MIRS - Fall (birds)
Artist: MIRS
Song: Fall (birds)
Album: Spin Cycle
Director: Chris Castillo + Amir Motlagh
www.amirmotlagh.com
Produced by ANIMALS
Vamp: Samantha Robinson
Special thanks:
Sean Gillane (moth animation)
Gabe Pagtama (gaffer/grip)
Abe Pagtama
Rey Deegan
Rory Roach
MIRS is featured in the upcoming movie Los Angeles 7
http://youtu.be/suFLPNPMtD4
More information on MIRS and to purchase or download Spin Cycle:
www.mirsmusic.com
www.mirs.bandcamp.com
www.soundcloud.com/mirs
www.insound.com/Spin-Cycle-CD-MIRS/P/INS92427/
itunes.apple.com/us/album/spin-cycle-ep/id405148227
Lyrics:
I want to sit outside tonight
taken in all the air from everywhere
Actually I want to hide tonight
blanket in all the cold inside my heart
Why do you treat me so bad
Is it because you think I’m wrong
because the birds want to eat your little bones
Why do you treat me so bad
Is it because you think I’m wrong
because the moths want to to eat your arms
I’ve driven down this road in the moonlight
I’ve seen all those peculiar sites
Makes we want to run, I want to get away from everyone
Its another night in the frozen cold
I’m a beast, I’m a lost soul (2x)
Free me so I can go (so I can go)
Hate me so I can go (so I can go)
Use me so I can go (so I can go)
Kill me so I can go (so I can go)
Running running running running (repeat)
written by Amir Motlagh (MIRS) © 2010
© 2011 ANIMALS
MIRS - Fall (birds) Music Video
We are dropping the new MIRS music video from the song Fall (birds) of the Spin Cycle EP very soon. It was produced by ANIMALS, and directed by Chris Castillo + Myself. Castillo's father is the legendary Filipino film director Celso Ad Castillo, so the relations run deep.
MIRS featured in Los Angeles 7
Just wrapped my part in the LA rock and roll fable, Los Angeles 7. In it, MIRS plays himself. Apart from my brief stint, MIRS tracks will be featured in the film, along with 6 other LA based bands. So, buy the record, or download it somewhere.
MIRS "Spring (bombs)" music video
This is the just released music video (first of four) for the track Spring (bombs) of the MIRS Spin Cycle ep. Usually, I don't go into the behind the scenes stuff, but I do want to frame this, so that it has some contextual backdrop to work from. Initially, the video was going to be some elaborate live action piece, with some "familiar face" as the lead. But the production was endlessly getting pushed back, weeks and weeks with no end in sight.
Now, at the same time, I had been thinking of another visual treatment, one that I had always considered more central and "authentic", but was hesitant to follow through because of this larger scale production which was already in movement, and also for the very fact that this idea lacked so called production value.
But instead of delaying yet again, and in reference to this track in particular being at times labeled as Chillwave (a genre that I was never fully aware of when I was recording this) I decided to trash the production, and go with my more honest instinct. The general trends in music videos now(especially in these genres) is the feeling or mood of nostalgia. But usually as it applies only in meta feeling, not in actuality, since most of these musicians weren't even born during the visual time clock that the images represent. And the other type of nostalgia based music video of late is the home-movie aesthetics but with a clear cut narrative, rendering it to skillful artifice and craftsmanship. (ie: Mark Ronsons' I Need Somebody to Love Me" video).
So, given these distinctions, I wanted to cut of the oxygen to those particular forms of nostalgic pandering, and so I came up with this. This is actual footage, taken many years ago, at the second renaissance of break dancing. It includes myself, and several of my friends, when we were in a crew. The only narration is the actual "session". Pairing it up to the music, it renders the scene wholly different, and in my opinion, gives the music its own unqiue breathing space as well.
News that is moments motivated.
Things that are happening now. Right now.
1. WHALE is now on Vimeo, Youtube and Dailymotion for streaming. In fact, you can watch it from the comfort of this website. You can also still purchase a DVD because hardware is more valuable then bytes.
2. The interview I did last year for VOA's Shabahang show (The Late Edition) is now available to watch here. The shorter version is also available on Youtube.
3. I did several interviews regarding MIRS. When and if they go live, you can see it here.
4. Insound is going to stock some of those limited MIRS CD's.
5. Khoobi (are you ok) is finished and awaiting some music clearance. More infor coming real soon.
MIRS "Spin Cycle" available on Itunes and Amazon
MIRS "Spin Cycle" is now available on Itunes and if you are into collecting hardware, a limited pressing CD is available on Amazon for Pre-Order. It officially comes out this Tuesday, the 23'rd of November, 2010.
While MIRS remains elusive right now, it won't be long before someone else tells you about it. So, be the curator, the tastemaker, the leader of your crew. Don't wait until someone else tells you what to listen to man.
MIRS "Spin Cycle" now available on BandCamp
Spin Cycle is now available on BandCamp, followed by a larger digital and CD launch Novemeber 30th, 2010.
Don't waste your fucking time here, go grab it before all the digital files are gone. I would also like to make the case that you pick up the full EP instead of singles, because they are made to go linear, and because its pretty good.
Also, with your purchase of the album, you get a PDF translation page that will come in handy soon.
MIRS "Spin Cycle" Release Dates
"Spin Cycle", the first release from MIRS comes out Tuesday, November 2nd on BandCamp as a digital only (MP3, Wav), followed by a limited edition CD pressing & full digital release (including Itunes, Amazon, Etc.) November 30th, 2010. The EP includes the following four tracks:
01. Spring (bombs)
02. Summer (farahavar)
03. Fall (birds)
04. Winter (little tokyo)
Mirs $10 x 100 Campaign
Mirs has been sitting and watching me neglect it. It needs care, it needs attention. But it just sits. Why? Well, the finishing funds are just not there right now. But, I have a plan. This is not a national campaign, there isn't any ROI in place.
Instead of the Kickstarter, I want to privatize the matter. So, if you are my friend, and want to help, please go here. The goal isn't too far-fetched, and unlike the Kickstarter stuff, I won’t bother you, I won’t send you emails, I won’t send you lyrics and I won’t pitch you my ideas on how this is going to change the world. Instead, I'll spare you the details and will give you the record once it’s mastered and pressed.
I never wanted to do a crowd funding campaign, so I'm not. This is a private version, this is my own version. But, if you don't know me and feel like giving anyway, maybe because you are curious about the work, please roll on over to:
http://www.amirmotlagh.com/mirs-10x100-campaign
P.S: If you want, I can throw in a Shanks and the Dreamers, "My Darling Dia" retail CD, or, a DVD copy of WHALE. But you have to let me know.
MIrs
Mirs is the name of my new music project. Shanks and the Dreamers are on permanent hiatus. What to look forward too? The debut EP, Spin + Cycle is mixed, and waiting to get mastered. Look for an end of the year release.
More information will be filled out here very shortly.
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