Fish Basket Post “Imaginarium” Video Using AI
Polish instrumentalist psych/prog trio Fish Basket released their new single “Imaginarium” last month and have a video to coincide that uses AI almost like a filter to give it an otherworldly look. I’ve been fascinated by the emergence of a creative culture around artificial intelligence, and I like weirdo heavy psych post-rock, so yeah, it seemed like a fit. I’m not sure it is, but I’m not sure it’s not, and to be honest with you I kind of like that about it.
The three-piece — Piotr Wicher on guitar, Oskar Osa Gross on bass, Rafał Weinert on drums — made their self-titled debut in 2019 (dig that cover art) and “Imaginarium” is their first offering since. The clip has a steady plot thread and certainly more going on in it than just the AI thing, but that’s definitely a novelty and this is the first time I’ve seen a band put it to use in this way to enhance the sci-fi look and feel of what they’re doing. I assume they’re not actually the first, and the much safer bet is that they won’t be the last either.
In the meantime, the song takes a suitably movement-based approach to its structure, finding its way toward a wash of melodic shimmer with a strong undercurrent of groove beneath, the drums lightly jazzy in line with the cyclical bass but not so busy that they’re disrupting the overarching flow, and at two minutes in, they break to a soundscaping drone as the bed for their next build. One thing into the next, smoothly executed with a sense of the musical conversation that birthed the track as well as the inevitable refinement of ideas that went into it before the piece was cast in its finished form.
I’m not sure whether “Imaginarium” is intended to herald a new album or EP or something like that, but the song has a hypnotic effect that makes it stand well on its own and the clip that you’ll find below showcases that well in addition to being visually intriguing. You probably won’t hear or see something else like it today, which should be considered a triumph on the part of Fish Basket, who very clearly are striving toward individualism.
Enjoy:
Fish Basket, “Imaginarium” official video
IMAGINARIUM is out now!
fanlink.to/Imaginarium
The recipe for the Imaginarium is locked behind the ancient doors. Three brave hunters are sent on a mission to get the three mysterious scrolls needed to open them… but somebody doesn’t like it at all.
Official Music Video for “Imaginarium” by Fish Basket.
This video was classically shot and modified using artificial intelligence.
Shot and edited by Kamil Arbuz (Arbuz Hyper Film) – https://www.facebook.com/arbuzhyperfilm @ARBUZ HYPER FILM
Directed by: Fish Basket and Kamil Arbuz
Produced by Kamil Arbuz and Piotr Wicher
Ai FX: Piotr Wicher
Sound FX: Kamil Arbuz
Screenplay: Fish Basket
Additional editing: Piotr Wicher
Costumes: Fish Basket
Music recorded in Rombalnia by Adam Gajewski and Piotr Wicher
Music Production: Piotr Wicher
Mix and mastering: Nebula Studio
Cast:
Fish: Rafał Weinert, Damian Chojnacki, Maciej Wiewiór
RW91: Rafał Weinert
OG17: Oskar Gross
PW27: Piotr Wicher
Bad Guy: Igor Pomidor, Rafał Weinert, Oskar Gross, Piotr Wicher, Volodymyr Lyashenko
Bob Flower: Robert Kwiatek
Special Thanks to Tichauer and everyone who made this possible.
Support Fish Basket by buying music and merch on bandcamp: https://fishbasket.bandcamp.com/
Fish Basket:
Piotr Wicher (guitar)
Oskar Osa Gross (bass)
Rafał Weinert (drums)
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