01 November 2022 - 0 Comments

Amamelia is the musical project of Amelia Berry (she/her), a musician and songwriter currently based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Amamelia's music combines breaks normally found in Jungle & Drum & Bass with a sugary synthetic pop sensibility.

Following the unexpected Tiktok hit Gap Selection, and Student Radio Network favourite Colourbox, Amamelia shares a new track C'est Chic, along with a music video created by Sports Team.

C'est Chic is the final single to be released ahead of her long awaited sophomore album Bananamelia! (out digitally and on Vinyl LP on November 3 via Sunreturn).

C'est Chic is a playful collage of sound, incorporating ringing telephones and DJ scratching, all the while being held together with a jittery synth line and a four on the floor kick drum.

"The concept for the mood of the track was that cheesy swinging sixties Parisian style, so I felt a name like C’est Chic captured that perfectly," says Berry. "Honestly - it was called C'est Chic before I’d written a single note."

'When I was writing C'est Chic I really wanted to get at that particular throwback disco sound that was floating around in the 90's and early 2000's - I’m thinking Yukarin’ Disco by Yukari Fresh or the end of Como un Fan by La Casa Azul, maybe even a little Fantastic Plastic Machine type beat. It just had to be something breezy, something you could whistle but like…..really fast."

With C’est Chic now released, Berry remarks "Honestly, it feels surreal how close we are now to the album release. I can’t wait for everyone to hear it!"

C'est Chic is accompanied by a music video animated by Sports Team, and made with assistance from NZ On Air Music.

Design Credit: Frances Carter

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