Black Needle Noise: “SyStem Bi” feat. Fakeba – Black Needle Noise Records / No Devotion Records

“I was very interested in having Fakeba sing in Wolif and complement the full beauty of the vocals as possible. I don’t want to have any limitations with Black Needle Noise and am interested in working with more singers from around the world, singing in their own language,” explains John Fryer, the mastermind behind Black Needle Noise and also producer of many legendary bands we know today, from Depeche Mode, Love and Rockets, Cocteau Twins and Lush to Nine Inch Nails, Xmal Deutschland and HIM. As noted by Impose Magazine, “John Fryer has practically soundtracked your entire life”.

On ‘SyStem Bi’, Fakeba’s vocal delivery emits radiant energy. Together with John Fryer, they present a coherent and authentic fusion between music styles and continents, merging tradition with futurism. Fakeba presented her debut album ‘Made in Africa’ earlier this year as an an exclamation of freedom in form and sound, while imbuing a deeper spirit therein.

“About this video, I watched Gina Czarnecki’s short film ‘Spintex’ and thought it would compliment the song perfectly, so i edited the footage and Gina thought it was a really nice re-interpretation of her movie. I hope more people will become aware of her amazing work,” says John Fryer.

The processes of electronic recording, reproduction and disintegration are used to give the film rich digital surfaces. The images appear to dissolve within the noise and pixels of these surfaces, emerging with striking effect, before becoming highly textured again. The flickering pulse underlying these transformations is resounding, deep, immersive and total.

Filmed at an open-air night club in the Ashanti region of Ghana, the dance takes place in an old roofless shell by the beach, filled with throbbing masses, engulfed in a trance. The pulsing crowd forms one motion, one being; a rhythmic, sexual and elemental force as brutal as the cycles of the natural world around it. The imagery vibrates with movement and momentary details: a face, that look, a gesture… Joy and release.

CREDITS

Vocals & Lyrics by Fakeba.
All other noises by John Fryer

Video filmed by Gina Czarnecki

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