Riz Maslen who performs under the moniker Neotropic, is an electronic musician and composer based in the UK. She began releasing records in the mid nineties, and has been highly prolific over the last 2 decades having put out many albums and eps on various labels including Ninja Tune and 4Hero. She was an early collaborator of the seminal electronic duo, Future Sound of London, and her voice is featured in one of their biggest hits, Papua New Guinea. Her expressive style is all over the place and based heavily in trip hop and experimental electronic often with an emphasis on her vocal accompaniments. She’s toured extensively all over the USA, Europe and Australia and her live shows often include a visual component of her own creation. Neotropic by Zeroh Studio As I was working on this podcast I got a chance to immerse myself in her discography beyond the few albums I already owned, and I was blown away at the sophistication and inventiveness of her musical stylings. In the interview, we touch on how she developed her own style through experimentation and a DIY ethos, her early days at Ninja Tune and her touring experiences in the heyday of electronic music in the nineties. We also got into discussion around the challenges of working outside of your comfort zone, the connotations of being pigeonholed as a female vocalist in electronic music, and discovered some correlations between both of our experiences of making electronic music. Thanks for listening! (You can listen on Apple iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and Mixcloud. Please subscribe and review if you enjoy!) Neotropic Interviewed by SciFiSol & Neotropic Songs Showcase from 1999-2020 Neotropic in conversation with Femmecult founder, SciFiSol Neotropic in her studio circa late 90s? The podcast’s playlist features Neotropic songs from several of her albums, dating from 1999 until the present. They are listed below in order of appearance.— Nyolat (appears on The Absolute Elsewhere) Beautiful Pool (appears on 15 Levels of Magnification) Opium Den (appears on Ultimate Sushi) Love & Hate (appears on Equestrienne) The Melancholy Whale (appears on The Whalebone Box) Your War (appears on The Absolute Elsewhere) Fung Koo (appears on Ultimate Sushi) Neotropic by Zeroh Studio Your War (live performance) from The Absolute...
Beats by Girlz MN Interview Podcast
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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, Electronic Musician [Podcast Interview]
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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, Film Director [Podcast Interview]
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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 The Allegorist Podcast Interview
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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...
Walking the Labyrinth with Beta Evers [Interview]
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With a dark sound that takes synth music into orphic dimensions, Beta Evers has been making and releasing music since the 90s. Her message captures the essence of the forgotten realms of early underground synth wave, and explores themes of existential angst, sensuality and subversiveness that have all but been swallowed up by commercial pop music. She’s released her own and other artists’ music on her labels which include Kommando 6, BodyVolt, and Venus Noir (a label devoted to female artists), and other record labels over the years, as a solo project in addition to various collaborations. You may have heard her voice in a dance club over some dark beat because her music is so easy to fit the mood and mix into genres ranging from techno, electro, experimental electronic and even rock music. But, her work transcends every genre it examines, and tells a unique multi-layered story. Femmecult is happy to present an interview with artist and composer, Beta Evers (Brigitte Enzler). Femmecult: What are your current musical projects and record labels that you are actively involved with these days? Beta Evers: After releasing 2 1/2 EPs with solo works within the last 12 months, I am now in a phase where I will let my solo activities rest for a longer time. Currently I am working on a collaborative project with Alek Stark and another one with Heinrich Mueller. Besides I am involved in the sporadic long time project Radikale Analog Fraktion. At this moment we just play and test ideas without having any concrete release plans. Femmecult: How do you divide your time between running record labels and composing music? Beta Evers: The record label is not that demanding because I release only 1 record per year. There are maybe...
DJ Shiva Interview
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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)...
Dasha Rush Interview
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Last year I got the opportunity to attend Mutek Montreal and interview Dasha Rush. I’ve been a huge fan of hers for several years now. She is the consummate artist, exploring a fascinating range of territories in her work with innovation and style. She performs live and DJs, and also does a live A/V performance. Her styles of composition range from dark dance floor techno to experimental electronica with spoken word. She heads up 2 successful record labels, Full Panda for the more rhythm oriented work, and Hunger to Create (on the same website) for things of a more of an experimental nature. Her touring schedule is relentless and this year she’s back at Mutek Montreal with 2 performances. In the interview we discuss her musical process and songwriting techniques, and the value of simplicity in creative work, as well as a bit about her personal experiences in the electronic music industry. We start out with some technical questions about her setup. Thanks for reading! Femmecult: When you began making music, did you get started with gear or software? Dasha Rush: Software. I mean there was a bit of gear but it was software and I didn’t have any of my own in the beginning, of course. It was from friends.. and people who were lending me things to try out, but yeah I started with Cakewalk and sampling things, usually with samples and then I used Fruity Loops for a while and then slowly developed try different things. I still partially use hardware, but mostly software. Femmecult: I’ve seen some videos of you working with modular synth. Dasha Rush: I’m not really into modular synth. I’ve tried and I have interest but it’s not like something that I do now. Now it’s developed...
Interview with MUTEK curator, Patti Schmidt
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Patti Schmidt, curator for MUTEK electronic music festival, talks about the politics surrounding raising the visibility of women in electronic music.
Interview with Tiffany Roth of Midnight Magic
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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.
Bardo:Basho Breaks Through
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Femmecult interviews Bardo:Basho, Seattle based electronic music composer. Also featured in the interview is an exclusive live studio performance by the artist.
Come Home to Experimental Housewife
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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.
Cherushii Audio Interview
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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.
The Dynamic Flow of Rubidium
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Check out our new interview and podcast, this time with Oakland, CA based Rubidium (Rachel Bisagni.)
OpenSignal Music Collective Interview
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OPENSIGNAL is a collective of artists based in Providence, Rhode Island (USA) concerned with the state of gender and race in experimental electronic-based sound and art practices. They host technical skillshares, critical discussions, and events featuring artists pushing the boundaries of thought and practice in electronic performance. (Taken from cargocollective.com/opensignal). In this Q&A, they share some insights into their experiences as women working and studying in the field experimental electronic arts.
Cynthia Valenti Interview
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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…
Plum Tunes Interview
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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.
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