MERESHA
SJIMON GOMPERS | APRIL 17, 2015
Florida’s rising beatsmith, songwriter, vocalist Meresha arrives on the scene with her EPNo Revolution, a testament to the passage rights and rebellions spelled out through pop electric diaries. Carving out fantasias that simmer around the sentiments that seasons like summer propel ad infinitum; songs like “You” address an offstage individual in expressing array of emotions in a manner free of the hesitation that overt self-conscious song composition can bring. Catching up with the artist, we discussed Meresha’s new EP and more in our interview featured after the following listen.
Tell us about what revolutions for you informed your New Revolution EP.
A few years ago I successfully convinced my parents to move from Poland to the States. I wanted to get closer to the music scenes that I had become obsessed with online. That might sound a little strange, but honestly there aren’t many places to play out in Poland. I wanted to get out more.
I’m starting to find my own crowd since I’ve moved to the States, but New Revolution is about me beginning to branch out from my own social alcove.
“You” fluxes between this really personal and profound reckoning while, the mix and production play with a bevy of electro-pop concepts to further the songs move and narrative plot. Tell us about the making of this complex number.
“You” is a story about two people that are in love but are too afraid to do anything about it and aren’t sure if the other person feels the same way. The verses are the description of the many feelings felt during this time and the chorus is about actually going up to the person and telling them how you feel. ‘You spread your arms out wide,’ in the chorus, is an indicator that this perplexed state turns out quite alright, meaning the people realize they’ve been feeling this way about each other all along.
Tell us a bit about your approaches and song writing/recording methods.
My songs usually start as an idea in my spiral notebook or some notes played on my Prophet 12 keyboard or guitar. New Revolution, was mostly recorded at home where I set up some makeshift foam set up between two doors to record the vocals. I have to say I am so fortunate to have a family that supports me, and doesn’t mind that sometimes I turn my room into my recording haven.
What else have you been working on in your compositions, songs sketches, and so forth?
I have a couple of demos up now on Soundcloud — “Fool Don’t Be” and “check check…” The first one isn’t a new song. Actually “Fool Don’t Be” I wrote when I was twelve. It’s not the exact lyrics so much I’m attached to. I do like the melody though, so I’m reworking it and seeing what might become of it. Maybe I’m a little attached because it was the first song I wrote and said to myself, ‘I want to do this. I want to write music.’
The other track, “check check..” is an evolving sketch. I also wrote it recently. It’s about escape. I’m still very fond of the breezy fantasy world I created on the track, but I need to flesh it out. Some of the lyrics are, ‘I’m going swimming on a mountaintop. It will be a while ’til you see me again. check check, we’re looking for signs of UFOs. Might be hiding somewhere here. We don’t know.’
Meresha’s New Revolution EP is available now on iTunes.