Collaboration is the theme for the year and one of the best examples we’ll soon see is between the group Birdpen and Southampton illustrator Joanne Negus.
Joanne’s been working with the band for the past six years designing covers as well as helping with a couple of videos.
On March 9th Birdpen will reveal Joanne’s creations for the physical release of their debut album On/Off/Safety/Danger.
The art collaborations also continue with a new video for the single “Breaking Precedent”.
The current video (above) was homemade and delves into a band’s life on the road. By using split screen we get the interesting juxtapositions between band and the surroundings they drive through. You can see it on the Daily Echo’s web site.
The band recently made another road trip to Paris to film the green screen elements for the new video which will be made by the award winning animators Simon Gesrel and Xavier Ehretsmann.
The duo’s latest animation “Zombie Zombie” (below) uses action men type figures to deliver an excellent six minute horror film set in an Antarctic research centre.
We don’t yet know what animation they have in mind for Birdpen’s but the quality of the Zombie flick heightens the anticipation.
In fact Europe seems to be the destination of the year for Birdpen as Switzerland beckons in February and France in April.
However we can make a short journey to see the trio in Southampton on 8th February at The Talking Heads supporting Asobi Seksu
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