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Amamelia shares new song feat. Baby Zionov and BB Gurl from her upcoming album

18 September 2020 - 0 Comments

Amamelia is the musical project of Amelia Berry, a musician and songwriter currently based in Tamaki Makaurau.

Today she shares Hot Bitch Dot Zip feat. Baby Zionov and BB Gurl, the third single from her upcoming debut album WOW! (out October 2 via Sunreturn).

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The song's origin can be found in Facebook Messenger chats between Aaliyah (Baby Zionov) and Amamelia. She was giving advice on mixing music when she cautioned "I have to warn you - I’m pretty verbose and obtuse". This immediately struck Amamelia as a kind of internet bitch rap brag line that would normally be at home in a track from Uffi, Kitty Pryde or Kreyashaun.

"As quick as I could I whipped up a beat and Aaliyah sent me her part with the lyrics mostly cut from the back and forth of our messenger chat ("What would you think if you saw it in a shop?" was originally asking what Aaliyah thought of WOW!'s cover art ).

The beat was originally titled Too Fast Disco and was a weird sped up deep house groove. But working off Aaliyah’s vocal it pretty quickly evolved and was influenced by the rhythmic ideas from 90's New York House, releases from Strictly Rhythm and songs tied to early Ball Culture."

To take the song to the next level, Amamelia enlisted the help of Che Ebrahim of BB Gurl. "I sent what we had so far and they constructed a whole extra section with a totally new beat, when the 808's come in that's all Che. I grafted their parts onto the original track."

When reflecting on the finished track Amamelia says "I’m really happy with how it’s ended up, I got to work with some of my favourite people and we made this like big gay Don’t Fuck With Me moment.
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Amamelia's music will get you out of your seat and ready for the dance floor, combining breaks normally found in Jungle & Drum & Bass with a sugary synthetic take on pop music.

Outside of Amamelia, Amelia can be found creating ambient soundscapes in caves as Old Chips, playing in queerbo pop-punk band Babyteeth and performing as one half of synth pop duo Fimo. In the past she's been the mastermind behind the romantic jangle of Polyester (fka as Kip McGrath), and one third of queer DJ trio PWB. She is currently host of 95bFM's illustrious chart show, the 95bFM Top 10.

To celebrate the release of WOW! Amamelia will perform all of her future classics at Whammy Bar Backroom with support from her friends Power Nap, Tei and Totems.

$10 pre-sales are available from Undertheradar.co.nz
Tickets will be $20 on the door. Poster by P.H.F



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