Altered Zones

Sometimes we have to cut the crap and just play around. This new clip from Madison, Wisconsin's Peaking Lights, directed by Ben Shearn and LA Vampires' Amanda Brown, invites us to that whimsical place. Brown describes the video's aesthetic as "Warhol dub." Certainly the playful side of pop art is invoked here. When we're taken to Rasta nation it's through pastiches of album cover images. While the track's drum machine and keyboard dub recalls the titans of Jamaican music like The Congos and Sister Nancy, David Bowie and Lloyd Dobbler also have a seat at the table. Rather than using dub for darkness, the track's frantic drum machine taps and soft, mechanical organ tones take us to a light-hearted fan-space, where playtime and creativity go hand in hand. (Visitation Rites co-premiere)

Peaking Lights' new full length, 936 comes out February 2nd on vinyl, tape and CD from Not Not Fun