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Milkplant is Justin Pennell, From 0-1 label founder and co-owner with longtime friend, Sone. Originally from the city of Milwaukee in the Midwest, he left the cold and moved to Seattle in 2004 and in 2010 relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area. With almost twenty years of combined DJ and production experience, he's witnessed many trends in electronic music come and go. Starting as a DJ at the age of 19 in 2000, he immediately discovered Heiko Laux, Stewart Walker, Plastikman, Ken Ishii, Speedy J, Fuse, and Theorem from records obtained from Nick Nice's 'Nice Music' in Madison, Wisconsin at the peak of the Midwest rave scene. From then on he forged a path that led to production by 2004, and record label establishment in 2008. Beyond the usual, he draws intense influence from punk rock, industrial, and experimental music, from the likes of Nitzer Ebb, Front 242, Coil, Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, Tangerine Dream, Pennywise, Social Distortion, Bad Religion, Death in June, Ministry, Shriekback and many more. Beyond music, he finds inspiration and influence from magick, metaphysics, quantum mechanics, evolution, botany, geology, science fiction, geography, star wars, the human condition, and his continually supportive and loving girlfriend, Rachel.

5 Questions with Milkplant

What is the most embarrassing thing you've done during a performance?

Beyond some of the epic trainwrecks? LOL, there is one instance that stands out in particular. Probably almost a decade ago now I was hired to DJ this 'club' at a spa and resort outside of Milwaukee. It was pretty sleepy but I was getting paid decent money for it so I just played what I wanted to. Of course I was receiving a lot of inane requests for classic rock and other bullshit. There was a big gnarly biker at the bar that kept harassing me to play 'rock music'. Finally when he got sick of me ignoring him he walked up on stage and pulled the plug right out on me. Everything went dead, I was a bit shocked. Needless to say, he got his ass booted. Funny, it's been awhile since I've thought of that.

What is your dream gig?

Eh. I don't really know what my dream gig would be. I've never really thought about it. It would be cliche of me to say Berghain, doesn't everyone say that? Honestly, I like a good tight crowd with people in crazy party mode where I get a long time slot to explore all the territory in my collection. That rarely ever happens being that everyone in the states gets an hour slot which is pretty bogus. When there are a lot of people 'getting psychadelic' in the crowd that usually makes way for some awesome craziness.

What artist or album defines the soundtrack of your life?

I think this likely changes for most people over the years but for a long time now for me it's been "Love's Secret Domain" by Coil.

What is your first memory involving music?

Both unequivocally, my mom reliving her disco days in the living room, or my dad blaring The Moody Blues on his 'component system'.

What's your favorite hangover food?

A fantastic Cheeseburger... pretty American of me I guess... specifically one from Columbia City Alehouse in Seattle, there's still no better burger on earth (except maybe one I've made, heh).

Milkplant - From 0-1 Studio Session Vol 044 [LivePA] by From0to1

Trackslist :
Milkplant & The Automatic Message - Lights at 1000m [N/A]
Milkplant - The Bends [N/A]
Milkplant - Anti-polar Portal [N/A]
Milkplant - Madagaskar [From 0-1]
Ctrl Alt Dlt - Pet the Ceiling (Milkplant & Let's Go Outside's Through the Ceiling Mix) [From 0-1]
Mika & Kala - Mochi (Milkplant Remix) [Subsensory]
Memnok - Placid (Milkplant Remix) [From 0-1]
Milkplant - Pantycontrol [From 0-1]
Milkplant - Bazaar [Slant Records]
Milkplant - Basic Flannel [N/A]
JGarrett - Vaporizer (Milkplant's Basic Remix) [From 0-1]
Milkplant/Sone/Cyanwave - Silo Labyrinth [N/A]
Milkplant - Disco? [N/A]