Psych duo GANGI have just released their latest album gesture is on lead singer Matt Gangi’s own label, Office of Analogue and Digital. Â We’ve already heard their newest single “Gold,” but now the band has released the official video to the song. Â The video shows the band playing across various locations–a beach, an abandoned factory, a freeway, a gold fabric lined room–while two seemingly random people dance behind the band in some scenes. Â The expansive aspects of the song, the soaring vocals and crashing drums, fit the open-air feel of the locations. Â The duo feel at home addressing the viewer directly in the video, at times feeling as though they’re challenging you to a staring contest. Â As the song reached its peak, I’m pretty sure that I blinked.
Beats Per Minute is proud to premiere the video for “Gold.”
Also check out our premiere of Pharaohs’ remix of “Gold.” Â The Los Angeles-based psych band takes the indie rock attitude of the original and filters it through a post-rock rave party atmosphere until the song barely resembles its former self, which is generally what a great remix should do. Â The churning guitars and soaring vocals have been transformed into electronic bleeps and squeals, though not in any creatively reductive way. Â Pharaohs turn the song into a pinged-beat electronic convert that delights in the creative deconstruction/reconstruction that smears singer Matt Gangi’s vocals across a clattering percussive beat. Â It’s got a beat, but can you dance to it? Â Check out the remix below.
MP3: GANGI – “Gold” (Pharaohs Ground Zero Mix)