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Experience Paul Kalkbrenner’s Dark “Florian” Trilogy
Techno artist Paul Kalkbrenner recently released a trilogy of music videos titled the “Florian” trilogy, which document the dark journeys of a young man. Direct from an official press release, the synopsis reads: “The series follows a fictional character named Florian; a young foreigner who compulsively shares the music he loves with strangers, though ends up getting rejected. It is meant to parallel the peculiar outsider role of the electronic dance music genre in the US.”
The first video, “Cloud Rider”, shows Florian being beaten mercilessly for being an outsider. The second, “Mother Trucker”, show Florian explosively letting out his rage and anger. And the latest video, “Feed Your Head”, offers a hopeful conclusion, although the ending might be more tragic than it seems.
Here’s an exclusive quote from directors, Bjoern, Felix & Alex:
By creating the Florian trilogy, we intended to step out of the box and go further than ordinary music videos do. The trilogy is a complete story and touches upon social and emotional topics. Florian is an unusual character, a young man, isolated and on the verge of being autistic, who simply wants to share and spread happiness. He doesn’t play by the rules of modern urban society because he lives in his own detached world. And despite his good intentions he keeps overstepping boundaries causing friction and rejection. At its heart this is the story about conflicting energies and colliding mind sets, which creates the dark undertone in the trilogy. Florian wants the whole world to be happy — but the world is not ready for him.
The track come from Kalkbrenner’s upcoming album 7, which you can pre-order via iTunes.
Watch the full trilogy below.
Comics
‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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