Hypertonus Post 360° Video for “H.E.D.E.R.A.”
The new Hypertonus video starts out with a warning for those with sensitivity to flashing lights or sudden shifts in visual stimuli, and that’s a warning worth heeding if you’re prone to seizures or headaches as a result of changes in light, color, and so on. It hasn’t been all that long since the Bremen, Germany, instrumental three-piece gave us an interactive glimpse of the Harbor Inn 360° Session in which they took part by premiering a clip for “Phantasmagoria” (posted here) from their earlier-2017 self-released debut album, Tidal Wave (review here), but just a month later they’re following-up that video with a new one for the song “H.E.D.E.R.A.” that seems to come from the same source. Hey, if you’ve got it, use it.
Like “Phantasmagoria” before it, “H.E.D.E.R.A.” — an acronym for… oh wait, sorry, I have no idea what it’s an acronym for — bends the line between heavy rock and psychedelia. One can hear post-rocking airiness in the guitar of Patrick Büch, but the groove of bassist Arne Staats and drummer Hannes Christen is earthier and laden with a crunch that complements the leads rather than contrasts. As was the case throughout Tidal Wave, Hypertonus set themselves up for consideration as a progressive outfit whose style may just be in an early developmental stage in comparison to what they might go on to accomplish, but nonetheless already shows them with a pointed intention toward individuality that, hopefully, will underpin subsequent releases as well as it does the first full-length.
“H.E.D.E.R.A.” doesn’t have the same clickable interactivity as had “Phantasmagoria,” but is distinguished through its camera shifts and lighting effects for something of a different feel. In either case, it serves well to demonstrate the burgeoning nuance of Hypertonus‘ approach, and whether you can actually watch the video or not without it overwhelming your senses — that’s not me knocking anyone with that kind of sensitivity at all; I often get immediate headaches from flashing lights and find it’s simply too much for me, especially in videos and also in the case of this one — the live performance of the track, which checks in at just under six minutes long, is easily worth that minimal investment of your time.
They promise more clips to come from this session, so when I see what’s next, I’ll do my best to keep up. Till then, please enjoy:
Hypertonus, “H.E.D.E.R.A.” Harbor Inn Session
This is HYPERTONUS, an instrumental three-piece hailing from Bremen, Germany, playing their track ‘H.E.D.E.R.A.’ at the Harbor Inn Studios Bremen.
This is the second part of our ‘Harbor Inn Sessions 360°’ – there’s more to be released soon!
Part I: ‘PHANTASMAGORIA’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u2TEudxuqk
Listen to our debut ‘TIDAL WAVE’ here:
https://hypertonus.bandcamp.com
Hypertonus is:
Hannes Christen (drums)
Arne Staats (bass)
Patrick Büch (guitar)
Thanks to:
Timo Hollmann – Record Engineer
Ole Janßen – Camera & Audio-Editing
Hypertonus live:
18.08. – Bremen – Überseefestival Warm-Up
25.08. – Berlin – Mensch Meier
09.11. – Hamburg – Hafenklang
