Slomosa Post Fan-Made Animatic Video for “Monomann”
The fact of the matter is there aren’t a lot of bands out there right now in the heavy rock underground who could or would inspire this kind of creativity. “Monomann” featured on Slomosa‘s 2024 sophomore LP, Tundra Rock (review here), and the animatic below is by director Frank Marino, who’s had an enviable career in animation — bro worked in Curious George and Futurama both! — and fueled by nothing more than his passion for the music. Which is amazing. Thank you for sharing.
You can tell he’s a fan watching, whether it’s a subtle reference to Fu Manchu or the careful, slightly down-tilted angle drummer Jard Hole holds his head. This video is an animatic, which is why it looks choppier than flash animation from 2003 — not that I was looking at Homestar Runner memes yesterday or anything, but if you’re of a certain age, you’ll have an easier time piecing the frames together in your head — but all drawn out by Marino and manifesting the vision for a story he wanted to tell about the band.
I’ll say it again for emphasis — this is rare. Not that there isn’t ‘fan art’ out there, but not at this level, and not with the obvious dedication to the purpose that Marino put into making this “Monomann” clip, even to this point, let alone a finished work of animation to come from what he’s already got. It’s something pretty special.
Slomosa are at SonicBlast Fest in Portugal this weekend and on from there with their doing-a-professional-album-cycle touring with an expanding reach. Many, many dates follow the video clip below, as seen on social media. Underneath that are the album stream for Tundra Rock and the full ‘Live at Verftet’ set that was recently posted, in case you’d like to make an afternoon of it. You wouldn’t be wrong.
Enjoy:
Slomosa, “Monomann” animatic video
Director Frank Marino on “Monomann”:
Celebrating the fantastic music by Norway’s Slomosa and showcasing the imagination of a lifelong artist and career Animation Director. This is an animatic, meaning it’s an edited storyboard with lots of poses, but not fully animated. This is a personal project that I worked on for nearly a full year on the side whenever I could. A true labor of love started as an effort to display a fuller range of my creative abilities beyond those listed on my IMDB page. Though I am super proud of those credits, including Futurama, Transformers, Curious George, Disenchantment and Supervising Director of all three seasons of FOX’s Duncanville. All of the art is mine and I put everything I had into it. I used Toonboom Storyboard Pro, which is widely used in the animation industry.
Slomosa’s Tundra Rock was my favorite album of 2024 and you should all go listen to it if you haven’t yet! I’m happy to share this original short story with everyone, especially fans of the Desert/ Stoner Rock genre. It’s my love letter to the music that has always been a part of my artistic journey. Be on the lookout for nods to a few of my personal favorites.
Also visit my portfolio site frankmarinoanimation.com
stonequest.net is a bouldering map project I work on when I can
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0547772/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/frankmarinoart/
SLOMOSA 2025 Touring Schedule
07 Aug – Sonic Blast (PT) +
08 Aug – Alcatraz (BE) +
10 Aug – Rocklette (CH) +
12 Aug – Cologne, DE • Carlswerk Victoria x
13 Aug – Frankfurt, DE • Batschkapp x
15 Aug – Alta Live (NO) +
22 Aug – Vangen Festival (NO) +
24 Aug – Furiosfest (FR) +
12 Sep – TK Deathfest (NO) +
20 Sep – Høst Rock (NO)+
02 Oct – Florø, NO • Vesle Kinn
04 Oct – Tundra & Lightning Fest (NO) +
09 Oct – Krakow, PL • Klub Kwadrat ^
10 Oct – Warszawa, PL • Niebo ^
11 Oct – Berlin, DE • Columbiahalle ^
12 Oct – Frankfurt, DE • Zoom ^
13 Oct – Lille, FR • L’AÉronef ^
15 Oct – Bordeaux, FR • Rock School Barbey ^
16 Oct – Madrid, ES • Mon Madrid ^
17 Oct – Barcelona, ES • Sala Apolo ^
18 Oct – Lyon, FR • Le Transbordeur ^
19 Oct – Paris, FR • L’Élysée Montmartre^
21 Oct – Stuttgart, DE • Im Wizemann ^
22 Oct – Salzhaus, CH • Winterthur ^
23 Oct – Vienna, AT • ARENA ^
24 Oct – München, DE • Theaterfabrik ^
25 Oct – Leipzig, DE • Felsenkeller ^
26 Oct – Hamburg, DE • GF36 ^
28 Oct – Köln, DE • Live Music Hall ^
29 Oct – Groningen, NL • De Oosterpoort ^
30 Oct – Nijmegen, NL • Doomroosje ^
31 Oct – Utrecht, NL • Tivolivredenburg ^
01 Nov – Antwerp, BE • Trix ^
04 Nov – Copenhagen, DK • Vega
05 Nov – Malmö, SE • Plan B (Garage Stage)
06 Nov – Göteborg, SE • Monument 031
07 Nov – Stockholm, SE • Bar Brooklyn
08 Nov – Borlänge, SE • Broken Dreams*
05 Dec – Stavanger, NO • Folken
06 Dec – Kristiansand, NO • Kick Kulturhus
11 Dec – Trondheim, NO • Byscenen
12 Dec -Bodø, NO • Sinus
13 Dec – Mo I Rana, NO • Bråk
17 Dec – Lillehammer, NO • Wiese
18 Dec – Oslo, NO • Rockefeller
19 Dec – Moss, NO • Verket Scene
20 Dec – Skien, NO • Parkbiografen
+Festival
^Support For Kadavar
*With Greenleaf & Lowrider
xSupporting Mastodon
Slomosa features:
Ben Berdous – vocals/guitar
Marie Moe – vocals/bass
Tor Erik Bye – guitar
Jard Hole – drums
Hot damn, that video was rad.