Samantha Poulter welcomed her first child, a daughter named Genie, in October 2022. In a way, the Australian-born, Berlin-based electronic music producer is about to give birth again. Out March 22 via Why Music, her debut album, Mother, is 11 tracks of cerebral, underground house music that contains elements from the many facets of femininity. The music is undoubtedly a product of Poulter's transition to the album title.
“Ever since I became a mother, I feel this overwhelming sense of womanhood and sisterhood,” she says. It makes sense, then, that her album features female collaborators like Rochelle Jordan, whose velvety vocals are featured on the lush “Promises,” and Miami singer MJ Nebreda, who brings an alluring heat to “Every lil.”
“If hearing the story of my transformation during motherhood inspires someone to look deep within themselves and think about how they want to grow and transform,” says Poulter of her vision for the project, “this will do that. the album successful for me”.
foundation
Samantha Poulter took piano lessons as a child, but “didn't like that formal kind of training,” she says. However, she dreamed of becoming a performer, drawing inspiration from Michael Jackson and 1990s British pop star Peter Andre. He also had a keen ear from a young age: “I'd say, 'I'd do it differently' and have ideas about what music should sound like without the training to convey it or create it myself.” That changed when she began producing electronic music in her early 20s, incorporating high school-era influences like Destiny's Child and Aaliyah into her cerebral productions.
Discovery
Poulter and her husband, producer DJ Tom McAlister, began producing electronic music together in 2016 when she “felt there was a stillness” in what she was hearing. She asked him if they could “do something together that reflects what I want to hear,” and in 2019 she released her self-titled debut EP as Logic1000. It included “DJ Logic Please Forgive Me”, which Four Tet played during their Coachella set in 2019, instantly raising her profile. “That was a huge moment for me,” he recalls, “and it snowballed from there.” She was soon enlisted to officially remix Flume, Christine and the Queens, Major Lazer and Caribou, leading up to her own Coachella set in 2022. On March 22, Logic1000 will release her debut album, Motherwhich was supported by a recent Boiler Room set filmed in Melbourne, Australia.
Future
Now based in Berlin, Poulter gave birth to her daughter, Genie, in 2022. The experience of pregnancy and parenthood deeply influenced her rich, intimate Mother. Poulter, who has always been outspoken about her mental health, found the early postpartum period challenging: “I was up and down and so hormonal, but I also had this crazy energy to achieve things and make this album.” , says. She ended up in a period of exhaustion, taking 10 months off from touring, but feels ready to dive back in. “Once I realized that this is actually my dream job, it gave me the drive, energy and courage to just do it.” he says, “but with the practical advice to be on my own terms.”
A version of this story originally appeared in the March 9, 2024, issue Advertising sign.
