We had the pleasure of hosting a video premiere of the experimental hymn ‘Home’ by LILAMORS in 2023 and so we are delighted do the same for their beautiful new video for ‘Rahoon’. The Basel-based outfit expertly straddle dark folk, abstracted electronica and art-pop: these supposedly contrasting influences nimbly applied with scientific precision and a dancer’s grace. Originally released as a melancholic, folky lament on their debut album ‘(But Still, She Cries)’, ‘Rahoon’ has been reborn with brightly lit psychedelic clutter and hallucinatory musical imagery sonically blurring and morphing, never losing its focus on Ana Čop’s elegant voicing even as it fractures into celestial harmonies.
The video direction, editing and animation by Jovana Đukić is really quite something. Shaded in blue, Ana Čop moves in stop motion awkwardness, her face subtly dynamic, hand drawn lines swim across and through the screen, the pacing and slow moving gestures a perfect fit for the song. Enjoy!
‘Rahoon’ is released on 28 June 2024