Late last month, Brad Rose — head of the mystery inducing Digitalis Recordings — released Local Agent, the fourth album from his solo project Charlatan. This time, he takes us on a techno journey through spy thrillers, sci-fi narratives, and some choice dub. And now, a visual interpretation directed by Camilo Christen illustrates “Double Blind Host,” Rose’s anxiety-ridden dub meditation set in some futuristic world reminiscent of our own.
Using Local Agent’s album artwork (picture by Cody Cobb, design by Daniel Castrejon), Christen brings to life 5,000 images that take us through time rather than space, like some time travel craft that has faulty machinery filled with spasms, glitches, and blackouts. The constant movement forward of the stationary image fills out the already growing paranoia of “Double Blind Host,” as if the EPCOT style building is some villainous headquarters watching every movement from above. It’s like what Escape From Tomorrow (TMT Review) wanted to do, but couldn’t. Thankfully, there is something that soothes the paranoia: the bright flashes of color put the viewer inside of some futuristic, womb-like structure, that produces a wave of T.V. static calm over the otherwise looming dark energy. Welcome to a glimpse of a world you won’t soon forget.
Charlatan’s Local Agent is out now via Umor Rex. Watch new video “Double Blind Host” below:
• Charlatan: http://digitalisindustries.com
• Umor Rex: http://www.umor-rex.org
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