{"id":33047,"date":"2019-12-16T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33047"},"modified":"2019-12-15T11:24:12","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T16:24:12","slug":"the-rentals-share-video-for-9th-configuration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33047","title":{"rendered":"The Rentals share video for \u20189th Configuration\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Rentals have shared a lyric video for the third release lifted from \u2018Q36\u2019,\u00a0<em>9th Configuration<\/em>, created by visual artists\u00a0Laia<strong> <\/strong>Cabrera\u00a0and\u00a0Isabelle Duverger\u00a0(Laia Cabrera &amp; CO.)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>with lyric titles designed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/j92ezb\/z1r5vo\/fa16eh\">Yimeng<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/j92ezb\/z1r5vo\/fa16eh\"> <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/j92ezb\/z1r5vo\/fa16eh\">Yuki Yuan<\/a>.<strong> <\/strong>Watch the video clip via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<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\/INCXJOXrrmg?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/j92ezb\/z1r5vo\/bv26eh\">Pre-order\u00a0\u2018<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/j92ezb\/z1r5vo\/rn36eh\">Q36<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/j92ezb\/z1r5vo\/7f46eh\">\u2019\u00a0via Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>9th Configuration<\/em> is inspired by both the\u00a0William Peter (<em>The Exorcist<\/em>) Blatty\u00a0novel &#8216;Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Kane&#8217; and Blatty\u2019s directorial debut, the film\u00a0\u2018The Ninth Configuration (1980)\u2018, starring Stacy Keach and Scott Wilson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The song, like the book and movie, takes place in an abandoned castle that has been converted into a military psychiatric hospital, during the last years of the Vietnam War. Singer,\u00a0Matt Sharp\u2019s lead vocal narrates the story from the point of view of the novel\u2019s protagonist, Marine psychiatrist, Colonel Vincent Kane over the psychedelic swirl of a quintessential\u00a0Dave<strong> <\/strong>Fridmann\u00a0(Flaming Lips, MGMT) mix.\u00a0Nick Zinner\u00a0(Yeah Yeah Yeahs) has created a haunting sonic landscape of electric guitars and synthesizers to wrap around Sharp\u2019s jagged, acoustic guitar jangle.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gentle Assassins Choir takes a supporting role of a large group of half-baked Sections 8\u2019s. This gang of deserters serenades the asylum\u2019s most infamous patient, a cowardly astronaut named Captain Cutshaw. The beautiful voice of\u00a0Alejandra Deheza\u00a0(School Of Seven Bells) falls in and out of a delicate whisper that serves as the inner dialog of our very unreliable narrator. Everyone involved want to know just one thing <em>\u201cwhy is this astronaut afraid of the moon?\u201d<\/em> By the track\u2019s finale, Zinner\u2019s eerie score gives no answers, but creates a ghostly bed for the foreboding drums of\u00a0Ronnie Vannucci\u00a0(The Killers) and the moan and distant wails of\u00a0Richard Dodd\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Eric<strong> <\/strong>Gorfain\u2019s\u00a0(The Section Quartet) wild, echoing strings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/EBBF7F96-43C0-4BF2-98E3-2D1DBC465676.jpeg?resize=880%2C660\" alt=\"Dirk Mai Illusion photo\" class=\"wp-image-33049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/EBBF7F96-43C0-4BF2-98E3-2D1DBC465676.jpeg?w=880 880w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/EBBF7F96-43C0-4BF2-98E3-2D1DBC465676.jpeg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/EBBF7F96-43C0-4BF2-98E3-2D1DBC465676.jpeg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/EBBF7F96-43C0-4BF2-98E3-2D1DBC465676.jpeg?resize=678%2C509 678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/EBBF7F96-43C0-4BF2-98E3-2D1DBC465676.jpeg?resize=326%2C245 326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/EBBF7F96-43C0-4BF2-98E3-2D1DBC465676.jpeg?resize=80%2C60 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><figcaption>Dirk Mai shooting in ILLUSION<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the start of this project\u00a0Matt Sharp and celebrated photographer,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/j92ezb\/z1r5vo\/n846eh\">Dirk Mai<\/a>\u00a0made a pact to set sail on a photographic expedition in an altogether abstract quest to find a deeper visual meaning and better understanding of the unfolding sonic odyssey that is The Rentals\u2019 space themed double-album,\u00a0\u2018Q36\u2019.\u00a0The very first steps on the yellow brick road of this adventure led them into\u00a0Chris Dowson\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/j92ezb\/z1r5vo\/3056eh\">Flutter Experience<\/a>.\u00a0Flutter is\u00a0an immersive Los Angeles-based art gallery with a labyrinth of intertwining rooms that transform into literal playground of interactive art installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flutter Experience and its long-time partner\u00a0Born This Way\u00a0(Lady Gaga\u2019s, non-profit charity) were both founded with the desire to help support mental health awareness and healing through the arts. All of the rooms, curated by Dowson, invite a diverse collection of international artists to create colorful, interactive installations where the guests of the Flutter can physically engage with the art itself. Within this Willy Wonka-like maze of a gallery, Sharp and Mai were introduced to a most remarkable room of\u00a0mirrors, projection mapping and\u00a0augmented reality called\u00a0\u2018ILLUSION\u2019.\u00a0Created by visual artists\u00a0Cabrera\u00a0and\u00a0Duverger<strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0in collaboration with designer\u00a0Aniol Saurina Mas\u00f3<strong> <\/strong>\u2018Illusion\u2019 has been described as a \u2018Cinematic Art\u2019,\u00a0Cabrera says,<em> \u201cWe invite our audience to step into an illusion of infinite space, experience a sensorial journey.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To visit \u2018ILLUSION\u2019 (Until June 1, 2020) and the Flutter Experience&nbsp;at 217 South La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036, call&nbsp;(310) 658-2131<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mai and Sharp returned to this magical place multiple times to explore the endless visual possibilities contained within the 15\u2019 x 15\u2019 mirrored cube. Mai on the experience said, <em>\u201cIt was extraordinary. You could simply stand in one place and everything around you would change\u2026 the lighting conditions, the depth of field, the mood of the room itself all were in constant flux.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Inside the ever-changing mood swings of \u2018ILLUSION\u2019, Sharp was inspired, with some urgency, to find a way to share this experience with folks that may be on the outside of the interactive art community. With this, he invited the two European born artists, Cabrera (Barcelona) &amp; Duverger (Paris) to expand their creation with the help of Chinese designer\/director, Yuan (Wuhan, China) and the result of this unlikely global collaboration is\u00a0a six-minute, trance inducing, lyric video for The Rentals\u2019 <em>9th Configuration<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>9th Configuration <\/strong><\/em>(Lyrics: Matt Sharp) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I arrive at the asylum, a makeshift funny farm<br>An old abandoned castle where Section 8\u2019s can do no harm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been sent here on assignment, the new doctor in charge!<br>To analyze the patients; to see who\u2019s real and who\u2019s a fraud<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Then there\u2019s you)<\/em>&nbsp;the paparazzi\u2019s favorite,&nbsp;<em>(Captain)<\/em>&nbsp;the schizo-astronaut<em><br>(One day)<\/em>&nbsp;you lost your marbles in the capsule, right before it was ready for lift off<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O, Captain, why are you afraid of the moon?<br>Tell me your secret; I\u2019ll share mine with you<br>Why did you refuse?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Le Voyage dans la Lune<br><br><\/em>You broke out of the castle; got lost into the night<br>You found a little biker-bar where you thought that you could hide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The King of The Angels recognized the superstar<br>The Demons and The Horsemen broke you like some cheap guitar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Then there\u2019s you)<\/em>&nbsp;they called me to come save you,&nbsp;<em>(Captain)<\/em>&nbsp;my battered astronaut<em><br>(One day)<\/em>&nbsp;Twinkle, twinkle Killer Kane came out; killed every biker on the lot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O, Captain, why are you afraid of the moon?<br>Tell me your secret; I\u2019ll share mine with you<br>Why did you refuse?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Le Voyage dans la Lune&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2026dans la Lune, dans la Lune<br><br><\/em><em>(Then there\u2019s you)<\/em>&nbsp;you will find your marbles&nbsp;<em>(Captain)<\/em>; get permission to take off<em><br>(One day)<\/em>&nbsp;your status reinstated to ride on that Galactic-Molotov<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Now, give me your Saint\u2019s Medallion and just a little time<br>I will prove to you and the whole world there is pure-self-sacrifice<br><br><\/em>O, Captain, why are you afraid of the moon?<br>Now, tell me your secret, I\u2019ve shared mine with you<br>O, Captain, My Captain, please tell me the truth<br>What kind of spaceman is afraid of the Moon?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why did you refuse? It\u2019s only the Moon!<br>Why did you refuse?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Le Voyage dans la Lune&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2026dans la Lune<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Rentals have shared a lyric video for the third release lifted from \u2018Q36\u2019,\u00a09th Configuration, created by visual artists\u00a0Laia Cabrera\u00a0and\u00a0Isabelle Duverger\u00a0(Laia Cabrera &amp; CO.)\u00a0with lyric <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33047\" title=\"The Rentals share video for \u20189th Configuration\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33048,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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":"On Culture Addicts: The Rentals share video for \u20189th Configuration\u2019","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},"categories":[22,23,28,29,30],"tags":[8756,8693,2320],"class_list":["post-33047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","tag-9th-configuration","tag-q36","tag-the-rentals"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/60075B90-ECDF-4C15-99F8-3EDCD5DF0B8E.jpeg?fit=586%2C880","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-8B1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32836,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32836","url_meta":{"origin":33047,"position":0},"title":"Matt Sharp and The Rentals announce &#8216;Q36&#8217; + share &#8216;Spaceships&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"November 9, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Two years ago\u00a0Matt Sharp\u00a0pleaded with Elon Musk to send him to outer space...finally that dream became a reality, as\u00a0The Rentals\u00a0launched\u00a0'Q36'\u00a0with the single\u00a0Spaceships\u00a0and shared a\u00a0lyric-video\u00a0shortly after their departure.\u00a0Check out the Spaceships lyric-video via YouTube below. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V9na3uIX2Bc The 'Q36' voyage will include 16 individual releases and over seven months to complete, culminating\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;guitar rock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"Matt Sharp press photo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/f99c1750fff41ceadd79b100_1100x710.jpg?fit=1100%2C710&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/f99c1750fff41ceadd79b100_1100x710.jpg?fit=1100%2C710&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/f99c1750fff41ceadd79b100_1100x710.jpg?fit=1100%2C710&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/f99c1750fff41ceadd79b100_1100x710.jpg?fit=1100%2C710&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/f99c1750fff41ceadd79b100_1100x710.jpg?fit=1100%2C710&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":32918,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32918","url_meta":{"origin":33047,"position":1},"title":"The Rentals share new single \u2018Forgotten Astronaut\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"November 23, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Two years ago\u00a0Matt Sharp\u00a0begged Elon Musk to send him to outer space\u2026 that dream became a reality, as\u00a0The Rentals\u00a0launched\u00a0\u2018Q36\u2019 with the single\u00a0Forgotten Astronaut. 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