Phoebe Rings share Matrix inspired new single ‘Get Up’
Auckland’s Phoebe Rings share Get Up, the catchy new single from their recently announced debut album, Aseurai, out June 6th on Carpark Records.
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Get Up follows a string of shows from Tāmaki Makaurau all the way to Taipei with two sold out performances in Melbourne & Sydney supporting label mates The Beths. Phoebe Rings finish their Drifting Tour tomorrow night at Space Academy in Ōtautahi with support from Mousey. Tickets are available from Undertheradar.co.nz.
Of the song, bassist and vocalist Ben Locke says “This was written in a period where I was listening to a lot of disco, particularly Nile Rodgers productions (Chic, Sister Sledge). Around a similar time I rewatched The Matrix. In the opening scene, Trinity is being chased by agents and says to herself ‘Get up Trinity, just get up.’ I thought the notion of willing yourself to get up could be interesting to play around with and that scene stuck with me for a bit. In older disco tracks there is often this imperative language (‘Everybody Dance!,’ ‘Leave your cares behind’) – ‘Get up, just get up’ just kind of fell into place. We gave it a pretty comprehensive disco treatment with lots of strings, bvs and a searing Arp solo.”
Get Up is accompanied by a visualiser created by Ben Locke. Utilising Blender Locke explores low-poly animation akin to early games on PlayStation and Nintendo 64. “The original model that I used was based on Fox Mulder from X-files,” says Locke. “I adapted this model to create each individual band member. The idea of driving away from the city and into the dark spoke to ideas in the song of physical movement, mental health and transition between two states. The characters are confidently driving into the night, facing it head on.”
Photo Credit: Frances Carter
