Earlier we introduced you to a fun and wild-spirited electronic duo from Austin called Panjoma. Today we present their new single ‘Like Thunder’, a sultry and blissed-out chill song in time for spreading good summer vibes. This single is a potent taste of goodness from Panjoma’s latest ‘Sun and Moon’ EP. Marking the band’s return to the music scene after an eight-year hiatus, they are back with what they feel is their best work ever. They also recently previewed the singles ‘Sun and Moon’,‘Free’ and ‘Bleeding Sun’.
Formed in 2006, core members Mary Panjoma (vocals, keyboard, production) and Patrik Nilsson (bass, drum machines, samplers, production) quickly hit it off upon meeting, resulting in a marriage and the birth of Panjoma. Despite their subsequent divorce, Pat and Mary remain committed to their shared musical quest.
Originally created for Willie Oteri and Ricardo Acevedo’s ‘O’Clock‘ Italian tour in 2018, the original version of ‘Like Thunder’ was still missing something. Enter songstress Mary Panjoma, who’s lyrics and vocals tightened the composition into what finally became ‘Like Thunder’, a feel-good ballad about love and lucid dreaming.
For over 40 years Ricardo Acevedo / Lost Cat Magnet has written and performed new wave, art electro, techno prog, urban ambient, avant-jazz and Chillout groove music, ranging from the far-out sonic experimentation of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in the ’60s to the machine-driven meditations of Klaus Schulze and the Berlin School in the ’70s to the conceptualism and imagination of ’90s progressive electronic artists like The Orb.
Willie Oteri has been a professional musician for over 40 years, touring the US, Europe and Japan. His recordings of Progressive Jazz and Beyond have received reviews in Jazz Times, Guitar Player, All About Jazz, Bam Magazine and others worldwide.
The ‘Sun and Moon’ EP follows 2014’s ‘Personacide’ album and 2012’s ‘Panjoma’ album in 2012. These were preceded by the singles ‘Death Mantra’ and ‘Transmit Invocation’, both with videos created by two-time Latin Grammy Award recipient Paul Beck, known for his work with David Byrne, The Calm Blue Sea, and feature films ‘Waking Life’ and ‘A Scanner Darkly’.
An avant-garde darkwave electro femme-pop DMT-jazz band with a funky edge, Panjoma’s sound is as eclectic as their influences, ranging from Bjork, Aphex Twin, Orbital and Squarepusher to Thundercat, Nine Inch Nails, Primus, Daft Punk, Le Chic, Mr. Fingers, Jazzanova and Depeche Mode.
Panjoma combines electronic sound elements with conventional instruments, which they often use in unconventional ways, such as filtered pianos or e-bows on bass, producing their unique sound using a vast array of drum machines, samplers, keyboards, software programs, and synthesizers.
[bandcamp width=100% height=120 album=1228491227 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 tracklist=false artwork=small]They have also had their fair share of adventures with film, art, soundtracks and sync licensing, having scored the soundtrack for the independent horror film‘Psympatico’ and been featured in the soundtracks for multiple documentaries, TV shows and video games, including ‘American Drug War’ and ‘How Weed Won The West’ and the beta video game trailer for‘Otherland’.
Panjoma’s studio and live performance members (past and present) include Ricardo Acevedo (Lost Cat Magnet, O’Clock), Ritchard Napierkowski (The Nimbus, Ritchual, Adoration Destroyed), John Ousely (Construction Paper Records, Cosmic Pets), Richard Evans (Rivers Want) and Chris Alvarez (Saul Williams, John Spencer Blues Explosion).
The ‘Sun and Moon’ EP’ is out now and is available across digital platforms, including Spotify, Beatport, Apple Music.and Bandcamp.
TRACK LIST
1. Sun and Moon (Dawn)
2. Sun and Moon
3. Sun and Moon (Dusk)
4. Free
5. Like Thunder
6. Bleeding Sun
CREDITS
Performed and recorded by Mary Panjoma and Patrik Nilsson
Mastered by Ritchard Napierkowski, except ‘Like Thunder’ mixed and Mastered by Acevedo and Tiago da Silva
Cover artwork by Joseph Salazar
Live photos by Ismael Quintanilla III. Other photos by Ricardo Acevedo.
Tracks 1, 3, 4 written by Mary Panjoma
Track 2 by Mary Panjoma, Patrik Nilsson, Ritchard Napierkowski
Track 5 by Mary Panjoma, Ricardo Acevedo, Willie Oteri
Track 6 by Patrik Nilsson, Mary Panjoma
‘Like Thunder’ video – directed, effects, editing by Mary Panjoma
Cinematography by Ricardo Acevedo, Mary Panjoma
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