I gripped this premiere from our very own news editor, Squeo. And thankfully, it’s bugged out. “GEISHA” by N.i.c.o.l.e. stands alone as a track involving the muted beauty of one’s voice, smeared in echo and synth rhythms. Cleverly, the video for “GEISHA” meets that point of visual storytelling the song was hiding, both flagrantly avoiding eyes on the camera and zoom-in shots of these women and men. Shoot, N.i.c.o.l.e. is in Death Valley here, huh? What kinda crime did these two commit? Now escaped, riding away free on their motorcycle, casting visions of love and metaphor across their gaze of the landscape. They’ve found each other to once again lose themselves in their arms and eventually part ways. Is posing as a “GEISHA” the ultimate get-away plan? Or is being “GEISHA” the ultimate plan to get away?
Directed by the careful eye of Caitlin Denny, the video for “GEISHA” brings to life a slew of new creativity through N.i.c.o.l.e.’s lyrics. This is what we got from N.i.c.o.l.e., “This is a total VHS love affair collab between Caitlin Denny and myself. We were heavily inspired by Daisies/ 70s & 80s video & performance art (Pipilotti Rist!) and wanted to incorporate surreal Liquid Sky-ish effects. Overall, very “mystery”! The song is a heady slow jam for total creeps, featuring Alex Barnett and Mr.666.” Enjoy the video below, and scope her previous tape Six Hands on Catholic Tapes.
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