Sampology and Charlie Hill - ‘Galaxy'

Sampology and Charlie Hill share ‘Galaxy’, the title-track of their first collaborative EP through Middle Name Records. 

"An intergenerational meeting of minds, 'Galaxy' is the first collaborative EP from Meanjin (Brisbane) musicians Sam Poggioli aka Sampology and Charlie Hill. Equal parts brain dance and body music, Galaxy’s seven tracks represent a vivid intermingling of 70s jazz-funk, fusion, machine-funk, Latin house and broken beat, accented by flourishes of minimalist composition. Considered as a whole, it evokes the possibility and potential of a space-age future where technology and nature exist in simpatico.

One of the most in-demand young jazz drummers in the Meanjin (Brisbane) music scene, Charlie started producing electronic music on his laptop three years ago. It was a vibe shift that hit him after several months spent immersing himself in Europe’s jazz and electronica scenes on the eve of the global coronavirus pandemic. After returning home, he approached Sam about recording some music together.

Sam, a well-travelled Australian DJ, producer and former Worldwide FM radio host, was cautious about starting a new side project. However, when he heard his demos, he realised Charlie was blending rhythmic fundamentals he’d learned while completing a music degree with a beautifully wide-eyed approach to jazz-tinged electronica.

Sampology says about the song: “While it might seem odd to choose a 9 minute song to share as the first single, Charlie Hill and myself knew this is how we wanted to introduce our collaborative project together. It’s a sonic introduction to the environment of the project. Charlie on drums, rhodes and sitar synth, and myself on MPC, Oberheim synth, vocal processing of our friend Merinda Dias-Jayasinha, plus some harp and vibraphone I recorded myself playing as well. We’ve distilled a 40 minute live performance into these 9 minutes."

Galaxy ep out May 5, 2023, on vinyl/digital.