Oslo Tapes - Deja Neu (Official Video)

’’Deja Neu’’, taken from Oslo Tapes’ new album ’’Staring at the Sun before goin’ blind’’. Out November 10 via Sound Effect Records/Grazil Records/ Echodelick Records Order here: BandCamp | or LP (Europe) - LP (USA) - CD & TAPE (Europe) - // EN Avant-garde syncretism and ethno-kraut textures launch the highly anticipated fourth album of the collective led by Marco Campitelli. On Friday, October 13, the Oslo Tapes collective will release ’Deja Neu’ in digital format, a single that precedes the eagerly awaited fourth album ’Staring at the Sun Before Goin’ Blind’, scheduled for December 1, 2023. Following the success of their third album ‘ØR’, released in 2021 by the prestigious Pelagic Records, ’Staring at the Sun Before Goin’ Blind’ is imbued with emotional radiation that fuels disorientation and restlessness, moods perfectly represented by the single ‘Deja Neu’. Indeed, it is a track that falls between cinematic and ritual music, built upon ethno-kraut motifs embedded in hypnotic rhythmic figures, in a crescendo of psychedelic ornaments and intensity. The single is accompanied by a haunting music video conceived by visual artists Nicola Antonelli and Marco Di Battista, respectively in the roles of performer and film director: immersed in a Soviet greenery, the man is a constant and unnatural reconstruction of nature and himself. A dark syncretic ritual between Nordic magic and control of nature through technology envelops the sinister representation. ‘Deja Neu’, like the entire album, was produced by Amaury Cambuzat, a historical member of faUSt, and Ulan Bator, co-author of the songs and arrangements alongside Marco Campitelli. BIO Marco Campitelli was born and raised in Lanciano (Italy), on the southern coast of the Adriatic Sea. He founded the Oslo Tapes collective in the early 2010s upon returning from a trip to the Norwegian capital that deeply marked him. Under this infatuation and with the intention of capturing the mystical atmosphere of Norway, he composed and produced the first Oslo Tapes album, ‘OT (un cuore in pasto a pesci con teste di cane)’ in 2013 within a week, under the supervision and support of his friend Amaury Cambuzat (faUSt/Ulan Bator). In 2015, he was joined by Mauro Spada and Federico Sergente (formerly of Zippo and Death Mantra For Lazarus) to create the second full-length album, ‘Tango Kalashnikov’ (DeAmbula Records). In 2021, the renewed Oslo Tapes collective (with Davide Di Virgilio replacing Sergente) released ‘ØR’ (Pelagic Records), which received excellent critical acclaim, allowing them to perform on prestigious European stages, including the Roadburn Festival in 2022. // FR Le syncrétisme avant-gardiste et les trames ethno-kraut lancent le quatrième album très attendu du collectif dirigé par Marco Campitelli Le vendredi 13 octobre, le collectif Oslo Tapes sortira en format numérique “Deja Neu“, un single qui précède le très attendu quatrième album “Staring at the Sun Before Goin’ Blind“ prévu pour le 1 decembre 2023. Suite au succès de leur troisième album “ØR“, publié en 2021 par le prestigieux label Pelagic Records, “Staring at the Sun Before Goin’ Blind“ est imprégné d’émotions qui nourrissent la confusion et l’inquiétude, des états d’esprit parfaitement représentés par le single “Deja Neu“. Il s’agit en fait d’une chanson à mi-chemin entre le cinématographique et la musique rituelle, basée sur des trames ethno-kraut imbriquées dans des rythmes hypnotiques, dans un crescendo d’ornements psychédéliques et d’intensité. Le single est accompagné d’une vidéo troublante conçue par les artistes visuels Nicola Antonelli et Marco Di Battista, respectivement dans les rôles de performeur et de réalisateur : plongé dans un paysage verdoyant soviétique, l’homme est une reconstruction constante et contre nature de la nature et de lui-même. Une rituelle syncrétique sombre entre la magie nordique et le contrôle de la nature par la technique enveloppe cette représentation sinistre. “Deja Neu”, tout comme l’album entier, a été produit par Amaury Cambuzat, membre historique de faUSt et Ulan Bator, co-auteur des chansons et des arrangements en collaboration avec Marco Campitelli.