Hi, I'm Janelle Palmer...
I am the women behind the electronica anomaly Maiden & Machine. Maiden & Machine is pretty much what it suggests...me jamming out and creating music with my machine(s). But it's not all blips, beats and basslines. I really like to tell stories...especially about the darker aspects of life. Take a listen....
- Janelle
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Nice words…
Life hasn't been so peachy round here for a good while now. Let's just say "major life shakeup, it'll take some time" and leave it at that eh? It'll save me awkwardly avoiding your questions with ambiguousness. But I do want to apologise for letting this place feel all overgrown
Read moreDnB from the CORE!
Oh yes! Pre-christmas DnB goodness from the Cosmic Core crew. Yay!! And hey, there's me at track 7...and you can also hear my girly screams on track 4. So go get your FREE DOWNLOAD now!!
Read moreWhatcha been up to?
Actually, I've been up to quite a lot! The international ripples of the Cosmic Core album continue with the most recent highlight being: "Go Slow" on French radio. Yeeahh! It has been such a cool project to be part of and there's more releases in the pipeline. Rumour has it
Read moreStars love satellites (by Maiden & Machine)
I'm been feeling a bit fragile, a bit vulnerable lately. Maybe it's the super moon? Maybe the stresses of life are playing catch up? This song is my creative reaction to that feeling. I didn't spend ages tweaking and rearranging this one as I normally would do. It just seemed to
Read moreBitextural by Tom Cosm (remixed by Maiden & Machine)
This is my submission for this weeks Cosm Pro Challenge (www.cosm.co.nz). The rules: - create a remix of Tom Cosms “Bitextural” in a week (I only had a day due to other commitments) - produce in a genre that you don’t usually work in (I was going for a downtempo,
Read moreCosmic Core: It’s out there man!
Three months ago, DamonBreakz posted on the cosm forum "Hey, who's up for making a compilation?" and today the Cosmic Core crew brings to you the epic album that resulted...22 tracks of kick arse electronic music from 25 emerging electronic musicians spanning 13 countries. It's a collaboration that I am
Read moreI heard it on the radio-o-o-o-o-o-oh
Oh shit, sorry dudes!! I got sooo caught up in my Cosmic Core world that I forgot to tell all you non Facebookers about the Cosmic Core pre-release party on RDU. Muz from RDU showcased many of the tracks from the album and I also had a little chat with
Read moreWoot! Woot!
Much happening in the land of Maiden & Machine in the past week or so! Highlights so far... Playing the opening slot for Hollie Smith to a sold out crowd. What a surreal experience to look out into the audience and see good friends, and strangers (and few famous faces
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Go slow (by Maiden & Machine)
"A song about seduction, lust...and desperation." This is my submission for the CosmicCore "mixtape". The album features delicious tunes from electronic producers from all over the globe and is due for release Easter 2012. It's sure to be waaaaaay better than a chocolate bunny!
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