{"id":109189,"date":"2022-06-24T10:38:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T08:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=109189"},"modified":"2022-06-24T11:59:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T09:59:51","slug":"desiree-femme-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/desiree-femme-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Femme Tech: Desiree\u2019s uplifting debut EP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bae Electronica announces the release of <em>Femme Tech<\/em>, the debut EP of South African DJ and activist Desiree.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Having recently emerged from the South African house community around 2019, the Johannesburg-based artist embarked on a first European tour in 2021. She has now announced the release of a debut EP entitled<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/Platoon.lnk.to\/femme-tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Femme Tech<\/a> <\/em>with the label Bae Electronica owned by Zimbabwean singer Jackie Queens, who launched her company to showcase the talent of other black women house musicians.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A purpose Desiree shares with Queens as she herself co-founded a women led electronic music movement called Boys Club to mitigate women\u2019s lack of representation in this scene. Desiree also started to champion the cause of intersex people, feeling a need to raise awareness, having recently come out as an intersex woman herself on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Femme\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hSaUm0jgFW4?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Her two-track EP is part of the same commitment to defend the cause of the marginalised. Through the slinky, powerful basslines of \u201cFemme\u201d, Desiree wanted to convey the strength and power of femininity. A single described as \u201c<em>deep, pulsating rolling slice of late-night house music that\u2019s laced with an uplifting arpeggio<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second track \u201cPsilocybin\u201d, named after the molecule responsible for the psychedelic virtue of a certain fungus, is equally uplifting. \u201c<em>Rising, hopeful, strident and positive, this is a reflection of Desiree\u2019s relationship with music and how she uses it to rise above all of life\u2019s challenges and see things from a different perspective<\/em>\u201d. Ultimately, the two tracks that make up the EP are perfectly suited for the dancefloor and should rejoice house enthusiasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to &#8220;FEMME&#8221; in our <a href=\"https:\/\/lnk.to\/afroclub\">afro + club<\/a> playlist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Desiree-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Desiree-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Desiree-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Desiree-1-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Desiree-1-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Desiree-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Desiree-1-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Desiree-1-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bae Electronica announces the release of Femme Tech, the debut EP of South African DJ and activist Desiree. 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