Finnish black metallers Oranssi Pazuzu have released a video for their latest single “Valotus,” from forthcoming album Muuntautuja. The clip is certainly <ahem> “eye catching” to say the least. You can thank Craig Murray who directed and shot the video for any nightmares you may have after watching it.
The video is age-restricted, but that hasn’t stopped us from posting a clip from it. And just between you and I, if you click here, it’ll take you to “Valotus” so you can witness its unique nature firsthand.
Director Craig Murray recently posted the following on Oranssi Pazuzu’s Facebook page:
“Behind the scenes of the Oranssi Pazuzu Valotus music video:
“With so many things to build in a very short time, not to mention the actual shoot in Cornwall and London, this was one of the most testing shoots I’ve ever done.
“Im a strong believer of just using what is necessary to get the shot on camera that you want; I’m not a professional makeup artist, sculptor or DOP, so I use pretty primitive lowbrow methods and effects
to achieve my end results.
“Pretty much everything starts from clay ( Monster or Chavant), its then moulded in silicone and cast in Polyurethane, clear resin or Latex ( I’m naughty, but it works!)
“Photography-wise, I just use a Blackmagic with vintage Minolta Rokkor lenses and a very minimal set up. Close-up eye shots were done with an iPhone of my own tired edit eyes 🙂.
“For the on-set animation, I took the decision to shoot it as long pieces of video whilst I animated (which I cut up afterwards). The reason for this was so that I could easily match up the look of the shots with the live action afterwards ( my DSLR has a very different look).
“For the post production animation, I used a canon 600D DSLR, with straight intervalometer stop motion and long exposure animation.
“The liquids were shot in a base suspension fluid on a turntable, this allows you to sculpt with the colors and textures inside the base fluid for a longer periods of time until it gets too muddy( usually around 30 mins) I find it far more interesting and progressive as apposed to ink drops in water / saline.
“The eyes out make up was super lowbrow, a latex piece with cotton wool, painted up and then finalized with Robert smith original blood. Joss was completely blind for all these scenes!”
2024 Oranssi Pazuzu Festival Appearances:
14.06.2024 Sideways (FI)
29.06.2024 Provinssi (FI)
05.07.2024 Ascension Festival (IS)
9.- 10.11.2024 Amplifest (PT)
Nordic Descent Tour 2024
13.11.2024 Groningen (NL) – De Oosterpoort
14.11.2024 Nijmegen (NL) – Doornroosje
15.11.2024 Maastricht (NL) – Muziekgieterij
16.11.2024 Brussels (BE) – Botanique
17.11.2024 Bielefeld (DE) – Forum
19.11.2024 Lille (FR) – Le Splendid
20.11.2024 Brighton (UK) – Concorde 2
21.11.2024 Manchester (UK) – Club Academy
22.11.2024 Dublin (UK) – Opium
23.11.2024 Glasgow (UK) – Queen Margaret Union
24.11.2024 London (UK) – Electric Brixton
26.11.2024 Paris (FR) – La Machine Du Moulin Rouge
27.11.2024 Rennes (FR) – L’Antipode
28.11.2024 Toulouse (FR) – Metronum
29.11.2024 Pamplona (SP) – Sala Totem
30.11.2024 Madrid (SP) – Sala Mom
1.12.2024 Barelona (SP) – Razzmatazz 2
3.12.2024 Milano (IT) – Alcatraz
4.12.2024 Pratteln (CH) Z7
5.12.2024 Munchen (DE) – Technikum
6.12.2024 Vienna (AT) – Simm City
7.12.2024 Warsaw (PL) – Proxima
8.12.2024 Leipzig (DE) Taubchental
9.12.2024 Berlin (DE) Metropol
Photo Credit: Oranssi Pazuzu
