In March 2017, The Indies featured the then 17 year old Delphi Freeman and her well liked music video to her song titled Digital Throwback from her debut album titled Audio Cinema.
As we previously reported, she had been paying her dues busking with her brothers, Luke (Cajon) and James (bass, guitar & production), in the famous San Francisco Bay Area spot known as Ghirardelli Square. They have been working together there since 2014.
We are in anticipation of the release of Delphi's next music video from Audio Cinema for her song titled Going Down which is set to ready at the beginning of December 2017.
In the meantime, please enjoy this earlier video that she made that was not part of her debut album. The song is titled Always Watching.
Delphi Freeman - Always Watching (Music Video)
Just below is the audio only of the video that will be coming out on December 1. The song is titled Going Down.
Thank you to Blanco y Negro, the dance music record company in Spain, for posting the first video above titled Almost Watching. If you love edm, electronic music, commercial dance, tropical house, future house, visit their website at www.blancoynegro.com
The photograph at the top of this page was shot by Tony Lee a.k.a fototakersf. Connect direct with Tony Lee at fototaker.net or at Facebook.com/fototaker
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The Indies is very proud to present a fresh artist on the scene from Nashville known as Ernest K., whose unique mix of styles makes him tough to pigeonhole. The first music video below is to his song titled Bad Boy, followed by his music video to his song titled Trouble With Us.
The Indies is proud to present a young recording artist from Atlanta, Georgia, known as CRAVETAY. The music video below is to her song titled Your Smile.
In the beginning of 2017, Brainfeeder Films and Flying Lotus (aka FlyLo), finished and released a full length feature/horror film titled Kuso. The film is a fictional story about a catastrophic earthquake in Los Angeles.
The-Indies is proud to present the music video to one of the soundtrack songs from the Kuso film. The song is titled Post Requisite and was written by Flying Lotus. The video consists of creative collage of puppeteering and animation that was directed by Winston Hacking.
From one of our favorite indie record labels, Six Degrees Records, The Indies is proud to present the unique Nina Miranda and her latest music video to a remix of her song titled The Cage from her debut solo album titled Freedom Of Movement. This remix that the video was shot to is titled The Cage and The Garden (1970 mix).
In her own words, Nina Miranda describes herself:
I am an anglo-brazilian singer and song-writer, artist, designer, artistic collaborator, sometimes film-maker. I like to make people happy, and to make them laugh, to soothe and to inspire them. My new album and my first solo album FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT has just come out to great critical acclaim and been received with love and cheers from my friends and peers and people across musical stratospheres and continents; YEY! I was lead-singer of several successful bands, including; Smoke City, Zeep, Shrift and Arkestra 1 and Da Lata. I have collaborated with many artists including; Nitin Sawhney, Bebel Gilberto, Baaba Maal, Emma Bunton, Jah Wobble, Moreno Veloso, Kassin and Domenico Lancellotti +2, Nação Zumbi, Treis na Massa, Chico Cesar, Lula Queiroga, Adriana Calcanhotto, Daniel Jobim, Danilo Caymmi, Seu jorge, GillesPeterson, Lucas Santtana, Prince Fatty, Monkey Mayjham, Josiel Konrad, Laurent Voulzy, Populous, and many more.. I like to keep it WORLDWiDE ! maximum love!
She wrote the following to describe the video below which is one of four mixes based on the original song titled The Cage from her album titled Freedom of Movement.
Thank you to all the contributos to making this music and film. It all started from an epiphany with 'Meatloaf' on the road, singing down to me, kindly from a cloud, when I was feeling shit. But just look where it lead me, and who it introduced me to along the way, out of piss-puddles soar rainbows!
Nina Miranda - The Cage and The Garden. (1970 mix)
Hear the original studio version of The Cage here:
Hear the audio of the four mixes to The Cage here:
Production Credits and Thank You's from Nina Miranda for The Cage and The Garden - (1970 mix)
STUDIO RECORDING
Recorded in Rio at Audio Rebel, In London at home and Vanguard Studios, with a cast of top musicians!!
Written by Nina Miranda with Kassin and Domenico Lancellotti joining in and adding so much at the recording stage.
Arranged and produced by Nina Miranda with additional production Kassin and Max Grunhard.
Horn arrangements by Max Grunhard.
Kassin- bass and guitars, Domenico Lancelotti on drums, bv's, Nina Miranda lead and backing vocals
Anselmo Netto, percussion and bandolin, Max Grunhard sax, Scott Baylis trumpet and keys, Tony Trombony- trombone, Ben Hawden flute, Chico Cesar- vocals , Jaelee Small- bv's, Peu Meurray- tyre drum, percussion bv's, Jansen Santana- percussion and bv's, Alix McAlister- violin,
Mixed By Gareth Finnegan at Studio Llama, London.
VIDEO
Directed and Produced by Tiago Di Mauro & Nina Miranda, Extra Artistic direction and ideas Peu Meurray and Radek Anais Laro. Camera and director of photography Marek Miska. Editing by Julian Bowman & Nina Miranda. Styling and Cage by Radek Anais Laró. Nina's Body suit by Alexander McQueen.
Production and camera assistance Chris Amarall, Make-Up Ala Pangracova.
Actors Dancers , creatives and production assistants; Peu Meurray , Thais Mennsiteiri, Manuela Benini, Carolina Nunes, Maria Santos, Sebastian Miski, Radek Anais Laró, Chris Amarall, Carsten Garbode, Purnima Lilian Cordeiro e Fabiano Modolo (bigode). Obrigada queridos, talentosos Desgaiolados, thank you Warm Collective for sharing your art experience and friendship to make this happen.
Special Thanks; Tiago for the Originality, belief, generosity and dedication! Obrigada Mill a Tiago por me colocar num novo contexto, me incentivar a fazer esse videoclip, juntando esse equipe nota mill. Thank you dear Radek for all your ideas in this video and for making me my sculptural cage and my water body, and dressing all the other performers in garments with which to paint a picture. Thank you Peu Meurray por estar presente nessa obra e fazer o video ter uma amplitude tão maior por ter o protagonista com o ritmo de Salvador Bahia, e da Africa, e seu pneu tambor recyclado que simboliza um futuro mais consciente andando para frente... Obrigada a todos do começo até o fim. LOVE! x x x Nina
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The Indies Network would like to give more tribute to the late great soul singer Charles Bradley with a song he recorded for Mr. Jukes' debut album titled God First. Charles Bradley passed away on September 23, 2017, just months after Mr. Jukes album was released.
Just below is the animated music video to Track #5 titled Grant Green, which is a mix of samples from jazz guitar great Grant Green's recording of the James Brown penned song titled Ain't It Funky Now. Mr. Jukes brought in Charles Bradley to sing atop his mix and the result is awesome and something that both Grant Green and James Brown would love.
This stellar music video and animation was produced by Strange Beast and was directed Anna Ginsburg and Parallel Teeth.
Hear some tasty live performances of Mr. Jukes with a full live band, horn section, background vocalists and more, performing songs from his debut album on The Indies Network's Live Music Television at this link: LiveMusicTelevision.com/2017/11/mr-jukes-live-at-the-church.html
Connect direct with the official legacy website of James Brown at JamesBrown.Com
Unfortunately, Grant Green died before the advent of the Internet as we know it and there are no official websites for Grant Green, except for a page at Blue Note Records, here: BlueNote.com/artists/grant-green
The Indies is pleased to present Dani King for her a third time on The Indies Network.
This time Dani King is in a collaboration with Casey Cook performing an acoustic cover of their rendition of the song titled Silence, originally written by Marshmello and Khalid.
The music video was directed by Shelby Carol Cude, who also shot the photo at the top of this post. The track was produced by Andrew Furze.
Just below is the original version of of Silence and the music video by Marshmello, featuring Khalid.
Marshmello ft. Khalid - Silence (Official Lyric Video)
Lyrics to Silence by Marshmello and Khalid
Yeah, I'd rather be a lover than a fighter 'Cause all my life, I've been fighting Never felt a feeling of comfort All this time, I've been hiding And I never had someone to call my own, oh nah I'm so used to sharing Love only left me alone But I'm at one with the silence I found peace in your violence Can't tell me there's no point in trying I'm at one, and I've been quiet for too long I found peace in your violence Can't tell me there's no point in trying I'm at one, and I've been silent for too long I've been quiet for too long I've been quiet for too long I found peace in your violence Can't tell me there's no point in trying I'm at one, and I've been quiet for too long I'm in need of a savior, but I'm not asking for favors My whole life, I've felt like a burden I think too much, and I hate it I'm so used to being in the wrong, I'm tired of caring Loving never gave me a home, so I'll sit here in the silence I found peace in your violence Can't tell me there's no point in trying I'm at one, and I've been quiet for too long I found peace in your violence Can't tell me there's no point in trying I'm at one, and I've been silent for too long I've been quiet for too long I've been quiet for too long I found peace in your violence Can't tell me there's no point in trying I'm at one, and I've been quiet for too long
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The Indies is proud to present the animiated short film to the Little Simz song titled Picture Perfect, which is track #7 from her sophomore album release titled Stillness In Wonderland.
Little Simz - Picture Perfect (Official Animated Music Video)
AUDIO PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Rascal
Additional Production + Arrangement by SHE
VIDEO PRODUCTION CREDITS
Director / Animator: Jeremy Cole
Additional Animation: Tom Herring
Original Art / Illustrations: McKay Felt
Executive Producer: Eddie 'Versetti' Smith, Little Simz
Lyrics for Little Simz song titled Picture Perfect
Songwriters: Little Simz (aka Simbiatu "Simbi" Ajikawo) and Tobias Breuer
Welcome to Wonderland Simbi Trust in your intuition What a wizard I am, bitch I'm the man Don't be scared give me your hand Take you to Wonderland Man this really ain't in the plan, but fuck all your plans Let's go (Come here) Wolves howl and any hour cross 'em, and they'll devour you in a second Better mind how you walk through Making it out alive is something to hope to On my life there's wonder and terror and beauty and danger Independent here on my own still doing it major Here you cannot be on the phone so do me a favour W-w-wait, slow down Rabbit holes where it goes down Do not interrupt the flow now Look at me Eyes peeled, know that you're gonna be healed I've been down in nitty-gritty and stayed in the Hills I've been all over the world now but never to chill Been exposed to finer things and Italian meals What a change Wonderland is amazing, ain't it? (Ain't it?) Been partying for days on the same shit (Same shit) Never mind who I came with Man I never ever want to leave, let me stay lit Let me stay I know you're quite the dreamer Be careful, this could end up being your reality What a wizard I am, bitch I'm the man Don't be scared give me your hand Take you to Wonderland Man this really ain't in the plan, but fuck all your plans Let's go Wonderland is amazing, ain't it? Never ever want to leave, let me stay lit I've been partying for days on the same shit Never mind never mind who I came with Picture perfect, ain't picture perfect Colours of the images are inverted All for a purpose, I say this shit loud and clear for you all I know you heard it I know you learning ways of this place and you show your concerns And I understand how you feel, but fuck how you feel You can only eat if you hunt and are you willing to kill Mercy is never shown and damn it, it's all I've known Remember to pay your debts, this shit is some Game of Thrones All I wanna know is right now is you with me? Come fuck with me here there's no love for you in the city I can show you magic I swear this shit is so trippy Only you can have it let's make a deal quick On some real shit All it takes is for you to hear and to feel this What a wizard I am, bitch I'm the man Don't be scared give me your hand Take you to Wonderland Man this really ain't in the plan, but fuck all your plans Let's go Wonderland is amazing, ain't it? Never ever want to leave, let me stay lit I've been partying for days on the same shit Never mind, never mind who I came with Eat, hunt, kill Wonderland is amazing, ain't it? Never ever want to leave, let me stay lit I've been partying for days on the same shit Never mind, never mind who I came with
The Indies research team uncovered a multi faceted talent out of Toronto, Canada, known as Clairmont The Second.
The music video below is to his cool, jazzy, soulful, R&B song titled 2 Rich 4 Me which is off his album titled Lil Mont from The Ave.
Clairmont The Second produced, directed and acted in the music video and he wrote, sang and performed the instrumentation on this song with the exception of extra horns and co-cinematography by Aysha Brown, who also acted in the video and shot the photo of Clairmont The Second featured at the top of this post.
The Indies generally steers clear of featuring cover songs, but this is a worthy exception. A emerging French artist known as Idyl did a tasty acoustic version of "Try Again", a song that was originally released by the recording artist Aaliyah on February 22, 2000, less than two years before she tragically died at age 22, exactly 16 years ago today on August 25, 2001.
The song was written by Static Major (R.I.P.) and Timothy Mosley (known professionally as Timbaland). The song was produced for Aaliyah by Timbaland, who also appeared in the video. Aaliyah's version of "Try Again" reached number one on several radio airplay and sales charts, including #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. There have been numerous artists who have covered the song since that time.
The music video to the interpretation below, by Idyl, was executive produced by Shimera Films, directed by Jali with Julien Cherpion as Cinematographer.
Fans of Aaliyah have never forgotten her and have propelled her to new heights since her death. She is listed by Billboard magazine as the tenth most successful female R&B artist of the past 25 years and 27th most successful R&B artist in history. She will be forever missed, and her music never forgotten.
The Indies is proud to present some of the latest live takes of a serious indie band known as Le Butcherettes. The band was formed in 2007 in Guadalajara, Mexico, by Teri Gender Bender (born Teresa Suaréz) and drummer Auryn Jolene.
The videos below were filmed for the ongoing Ring Road Live Sessions and were excellently directed and edited by Alejandro Herrera. The stellar audio engineer was Marvin Zenarosa. Bravo!
Le Butcherettes - Spider Waves (at the Ring Road Live Sessions)
Le Butcherettes - Sold Less Than Gold (at the Ring Road Live Sessions)
Le Butcherettes - Witchless C Spot (at the Ring Road Live Sessions)
The Indies is proud to present the latest song by Dani King titled Over. Last April, The Indies featured the music video by this strong rising artist to her song titled Up All Night, here.
Here is a very tasty band named Population:7 that refers to itself as "100% DIY UK Hip-Hop and Neo-Soul". Below are two videos from their latest album titled Fiero.
The first video is to their song titled Blindspot. The video was filmed & edited by Ollie Ridley.
Population:7 - Blindspot
Next is the first single from the Fiero album, which was produced on a grand budget of £0.
Private Party is a rap act that consists of two guys who have known each other since the fourth grade. They figured out, when they were young, that music was everything that mattered. They finally packed their bags for Los Angeles, California, to pursue their desire to make records. Their rap in the track below is about the difficulties of pursuing such dreams, the harshness things like fake friends who talk badly behind one's back and takers who don't want to give back. Those are human traits that are all too common in the world, but the idea is to leave the negative forces behind and stick to the plan.
The video was directed by Shoots Blayr, shot by Chyeahhh and produced by Goldy.
Here is another unique act who has done a tasty cover of a song by Little Dragon, just like Lianne La Havas did and many other great acts worth noticing...
The artist in the video below is known as Nao and this is her cover of the Little Dragon song titled Ritual Union. This video was filmed during a live studio performance.
Nao - Ritual Union (a Little Dragon cover)
The next music video below is another filmed live studio performance of Nao and her own original song titled In The Morning.
Nao has two other songs featured on our network at the two links below. At the first link is the official music video to Nao's song titled Fool To Love.
The first time we covered this act from Gothenburg, Sweden, goes back to 2007, when they were truly indie on a label known as Peacefrog. Since then, numerous emerging and well established acts now cover Little Dragon's songs, such as the stellar version of Twice covered by Lianne La Havas.
Fast forward to today, the group is a major indie force, playing all over the world (click here for dates) and is currently signed to the newish label that former Warner Bros. Records CEO Tom Whalley started known as Loma Vista Recordings. Loma Vista has a roster of acts that are very independent in spirit.
The Indies is proud to present the latest two music videos by Little Dragon from their latest 2017 album titled Season High. The first music video below is the album's #2 track titled High.
Little Dragon - High
The next video below is the album's #1 track titled Celebrate. It was Directed by Ossian Melin, the DP was Filip Aladdin and the first assistant director was Klas Hasselrot.
From the Matador Records act known as Car Seat Headrest, this is their music video to their song titled Vincent from their album titled Teens of Denial
