Iranian-Dutch polymath Sevdaliza makes thought-provoking, sometimes sensual, and often spooky music. On her latest single “The Great Hope Design,” her voice is raw and deep as she sings, “Eat my flesh / Drink my blood / No man can guide me / I am my own God.” It’s a seething and ominous track; the synth melody slithers like a snake stalking its prey.
Following the single’s release, she’s announced her forthcoming EP Raving Dahlia, which is out February 25 via her own label Twisted Elegance. “‘The Great Hope Design’ is a conceptual song about the feasibility of everything in our existence, which can be from the perception of your own truth to appearance to A.I.,” she explained. “In this song I question the truth and play with a futuristic universe.”
“The Great Hope Design” isn’t the only captivating art Sevdaliza has been at work on. For the past couple years, she’s also been building a real robot—a Femmenoid. It’s name is Dahlia, and it was made “to convey the harsh truth about navigating in the music industry as a woman who does not conform to an industry standard—sonically, physically, and mentally. Dahlia represents the perfect artist,” reads the press release.
Listen to “The Great Hope Design” below, and learn more about Dahlia here.
