So this dude made a great short film based off of one of my favorite Atmosphere songs ever. The video was done incredibly well. Great cinematography, great acting, and other fancy cinema lingo I learned in my introductory level film course. Enjoy.
The Waitress is a short film.
It is based on the the song: The Waitress by Atmosphere.
The film was shot in Copenhagen, Denmark.
It was shot on a Red One, using prime lenses, a Pro Steadicam, Eazy Dolly and a handheld Zacuto rig.
All editing was done in FCP 7, Color grading was done in DaVinci Resolve.
Hope You enjoy it.
Obviously seeing a track featuring Slug and Murs in my inbox is going to catch my eye, but the New York based duo masterminds are very dope. They got a very raw, DIY aesthetic, with hard hitting drums and dusty samples. "fightmusic" is one of several high energy tracks on their new album "Giant Antlers."
Check out their extremely bizarre, animated video up above, and you can check out their whole album here: http://themasterminds.bandcamp.com/. I've only played it once, and so far it's pretty excellent top to bottom. My initial favorites are "fightmusic," "east harlem rose," and "new york i love you. i'm drunk. you're insane."
the masterminds are tarik and kimani. born in new york. formed at
wesleyan university. son's of 60's jazz, 70's soul, 80's pop, 90's
hip-hop, and 00's indie rock. we've been friends since 1994. put out
our first 12" in 1996, and our last record in 2002. took some time off
to be alive, and now we're back.
It's not too often I get something in my inbox as refreshing and focused as this new track from Detroit emcee, Jahshua Smith. The socially conscious track features an excellent beat provided by StewRat, and Smith lays down some nice flows. I suggest you keep on eye on this guy, as I know we here at BRL will be.
The official single off the impending album
"The Final Season" by Jahshua Smith. Featuring potent cameos from Mic
Write (Cold Men Young) and Lansing's Rafael, the track examines the
social scope of racism and classism while actively being censored by the
powers that be.
After several visits from both campaigns, seeing the iconic
“HOPE” Obama poster plastered all over campus, an onslaught of Facebook posts
attacking each candidate, and playing Q-Tip’s lead single “Gettin’ Up” in my
headphones walking to classes, Nov. 4 was finally among us.
Like with any big life moment I’ve had since Summer 2000
(when I first heard a rapper named Eminem, and subsequently fell in love with
the genre and culture), I could trace Nov. 4, 2008 back to specific hip hop
record.
That record was “The Renaissance” by Q-Tip.
Sure “The Renaissance” was one of the best albums in 2008,
and was one of the most anticipated albums in sometime, what makes that album
so memorable was its release date. Nov. 4 was not only the day the Tribe Called
Quest alum released his long-awaited (9 years to be exact) sophomore LP, but it
was also the day our nation elected Barack Obama as President.
Say what you will about Obama and his polarizing first term
as president (personally as a recent college grad making $10.50 an hour, I’m
grateful I can still be on my parents’ health care plan), but you cannot take
anything away from the historical event that took place on Nov. 4, 2008.
I was a freshman at Bowling Green State University at the
time, and it was my first time in a very politically charged, left wing-leaning
environment. I was never really involved in politics prior to going to college,
but all of a sudden, it seemed to matter (maybe it’s because I was finally
eligible to vote?) Some of my favorite moments as a Freshman at BG was hanging
out with my friends, watching the Presidential Debates in our dorm room and
mocking everything the poorly spoken John McCain said, and laughing every time
my friend said how handsome Obama was.
Like much of my college experience, I remember nothing about
classes on that particular Tuesday. I’m assuming I did go, because I knew my
mom was going to pick me up to take me home to vote, and she almost certainly
inquire about my class attendance. But I do remember vividly waiting about ten
minutes at the polling place, casting my vote, then rushing back to BG before
the record store closed so I could get the new Q-Tip album.
For the rest of night, I sat in my dorm room playing the
album front-to-back a few times while playing my roommate in Madden 09, and
maybe finishing up some homework, before the results were announced. I was
blown away by the production – that classic boom bap that Tribe mastered in the
early 90s, but with subtle modern twist. The guitars of “Johnny is Dead,” the
vocal cuts and bassline on “Won’t Trade” and spastic drum patterns of
“Manwomanboogie” echoed throughout my dorm room for at least a month straight.
And after probably no less than 20 times of playing the
moody “You,” it was time to see who won the election. I remember it not being
as close as people had predicted, and Obama locked it up relatively early
(compared to the Bush races, at least), but it still didn’t take away from the
excitement of my first Election Day.
After the announcement was made official that America had
voted it’s first African-American President, it was one of the most surreal
moments I’ve ever been a part of. In my four years at college, seeing people
celebrate the first black President by running around campus and pulling fire
alarms, was easily the most memorable moment. While I played Nas’ “Black
President” and Young Jeezy’s “My President,” outside was chaos, but in a
non-threatening jovial way.
Obama’s acceptance speech at the end of the night was truly
incredible. After the initial pandemonium that had occurred moments after the
announcement, campus drew to a deafening silence while Obama spoke for the
first time as President Elect.
So like I said earlier, people who gave Obama their undying
allegiance in 2008, may not support him anymore, or may not be as optimistic as
they were on the day he was elected, it was still an amazing day. And every
time I play Q-Tip’s “The Renaissance,” I go back to that time of hope, optimism
and excitement for what the future will bring.
