So what can Panjoma teach us about live electronic?

There is something to be said of a band, dubbed by the Austin Chronicle as 'electroshock therapy', when you're chillaxing on your balcony at 6 in the morning, inhaling the sweet scents of dew tip-toeing from one Rosemary to the next.  As I’m listening to their track, Reel, I think of a comment RiTch N, keyboard player for Panjoma made, where he describes their style as “being filters for the rest of the world’s energy” and that’s exactly how I felt.  The hybrid of instrumental fusion of electro, IDM, industrial and downtempo tones allows you to really understand how it is that RiTch N’s knowledge of circuitry & skills in the production studio combined with Patrik’s twenty years experience playing bass and Mary’s hypnotizing voice takes this ensemble of extreme talent to unrestrained paradigms.  Panjoma’s been around since 2005 when Patrik Nillson recognized the insatiable talent with then girlfriend, Mary Abshier a.k.a. Mary Panjoma and channeled her background in music theory, piano, jazz vox and guitar.
 
 
I met up with Mary, Patrik and RiTch N at one of my favorite coffee shops in E Austin, Rio Rita, one evening just hanging out, laughing about how the band got together, how live electronic music is spearheading some really new technology being used in creating music, their upcoming tours and concerts, etc.  Take a look at our interview.  Panjoma http://panjoma.com/