Check out this interview with Coco Madrid who is a Portland-based music promoter, electronic artist and fashion advocate. She has been working in the Pacific Northwest underground dance music and fashion scenes for over a decade.

In this episode of Femmecult Radio, I interview writer, filmmaker, artist and all around effective troublemaker, Jex Blackmore. She is well known for her confrontational performance art pieces which are usually held in civic spaces. Her work addresses the links between moral religious rhetoric, sexuality, and political policy.  [Religion] is a powerful form of manipulation where even the act of questioning is deemed sinful and something you can be condemned to an eternity of punishment for. It has a profound effect on the capacity for people to be curious, and inquire and challenge the established power structure. From Femmecult Radio Episode 018, Interview with Jex Blackmore “Sanctions of the Cross” was a response to an anti-choice protest held at a Planned Parenthood location in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Good Friday. The procession was a testament to the burden of oppressive mandates endured by women who are forced to consider the religious opinions of the legislature while making personal family planning decisions. (from www.jexblackmore.com) She has often been the target of protest by the Catholic Church for her outspoken and confrontational work. She has also been called a tireless crusader for bodily autonomy, in that her work seeks to interrogate oppressive social institutions and ideas that undermine reproductive rights, and the freedom of women to choose what happens to their own bodies. She has been featured in many publications including TIME, Vanity Fair, Washington Post, NPR, Cosmopolitan and Salon, and was featured in the 2019 documentary “Hail Satan?” Her reproductive rights advocacy has ranged from disrupting anti-choice rallies to debating the Westboro Baptist Church and her recent exhibition in Detroit, “Sex Militant”, was listed as one of the best art exhibitions of 2019 by the Chicago Reader. …you have this systemic oppression of people who are not...

Ava Delay is a Berlin-based DJ who moved to Berlin over 6 years ago to immerse herself in German culture, and specifically German electronic music. She is most often a vinyl DJ, who has been collecting and spinning records for the better part of 15 years. Her style ranges from techno to electronica, downtempo to pop, or whatever seems to fit the mood. Check out her end of the decade mix for Femmecult and get acquainted with her by reading our interview with her below. Thanks for tuning in. Happy 2020! Ava Delay 2019 Femmecult: How did you get into DJing initially, and what drew you to the electronic music genre in particular? Ava Delay: I started out as a radio DJ at KPSU in Portland. I found my way to electronic music through electro / rock crossover bands like The Faint and Adult. and very weird experimental electronic sounds / field recordings. I got interested in electropop and electroclash and slowly found my way to techno. Before that I was mostly into punk music, so I appreciated the punk attitude of experimental electronic and techno music. In the early days, this music was made on relatively cheap machines and parties were underground. It was just like, find some gear, find an empty space, find a bunch of people who want to go crazy and stay up all night, fuck the police. Femmecult: You moved from Portland, OR to Berlin over 7 years ago. Tell us how each city has uniquely affected your relationship to music. Ava Delay: The difference between these two cities is that Portland has a very small, tight knit community of people supporting electronic music and Berlin is overrun with ravers and party tourists.  In Portland, you practically have to...

Beats by Girlz is a non-traditional music technology curriculum, collective and community founded in 2012 by Erin Barra, who is an Associate Professor at the berklee college of music. The program was launched to empower young women in music technology by providing access to tools, guidance and role-support in order to develop their interest and career opportunities in music production and composition, and engineering. BBG has chapters all over the world, including NYC, Los Angeles, Berlin, Madrid and more. In this episode of Femmecult Radio, Christina Broussard (SciFiSol Music) is in conversation with three facilitators of the Minneapolis chapter of Beats by Girlz: Christine Hoberg, Christin Light and Tanya Leigh, all of whom are also accomplished electronic musicians. Please join us for an exciting conversation about how the BBG collective functions to provide creative opportunities to their community, and the wonderful effects on the lives of those involved with the program. At the end of the podcast, we will highlight the creative backgrounds this episode’s guests  and more about what brought them to working with Beats by Girlz. Thanks for listening! Subscribe to Femmecult Radio on Mixcloud, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and more Tracks in the episode in order of appearance:wk-es – Two (Axkan + Tanya Leigh Remix)Christin Light – SL (Radio Edit)Christine Hoberg – New in the Morning (live at Daytrotter) Here’s more on our episode guests: Tanya Leigh Tanya Leigh BBG Los Angeles Tanya Leigh is a DJ, producer, engineer, teacher and co-founder of OMEN Recordings. She has an extensive career in music and the techno scene. In 1998 she discovered the sound of techno and started supporting events in the Minneapolis underground dance scene. From 2009-2016 she was 1/2 of the duo known as Complicit, (DJ & Live techno music). The pair...

Gudrun Gut 2018 Gudrun Gut has been an activist in the underground music world since the late 1970s, and with a music career that spans 4 decades, she is a force to be reckoned with. Her expansive discography is comprised of some of the most engaging and influential work to come out of electronic music, and her latest solo album, Moment, was released in December of 2018 on her Monika Enterprise label. A prolific artist, she’s dabbled in everything from post-punk to techno, was cofounder of the legendary band Malaria! with Bettina Köster, was an original member of Einstürzende Neubauten, and has directed 2 seminal record labels, Monika Enterprise and Moabit Musik. Gudrun Gut, 1978 Throughout her career, she’s been a staunch advocate for a gender equality and has fought for feminist ideals to great effect. Please join us for an intimate conversation with Gudrun Gut, where we touch on everything from her history in self-directed artistic motivation to the political importance of reigning in music industry gatekeepers to finding a production process that works in the moment, among other intriguing topics. The interview was conducted in Berlin in May of 2019. Thanks for listening! Gudrun Gut Be brave. Nobody wants what is already there.Gudrun Gut, 2019 Please subscribe and listen to the Femmecult podcast on Mixcloud, iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher and our hosted episode page. About the interviewer: Christina Broussard aka SciFiSol is an electronic musician and visual artist, writer and interviewer, and founder of Femmecult Magazine. Her work spans the genres of experimental electronic pop, darkwave and techno. She is a live performer, vocalist and DJ, and is also ½ of techno duo, Camino Acid. For more information please visit her online at www.scifisol.net Additional commentary appearing in the interview from Berlin-based DJ,...

Emily Esperanza is a non-binary filmmaker and artist whose work questions the conventional narrative of storytelling to bring progressive ideas into focus. Their work has been screened at festivals all over the United States and has won many awards of excellence. Their 2018 film Make Out Party was the official selection for several film festivals including the Las Vegas Queer Arts Festival, and also winning the award for most innovative short film at the 23rd Annual TWIST Seattle Queer Film Festival in Seattle, WA. Make Out Party (2018) Esperanza is currently working on a feature length film called LOTERÍA, drawing from experience producing films that explore themes of youthful rebellion and the celebration of underground culture. Our conversation gets into everything from the importance of presenting familiar archetypes and heros clothed in different skin to their experiences of developing and listening to intuition while on set. Please join me, your host Christina Broussard aka SciFiSol Music, for this conversation with an innovative young filmmaker who uses their brilliant directorial eye to create works that have already been compared to many notable cult film directors of underground cinema. Take a look at Esperanza on Vimeo as well for more information about her work. Thanks for listening! You can subscribe and listen to the Femmecult podcast on Mixcloud, iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher and our hosted episode page. Make Out Party (2018) Additional credit for material used in the podcast: Make Out Party (2018) and SPIDER AND FLY (2013). The song featured in the excerpt of MOP is ‘Riot’ by Glamour...

Anna Jordan is a trans-disciplinary artist based in Berlin, who focuses her work in the digital electronic realm as a painter, video artist and electronic musician. Her auditive work is released under her moniker, The Allegorist, for which she has 2 albums out now, and she is quoted as saying its format mixes all styles and genres and sets no limitations… Anna Jordan, The Allegorist Her most recent album was released in 2018, on Detroit Underground, is called Hybrid Dimension I a full length audio visual masterpiece that features music videos for each track on the album. One of which is being screen at international film festivals, and is  entitled Humandroid Lovers, so please find time to view that before or after the podcast to expose yourself to a beautiful example of her work. We are so excited to have her on the podcast in which she talks about her inspirations, perseverance, some technical aspects of her productions, and her artistic motivations. Thanks for listening! You can subscribe and listen to the Femmecult podcast on Mixcloud, iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher and our hosted episode page. Find Anna Jordan online: www.annajordanproject.com...

DJ Shiva is an techno artist with 2 decades of experience behind the decks and many quality releases to her credit on labels including Dystopian Rhythm, 611 Records, Different Is Different, Translucent, Gynoid Audio, and Chroma. Known far and wide as a tastemaker to reckon with, she runs the bi-monthly SubTerror Radio show, which is moving into it’s fifth year hosting the top names in techno from all over the world. We got a chance to speak with her about how she began so long ago, and what continues to inspire her dedication to this art form. Always outspoken and insightful, she also shares her thoughts and experiences on the electronic music industry and what is helping and hurting its progress in terms of leveling the playing field for all artists, especially women. In the podcast we’ll share bits and pieces of her music including her latest release on Detroit Underground under the moniker .noncompliant. Please join us for this fascinating conversation.   Connect with DJ Shiva online. Twitter: @djshiva https://www.facebook.com/djshivamusic/   Tracklisting used in podcast: DJ Shiva – In Bloom .noncompliant. – Airless Spaces .noncompliant. – Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum .noncompliant. – Ailed/Delia DJ Shiva – Whomp Rat Kroman Celik – Krater (DJ Shiva Remix)...

CMD aka Cyan (Corina MacDonald) is an electronic music maker and radio host based out of Montreal, Quebec. She’s been producing Modular_Systems on CKUT 90.3 FM for over a decade now, all of which are diligently archived on her website going back to 2004. With several releases out on labels such as Fur Trade and Basic Sounds and a live performance at the 2015 edition of MUTEK, she’s been building a reputation for quality output. We got a chance to pick her brain a bit about what got her into making music and her processes. She has done a DJ mix exclusively for Femmecult which you will find below the interview. Thanks for reading! Femmecult: How did you get into making music, and at what age did you become interested in electronic music specifically? CMD: I never studied music formally, except for some sporadic guitar lessons as a teenager. I think my interest in making electronic music came out of a trajectory related to radio, sound editing and DJing. I started getting seriously into electronic music in my early twenties, after spending some time in Scotland and then relocating to Montreal from Calgary. Moving around and being exposed to different music scenes was really exciting and motivated me to get more involved. Femmecult: Did you have an underground collective or group of friends, or support networks that first influenced you to pursue this field of interest? CMD: Shortly after moving to Montreal I started volunteering at CKUT, and many of the first friends I made here were DJs and producers, so music has been the common factor in much of my social life. I’ve founded a couple of different collectives over the years with friends as a way to collaborate and organize events that...

Midnight Magic is a nine piece live disco band based out of New York City that features Tiffany Roth on vocals, and is comprised of a horn section, keyboardist, guitarist, bassist, and a live drummer and percussionist. They give a excitingly modern perspective on retro space disco.

This in depth interview features 2 live performance videos of Midnight Magic performing in New York City at The Cameo Gallery. In the interview, Tiffany talks about her history and training as a vocalist, some of her influences, and also goes into how Midnight Magic develops song material including compositional techniques and touches on their creative process. Please tune in to this entertaining conversation that gives a glimpse into the evolution of an artform from the perspective of the charismatic and talented front woman, Tiffany Roth.

Femmecult interviews Bardo:Basho, Seattle based electronic music composer. Also featured in the interview is an exclusive live studio performance by the artist.

A DJ and producer known for her signature style of mashup that excludes few genres, the mixes of Experimental Housewife take the listener on a trip to the outer reaches of expectation. You may also have seen her name in print, as a music reviewer for the Berlin based No Fear of Pop blog as well as exploring topics surrounding the recent uproar regarding women in electronic music.

Femmecult interviews San Francisco based electronic music composer and live performer, Cherushii (Chelsea Faith.) In this audio interview/podcast she shares a bit of her history honing her craft and some of her production techniques. Tracks from her latest EP Queen of Cups, out on Los Angeles based label 100% Silk are also featured in the podcast.

Check out our new interview and podcast, this time with Oakland, CA based Rubidium (Rachel Bisagni.)

Femmecult features DJ Dweomer mix featuring women in electronic music. The show originally aired on Portland’s XRAY.FM radio station for the Zodiak Klub show.

Sound artist, remixer, DJ, Photographer, label owner and live performer, London based artist Shelley Parker, is deep in the game to say the least. She’s been making music since the 90s, honing a unique style that has become quite influential in the international avant garde electronic scene.

Femmecult interviews Portland, Oregon based event promoter Coco Madrid. In the audio podcast Q&A she gives insights on the history of the underground music scene in Portland, how it’s evolved, and her experiences helping promote events.

Built by mad scientists in a secret underwater laboratory on the Lost Continent of Atlantis deep within the Bermuda Triangle; AMANDROID is a state-of-the-art being: A Human/Android Mutation. Originally programmed as a covert SubSonic Operative, an assignment led her on her fateful rendezvous with SPAZ and 5lowershop at the AUTONOMOUS MUTANT FESTIVAL- forever altering her life’s trajectory. Thus Submerged in the festival’s Bass Saturated 23rd Dimensional Landscape; AMANDROID’s circuitry was completely washed and re-written. Now, in Solidarity with her Audio Comrades near and far, FREE and imprisoned, AMANDROID and the ARMY of LOVE SOUNDSYSTEM are proud RENEGADES of the SubSonic RESISTANCE! From their Underground base deep within the Liberated Territories of Northern Californiastan, they are forever venturing forth bringing Audio Mayhem to points up and down the West Coast, across the continent and Worldwide. And like yourself, AMANDROID is yet one more gleaming point of light in the perpetually expanding Galaxy of Artists and Musicians RESISTING the oppressive forces of the Mundane and Complacent! You can hear her live every Thursday on Dam Free Radio on the internetz at: http://www.spaz.org/radio/ at the AUTONOMOUS MUTANT FESTIVAL: http://www.mutantfestival.org/ and at a party near you soon! LONG LIVE THE RESISTANCE!!! www.spaz.org (bio by Be Wun) Femmecult: Tell us about your early years, and any parties, crews that pushed you in this direction and motivated you to begin djing. Amandroid: I think the telling moment that kind of sewed it all up and sent me in the direction I have been going in for the last 16 years was meeting some people from the S.P.A.Z, and Blackkat sound systems on the street next to their tour bus in Madison, Wisconsin, where I was living at the time, in about 1998. I had just returned from almost 2 years...

li-z (Lisette Calis) is part of the Hit N Run Soundsytem based in The Netherlands. She is a DJ and composer of idm, breakcore and techno electronic music. Femmecult interview and podcast by li-z.

Cynthia Valenti aka The Perfect Cyn has been holding it down as a house, techno and electro DJ for over a decade. Well known all over the Pacific Northwest and beyond for her sleek style behind the decks, she’s been building a collection of loyal dancefloor junkies who appreciate her breadth of musical knowledge. She tells us how it all began with Ham radios, Front 242 and punk rock among other things…

UK based electronic music artist, Plum (Shona Maguire) is an electro-pop producer and multi-instrumentalist celebrating the release of her fourth album, Besty Thunder. It’s received high praise online and off and we were happy to catch up with her and chat about everything from her incorporation of field recordings into her songs to her fascination with the sound of earthquakes.

Portland based electronic music artist, NeveroddoreveN (Heather Tucker) is early in her career as a solo artist but already turning quite a few heads with her original work and live show. Her work can be classified as dark wave and synth pop, drawing inspiration from notable industrial and postpunk synth bands of the 80s among others. She is a talented and expressive vocalist and her live performances are known to feature live video projections and dancers as well. Femmecult got a chance to pick her brain on her creative process and that gnawing feeling one gets when creativity becomes stagnant. Femmecult: Where are you from? NeveroddoreveN: I was born in a tiny town in Texas near the border of Louisiana. But I grew up in Houston, TX from the age of 2. Femmecult: What is your musical background? How did you get started? NeveroddoreveN: I am not formally trained. I’ve had no schooling in music. I was mostly a vocalist up until about 2 years ago. After being in a handful of bands from the age of about 22 I decided to go it alone. I find that working with others can be a lot like being in a relationship. You like someone more than they like you or vice versa. I was either looking for a way out of whatever band or completely heartbroken when whatever project didn’t work out. Not that I’m against collaborating now but it’s so much easier to answer to yourself with artistic endeavors. Also, I’ve never been less stage shy than when it was just me…..representing what I want to make…..from start to finish. Believing in it more. Standing by it, you know? Femmecult: Please comment on your musical style. NeveroddoreveN: Downtempo dark synth? Electronic droneloop sample? I...