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Kìzis shares new track 'Amanda' celebrating her community and to announce new album 'Turn'

‘Turn’ is set to be a whopping four-hour techno, pop, poetry and dance spectacular

Kìzis has released her latest track ‘Amanda’ and announced the release of her forthcoming album ‘Turn’ on Tin Angel Records this year.

‘Amanda’ is a bleeping, rolling techno track that speaks affirmations to those who need it. The video is a celebration of Kìzis’ community and shows four people gathering in an urban landscape to dance on a spot that used to be marshland.

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Kìzis is a Algonquin two-spirit artist whose debut album ‘Kijà / Care’, released under the name Mich Cota, documented her recovery from trauma and oppression.

Her latest project ‘Turn’ clocks in at over four hours, and is a journey through techno, pop, poetry, dance and beyond. It features over fifty artists including Beverly Glenn Copeland, Owen Pallet and Mabe Fratti.

Watch the video for ‘Amanda’ below.

Jemima Skala is Mixmag’s Weekend Editor. Follow her on Twitter

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