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ARIEL PINK and SOKO – ” Monster Love “

Posted: April 4, 2015 in MUSIC
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French singer Soko duets with L.A. lo-fi don Ariel Pink on half-ethereal, half-barren bass jam “Monster Love.” For the VHS-recorded video, which she directed, she’s crafted a narrative reflective of the title, in which a monster — who kind of reminds me of Phil Hartman’s SNL Frankenstein — searches for love, only to be rejected by many,including a mermaid.

French singer/actress Soko Augustine has shared her VHS-shot short film, “Monster Love”, which was inspired by co conspirator Ariel Pink and features her duet with Pink on the title track.

The film, was shot in the Silverlake neighborhood of L.A., features a heartbroken monster who tries to win the affection of a mermaid, but ends up with another monster (played by Soko).

Soko and Pink’s collaborative track, also titled “Monster Love”, opens the film. Her track “I Just Want to Make It New With You” is also featured, written about her friendship-turned-romance with Pink. Both tracks are on Soko’s debut LP “I Thought I Was an Alien”. 

 

SOKO feat ARIEL PINK – ” Lovetrap “

Posted: March 23, 2015 in MUSIC
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The second that Soko, a French singer and actress, opens her mouth on “Lovetrap”, it is clear whose world we are in: “Kinski Assassin blew a hole in my chest,” she gulps, a direct quote from the song’s author, Ariel Pink. The two have collaborated before, and they have a nice chemistry. Areil Pink’s music is hermetic and self-referential to the extreme; it’s difficult to imagine him (or at least the character he plays) singing a meaningful duet with anyone except a mirror.

But “Lovetrap” is a rare Pink collaboration where the energy flows in both directions: Soko’s presence breathes some fresh air into Ariel Pink’s cramped-basement universe, and Soko’s song takes on the air of slight unreality that distinguishes Pink’s best music. The song feels sewn together by fragments, stitched in a haphazard hand that could only be Pink’s: it is a moony, breathy ballad in the verses and then warps into a leering supermarket-pop singalong for the chorus.

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