{"id":18624,"date":"2022-02-22T18:37:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T18:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=18624"},"modified":"2022-03-22T18:03:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T18:03:44","slug":"alabaster-deplume-teases-upcoming-album-with-new-double-single-mrs-calamari-b-w-who-is-a-fool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=18624","title":{"rendered":"Alabaster DePlume teases upcoming album with new double single ‘Mrs Calamari’ b\/w ‘Who Is A Fool’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Chris Almeida<\/p><\/div>\n

February started on a high note with the release announcement of GOLD<\/em>, the new double album from ingenious, thought-provoking and unpredictable spoken word artist, bandleader, composer, saxophonist and activist Alabaster DePlume<\/a>. After giving a first glimpse<\/a> of the album with a magnificent two-song single, \u2018Don\u2019t Forget You\u2019re Precious\u2019 and \u2018The Sound of My Feet on this Earth is a Song To Your Spirit\u2019, DePlume is enticing us again with another set of double singles, ‘Mrs Calamari’ and ‘Who Is A Fool’. ‘Mrs Calamari’ is offered with an accompanying video shot on 8mm film, which marks the directorial debut of Dan \u201cDanalogue\u201d Leavers (The Comet Is Coming \/ Soccer 96)). Speaking about the video, Danalogue says:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe film explores the archetypal hero’s journey, the symbolism of circles (transformation\/death\/life cycles). Mrs Calamari is represented as a squid goddess, a teaching of the ‘other\u2019. It is essentially a story about growth and being guided by love. I felt strongly about the magical, organic sound of the music, recorded live and to analogue tape. This gave me inspiration to film on Super8, an antiquated format that holds within a mystery and timelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Watch the video below and watch out for the release of GOLD<\/em> on April 1st through International Anthem<\/a>, Lost Map<\/a> and Total Refreshment Centre.<\/p>\n