I have some bad news and good news for you. Bad news is that Dave Emmerson decided to close down his DIY label ZAP Records. It’s quite sad since there were so many good bands associated with that indie label. I’ll be talking about my thoughts on the matter in a separate post. Good news is that his band Dystopian Futures is still going to make music and they just came out with a new song called “Space Junk”! Oh, yeah. I even got to make the music video, too.
Dystopian Futures certainly continue to use their quirky experimental punk rock for this song. It’s a story involving a cosmonaut who has been in stasis in a spaceship for a century while trying to flee from his vice-ridden past. Things don’t go to plan as he’s in the cosmic ocean.
Feel free to buy the song on Visions Press’s Bandcamp!
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First, I love the 1950s feel to the video! (You did that? Brilliant!) being a huge fan of music in general, I’m always saddened to hear about the demise of labels, studios, etc. Sun Studio is on my beat in Memphis, and it was disheartening to see it closed for all those months. Thankfully, they’ve started recording sessions at night again, so I make sure to swing by and check on them.
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Thank you so much! It was fun, yet difficult to make.
I hear you right there with various labels or bands. I’ve never heard of Sun Studio, but I’ll check it out. Thanks.
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I loved the music and the visuals; so much talent. Sorry to know that Emmerson closed his label down. Artists are greatly needed in these trying times, seriously. Thanks for posting this.
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Thank you so much, Shelby! It was a lot of hard work to make the video with all the stop motion stuff, but I certainly enjoyed making it and it gave me a bit of peace even though I had to do a few retakes here and there. Yeah, it really was a bummer when he closed down ZAP. Granted, it’s nowhere near the size of let’s say Def Jam, Columbia, or Atlantic, but he legitimately cared for the bands and singers while doing an awesome job promoting them.
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I love the 50’s retro feel combined with the punk noise. Well done!
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Awesome! Thanks for checking out the video I made for Dystopian Futures. It took such a long time with the stop motion production, but it was very fun to make.
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Yes! Love the stop motion. I can only image how long that took. Glad it was fun😊
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Thank you so much. It took a few days to film whenever I wasn’t at work. I do appreciate being able to collaborate with different international musicians to re-contextualize their songs into videos.
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