You might need an online companion to catch all the swirling allusions to The Lawnmower Man, surrealism, The Red Shoes and too much more in the new video for Zach Hill's psychedelic tune "Second Life." You also might need some acid or Advil, depending on your head-trip.
Directed by Christian "Megazord" Oldham, acclaimed drummer and visual artist Hill's "Second Life" is a sensory overload. Featuring additional vocals from freak folkie Devendra Banhart, the wandering song's spiraling digitalism is perfectly complemented by Megazord's disorienting select-all graphics.
It's a challenging experiment that's perfectly in line with what listeners have come to expect from the well-traveled Hill in his previous solo work and on his latest full-length effort, Face Tat, which arrived last month with help from collaborators like the stunning No Age.
Hill's thunderous self-taught drum skills have been put to terrific use by a roll call of respected artists, including Alan Moore, The Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Deftones' Chino Moreno, guitar wiz Marnie Stern and Goblin Cock's Rob Crow. Screen the reel above and let us know in the comments below if the imagery tickled or tortured your lobes.
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