SoccerPractise's Electro-Indie-Waiata ‘Amene’

How SoccerPractise are Redrawing NZ’s Musical Map with their Electro-Indie-Waiata ‘Amene’.

Auckland, New Zealand-based electronic group SoccerPractise are proud to present their newest single and music video, 'Amene'.

'A beautifully synthed up version of the waiata 'Piriponotia' - Radio New Zealand.

'The works of SoccerPractise aren't your usual waiata but mixing things up is kind of the point.' - Newshub.

'Beneath the vocals lies a low-key loop that helps to drive the song forward. The results are sublime and it easily makes for the highlight of their modest catalogue so far.' - The Spinoff.

Based in Tāmaki Makaurau, SoccerPractise are receiving widespread plaudits for their unusual bilingual and multimedia-driven musical performances.

The group’s singer, Geneva Alexander-Marsters, performs in both Te Reo Māori and English, while ‘visual musician’ Kim Newall interprets the group’s music live onstage, projecting graphics and hand-drawn elements onto the band as they perform.

‘Amene’ reworks the lyrics of the traditional waiata ‘Piriponotia’, by the late Morvin Simon. The lyrics of the song advocate holding fast to the ways of the tipuna (ancestors) in order to encourage enlightenment and understanding among those living today.

SoccerPractise say, “'Amene' takes elements of electronic music, indie rock and traditional waiata and puts them though the SoccerPractise grinder to produce something hypnotic and new.”

Watch the music video for ‘Amene’ here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWSVI4ouUQo&t=2s

Streaming links:

Spotify – http://open.spotify.com/album/7raaGesELh6PxJGE95SuxO
Apple Music – https://itun.es/nz/jFEWjb
Google Play – https://play.google.com/s…/music/album/SoccerPractise_Amene…
iTunes – https://geo.itunes.apple.com/nz/album/id1237444553…

About SoccerPractise:

Formed in June 2015, SoccerPractise is a four-piece electronic group based in Auckland, New Zealand, who play a genre-bending hybrid of trip hop, punk and electronic soul music.

SoccerPractise’s multimedia musical experience is one not to be missed. The group combine minimalist electro textures with catchy AF vocal hooks sung in English and te reo Māori, all bathed in lush reverb-soaked guitar lines. Their acclaimed live performance is augmented with psychedelic visual projections produced live onstage by band member Kim Newall.

SoccerPractise have amassed a steady and growing roster of celebrated live performances in their short history, including a performances at Splore Festival, Oro Festival (supporting Underworld), Vice Party events, The Auckland Arts Festival, a 2016 NZ nationwide tour with Yumi Zouma and Doprah, support performances with Aldous Harding and Deradoorian (USA) and a tribute rendition of Moana Maniapoto’s Tahi for her lifetime achievement award at the APRA Silver Scrolls ceremony.

In December 2016, SoccerPractise received the ‘Best Electronic Artist’ award at the bFM Dirtbag Radio Music Awards.

SoccerPractise have released three singles through NZ’s Flying Out label, all of which have been sustained top ten hits on alt radio across Aotearoa NZ.

The group’s first single Windfall was chosen by Spotify for their ‘Fresh Picks’ playlist which is followed by approximately 150,000 people and has currently been streamed more than 140,000 times.

Their second single Haere Mai E Tama, sung entirely in te reo Māori, also topped the alt. charts- notably receiving recognition as the most requested song for 2016 on Dunedin’s Radio One after staying in the top ten for 15 weeks.

The group’s last single, I Was Screaming, is a claustrophobic, minimalist arrangement with elements of dancehall and garage and lyrics which explore identity and estrangement.

SoccerPractise’s popularity has seen the group enter a sponsorship deal with Budweiser beer and licence their music to popular fashion label Miss Crab.

SoccerPractise’s self-titled debut release is due later this year. The album was recorded with Samuel Moore of Bad Energy and Invisible Threads and was mastered with Sarah Register, an acclaimed mastering engineer based in Brooklyn, New York who has worked with luminaries including Lee Scratch Perry, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Ariana Grande, Future Islands and many more.

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