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Mitxoda Weekly #40: Into Deep, Into Punk, Into Community

Remix rituals, punk revelations, and the rise of a francophone indie hub.

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June 27, 2025

Song of the Week : Ili-ili by Someplace (2024)

Hello Dear Friend!

Welcome to Mitxoda Weekly #40! What a milestone!!

In just 40 weeks, over 300 of you are reading this newsletter every single time. It became a living, breathing indie community.

2100+ of you are now following the journey on Facebook. 1500+ are tuning in on Spotify.

But what moves me the most? Your kind, thoughtful, encouraging feedback.

You don’t just read. You care. You share. You listen. You help this become real.

Let’s keep building this wave. Together. ❤️ 

Le Salon Indie de Mitxoda is again ready to soundtrack your week this Friday with A LOT of World Premieres… stay tuned, 4PM Brussels time.

Enjoy the read!

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Mitxoda News : Gengvej remixes are live today!

June 27 marks the release of Into Deep, the first official remix album involving Mitxoda and many other awesome artists, a fabulous collection of reworks. It’s an ecosystem of sounds, stories, and emotions, all channeled through the sonic alchemy of Gengvej, a German producer whose fingerprints are unmistakable: deep bass, hypnotic motion, melodic ghosts lingering in the reverb.

I’m honoured to see the birth of this new shape, alongside other great indie artists I really love!

Each artist trusted Gengvej to take their raw material and drift it into the unknown. What he returned is something rare: a set of tracks that move the body and the soul at once.

Here’s what you’ll discover:

  • “Little Melody” – Electric Blindfold X Gengvej

    Melancholy wrapped in groove.

  • “Écho Plastique” – Mitxoda X Gengvej

    A bold, immersive reimagining of my debut track.

  • “The Middle” – To Die In Beauty X Gengvej

    A pop-electro song reborn into a late-night club anthem.

  • “A Soul In Pain” – Rock The Wild X Gengvej

    Epic, dark, and powerfully moving.

  • “Driver” – H4RLIX X Gengvej

    A sleek, futuristic dive into rhythmic urgency.

  • “Asche Zu Asche” – Martercore X Gengvej

    Industrial textures. Emotional weight. Perfect for dark club rituals.

  • “Nightsun 2011” – Gengvej (Into Deep Mix)

    A final solo chapter from the artist himself.

This album is for the deep listeners. The late-night wanderers. The ones who dance with their eyes closed. The ones who understand that a remix is not a repetition.

Thank you, Markus!

Another Mitxoda project soon…

A new Mitxoda project is on the way, mysterious, layered, and evolving. It begins with a stripped-down version: just me, my voice, and my keys.

But that’s only the beginning. Two exceptional artists have joined the journey, and new versions are taking shape.
A concise radio edit, a sprawling 13-minute exploration, and a 23-minute odyssey for the true melomaniacs.

Title? Still a secret. But trust me… it’s worth the wait.

Long Read: Garden City Banshees, The Untamed Story of Kathleen Turner Overdrive

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"There’s definitely all sorts of influences apparent in our catalogue, from 60’s backing harmonies to metal riffs"

Lizzie from KTO

I step off the train into the golden haze of Toowoomba’s evening light, nostrils filled with the scent of eucalyptus and overripe peaches. In the soft hum of cicadas, I almost expect to hear stray guitar chords drifting over the hills. This is home to Kathleen Turner Overdrive’s creative crucible, a place where mythic creatures might roam, and rattling rhythms take flight among red-bricked backyards.

Origins in the Garden City

Lizzie Overdrive remembers the moment when suburban quiet became a canvas for rebellion. “Mark, Adzilla and I live in Toowoomba,” she tells me, from the battered sofa in their makeshift rehearsal space. “Whilst Ollie lives in an outer suburb of Brisbane”. Two towns, one sonic heart. Out here, city chaos dissolves into birdcalls; in Brisbane, the distant rumble of traffic pulses beneath leafy lanes. That contrast seeps into every KTO track, combining the grounded warmth of home with the restlessness of the road.

Melodic Punk: A Fresh Kind of Ferocity

Tourists visiting the Garden City might be surprised to find its off-grid punk band. But Lizzie has a name for it: “melodic punk”

“There’s definitely all sorts of influences apparent in our catalogue, from 60’s backing harmonies to metal riffs,” she explains, eyes bright as she nods to Mark’s half-heard wah-wah guitar floating in the background. “But ultimately, we play fast and tell it how we see it. One thing for sure: you won’t hear the same thing twice.”

It’s a sonic buffet: furious down-strokes crash into lush vocal harmonies, jagged rhythms weave through retro organ squalls, and suddenly I am pogoing in the dust.

Awakening the Band

Before KTO, Lizzie was content serenading her animal companions with improvised ditties. But as her children grew older, the lullabies lost their urgency…

“With the family grown and time to focus on interests” she reflects, “came the decision to stop singing songs to my animal companions about how gorgeous they are and to ‘get the band back together’. Woohoo!”

That triumphant “woohoo” echoes through the garage-turned-studio where drums thump like a herd of wild brumbies and basslines coil around your spine. The band reassembled, each member drew from their day jobs, baristas, shop assistants, graphic designers, to fuel an all-in, no-hold-barred musical crusade.

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"One thing for sure: you won’t hear the same thing twice"

Lizzie from KTO

Inspiration

KTO’s lyrics are blood-pulsed snapshots of modern life. Lizzie’s secret weapon is pop-culture reframing: “All this has happened before, and all this will happen again. This mirror in a mirror statement from Battlestar Galactica is relevant to my songwriting,” she confides, tapping a vinyl sleeve decorated with constellations and stylized cryptids. “Pop-culture references are often what I use to make a point!”

One minute I am headbanging to a riff that feels like a Banshee’s scream; the next, I am pondering social justice, female empowerment, and that time a barista spilled coffee over my palette. Recurring themes swirl: power dynamics, daily absurdities, the cruelty of violence, the buoyancy of hope. And just when you think the well has dried, “wham”, a new melody bursts forth, inspired by a snatch of conversation, a breaking headline, or the mysterious pulse of the Toowoomba night.

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"All this has happened before, and all this will happen again"

Lizzie from KTO

Building from Bones to Flesh

Every KTO song begins as a skeleton: verse, chorus, confident lick. Then Mark, the guitarist, adds sinew: “I will take the bones of a song, the verse and choruses with their melodies, to Mark” Lizzie says. From there, he spins guitar lines that twist around the melody like vines. “The fun part is sharing those with the rest of the band and seeing what they come up with as we jam through the song. Those initial run-throughs are exciting and exhilarating for sure!”

It’s an alchemy of four minds: Lizzie’s vocal incantations, Mark’s shredding, Adzilla’s bass thunder, Ollie’s drum gallops, melding into something that feels alive, hungry, urgent. The moment the jam clicks, you hear that banshee, roar of possibility, like a new species discovered in the undergrowth.

“Love at the End of the Line”: A Personal Epic

Their latest single, “Love at the End of the Line,” isn’t about pogo pits, it’s more a war-cry of survival. “It tells the story of my grandmother, a woman I only discovered existed a few years ago” Lizzie reveals, voice softening. “She married young (pregnant) to a Scottish seaman who quickly became violent and depraved. In 1945 he was imprisoned for 12 months. My grandmother took this opportunity to escape by catching a train from the state capital to outback Australia, where she hid, making a life for herself and her son” - What a story… 😕 

The track swells with dusty pedal steel and tom, drum thunder, honoring her grandmother’s flight across the Nullarbor Plain. When the seaman died, she remarried an Australian shearer, another melody began. “This song celebrates her win” Lizzie says. “Sadly, not all accounts of domestic violence have such a positive outcome”.

Lineage of Rebels

Lizzie’s passport is stamped with punk icons. “Joe Strummer from The Clash has been a big influence on me musically” she nods, sliding Blondie’s Parallel Lines into the record deck. “He addressed politics with an infectiously rebellious attitude whilst experimenting with a variety of musical genres… no genre-snob!”

She honors the women who came before; The Slits, X-Ray Spex, Siouxsie & the Banshees,… trailblazers who kicked down doors so that KTO could roar in stereo. Like a banshee upending ancient lineage, Lizzie waves the middle finger at ageism: “Many of them are back at it too, giving ageism the middle finger!”

Dreaming Beyond the Horizon

Their compass now points to Iowa’s fields. “KTO is performing at Punk at the Corn in October 2025” Lizzie beams. “This will be a wonderful opportunity to see many indie bands that we admire, play live, as well as to play to a completely different audience in another country. We can’t wait! Thanks, Tim!” (ndlr: Tim Woloszyn, aka E:W:L)

Imagine the Banshee, guardian of Irish O’Neill bloodlines, hovering over corn-stalks, tuning her spectral radio to 4ZZZ, heralding KTO’s album A Safe Space for Cryptids on August 15, 2025. Her keening premonition becomes a call-to-arms: indie bands rising, cryptid souls stirring, audiences pogoing under endless Midwestern skies.

A Final Roar

As dusk settles and fireflies flicker around the rehearsal shed, Lizzie leans back, acoustic guitar in hand, and whispers:

“What I hope listeners feel is good old-fashioned enjoyment and maybe the inclination to bop along… or dare we suggest pogo?”

In Kathleen Turner Overdrive’s realm, music is elemental, primal yet playful, a banshee’s scream wrapped in sushi-fresh vibes. They’ll pull you into their wild tapestry, then let you loose with a grin, humming echoes of Toowoomba sunset and Brisbane’s green fringes.

And when that final chord fades, I’ll remember: here, among these riff-hungry souls, art is born where birdsong meets distortion, and every song is a new myth waiting to be told.

As the amps die down and the last firefly flickers out, the air crackles with a fresh declaration: Kathleen Turner Overdrive is a seismic force tearing up venues en tournée from back-alley pubs to Festivals, lighting up the OTAT247 Discord with their tooth-grin energy and take-no-prisoners attitude.
Believe you hate punk? Think again. One spin of their shredding riffs and you’ll be glued to the dance floor, pogoing and howling for more. Miss KTO at your own risk. They’re the unstoppable, grin-splitting band you absolutely have to follow.

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Let ZZEU Music Play! A Creative Home for Francophone Artists

A few months ago, I joined a community that quickly became more than just a Discord group. Let ZZEU Music Play! aka LZMP is its name, and true to that name, it’s all about making music, sharing it, and growing together.

It didn’t take long for me to feel the energy: supportive, open-minded, and always buzzing with creative ideas. One of the most inspiring parts is the regular challenges, playful prompts that spark unexpected results. The last one? We had to build a track around a specific drum roll. That was it. The rest was up to us. I dove in, made something quick, and a few days later, we gathered as a community to listen, comment, and exchange. I might share it one day, I said “I might” 😃 

And that’s the magic. Whether the track is “good” or “not quite there” doesn’t matter. What matters is the conversation: “How did you get that sound?”, “What plugin is that delay from?”, “I never thought of using that kind of texture!”

These little sparks of curiosity, wonder, experimentation are what fuel real creative progress.

Behind this vibrant community is Arnaud (aka Water Rise Music), who steers the ship with dedication and passion. But he’s not alone. There’s the multi-talented David Fl’y, both a brilliant composer and the developer of LZMP Tools, a resource that makes collabs and sharing even smoother.

There’s also Moyno, with his powerful tracks and always-on-point feedback, and a whole constellation of incredible artists like Holly-One, Lien, Morning, Nikola Zenko, Streams13, JM Antoni, and so many more I could name.

LZMP is about process, discovery, and mutual inspiration. It’s a place where “unfinished” is an invitation to connect and grow. Whether you’re in the mood for feedback, a laugh, or a moment of musical magic, this crew has your back.

In a world that often pushes musicians to go it alone, Let ZZeu Music Play! reminds us that we’re better, and louder, together.

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Historical Fact: The Reign of Purple Begins

On June 25, 1984, Prince released Purple Rain, his sixth studio album, and a cultural earthquake. Blending rock, funk, soul, and new wave with raw emotion and electric confidence, the album became a defining statement of the 1980s. It spawned hits like “When Doves Cry” and “Let’s Go Crazy,” while the title track became an anthem of passion and mystery. More than a soundtrack to the film of the same name, Purple Rain was a revolution in sound and style. By May 1996, it had sold over 13 million copies in the U.S. alone, earning 13x platinum status and eternal legend status.

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Nadine's Indie Treasures: Ray's Music

Selected with precision by Nadine de Macedo

Ray is a German producer whose tracks blend smooth jazz, lounge, and R&B with effortless elegance. His music feels like a warm evening breeze, introspective, sensual, and timeless.

Nadine often points to songs like Drifting Away, Don’t Wanna Go, and Rainy Day as must-hears, and she's right, they truly transport you.

Scroll to the early gems on his SoundCloud, and you'll understand why we’re hoping for a new release soon. 

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Until Next Week: Until Next Week: Stronger, Louder, Together

This week reminded me of something powerful: It’s not about numbers. It’s about people showing up. 

You did. Every week. Every listen. Every message.

The indie wave is growing. Not fast, but solid. And we’re just getting started. Let’s not stop now. Let’s amplify. Let’s shine. Let’s hold the line.

With all my gratitude,
🖤 Mitxoda

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