We’ve once again teamed up with retrosynth artist Confrontational to bring you the exclusive music video premiere for “To Live and Die on the Air”, which features Cody Carpenter (son of John Carpenter). The track comes from the newly released album A Dance of Shadows.
Confrontational mastermind Massimo Usai explains the video:
“To Live and Die on the Air” was inspired by the themes and atmospheres in the movies of George A. Romero, John Carpenter and William Friedkin. It’s a nightmare in slow motion unfolding before the eyes of the viewers. Coming up with the concept, I wanted to pay tribute to my favorite directors through the clip, which is the first in a series that I’m currently putting together.
A Dance of Shadows can be purchased via Bandcamp.
Usai continues:
Cody Carpenter has been a true inspiration throughout the development – to have his stellar talents on the track is really incredible, and to actually have him acting in the video is completely beyond belief. I’m glad and very grateful that he agreed to be a part of this!
I was in charge of production with my partner in crime Giulia Biancu: we filmed on location in Sardinia with the help of Chiara Coppola, Vincenzo Rodi and the killer crew from Living Dead Caligari. Local graffiti artist UFOE was responsible for the “self-portrait” artwork featured in the scenes, which has been created exclusively for the occasion.
David Lawrence shot the beautiful sequences with Cody in Los Angeles, while the make-up and VFX was handled by Roberta Spiga and Roberta Masia. I’ve been wanting to create something like this for years, and with the project being more than 5 months in the making it all feels like a dream coming true. I couldn’t be happier with the results.
This is dedicated to the wonderful people who made it all possible! So please, play this loud and pass it on if you enjoy it: ‘A Dance of Shadows’ can now begin…
Confrontational online:
Official Website
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Live dates:
October 31st – Synthzilla Festival – Lyon, France (w/ Carpenter Brut, Perturbator, Dan Terminus & Thomas Barrandon)
