“something really shifted for me in 2019 after attending Sustain Release for the first time. It cracked my mind and heart open to a deeper kind of experience that a dance floor can hold. I started listening more closely, becoming more attuned to the sounds that resonated with me, and digging for music on my own.”
Not long after, Charlotte found herself locked down (thanks to the pandemic) whilst living in Montreal. As cabin-fever-inducing as this was, it gave her the time and stillness to commit fully to learning how to DJ. “I practiced consistently, recorded everything, and let the process be slow and private until I felt ready to turn outward and share.”
A set from adobeprincess has substance. By that, I mean it’s a sum of many parts, and interesting ones at that. The tracks she blends are thick and impactful, and more often than not, ones I can’t quite place, which I love. Fitting into genre boxes is the last thing on her mind; Charlotte’s mission is simple – “I’m thinking less about control or technicalities and more about transmission – offering a feeling and allowing people to meet it wherever they are.”
Endearingly, Charlotte still says it feels surreal to perform this way. Soon, she’ll be heading to the other side of the world (Australia) to play shows, made possible only by forging IRL and online connections across oceans. Back home in NYC, she’s also just received the nod from The Lot Radio, where she’ll be a 2026 resident. Her strobe show will air every fourth Tuesday evening of each month.
Most recently, Charlotte spent the holiday and New Year period back in Canada, just outside Toronto. “It was very cold and very snowy. It was -28 °C the other day. I slowed down, reflected, and let things be quiet, a pause before the next stretch of movement,” she tells me.
While Charlotte may be accustomed to sub-zero temperatures, her records deliver thermal currents to the ears and environments she plays in. Let’s look closer at some of her musical inclinations. TROVE 033 starts now.
1. Inner-Vation | “Key 2 Creation”
Whenever I’m digging, I so often get sidetracked and fall down liquid DnB rabbit holes. I found this while revisiting Aural Imbalance’s discography, which led me to Inner-Vation, a duo Simon Huxtaby is part of. I think it captures that celestial, weightless feeling that’s at the heart of the genre so beautifully. The percussion is a bit more forward, but it sits so perfectly with the airy, atmospheric synths that the whole thing just washes over you… cruise control in a spacecraft vibes.
