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Elliott Ken

As a bunch of old friends cling on through the final hours of a houseparty, Murkage Dave makes a timely appearance in Ricky Gibb';s perceptive and&nbsp;wonderfully performed video for Us Lot.This has been framed by Gibb as a comedy drama with dialogue leading into the track,&nbsp;featuring the interaction between five twenty-something&nbsp;friends, who have become less close through the passage of time, then finding a moment to come together again with the mysterious help of Murkage Dave.&nbsp;And this really does feel like a party in the final stages after its been going for several hours, with the characters in various&nbsp;states of mind, from the guy enthusing about crypto, to the blissed-out raver, to the individual sweating on the sofa riding out a bad trip - and seeing Murkage Dave materialise once the track goes on the speakers.[imgtoken data:1]Gibb reveals that the video came from a lot of brainstorming between himself and Dave - pretty much since they first worked together two years ago, on the video for Miles from Kinshasa's Motions. "It's the second time Dave and I have worked together on a music video: although based on the endless conversations and concepts we’ve bounced off of one another over the past two years it feels as though we've created a hundred projects together," he says."For me, the lyrical content is always the first jumping-off point when developing the idea,&nbsp;and Dave’s words are an absolute joy to respond to creatively.&nbsp;"He paints such vulnerable, personable, and relatable images; something I seek to do within my own work too.[imgtoken data:2]&nbsp;"In my own life, it has felt harder and harder to see friends and maintain connections. This is something that weighs on me heavily. Studying the sentiments expressed in Us Lot&nbsp;really reminded me that some bonds will always remain, despite how infrequently we may get to see one another."This felt like quite an unusual one to approach from a logistical recording perspective on the day; the idea that each of them was inextricably entwined, although seemingly severed in the space. With the strength of an incredibly talented cast - Victoria Nwaesei as Dom, Will Stevens as Earl, Alex Flick as Oscar, Rosie Goddard as Maisey, Derrick Methu as Bigz -&nbsp;and crew (including Joshua Fry as DOP, Tomasso Colleli on Steadicam), we were able to run the entire video through start to finish akin to a theatre show, and really allow the cast to explore their characters and the space equally in front of us.”He has done a great job with this, his first video since signing to KODE. An auspicious beginning which bodes very well for the future.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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