Amanda Lamprecht better known by her stage name AMANDALA is a Seattle singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist born in Cape Town, South Africa. After two experimental solo albums and playing in several local Seattle bands AMANDALA teamed-up with Producer Jonathan Plum from London Bridge studios in 2015 to co write her new album Far and Wide that will be released in March 2016. 
 
Far and Wide combines AMANDALA’s unique voice with music that draws on influences such as Bjork, The Cure, Pink Floyd and John Tavener. Andrew Joslyn violinist for Macklemore and Davey Brozowski (Traveling drummer for Modest Mouse) plays on this album.

Far & Wide

Amanda Lamprecht better known by her stage name AMANDALA is a Seattle singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist born in Cape Town, South Africa. 

The Traveled

It's You That I Find

In A Lovers Dream

Somer

Jeffreysbaai

Orbit

01 - Nothing (Cape Town Version)

02 - Hold My Glass

The song “ Lets not leave this life broken “ is the HEART of the album and it is a request for wholeness , universal unity , friendship - love beyond time space and dimensions of all human conditions . This song has a beautiful cello melody played by Michael Corson and will be released with a video made by Light of Day Films.

03 - Let's Not Leave This Life Broken

The song UNTIL is the most singer song-writer vibe song on the album in 3/4 time and has beautiful duet singing by Cebron Hansen , who also sang all the background vocals on this EP.

04 - Until

Being a mermaid in past incarnation ( one have to fantasize )  my music always have a watery quality : “ Just as water does not have a form, but it takes the form of its container so my music does not sit in one specific genre but rather capture a fluid mood which is different from song to song and album to album”
The song “ Ocean “ is one of my favorites to performed live but I’ve never recorded an English version of it professionally so I wanted to add it to this EP as a “ Game of Thrones” type of femme power close to your ear - spoken vocals - emotional , oceanic , watery piano journey .ENJOY to be swept away.

05 - Ocean

The song FLOW is an upbeat musical sketch of a river building and building until it finally reaches the ocean, so the vocals are sparse and it doesn’t follow cookie cutter song structures. GO WITH THE FLOW OF IT ALL !!!!

06 - Flow

EP title song , STRONGER  is actually the most gentle song on this EP, as power doesn’t always have to roar. This song builds in a vocal chant with soaring vocals, cellos, drums and embodies a classical,  almost fantasy feel . 
I also explored singing within a very wide vocal range on this song. Being stronger for me also means being braver with my vocals.

07 - Stronger

https://www.amandalamprecht.com
Amanda Lamprecht better known by her stage name AMANDALA is a Seattle-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Cape Town, South Africa. AMANDALA self-released two experimental solo albums “Tanzanite” and “Make This Real” between 2007-2012 for which she created all the instrumentation herself.

In 2016 she teamed-up with producer and co-owner of London Bridge studio, Jonathan Plum to co-wrote her first professional studio album “Far and Wide”. The album was recorded and produced by Jonathan Plum at London Bridge Studio and mastered by Glenn Schick. Andrew Joslyn violinist for Macklemore and Davey Brozowski traveling drummer for Modest Mouse played on her album. “Far and Wide” was release with a music video “Nothing” and a CD released show at Seattle’s Triple Door. Trey Gun former member of King Crimson opened the evening playing his war guitar.

In the same year AMANDALA also wrote her first ever Afrikaans Album “Alles wat jy Lief het “. The Afrikaans album “Alles wat jy lief het “ was recorded at both Earwig Studios, Seattle USA working with studio owner Don Farwell and at Sunset Recording Studios in Stellenbosch, South Africa working with producer Jürgen Von Wechmar.

“Two albums on Two Continents in Three studios in One year” became the tagline for a 5-month music promotion trip to South African October 2016 - March 2017.

AMANDALA was featured Nationwide on two television music shows “JAM” and “ChatNOU” for the South African Television Station KYKNet.

The single “Jeffreysbaai”  received radio play on several South African radio stations.

Besides creating and playing music, she teaches yoga. She is an experienced Yoga Teacher E-RYT500 YACEP, Acutonics Practitioner and Painter, with a Law Degree from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.

AMANDALA is deeply inspired by geometry, sound, music and artistry in all things.

Her music embodies a watery quality. 

Just as water does not have a form, but it takes the form of its container so my music does not sit in one specific genre but rather capture a fluid mood which is different from song to song and album to album.

AMANDALA writes lyrics that embraces themes of racial and social equality, observation, encouragement, universal experiences of regret and renewal.

Her music is deeply artistic and colorful.

This all blends well with AMANDALA’S uniquely expressive voice.

AMANDALA’s music is art that can be experienced as something that stirs at the intuition, heart and intellect. 

Her songwriting is deeply emotional as is she.

Websites and Bloggers:

Interviews:

http://www.litnet.co.za/amandala-om-afrikaans-te-sing-raak-iets-aan/

http://www.channel24.co.za/Music/News/we-chat-to-sa-singer-amandala-about-her-life-in-seattle-and-her-new-album-20161103

http://www.netwerk24.com/Vermaak/Musiek/amandala-wil-nou-eers-voete-vind-in-sa-20161202


Posts:

http://www.bsharpentertainment.co.za/music/amandala

http://beat-vreemdeling.blogspot.co.za/2016/10/amanda-lamprecht-amandala-two-albums-in.html

http://www.recordingstudios.co.za/south-african-music-news/amandala-living-in-seattle-singing-about-jeffreysbaai/

http://www.thegremlin.co.za/2016/11/04/amandala-living-in-seattle-singing-about-jeffreysbaai/

http://pietercloete.com/amandala-bly-seattle-sing-van-jeffreysbaai/

http://www.opdienet.co.za/persvrystelling-amandala-woon-seattle-sing-van-jeffreysbaai/

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