Cherry Ghost - The Antarcticans

Written By: Cherry Ghost

Hooray For Friends!

The Antarcticans new album (INHUMANCENTRIC) listening party &
video premier for "The Ghost of The Trees and The Erase of Man"
5/2/08 Laemmle Playhouse Seven Pasadena

Last Friday I made the treacherous journey into Pasadena to watch the premier of The Antarcticans new music video, co-directed by Jimmy Fusil and Tom Cabela - both of Bloody Robots fame.

I didn’t know what to expect, as I had never heard a single note of music by The Antarcticans. Also, my last trip to Pasadena was less than I expected it to be and I wasn’t looking forward to going back. (The company I kept is excluded from that last statement… and was the only reason the day was salvageable.)

I thought the video was a great visual success. I would have been really angry and started throwing things at the screen if it had not been, as an entire portion of my core group of friends missed my Magic Castle birthday party extravaganza last year to shoot it. You are excused THIS TIME boys… I better get LOTS of presents this year.

I feel like I am always scared walking into artistic endeavors of friends. I’m always frightened that it’s going to be sub-par and that I will have to make up clever compliments so that I can squeak by without lying and yet not hurt anyone’s feelings. “Wow. You really worked out the lighting… I LOVED the dramatic shadows you achieved.” I didn’t need to be worried this time. Jimmy is a perfectionist (some might say “musical snob” – but you didn’t hear it from me) and the last video that Tom directed (The Colorforms: Nothing Can Come Between Us) was incredible.

The Antarcticans deserve another listen from me. I have to admit I didn’t love the music… I also have to admit that was falling asleep during the “album listening” portion of the event, as the flashing lights below the screen were forcing me into a hypnotic trance lulling me towards slumber. The Antarcticans are an instrumental band full of dissonant chords that demand my full attention sometime soon. I will not write them off. I promise. I am very curious about a live show. Very curious indeed. They don’t call me “The Curious Ghost” for nothing. Oh wait, no one calls me that. But maybe they will start. When they find out just how curious I am.

Congratulations boys!
Hip hip hooray!
MORE VIDEOS PLEASE!

"The Ghost of The Trees and The Erase of Man" coming soon to a YouTube near you.