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Kan Wakan’s “Like I Need You” Video Has A Rather Fishy Twist
This is definitely not the normal style of music we cover on BD but the visuals certainly have a connection to the site, which is why this is going into The Further. Coming from rising indie group Kan Wakan, which has some similar stylings to Adele, Amy Winehouse, and similar, is their video for “Like I Need You”, which was directed by Young Replicant (Lorde, The XX).
The story takes place over a single night and follows a drug deal, a forbidden romance, and an execution that doesn’t end up the way it was supposed to. Check it out below and make sure to snag the group’s album Moving On via iTunes.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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