A latticework of field recordings of Hextape’s ‘96 Hilux, spectral vocal samples, and a search for the ultimate wobble bass.
The concomitant video-animation manifests from the collaborative rave-efforts and new relationship between Hextape and animation artist Henry Pyne aka Eek. Through animation, the film sifts through projected fragments of memory and dream, exploring a dreamt narrative that throws Hextape into a surreal parallel world in which they embody our hero vigilante. The dream-world and POV conceptualisation stemmed from countless night-time expeditions throughout Narrm’s hidden bushes and neglected architecture. These excursions, along with multiple isolation-hours spent glued to Initial D and Neon Genesis Evangelion, bring together the animation’s narrative, characters, and world.
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The single is accompanied by a remix by label sibling and live collaborator Ahm, who crafts a tight, drum-centric jungle flip centred on the original’s electromagnetic wub.