Penisland is a collective that was formed online in 2019. Their main focus is music, but they sometimes create fractals and glitch art. Members at the time of writing include: Pamka, Fenkoo, Artisiole, Sauce, Stuff and 10AM (Real names unknown). Their music combines genres such as plunderphonics, breakcore, riddim, synthwave, power electronics, hip hop, free improvisation and more
Selected Discography
They've made many releases, but here is just a selection of some- Tony Hawk's Underground EP (EP, 2020)
- For Bea (LP, 2020 [recorded 2019 before the band formed])
- Gay Darshan (Single, 2020)
- Sleep Deprivation vol.1 (EP, 2020)
- SEND 20USD VIA PAYPAL TO PENISLAND@GMAIL.COM (LP, 2020)
- Tony Hawk's Another Underground EP (EP, 2020)
- 1000 Korbs (100 Gecs covers and remixes) (LP, 2020)
- How Korb Stole Christmas (EP, 2020)
- FREE INTERNET 4 ALL VILLAGE KIDZ (Single, 2021)
- PENISLAND MEGAMASHUP (Single, 2021)
- Tony Hawk's Underground Album (LP, 2021)
- Poop Study (LP, 2021)
Tropes relating to Penisland
- Amen break: Used a lot in their work. Often chopped into very fast rhythms.
- Epic Rocking: "PENISLAND MEGAMASHUP" is 15 minutes long and "FREE INTERNET 4 ALL VILLAGE KIDZ" is 16 minutes.
- Everything Is an Instrument: Several tracks feature primitive piezo buzzers, animal recordings, household appliances and other common objects.
- Genre roulette: Their music combines everything (breakcore, dubstep, plunderphonics, experimental, noise etc.), especially when it comes to samples, which range from Merzbow to Bach.
- Goofy Suit: Their mascot is a stretched out photo of a bootleg plush of the videogame character Kirby found on Ebay.
- Right-Hand Cat: Several of the band members own cats. Pamka's cat was featured on the cover art of PENISLAND MEGAMASHUP.
- Minimalistic Cover Art: https://www.youtube.com/c/fenkoo, I Don't Give a Shit and Your Son Is a Pedophile and MIDI Hell (kazoo) all have just a plain color background and some text.
- Miniscule Rocking: "Slightly Difficult Piano Piece (Tribute to Phonon)" is 42 seconds, "IHATEHYPERPOP" is 16 seconds and "Public Indecency" is 15 seconds.
- Sampling: A lot of their work is made purely from samples. The most extreme of them all, "PENISLAND MEGAMASHUP", has 200 of them.
- Shout-Out: Tony Hawk's Underground EP.
- Take That!: "PENISLAND MEGAMASHUP" was created to make fun of the copyright laws related to sampling.
- Textless Album Cover: Antifreeze EP is just a photo of Artisiole facing away from the camera.
- Uncommon Time: Many of their tracks feature weird time signatures. "FREE INTERNET 4 ALL VILLAGE KIDZ" starts at 7/4, turns into 5/4 three quarters of the way, briefly switches to 5/6 and back to 5/4 and then to 4/4 at the end.
- Word Salad Title: "HOW2MAKESCRAMBLEDEGGS" and "Yer a Bloody Nonce Innit [British people limited edition]" being examples
