BITTEREINDER release their music video for KULKUNS ft. Chris Chameleon

“Moody, Floating, Grey. A shameless illusion, held together with smoke, mirrors, chameleons and smooth talking. KULKUNS is about how we lie to each other and ourselves.”

BITTEREINDER chose a controlled environment to shoot the video in because of some of the lighting effects they wanted to achieve which would not have been possible with natural light. This video is unique in the sense that Louis opted for a slightly more slow-paced edit than any of the previous BITTEREINDER videos. He felt the performances were so strong that he did not want to interrupt any of the main shots with cutaways or choppy editing.

“The KULKUNS video shoot itself was so smooth; there were zero hiccups, just classy performances from everyone involved behind and in front of the camera, and I think that translates well into the final edit Louis did too. Working with Chris was inspirational, he is a true kulkunstenaar.” says Jaco.

The song itself is about lying with a straight face. It’s about hip-hop. It’s about bluffing on a rubbish hand and being eaten alive. It’s an anti-love song. Every human being that has been lied to or has lied, to themselves or others, can sing KULKUNS and identify with the song. The lively shadows, dominant grays and sharply contrasting focal ranges of the video link directly to the idea of an illusionist plying his/her trade.

“Asof die samewerking met Bittereinder aan ‘Kulkuns’ nie genoeg pret was nie, het die manne my ook ingespan om saam met hulle in die video te wees! Die dag op stel het baie maklik verloop. Dit was asof ons almal deurgaans op dieselfde bladsy was en ons het baie verrig in ‘n kort tydjie. Dis of ‘n geval van swape wat nie verskil nie, of goeie begrypers wat van mekaar net halwe woorde nodig het. Hoe dit ookal sy, ek het nie gedink ek kan ooit so glad lyk nie…Dis voorwaar een om op trots te wees!” – Chris Chameleon.

Q & A with BITTEREINDER:

R: First of all, congratulations on the new track that’s just in time for Christmas and for all your avid fans.

B: Thank you! It’s for our regular fans too…

R: You sing about past journeys in Kulkuns, what was the inspiration behind the song?

B: The last stanza of the song basically sums up its message: “ai meisiekind, as jy maar net vir jouself kon dink” etc. The song is about being lied to, about believing illusions, about sleight of hand and about love. Some of the things Jakkals claims to have done in his rap verse are true.

R: Why did you decide to use Chris Chameleon for this specific collab?

B: Chris is the ultimate illusionist. His whole persona is pretty much the embodiment of a “kulkunstenaar”. His musical and writing endeavours have been inspiring us since we were in high school.

R: Any Bittereinder shows the fans can look forward to in December?

B: We are playing at the Smoking Dragon Festival in the Drakensberg for New Years, think it’s gonna be magical.

(Details: https://smokingdragon.co.za/)

R: Will you be spending Christmas with your families in Pretoria or do you have anything else up your sleeve?

B: Louis will be in the Far East, Jaco will be in hiding, Peach will be climbing down chimneys delivering compact discs with music on them.

R: Your Christmas messages to your fans?

B: Dankie aan al die Bittereinders wat 2013 ons briljantste jaar gemaak het. En as jy ons musiek geniet het hierdie jaar, dink net hoe lieflik sal DIE DINKDANSMASJIEN in iemand anders se kerskous lyk (verkieslik ‘n nuwe een wat jy gekoop het, nie jou eie een wat jy weggee nie, maar dis ook OK)…

KULKUNS music video here: