New Boris Video: “H.M.A. – Heavy Metal Addict
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[Via Pitchfork]
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[Via Pitchfork]
“Just Wanna Feel”のビデオ・ティザー。上のイメージをクリックしてご覧下さい。東京のSapphire Slowsを中心に構成されていますね。昨年までのミステリアスな印象からはうってかわり、彼女はフレームの真ん中でカメラを見つめています。カメラから逃げ隠れするような”Animal Dreams”のビデオからは長い道のりでした。 曲自体も、ビデオほどではないものの、進化しています。この曲はロサンゼルスを拠点に活動する、同じ100% Silkのアーティスト、Magic Touchとのコラボレーションです。彼はハウスを得意としているので、”Just Wanna Feel” もそんな彼の飛び跳ねるようなMagic Touchスタイルが5分半程堪能できます。が、その上でSlowsが美しいハウス・ディーバとして歌うと斬新な印象に。彼女のボーカルはソロの作品より抜けが良く、デジタルな切りを突き破っています。このようにオープンに表現するSapphire Slowsも魅力的です。試聴は以下から。
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