Amity is a Brisbane hip hop artist who has lately launched his new EP ‘As Above’.
Some 18 months since he dropped his debut album ‘Assorted Nonsense’, the brand new launch is the primary a part of a two-part conceptual challenge and consists of the only ‘All Good’.
“I needed to make a music that said my intention whereas sort of placing large egos of their place and inspiring folks to be themselves on the identical time,” Amity says of ‘All Good’.
“It simply felt proper that the beat matched the ambiguous message by being cruisey in addition to one thing you will get all the way down to.”
Who’s Amity… I am a Brisbane hip hop artist making trustworthy and passionate music with eloquent storytelling and comical wordplay. My songs consist of non-public reflection and social commentary over a recent replace of boom-bap beats.
I sound like… Illy, Horrorshow and Pez walked right into a bar.
My first gig was… A small competition known as Scorcher Fest in 2015 at New Globe Theatre in Brisbane.
When did you choose the group’s title, and was it a unanimous resolution… I lived on a avenue known as Amity Drive on the time, so I did not must look very far for inspiration.
I additionally favored the affiliation with the seashore from ‘Jaws’, and a really distant relative settled within the space on a ship of the identical title – therefore the road.
Within the studio I often… Spend a number of time workshopping the songs so that they stream nicely proper all the way down to the syllable, and chortle with my engineer Rico concerning the dumb issues we are saying and do just a few hours right into a session.
If I might tour with anybody… I would most likely must say my foremost man Illy. He was my first introduction to native hip hop, aside from just a few hits by the Hoods and BnE, and my obsession with the scene actually began from ‘The Chase’.
Social media is… Each one in every of my greatest instruments as an unbiased artist and mental wasteland as an empathetic particular person. I very a lot have a love-hate relationship with it.
My favorite app in the meanwhile is… In all probability Spotify or Genius. I make investments far an excessive amount of time into rigorously curating huge playlists that the algorithm will not even play half of and I really like studying about different folks’s interpretations of the that means behind sure lyrics.
So far, my most embarrassing second was the time… I forgot the phrases to my very own music when hyping it up for an encore on the finish of a present.
Life on the highway may be… Disastrous but in addition weirdly enjoyable. I’ve by no means toured, however vehicles I’ve had have damaged down on the worst instances in probably the most inconvenient locations with a few of my favorite folks they usually’ve turned out to be a few of my finest recollections.
If you happen to’ll have me in your invoice, all I ask is that our rider accommodates… Water, water and extra water!
Probably the most scary situation I’ve discovered myself in, was… My first and solely expertise with sleep paralysis. That sh.t is terrifying.
What celeb/ well-known particular person would you like to be your spokesperson… Nat’s What I Reckon can be an absolute legend to symbolize me due to his wit and keenness for psychological well being.
If you happen to needed to stay in a metropolis overseas, the place would you select and why? I’ve by no means left the nation, however I’ve had an itch to go to California these days, so I believe Los Angeles can be my residence away from residence. There may be a lot music and cinematic historical past there and the pure magnificence appears so peaceable.
Three folks you would like to ask round for a cocktail party… My faculty mates Nathan, Shaughn and Jayden. It is all the time fun when the ‘boys’ are collectively and I would not need to spend the standard time speaking sh.t and having enjoyable with anybody else.
If we had been coming over to your home, what would you prepare dinner us? I make this gnocchi-bolognese bake with a recipe I received from a Coles journal that goes fairly exhausting.
In terms of pets are you a lover or hater of our furry mates? I want cats, however I really like each. Individuals appear to suppose should you say you could have one you then hate the opposite, however I do not see the validity in that argument.
Irrespective of the expense, ship me a case of… Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey! It was my first authorized drink and I have been a bourbon boy ever since.
The final time I noticed the within of a fitness center was… Yesterday, however I ought to go extra usually.
What is the one chore you dislike probably the most? Cleansing the grout off a bathe is fairly repugnant.
Do you could have any phobias… I hate the scent of formaldehyde, so I’d keep away from butchers and preparation of uncooked meat as a child. Lately I believe spiders and being alone in crowded areas must take the cake.
Would you ever partake in a actuality present? I despise a number of actuality tv, but when I had been to ever be in a single it might most likely be one thing like ‘Rhythm + Circulation’ on Netflix.
If you happen to might prank any of your pals, who’s your goal, and the way are you bringing them down? I’ve a great good friend who hates spiders and one who’s fearful of the darkish, so if I might lock them collectively in a kind of darkish spider enclosures at zoos then that may be hilarious; but in addition very imply, so I would not.
Finest native takeaway joint for a midnight feed that may go away you with a meals coma? I am a sucker for a great ol’ HSP after an evening out and I believe Ali Baba are top-of-the-line.
Which fictional character finest describes your persona? Eric Draven from ‘The Crow’ – combating for justice with a love for rock & roll and dropping badass one-liners on a regular basis.
Final present you binge-watched? I do not actually watch TV anymore, and I used to be late to the social gathering, however I liked ‘Black Mirror’.
‘The Finish Of The F***ing World’ was killer, too. The healthful undertones to a few damaged children protecting up a homicide and falling in love with one another within the course of was nice, to not point out the darkish humour.
