Comprised of Mary Panjoma (vocals, keyboard, production) and Patrik Nilsson (bass, drum machines, samplers, production) Panjoma are an elemental force of nature that shifts between the seasons of synth-pop, backtracking to the origins of neo-psychedelia, whilst tilting its axis towards folktronica. They are a diverse, sensuous act of experimental, dark-wave, electronica, Krautrock, Neo-Jazz, dance, art-rock, sophisti-pop, ambient pop, dreampop, infused funk music that solar flares with passion and lingers with emotion. Formed in 2006, Panjoma are contempory crafted music and whose music beats from the epicentre of Electroclash and shines from the neon lights of ambient-pop.
Through the entrancing vocals and twitching tonality, Panjoma are daydream believers that sit amongst the deserted soundscape of dark romanticism and are awakened by the sensuality of slow-core. Think Lana Del Rey meets, Tess Parks and Alison Goldfrapp in a cinematic arthouse of exotic melancholy, then you get the idea. Listening to Panjoma is like taking an ethereal escape to a languid land, where you feel the cool breeze dancing with lost realities, and chasing utopian fantasies. Like undercover sonic spies of synth-pop, Panjoma noir-navigates through its lucid dreams, whilst being awakened by its own fantasies.
Following the success of their Panjoma album in 2012, Personacide album released in 2014, and the singles Death Mantra and Transmit Invocation, Panjoma are back with their new EP Sun and Moons, which has been selected as my EP of the Week. Released on 17th May 2022, via GRID Discs, the EP reaffirms the duos skill at creating music that entrances and creates a soul sanctuary of dreamy and blissful music. With a four–fold mix of the track “Sun and Moon”, the EP offers a hallucinogenic haze of dance infused electronica that crashes in the dark matter of space-rock collides and with the remnants of Krautrock. Its’ a cinematic take on a great track, that dances in illumination from dusk to dawn.
Free backtracks in a whirlpool of neo-psychedelia, looping between the time and space of electronica. It’s a captivating track that dives deep into the subconscious of dreampop and awakens in a lucid labyrinth of ethereal pop. Through the sensuous vocals of Panjoma, Free creates an exotic ambience of slow-core, that floats with the eerie breeze of synth-pop. A spellbinding spin, an eclectic escapade, Free translucently transmutes from the infinite space of drum and bass, whilst trip-hopping from its tribal beats. Along with the undercurrents of baroque rock, Free swims aloofly towards a distant shore.
Like an asteroid falling to earth, Sun and Moon (Dawn) plunges with force and orbits to the frontiers of space-rock. It’s an exquisite track, whose acoustic strums drift you along the coastlines of neo-folk, whilst feeling the orchestral breeze and sonic shivers of baroque rock. Along with the strobe lights of stellar synths, Sun and Moon (Dawn) flicker like beguiling beams from a higher plane of Krautrock.
Sun and Moon space travels between the time zones of Krautrock. whilst dancing to the shuffle beats of new wave. It’s a slow burner that smoulders and singes in a drowsy drone of synth-pop in an intoxicating mix of wild abandon and soul surrender. Along with the robotic vocals and digital bleeps, Sun and Moon (Dusk) raves in a crepuscular clubland of house, whilst riding the wonky waves of dark-electronica.
Sun and Moon (Dusk) is a chimerical daze of folktronica and spoken word, that flickers and shimmers from its lunar light. Through the interchange of vocals, Sun and Moon (Dusk) reverberates in a lucid state, whist being awakened by the sonic shudders, delirious drones and wah synths. It’s a mesmerising track, that seduces senses, whilst levitating through the twilight zone of electronica. Along with the reverie ripples, and fluorescent flashes, Sun and Moon (Dusk) sends shockwaves from its electromagnetic field and power surges from its singed currents.
Bleeding Sun loops down into the groovy embankments of neo-psych and back spins in a dust-devil of sundunes. It’s a haze of sun-drenched sonics that surfs the waves of brooding basslines and trip-hops on the springy beats.
Like Thunder strikes the skylines of Sophisti-pop in a surge of Jazz-rock. Through the sassy sax, scatter of beats, rumbling synths and vaporous synths, Like Thunder pulsates in the nebulous corners of new wave, amongst the dry ice and misty ambience. Along with the sultry vocals, Like Thunder lingers in the stratosphere of slowcore, whilst dazing in the aftermath of dreampop.
The ‘Sun and Moon’ EP is out now and is available across all digital platforms,
including Spotify, Beatport, Apple Music, and Bandcamp.
TRACK LIST
- Sun and Moon (Dawn)
- Sun and Moon
- Sun and Moon (Dusk)
- Free
- Like Thunder
- Bleeding Sun
CREDITS
Performed and recorded by Mary Panjoma and Patrik Nilsson
Mastered by Ritchard Napierkowski
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
Track 6 by Patrik Nilsson, Mary Panjoma
Videos written & directed by Mary Panjoma
‘Sun and Moon’ cinematography & filming by James D. Brimble and Bill Lanier
Edited by Mary Panjoma. Animation by Gabriel Phoenix
‘Free’ cinematography & filming by Daniel Doggett
‘Bleeding Sun’ video created by Skedge Animation with editing, FX by Mary Panjoma
Keep up with Panjoma
http://www.panjoma.com
https://panjoma.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/panjoma
https://soundcloud.com/panjoma
https://www.instagram.com/panjoma
https://www.youtube.com/c/MaryPanjoma/videos
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3mZN9drxJrYNywQzJE3mp5
https://www.beatport.com/artist/panjoma/220639/tracks
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/panjoma/317213888