Dynamic Darkness

A tight set of soulful Synth-pop songs from fringe award-nominated performer Madam Nightingale

As presented at Fringe On Tour & Newcastle fringe, the final live presentation of DYNAMIC DARKNESS by Melbourne-based award-nominated(1) fringe performer Madam Nightingale (lyricist/vocalist Phaedra Gunn) with special guest Aj’Zho (synthpop producer David O’Toole) is a tight set of soulful Synth-pop songs exploring what it means to embrace the inner dark night of the soul.

Presented as a music & interpretive dance performance, DYNAMIC DARKNESS show includes:

• recent single ‘Into The Dark’ – featuring sparse and moody sonics and melancholic Vox evoking the sadness of romantic separation. A darkly emotional track, reminiscent of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ by Sinéad O'Connor
• prize winning(2) 2023 debut single ‘Dance With Me’ - sonically inspired by the horn section in ‘Sir Duke’ by Stevie Wonder from his masterpiece album ‘Songs In The Key Of Life’, ‘Dance With Me’ is a bassy clavinet-tinged funky dance number, picked up for selective dance club distribution in the US by Tropical Isle records
• a new interpretation of ‘Supermodel’ by stellar QLD-based electropop producer Me From The Future, as heard at Anywhere Festival Brisbane 2024/5
• a synthpop rearrangement of Pink Floyd’s ‘Have A Cigar’ as you’ve never heard it before.

A not to be missed mesmerising Midsumma experience.

(1) Winner Sounds of St Kilda Battle of the Bands, St Kilda Fest 2020; Runner-up Artistic Merit Award, Newcastle Fringe 2023 & Nominee Best Show, Dubbo Fringe 2023

(2) Winner#2 Top5 Songs of the Year, RSOM 2023 & charted on the Wettest 100 of 2023