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PINKQUE RETURNS WITH A POWERFUL DEBUT ALBUM, BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE, MARKING A NEW ERA FOR THE AUSTRALIAN PRODUCER

  • Writer: PQ HQ
    PQ HQ
  • Mar 14, 2024
  • 3 min read

Updated: Nov 16, 2025

After stepping away from the industry for three years, Australian producer Pinkque has made a formidable comeback with the release of her debut album, Beautiful Struggle. The 15-track project arrives as a bold, cinematic body of work that captures six years of personal transformation, artistic development, and emotional resilience.


Best known for her presence in the uplifting and tech trance world, Pinkque’s debut album showcases a broader creative range, blending her signature melodic style with orchestral elements, film-score influences, and emotionally driven storytelling. The result is a project that feels both expansive and intimate - a reflection of an artist reshaping her voice while acknowledging the battles that shaped her.


A Six-Year Project Rooted in Real-Life Turbulence

Work on Beautiful Struggle began more than six years ago, evolving through major life changes, a mental-health hiatus, and a renewed sense of direction. While Pinkque retracted from touring and public appearances during her break, she continued producing in the background.


“This album reflects everything I endured and everything I rebuilt,” Pinkque said. “It carries the truth of the darker moments, but also the strength I found on the other side.”


A Cinematic Approach to Trance Music

While the album features the uplifting energy and emotional peaks Pinkque is known for, Beautiful Struggle leans heavily into film-score sensibilities, giving it a distinctive narrative quality. Sweeping strings, delicate piano sections, and atmospheric textures form the backbone of the album, creating a continuous arc from start to finish.

This cinematic direction is further emphasized through four interludes that act as emotional milestones:

  • Fractured Mind - exploring internal chaos and fragmentation

  • Beacon of Hope - capturing the first signs of recovery

  • Soul’s Compass - symbolizing rediscovery and intuition

  • Home - the final arrival at acceptance and inner stability

These short, orchestrated chapters bind the album together, transforming it from a tracklist into a story.


Created in Isolation, Released With Intention

Much of the album was produced quietly during Pinkque’s absence from the public eye. Without external pressure and industry noise, she refined her sound, reshaped her artistic identity, and focused on building a body of work that felt honest rather than trend-driven. The result is an album that moves deliberately - emotional, introspective, and technically sharp.

“Stepping away was essential,” she noted. “It gave me the space to think, to heal, and to create something genuine, just for me..”


A Defining Moment in Pinkque’s Return

Beautiful Struggle arrives at a pivotal time in Pinkque’s career. With a renewed presence, a strengthened artistic vision, and a growing global audience, the album signals a new chapter - one that prioritizes depth, authenticity, and strong storytelling.

Since its release, the project has been praised by listeners for its emotional honesty and cinematic atmosphere, reaffirming Pinkque’s position as one of Australia’s most compelling producers in melodic and uplifting trance.


Looking Ahead

With the album now released, Pinkque is preparing for an active year ahead - including new studio projects, collaborations, and the launch of her upcoming radio show, All Systems Are Go! Radio, a weekly program exploring past and new trance, tech trance and techno music.

But Beautiful Struggle stands as a milestone to her perseverance and artistic evolution, and a striking debut statement from an artist who has weathered the storm and returned with a renewed creative fire.




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