. Hibernation - Familiar Stars Intro [Tribal Shift]

Monochrome presents, 𝖍𝖎𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝖑𝓥 : Pjenné.

Aired 11-01-24 on @fbiradio 

@zaraolsen is an absolute favourite on the show, her deep, psychedelic and emotional productions have solidified her as a key player representing the Australian underground with releases on @purespacefm , @a-biotic , @saltminesrecords to name a few. Quickly gaining international recognition, last year playing the @minimal_collective label night at deschool for ADE as part of her debut Europe tour.

citrus on FBi radio : Zara

The incredible Kavil for #37, a recording of his set at Absorb(ed) II last April... epic multi day party at the best spot in town, Miscellania. 11th- 13th March 2023, this set was 10pm Saturday night

Kavil is an integral member of Naarm/Melbourne's music community.& co-curator of label/party @absorb-label with @tangerine_tangerine & Sasha Logan.

<3

Ani/live Thirty Seven: Kavil @ Absorb(ed) II

✣ @tangeladj is fading you into a driving yet playful and nimble tekkno free-float ✣

Aired 25.01.2024 on @lyl_radio

www.lyl.live

Hyperterranean #021 with Tangela

Exciting Eora based artist for #148 of the series. Joshua aka @a-m-u-w-a sparked my curiosity when I heard a sublime minimal tech demo/forthcoming tune via some friends in Melbourne. His style is distinctive and bassy, yet simultaneously swampy & mysterious This mix a delicate showcase of breaks, psy-infused grooves & the likes.

Thanks so much for this one Josh it's a pleasure to have you in the series!

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Animix One Hundred & Forty Eight: Amuwa

Saturday 3 February 2024
CTM 2024 – Sustain
RSO.Berlin

Like a blossoming mind-fungus, the microtextual world of upsammy hums with the uncanny seepage of the organic. Effortlessly blending translucent tones and funky rhythms, the Amsterdam artist creates a natural groove that flows through different speeds of spatial vibes and dreamy soundscapes. Collaborating with visual artist Jonathan Castro in many of her live shows, they craft psyched-out landscapes, playing with contradictions of comfort and solitude. These are beautiful companion pieces to her ephemerally-hitting DJ sets, drawing from trippy experimental DnB and offbeat techno.

@upsammy

CTM 2024: upsammy at RSO.Berlin

Our next release comes courtesy of London based Introspective Electronics founder, sound artist & DJ, Avsluta 🌀🌀🌀

Her penchant for low-swung basslines & hypnotic rhythms caught our ears at Above Below back in 2023 & we're so happy to finally be hosting her on the series. 

@avsluta

+ 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 / 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬 / 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞?
My name’s Lucie (she/her) and I live deeeep in South London. 

+ 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 & 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝? 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬…
This set was originally recorded at Goo Night in Spanners, a snug, intimate venue in South East London. Imagine a roomful of free, sweaty bodies moving to the rhythm, surrounded by dense red-tinted haze. The atmosphere was sexy and sticky that night. 

A little disclaimer regarding the recording. I had to re-record the second part of the set at home due to sound quality but the essence of it is in no way compromised 🙂

+ 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫?
I wanted to put together a set focusing on spaciousness and the interplay between heady depth and liberating playfulness, exploring ways in which the two can meaningfully coexist. The idea was to allow the audience to release their body fully on the dancefloor so obviously there had to be a good amount of energy running through the veins of the set. But at the same time, I really wanted to tickle their minds, open doors to imagination, introduce depth so if one really listens in, there is a whole world of sonic magic to explore - a complexity both sonic and emotional. 

+ 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮r 𝐫𝐞𝐤𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐛𝐨𝐱 / 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐠?
The process always starts with digging for new music that sets the tone for the playlist or when packing my record bag. I look for a specific flavour of sounds for each gig, thinking about the context in which I will be playing and trying to understand what possible directions I can take. 

Once I select those fresh tracks, I start building the rest of the playlist around it, first more generally and as I listen back with the set approaching, I keep refining it until it feels like it has enough substance. At the same time, I make sure it is generous enough so I can cover a lot of ground if the gig goes in a different direction than what I expected. It’s always a balance of keeping one’s artistic integrity while working with the crowd to create a powerful experience for everyone. 

+ 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 & 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?
Terra Obscura is a collaborative event I run together with my close friend Alicia. We started the series back in March 2022 at Ormside Project which is still our home to this day. Me and Alicia have an impressive overlap in terms of music taste but we are also quite good at challenging each other's ideas which I believe is important for a healthy growth of any project. We are both into a lot of deep, intricate music within the ambient & downtempo, techno, breaks & bass realm to give you a very rough idea about our programming. 

When we are building a line-up, we always throw around a lot of names and then try to find a common thread among the artists we want to book. We imagine how their sound would work in a particular slot and how their sets would flow into each other so there is a sense of development throughout the night. This process is usually quite long but in some ways really intuitive. 

What is very important for us is to approach the event as a whole, a night that effortlessly moves forward along a curatorial narrative, one step at a time from the start to the very end, moving from horizontal ambient to sweaty dance as it progresses. 

interview continued via our substack: https://allmovingobjects.substack.com/p/kinetic-live-04-avsluta-live-at-spanners

kinetic live 04: Avsluta live at spanners [19012024]

"Gather out of star-dust
            Earth-dust,
            Cloud-dust,
And splinters of hail,
One handful of dream-dust
            Not for sale."

Eagerly-awaited deep dream by @syberkid of @deep-mind-music

✢

MFIS LI ✢ Sybil

Prior to her gig at Nowadays upsammy presents an hour of trippy electronics, the experimental side of DnB and oddball techno.

https://www.instagram.com/upsammy_

upsammy @ The Lot Radio 03-30-2024

Aired 30 March 2024, as part of the Pure Space take over on triple j Mix Up
https://soundcloud.com/tangerine_tangerine

tracklist

Pure Space :: Tangerine

Kia has a taste-making ear for digging, sophisticated knack for storytelling and bubbling energy that draws people to her whether she’s backstage, behind the decks or on the dance floor. The DJ and curator wields atmospheric and psychedelic sounds that produce entire pulsating worlds through the speakers and between global connections.

Kia @ Kiosk Radio 28.04.2024

label, radio and occasional parties by https://soundcloud.com/andygarveyandygarvey focussing on so-called Australian music made for home listening and the club 

est. 2016

au distribution :: purespaceau@gmail.com
ex-au distribution :: orders@one-eye-witness.com

[politely, please no mix submissions]

Pure Space :: Tangerine

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