Live Review: Brutalist get lost in Tokyo for 'Strep' video

Brutalist is the collaborative project of LUCIANBLOMKAMP and Seekae's John Hassell who have now shared the stunning visual accompaniment to debut single 'Strep'.

The wonder and beauty of the track itself paired with the amazing cityscapes of Tokyo, Japan fit together perfectly. The shot composition alone is fascinating to watch even without music, which makes the video even better when you notice everything is edited to the music, which really connects the two works together.

Brutalist and director Rory Pearson have done a great job capturing the essence of the music by finding a place as interesting, colourful and yet different to the norm that people are used to.

Hassell said of the clip;

'After listening to 'Strep', I knew straight away that Tokyo would make the perfect setting for the music video. Tokyo has an innate contrast between chaos and calm, just as the song evokes. It is its own entity; a bustling, futuristic and highly sensorial place. However, there is this ever present sense of peacefulness and order that lies under the rush. Throughout filming, I wanted to focus on the individual and how they carve out their own little space of calm within in a city of nearly 14 million people. The video was shot around the districts of Roppongi, Shibuya, Shimokatizawa and Shinjuku.'

Words by Aiden Benavides

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