Video Premiere: The KVB – “Closing In”.
October 14, 2011, 0 comments
Though Southampton’s Klaus von Barrel (sadly not his real name) has more than one face, musically speaking (under the moniker Die Jungen, he explores the more twisted realms of early rock’n'roll nostalgia), one thing remains consistent throughout his work: He embraces the minor keys, and his music’s undertone is gloomy and dark. And consequently, this does not merely comprise his songs, but it holds true for their visual realisations as well. The video for “Closing In”, the opening track of his latest EP as The KVB – his main, post-punk/dark wave-induced project – perfectly illustrates this. Using images from the 1968 silent short film “La révolution n’est qu’un début. Continuons le combat” by Pierre Clémenti, the eerie, blurred images augment and intensify the impression that something is fundamentally wrong – we might just not know yet what exactly.
Subjection/Subordination is out now on cassette via Clan Destine Records.
