Amamelia is the musical project of Amelia Berry, 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.
Influenced by the slew of remixes found on CD singles of the late 90s / early 00's, Sunreturn and Amamelia curated a list of friends & whanau to rework her sensational debut WOW!. Many key players in Aotearoa's electronic scenes are present on WOW! The 2021 Remixes, breathing new life into WOW!'s grooves and textures.
Outside of Amamelia, Amelia can be found creating ambient soundscapes in caves as Old Chips, playing in queerbo pop-punk band Babyteeth, performing as one half of synth pop duo Fimo and as one third of queer DJ trio PWB. In the past she's been the mastermind behind the romantic jangle of Polyester (fka as Kip McGrath), and has hosted several beloved specialist shows on 95bFM.
An instrumental queer space opera from Portland synthwave artist Amie Waters, who uses a universal mythos to illustrate a personal journey. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 14, 2020
A shifting collage of ambient layers and bright melodies that resists convention from a member of New Zealand's underground house scene. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 9, 2023