Taken from his forthcoming album, Pattern of Excel, the video itself is an intriguing compare-and-contrast of the subtle differences between the two individual songs, themselves visually demarcated by a trip across the Williamsburg Bridge. All facilitated with a little help from Scout Willis who stars in the clip, it's at the very least a fascinating turn of direction for the prolific producer that has us wanting more. Read a snippet of what he had to say, below.
The visuals (like the songs themselves) are really mesmerizing and introspective, and so I guess the question on everyone's mind is why the 180? It's such a departure from the massive drum and bass sounds you've become known for in the past few years -- and it's obviously no coincidence that it coincides with your upcoming name change to ¬ b ("not bannon"), right?
It actually feels very natural to me. When working on my first album Alternate Endings, I spent a lot of time making drone and drumless tracks before inserting percussion. So in many ways it feels the same for me -- just holding off of the percussion a bit with this one. The name change is definite, but to what [end is] still a bit undecided. ¬ b is a bit of a place holder.
You also allow snippets of Scout's voice to float in and out of the song itself, which is a pretty unprecedented stylistic choice. Why?
Yeah, I feel that letting the bits of voice shine through the audio on the visuals gave it a bit more character. The director Jacob [Wayler] brought it to life. It was filmed as a kind of journey from AM to PM in the city.
Pattern of Excel is out July 10th on Ninja Tune.