The Persephone Protocol is a four-part lo-fi sci-fi series by Arizona electronic indie pop duo Dutch Holly, continuing the band’s long-running Galactic Emissaries story and leading directly up to the release of Persephone’s Picnic.
Episode 1 – The Ruler Below
When a disturbance beneath the Juniperium destabilizes the portal network, Hades discovers that Jen Juniper previously escaped the Underworld through the Merchant Tapes dimensional waypoint. He summons her back, setting off a rescue operation involving Tres, Commander Ivy, ALLHAILPAN, Erin P., Meg Bohrman and The Uman Torch as Hades.
Released weekly from September 16 through October 7, the series moves through unstable portals, dimensional frequencies, collage maps, mythology, music and collective ritual toward Persephone’s Picnic. The album arrives worldwide October 14, followed by the October 17 album release party, Live from the Underworld, where the audience itself becomes part of the story.