For those not in the know, Noah23 is a fucking legend.
Steadily releasing mindbendingly esoteric, weird “occult trill” hip hop music from his home city of Guelph, Ontario since the late 90′s. With classic albums such as, “Neophyte Phenotype”, “quicksand”, ”Crab Nebula”, and “Technoshamanism” to name a few, Noah has been holding it down doing his thing mostly flying over the heads of a dumbed down populace for his whole career. Feeling the trappings of being a misunderstood underground abstract rapper, Noah23 chose to retire from rap in 2011, only to resurrect himself after a year long hiatus with the insane and amazing, Wing Footalbum which was released for free on the winter solstice, December 21st, 2012.
Which brings us to now.
“Tropical fruit” is the first single off his new Ep of the same name due out on his birthday, February 10th. With production from fr<>ze, ephelant, and toy trains, it’s sure to be dope. It seems like in 2013 Noah23 is about to finally hit his stride, and I couldn’t be happier. He is One of my favorite rappers of all time, and has been an inspiration since i started making music. Enjoy and share this video for “tropical fruit” , our first collaboration.
the concept of the 'negative slave" is one that i have been working with since my last album "dark rift" as can be evidenced here, in the opening sequence for the "situationist performance" for my video for cyclical cyclical. i love language and word play, and pairing words together to create strong mental images and to play with reality. the phrase "negative slave" seems incredibly powerful to me. each are power words that carry their own weight. the phrase can go both ways... meaning an actual slave that is negative, a person under full control of the mind and body, OR it can be taken as the opposite, the "negative" of the slave. meaning someone who is free from control.
this is what i mean when i say "negative slave". a person released from any form of control, (social, physical, mental, biological, etc) one who is in touch with their true individual selves.
it being one of my favorite songs from my record, i knew i wanted to make a music video for the song. i had the amazing chance to visit and perform and hang out in mexico city in april, and i documented a lot of my trip there using a small digital camera.
i have a very large interest in ancient cultures, their civilizations, and global consciousness in the ancient world. i was very exited to visit one of the largest cities of the pre-columbian americas, TEOTIHUACAN. and i knew i wanted to shoot some of the video on top of the pyramids.
the shots of me lip singing on the pyramids were shot while i was under the influence of LSD.the experience of being enhanced by the psychedelic compound while being in such a sacred place was nothing short of magical.
that being said, the video is supposed to be very fun and not extremely conceptual. i wanted to create a "lifestyle video" sort of like a rap video, that just is a window into my daily life. as if my daily life consists of being on acid on top of 2000 year old pyramids, yes.
other shots in the video are from different situations and happenings in denver, like real is a feeling, art performances, shows at rhinoceropolis, and even video shoots at red rocks for fellow denver electronic artist , real magic. UFO hotspot nederland, colorado makes a cameo in the video as well as a starchild and a stone.
please enjoy and share!!!
dont forget to come see me while i am on tour!!!
TOUR DATES Wed 08/10/11 Rotture Portland OR +
Thu 08/11/11 Jambalaya Arcata CA +
Fri 08/12/11 103 Harriet San Francisco CA Siriusmo, +
Sat 08/13/11 The Cellar Door Visalia CA Fashawn, +
Sun 08/14/11 Kuumbwa Jazz Center Santa Cruz CA +
Tue 08/16/11 Echoplex Los Angeles CA oOoOO, +
Wed 08/17/11 Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club Santa Monica CA +
Thu 08/18/11 Casbah San Diego CA +
Sat 08/20/11 MoMA PS1 Long Island City NY WarmUp Music Series
Thu 09/01/11 Cameo Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Sat 09/03/11 Aviator Sports Complex (RockBeach) Brooklyn NY^
