ALTA launch their debut release Stay Awhile in Sydney at FBi Social!
with special guests: NAKAGIN FLASH FOREST (Melb) SPOONTY alta $10 entry or $12 for entry and CD ALTA Stay Awhile is the debut EP by Melbourne duo ALTA. The record offers listeners something that is both soothingly familiar and tantalisingly intriguing. This blues infused hip hop sound is a new wave in trip hop and downtempo. Singer/song-writer Hannah Lesser and Producer Julius Dowson have emerged their varied musical backgrounds to make ALTA’s unique mixture of organic vocals and sample-heavy/electronic beats. Julius meticulously melds smooth trip-hop beats that reference producers of the past while incorporating contemporary sounds causing ALTA’s fresh and distinctive sound. Hannah’s voice came to be and bred on blues music. Its raw ability is simply soul shaking. alta “Their live show is something else: flickering the other person sly smiles as they play, Julius loops lush beats around Hannah’s spine-tingling lyrics and offer listeners a glimpse into their shared arena of down-tempo trip-hop" - acclaimmag.com |