Selected by Madge

In a world where everything on the radio sounds the same, Madge is a necessity. The LA-based producer and songwriter has been flipping pop music upside down since their debut in 2018, becoming known for their eclectic and enigmatic computerised sound.

Besides their own solo work, Madge was responsible for writing Pussy Riot song’s recent song “Riot”, inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S. and the recent arrest of Pussy Riot’s Peter Verzilov. On top of that, Madge holds a residency with the ‘Future Classic x Dropbox’ series; a project that sees them collaborate with other boundary-pushing artists such as Yungblud.

Madge’s latest offering is the six-track EP,  ‘Ethanol (Multiverse, Vol 2)’. It’s an intriguing experiment in sound, synergising Charli XCX type pop beats on “Headshot” with punky guitar riffs on “H8R”. A trippy electronic soundscape runs throughout, binding the project together as it’s central nervous system.

The project responds to societal and personal disorder as Madge states that “for every garbage fire I put out in my brain, I find myself dumping gasoline on another. I find myself wondering if I just accept this state of things”.

To celebrate the release of their innovative EP, we asked Madge to pick 10Trax that inspired it. Dive in below!