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ALTA break down every single from their new EP “Sincere”

Go track-by-track with Melbourne's genre-pushing electronic duo

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It’s been a minute since we caught some time with experimental Melbourne duo ALTA and the pair have definitely been putting in work since our last chat. They’ve been steadily evolving their already progressive, and often genre-defying, sound and continue to receive props industry-wide, thanks in large part to some sweet single releases from mid-2016. Today, ALTA’s hotly anticipated EP, Sincere, sees its official release and we couldn’t be more impressed with where vocalist Hannah Lesser and producer Julius Dowson have taken their music. The EP is incredibly thoughtful, with Julius’ intricately layered beats balanced perfectly by Hannah’s uniquely delicate vocals.

To celebrate the release of Sincere, ALTA have divulged the varying inspirations and meanings behind each track, which is sure to give you an even deeper appreciation of their artistry. Run through their track-by-track breakdown below and get excited for their EP launch event in Melbourne on Halloween/Melbourne Cup Eve.

ALTA Sincere EP launch
Monday October 31, 8pm-11pm
The Toff In Town
Level 2, Curtin House
252 Swanston St
Melbourne
Facebook | Tickets ($10 +BF)

Sincere is available now.


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01. Plans

The track describes a resolute person who gently lays down how it’s going to be. The beat is percussive and playful and the vocals warmly coalesce into the beat. We wanted to make a track that was light on the ear without losing character and punch.

 


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02. Unbelievable

Honesty, moving forward and self-worth. The song is about taking back control. We tried to make the beat feel like it’s out of control with the instrumentation while holding it together with a steady driving drum/bass line.

 


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03. Company

This is Han’s favourite track on the EP. This track basically wrote itself while jamming together, it happened organically and felt so natural to write. That’s the reason the track is short. We didn’t want to stretch it out and change the structure at all after we got down the first version. We are super into vocal layering and how the voice can be used as a structural element in the beat. It’s a track about reassuring yourself that “you got this” *insert strong arm emoji*


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04. Mess

‘Mess’ was the first track we started writing for this EP. It’s about making bad decisions and owning them. We had a love-hate relationship with this tune and we had to leave it alone for a few months to get a fresh perspective. In the end this was the last song we finished so it was there in the background for the whole process.

 


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05. Same

The track is about optimism coming from a place of innocence that ends up taking a bad turn later. Coming to realise that ok yeah wow you’re actually shit.