Today marks the launch of Jinka’s debut single ‘Trash From The Past’. It introduces listeners to a sonic world of potentially wince-worthy sounds, something that the Transylvanian artist is well aware of, as she says, “At the beginning of the song, 'Trash From The Past' might make you feel like you’re attending a Formula 1 race, while there’s seagulls fighting over a piece of hot dog right next to you, but if your ears are sonically hardened and you get past this initial phase of irritation, I hope that the listener becomes intrigued by the power of its punkesque binary stop-and-go structure, the catchiness of its joyful melodies and the comforting message that the ability to forget is a strange skill facilitating the pursuit of happiness." Concocted in Jinka’s studio in west Berlin, this unusual combination of pop song structure, unpredictable tempos, experimental electronics and fragmentary lyrics presents us with punk for a digital era. Her audible revolt is matched by a collage of psychoactive visuals reminiscent of Sälen’s ‘Diseasy’ mixed with her own anti-aesthetic. - HT