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August 13, 2008

New Black Mountain Video - "Wucan"

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When evaluating the Black Mountain's Polaris-nominated In The Future many moons ago, we labeled "Wucan" as "trippy." Judging from this peyote-popping clip, the Vancouver quintet were thinking something similar when they wrote the track (and decided to go for the lengthy psychedelic keyboard jam at the 3/4 mark). Find a dark room and dig into "Wucan"'s scratched-emulsion animation, random found film vignettes (wildlife, landscapes, the open road), and dusky sun-splashed live footage.

The band filmed much of the footage, which was then edited together with the assistance of Shira Blustein and Jon West. It's unclear who scored the drugs.

In The Future is out via Jagjaguwar. The band's on tour:

08/15 - Brecon Beacons, UK @ Green Man Festival
08/16 - Hasselt, Belgium @ Pukkelpop Festival
08/17 - Biddinghuizen, Netherland @ Lowlands Festival
08/22 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
08/29 - Victoria, BC @ The Royal Theatre
09/01 - Vancouver, BC - The Stanley Park Singing Exhibition
09/19 - Urbana, IL - Canopy Club - Pygmalion Music Festival
09/20 - Chicago, IL - Hideout Block Party
09/21 - Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room at The Crofoot %
09/23 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom %
09/24 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg %
09/26 - Montreal, QC - Le National %
09/27 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House %
11/22 - Goiania, Brazil - Goiania Noise Festival

% w/ Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter

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Nice...

Posted by: leclairm profile link at 08/13/08 6:05 PM  | Reply
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yes! my favorite track!

Posted by: sarah at 08/14/08 9:55 AM  | Reply
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