SAMPOLOGY SHARES NEW SINGLE 'SUFFER AND SWIM (FEAT. ALLYSHA JOY)'
'This is a clear display of Sampology's artistry and impeccable taste, and quite frankly, I'm just looking forward to hearing more.'
- Indie Shuffle
Today, Meanjin/Brisbane producer Sampology has collaborated with Allysha Joy on the stunning single 'Suffer and Swim', out via his own Middle Name Records imprint. Originally intended as a bright, soulful broken beat instrumental made the night before a DJ set Sampology was playing in Sydney, he later called upon Allysha for a collaboration to fully develop the song to its potential. Following an introduction in Berlin through Noah Slee, Sampology also invited guitarist Beau Diako to collaborate on the track.
LISTEN TO ‘SUFFER AND SWIM (FT. ALLYSHA JOY)’ HERE
On the collaboration, Sampology says: 'Allysha is doing such great things down in Melbourne and I've wanted to collaborate with her for a while, I'm such a fan and when she sent me back her vocals, I listened on repeat for 20 minutes. Beau contributed the beautiful guitar parts and you can clearly hear his signature style come through. I'm so appreciative to have been able to collaborate with Allysha & Beau and share this track out into the world.'
Allysha Joy has proved herself as a world class talent over many years – both solo as a singer, poet, and pianist and as a key member of Melbourne collective 30/70. On the track's lyrical themes, she explains; 'Suffer and Swim is about love, loss and empathy. It's about wanting to dive into the water with your friends when you can see that they're struggling. I love when the music and the lyrics are countering one another energetically like this. It allows the sadness of the lyrics to feel hopeful! I feel hopeful!'
Following a chance find of his late grandfather’s super8 film tapes from the 70s and 80s during the 2020 lockdown, Sampology digitised the tapes and has created beautiful vintage videos to visually accompany the songs from Regrowth. The 'Suffer and Swim' official video features footage from his grandfather’s travels in Norfolk Island and New Zealand in the late ‘70s.
1. Peace Lily
2. Saturn Returns (Feat. Laneous)
3. Memories In Flight
4. Suffer and Swim (Feat. Allysha Joy)
5. Running Around
6. Sand County Almanac
7. Reassemble (Feat. James Chatburn)
8. Ten Foot Flowers
9. All Nice And Kind (Feat. Silent Jay)
10. Blooming In The Streets (Feat. Seven Davis Jr)
11. Obi Emotional
12. Regrowth
Sampology is a Producer, DJ, radio host for Worldwide FM and vinyl enthusiast since his teens, based in Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia. As a boy, he spent his weekends singing in the choir at St John’s Cathedral and by his mid-teens he had discovered vinyl and a love for sample heavy music - early Native Tongues, The Avalanches, disco and soul. Sampling dance music made a huge impression on Sampology - indeed, his performer name is a nod to this early influence of sampling.
Sampology’s start in Brisbane venues began at 17, evolving to interstate & eventually overseas travel to DJ & perform in Europe & UK, America & Asia. Over the past six years, he has organically progressed to producer - of his own stunning EP releases Natural Selections (2016) and Mt Glorious (2018) as well as producing Tiana Khasi’s Meghalaya EP and First Beige’s Mirrors EP. His position in the Brisbane music community led to Gilles Peterson inviting him to join the Worldwide FM family in 2019 and he has hosted a monthly show on the global station in the two years since. On September 3rd, Sampology will release the Regrowth LP - an album that his last two EPs have built towards. The majority of Regrowth was written and recorded during the Australian bushfires in the summer of 2019, and the album’s title came from reflecting on the environment during this time.
‘Suffer and Swim (Ft. Allysha Joy)’ is OUT NOW
Stream HERE
Praise for Sampology
'Careful, considered and alluring. I'm submersing myself in this no questions asked.'
- Declan Byrne, triple j
'Sampology mixes his enchanting electronic pulse with thick instrumentation and sampling, uniting the worlds of synthetic and organic while his builds cinematic landscapes with his work'
- Pilerats
'Sampology has combined nature with electronic and acoustic sounds in such a unique and impressive way'
- Purple Sneakers
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