About
Experimental Housewife has been playing and combining music for nearly twenty years. Having been the member of several bands and projects ranging from Canadian act Man meets Bear to Danish artist Crystal Shipsss, and DJing awkwardly young at 12-years-old, it is safe to say that she is a seasoned and well-informed selector. Her sound, whether DJing or hybridizing material, is loud, awe-inspiring, stimulating, and tightly sewn. ExHouse sets are replete with rhythmic force smothered in nostalgic drone; they are complex canopies which are so familiar, you feel that you've heard it a hundred times before. Such a style promotes diversity and the relinquishment of fixed categories, whether political or sonic. This style furthermore lends itself to the ethereal and is pointed at some kind of goal, an upheaval in which listeners are included and engaged, no matter who they are. ExHouse hails from Montana, USA and lived in Berlin, Germany in the late 2000s. She currently resides in New Mexico, USA.
Experimental Housewife is Evelyn M. Malinowski, a DJ, producer, record label owner, writer & academic based in the Bay Area, California.
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Bio:
Experimental Housewife is a gender nonconforming DJ and live performer of 25 years. She is celebrated for her natural ability to bridge styles and eras (a lot of people claim they do this, but it was once said that ExHouse “makes it look so easy”). Starting out on electronic music as a teen raver in the 90s, ExHouse today brings diverse cataloging and striking technical savvy to the dance floor, often praised for her wild style, whether “shoe-destroying” or nostalgic. Releasing original dance and ambient productions on Jacktone, Schmer, True Indigo and more, including Chicago’s Identity Spectrum Records, ExHouse has become an icon of deep commitment to electronic sound and underground energy.
Affiliations & Residencies:
Perfect Location Records – Founder, Manager & Curator
Ultrawizardsword – Resident (2018–present)
Run The Length Of Your Wildness – Resident & Co-manager (2016–2018)
Selected Press:
Resident Advisor (2021)
Cone Shape Top (2021)
XLR8R (numerous features 2019–2020)
Sequencer (2018)
TRUANTS (2018)
Schmer 10 on Terminal 313 (2018)
Headphone Commute (2015)
Femmecult (2014)
Quotes about ExHouse:
“Absolutely bonkers”
“Music that makes the pipes rattle”
“The most confusing music that left me convinced”
“Unpredictable and boss”
“Leaves people talking”
“Took the entire room on a journey"
"Truly experimental"
Timeline:
1985 — born in Houston, Texas
1994 — intro to electronica via AMP MTV, music store
1996 — started learning to compile and record mixes
1997 — purchased first 4-channel Gemini PDM10 rack mount, won DJ competition at local music shop
1998 — started DJing publicly and for hire
1999 — learned beat matching with Technics 1200s, purchased CDJ700s
2000-2004 — held first residency, played warehouse parties, collaborated in projects as a drummer
2006-2008 — hosted college radio show “Drool Music” on KBGA 89.9FM
2010-2014 — lived in Berlin and performed regularly as a DJ and drummer
2015-2017 — toured the festival circuit, produced “Place Writer”
2018-present — based in San Francisco, managing Perfect Location Records