Showing posts with label creepy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label creepy. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Music Video: Sleep Party People - A Dark God Heart (NSFW)


I tend not to post NSFW videos (trying to keep it family friendly and such) but for this video I had to make an exception. Beautifully shot and with excellent pacing, its the best music video I've seen so far this year. Beyond that, the video captures the overwhelmingly eerie feel of the music all too perfectly. Sleep Party People take cues from dream pop, shoegaze and a combination of classical and electronic instrumentation to create a uniquely dark vision. If you need a comparison, imagine Gem Club injected with subtle terror, over processed vocals and a healthy dose of Donnie Darko influence. Originally the bedroom project of Danish multi-instrumentalist Brian Batz, the project converted unusually smoothly into a 5 piece for their live performances, which are more than worthy of your time.



A Dark God Heart is the first single off of Sleep Party People's second album, "We Were Drifting on a Sad Song" out April 9th on Blood and Biscuits.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Breakfast in Fur EP

I'm not going to lie to you guys: The album art is a better indicator of Breakfast in Fur than anything I can write! Playful and folksy sure, but the little girl's facial expression is a hint at just how off-putting this EP can be. My first thought was that they are emotionally reminiscent of Headless Horseman, but with a drastically different sound. Both artists feature chilly vocals, but Headless Horseman back it up with glitch-pop, while Breakfast in Fur choose folk instead. Ultra-creepy falsetto aside, the real feat Breakfast in Fur accomplish is their ability to throw Goose Bump inducing subtleties into songs that would be wholly optimistic on paper.