Ann Arbor, Michigan's Ghostly International was created in 1999 by Sam Valenti IV in his dorm room at the University of Michigan. Since then, the label has become one of America's premier channels for forward-thinking music. From Avant-Pop to SMM, Ghostly celebrates a diversity of styles that run the electronic gamut.
In this, the second video introduction to Danish orchestral-pop collective Choir of Young Believers, filmmaker James P. Morse focuses on bandleader Jannis Noya Makriggianis and his cellist Ceciele Trier in an intimate live performance in New York City. Jannis and Ceciele perform "Action/Reaction" (from the upcoming full-length This Is for the White in Your Eyes) as a duo, stripping the original's bombast down to its stunning, harmony-filled essence.More on Choir of Young Believers:http://ghost...
In this introduction to Ghostly's newest signees, Danish orchestral-pop collective Choir of Young Believers, we see bandleader Jannis Noya Makrigiannis and his cellist companion, Ceciele Trier, taking their first trip to New York City. The pair seem in their own world -- even in the thick of NYC's melting pot -- as they wander serenely through the city and play an intimate evening gig. The clip is soundtracked by "Wintertime Love," a particularly time-stopping track from Choir of Young Believe...
The David Mullett-directed video for "My Cabal" matches the song's woozy lilt with a new take on the usual band-performance video. In the clip, School of Seven Bells play in an equipment-stuffed soundstage as a single camera captures the action through a fisheye lens. The video's gorgeously saturated colors and disorienting, constantly-shifting camera angle create the sense of watching the band while sitting in a tiny, smoothly calibrated rollercoaster. Director: David Mullettghostly.com/artis...
Chicago-based photographer/videographer James P. Morse--a longtime friend and collaborator of Ghostly's--followed Chabot around Detroit for a day and edited the footage into "Ghostly Presents: Deastro," a video profile whose warm, colorful aesthetic matches Chabot's energy and positivity to a T. Chabot putters around his Detroit home, visits his favorite bookstore, gushes about Isaac Asimov and Simone de Beauvoir, and plays a sweaty, packed show with his band. It's a loving portrait of an arti...
Calorie Committee is a music video directed by Joshua Pardon for Ghostly International electronic music artist Ben Benjamin. The Many Moods of Ben Benjamin Vol. 1.5 is out now. http://ghostly.com/releases/the-many-moods-15A pair of agents (Codenamed: TEAM) are thawed from cryo-sleep in a remote warehouse location. But what is their mission? The agents are surveilled by an ominous observer using mysterious technology. But who's spying on whom?" Produced by Ben Benjamin and Joshua Pardon. Featur...
From Current.TV:"Ghostly International emphasizes the artist behind the machines and the personalities that drive their avant-garde form of electronic music."Produced by Travis Kirschbaum and Adam Fox.
The video for "Triple Chrome Dipped" – a collaboration between Michna and Philly-based video artist System D-128: nostalgic footage of the artist's New York coming-of-age in the early '90s. It's unconventional, but it works on the strengths of Michna and System D-128's obvious artistic chemistry. Filmed entirely on a Hi8 analog camcorder purchased in 1989, the footage shows flashes of Adrian Michna's youth from 1989 to 1995: the local pizza shop; the Metro North from Westchester through the Br...
The Sight Below "Further Away" Filmed at Deception Pass, WA Summer 2008 All Rights Reservedhttp://ghostly.com/artists/the-sight-below
James Morse follows School Of Seven Bells as they rehearse for the first show of their US tour. Full GI Presents video coming this Fall.http://ghostly.com/artists/school-of-seven-bells