Arcane Roots release new music video for ‘Matter (Revel)’
ARCANE ROOTS have released a brand new music video!
The new music video, for the track Matter (Revel), is taken from ARCANE ROOTS‘s upcoming new EP Landslide which is scheduled to be released in September.
Speaking about the new single, vocalist/guitarist Andrew Groves says, “Matter was one of the first tracks to be written for Melancholia Hymns, all the way back in 2015. It was always intended to be the second track on the record and, thankfully, it arrived almost fully formed and perfectly exemplifying the heavier aspects of the album. Lyrically, it grew out of the bitterness & resentment I was harbouring against the political climate at the time, and to say that things have changed since then would be somewhat of an understatement. Now, given the chance to re-work it & finally release the (previously dormant) video, I wanted it to feel like the spinning decent into despair & disparity that all but surrounds us on a daily basis through our screens. I wanted the production to reflect this, like a dark fantasy of crawling through the filth, our hearts & minds consumed with revenge and retribution, like a mirror to the very injustices we’d seen, as we became more like the aggressors. Programmed at my home studio, and inspired by artists like SEVDALIZA & BJORK, the space and simplicity became something both paramount and punishing while we wrangled with each sound to keep it feeling like it was just bubbling beneath the surface.
“The video (co-directed by Olly Jelly & myself and produced by Sophia Groves) leant itself perfectly to the even darker twist we desired and, though shot over a year previously, it’s linear narrative inspired by Shakespeare‘s Lady Macbeth & Ophelia, remained the perfect base from which to treat and contort the footage into the surreal nightmare we imagined. Her gradual acceptance of the darker desires of her character and eventual metamorphosis, echoes that of the darker aspects of humanity and our susceptibility to despondence, oppression & xenophobia.”
Watch the official music video for Matter (Revel) here:
Following the release of the new EP in September, ARCANE ROOTS will undergo a small and intimate run of headlining UK shows whereby they will perform a full Landslide electronic set; unlike anything they have done before.
Speaking about the upcoming tour, Groves says, “this small excursion into electronica & score has only ever been another step towards becoming the band we set out to be, one that leaves you breathless, one that challenges you and one where the music and experience is first & foremost. From the shirt on your back to the video on your screen, to the lights in your eyes and the sleeve in your hand, we design & produce it all to give you the best experience we can. Our one and only interest is to improve that experience and strive to be better for you. So with that said, we’re so very excited to undertake our most ambitious plans to date with a handful of very special one-off live shows in some unique and intimate venues. We want to give you an experience to never forget and the fleeting chance to see us as you’ve never seen us before while we perform a live set that lives, shines and breathes in front of you for the very first time.”
Tour dates are as follows:
Mon-Oct-15 – Gorilla, Manchester
Tues-Oct-16 – Hoxton Hall, London
Wed-Oct-17 – The Cookie, Leicester
Fri-Oct-19 – Rialto Theatre, Brighton
Set-Oct-20 – St Thomas The Martyr, Bristol
Mon-Oct-22 – Think Tank, Newcastle
Tues-Oct-23 – The Caves, Edinburgh
Landslide is set for release on September 14th via Easy Life Records.
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