Zeds Lifeless Flip Crimson Rocks Mashups Into Full-Fledged Cinema With "Channel Flipping 2: Solely You": Watch

Channeling Nas, John Lennon and extra, the brand new visible pushes Zeds Lifeless’s channel-surfing “RSIH” idea right into a dense collage of shared cultural reminiscence.

Zeds Lifeless have launched “Channel Flipping 2: Solely You,” a shock visible that deepens the universe they launched on this yr’s beautiful album, Return To The Spectrum Of Intergalactic Happiness.

The discharge additionally expands the idea first established of their authentic “Channel Flipping” work. The place the preliminary installment arrived alongside the duo’s hotly anticipated sophomore album, this new version pushes the concept even additional by translating a few of their most beloved Crimson Rocks mashups right into a cinematic audiovisual.

The RSIH universe facilities on an outdated tv drifting by way of house, time and reminiscence, choosing up fragments of tradition alongside the way in which. “Channel Flipping 2: Solely You” weaves collectively basic efficiency clips, cinematic movie scenes, archival moments and era-specific broadcasts in a rapid-fire sequence that mirrors the pacing of their stay exhibits.

Sampling, nostalgia and the artwork of crate-digging have lengthy been a part of Zeds Lifeless’s core identification. The mashup turns into the spine for a visible journey that feels prefer it’s pulling moments from our collective consciousness and scattering them throughout a collapsing timeline.

The venture threads imagery and sounds of hip-hop icons, rock performances, classic broadcasts and influential movie scenes. Viewers will catch Nas, Three 6 Mafia, John Lennon, Speaking Heads’ “As soon as in a Lifetime,” the Fashionable English’s “I Soften With You” video, clips from Scarface and commentary from comic Invoice Hicks, all spliced by bursts of static because the channel flips. All the piece in the end lands on a closing monologue from legendary rapper Tupac Shakur.

You may watch “Channel Flipping 2: Solely You” beneath.