{"id":27367,"date":"2017-11-20T12:15:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T17:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=27367"},"modified":"2017-11-18T09:10:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T14:10:20","slug":"smerz-release-new-video-single-half-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=27367","title":{"rendered":"Smerz release new video for single &#8216;Half Life&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27368\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1733cf05b4101d0ae47a76646981418b5f0c0ba1.jpeg?resize=625%2C391\" alt=\"Smerz Half Life still\" width=\"625\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1733cf05b4101d0ae47a76646981418b5f0c0ba1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C640 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1733cf05b4101d0ae47a76646981418b5f0c0ba1.jpeg?resize=300%2C188 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1733cf05b4101d0ae47a76646981418b5f0c0ba1.jpeg?resize=768%2C480 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1733cf05b4101d0ae47a76646981418b5f0c0ba1.jpeg?resize=624%2C390 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1733cf05b4101d0ae47a76646981418b5f0c0ba1.jpeg?w=1344 1344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/>Copenhagen based duo\u00a0Smerz are on a roll at the tail end of 2017, with their second new track and video released in as many months. Premiered on their NTS show, Catharina and Henriette&#8217;s new track <em>Half Life<\/em> continues the duo&#8217;s penchant for minimalist beats and R&amp;B vocals.<\/p>\n<p>The video was produced and directed by Smerz, and as with all Smerz music, the track was produced, programmed and sung entirely by the Norwegian born duo. The video for <em>Half Life<\/em> features Smerz and displays an off-kilter version of classic R&amp;B music videos as we known them. Watch the video clip via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dDmTXWz2cDc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Smerz have also announced their &#8216;Half Life II&#8217; party in London in collaboration with NTS. Special guests Sissel Wincent, Astrid Sonne and Guilia complete the line up for a party that follows their sold out Copenhagen rave last month.<\/p>\n<p>HALF LIFE II PARTY<br \/>\n14 December \u2013 Electrowerkz, London<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Copenhagen based duo\u00a0Smerz are on a roll at the tail end of 2017, with their second new track and video released in as many months. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=27367\" title=\"Smerz release new video for single &#8216;Half Life&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27368,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13,23,28,29,30],"tags":[6866,6867,6398],"class_list":["post-27367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-music","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","tag-half-life","tag-half-life-ii","tag-smerz"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1733cf05b4101d0ae47a76646981418b5f0c0ba1.jpeg?fit=1344%2C840","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-77p","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27023,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=27023","url_meta":{"origin":27367,"position":0},"title":"Smerz release the video for the track &#8216;No harm&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"October 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Copenhagen based duo Smerz take you to the dark corners of the club in the video for new track No harm. 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