THE TRACK TACKLES INTIMACY, EMBODYING BOTH GENDERS AND LIVING AGAINST THE FEAR OF BEING STIGMATISED BY SOCIETY

MIKEY’S DEBUT ‘PATHS’ EP WAS RELEASED IN JUNE

‘A very special talent’ i-D     ‘An iconic figure Berlin’s queer scene’ XLR8R 

‘Few make an impression as immediately striking as MIKEY’ Out Magazine

‘Species’ Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzRocrQCO8o

 

An iconic figure in Berlin’s underground music scene and queer nightlife, MIKEY Woodbridge AKA MIKEY released their debut EP earlier this month with a voice fusing the primal power of shamanic ritual with the astral soundscapes of visionary trans/trance pop. ‘Paths’ came out in June, and in the lineage of paradigmatic artists like Prince & Björk, MIKEY’s music is both food for the speakers on the dance floor and a prophetic map for a generation that is hungry for transformation.

Starting out as a solo acoustic act, MIKEY began honing their skills with a rigorous two years on the live circuits in Sydney. It was through these early intimate shows that audiences began to experience the enormity of MIKEY’s voice, a tender sphere that surrounds and enthralls its listeners. After leaving Australia, MIKEY spent time in New York and London where they encountered a community of queer nightlife creatures who awakened the courage for self-discovery that has since become a central theme of their music. In addition to their music sets, MIKEY began performing with Sink the Pink, creating unique looks that led to a design commission from Rihanna and multiple appearances in music videos and fashion magazines. They have since collaborated with Basement Jaxx and Depeche Mode.

With a move to Berlin in 2015, MIKEY. began to experience the spiritual metamorphosis that became the fundament of the songs on ‘Paths,’ which was produced by Jane Arnison. In the hypnotic synth and spiralling sci-fi frequencies of ‘Species’, MIKEY defines themself as a “genderless terrorist,” a being who transmutes into something alien creating as much desire as it does fear. The song begins in a warm, enveloping place that invokes a reclaiming of femme power before launching like a spaceship into the territory of yet-unnamed ways to love. MIKEY had this to say on the track:

“‘Species’ was inspired by being intimate with men who had never been with someone like me. Someone who embodies both genders, someone out of this world; another species almost. At first I just saw them as conquests, but now I’ve learnt that living against the fear of being stigmatised by society is both special and very brave. After we finished recording & mixing the track it felt like such a journey through space & time, like I’m claiming back my femme power & presence, something that I feel like I’ve been made to feel ashamed of in the past.”

MIKEY supported Hercules & Love Affair in Europe and they are ready to present a trans-sensory performance concert infused by the uncharted cosmos of genderless love. For one night only, and featuring an enchanting cast of performers, MIKEY will take to the stage at Berlin’s Trauma Bar und Kino on August 10th. More details here