{"id":37662,"date":"2022-01-03T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=37662"},"modified":"2022-01-03T07:44:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T12:44:14","slug":"wrene-shares-dark-and-surreal-hideous-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=37662","title":{"rendered":"Wren\u00e9 shares dark and surreal \u2018Hideous\u2019 video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Toronto-based, avant-garde artist\u00a0Wren\u00e9<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>aims to defy the constraints of conventional music and adopts a dark, ethereal, and surreal aesthetic with the release of her video,\u00a0<em>Hideous<\/em> which is lifted from her\u00a0EP,\u00a0\u2018Dark Matter\u2019. A follow up to her album\u00a0\u2018Live Wire,\u2019 the\u00a0 EP delves deeper into raising awareness about and destigmatizing mental health issues. It offers her own unfiltered perspective and showcases an effortless mix between art-pop and experimental noise. Check out the video clip for <em>Hideous<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-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\/ABkixJSMpd4?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:\/\/effectiveimmediatelypr.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=7fafe2948cc74493793b99643&amp;id=42c82739eb&amp;e=1051cdfc8c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen to \u2018Dark Matter\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wrene states, <em>&#8220;Going into this, I wanted to create some representation of an all-consuming alien montress with insect qualities &#8211; as this is what I associate the song\u2019s sound with visually. I was prompted by all of the textures and noise to choose the images I did, and I went with my intuition. The intention is somewhat of a reflection of some internal horrors such as shame, disgust, and sexual repression- something relentlessly eating away, becoming mangled and distorted. I think the overall meaning or story can be left to the interpretation of the viewer &#8211; what they take from it, or what they may project onto it is all valid!\u201d<\/em><br><br>She explains, <em>&#8220;&#8216;Dark Matter&#8217; is a four track EP that explores lyrical introspection paired with heavy noise, and a thematic motif of outer space. It is musically consisting of electronic textures, modular synths, distorted guitars, and manipulated strings. All of these elements, surrounding an emotive, and at times operatic vocal performance- contribute to an atmosphere that is eerie and vastly haunting. Each song is a representation of inner emotional turmoil, and the dialogue within &#8211; coming to light as a catharsis in times of social isolation. Dark-Matter is self-written, produced and performed. It features Devlin Flynn on guitar, backing screams\/vocals, additional synth, and with mixing by Bernie Cisternas.<\/em>\u201d<br><br>Through her unconventional song structure and experimentalism, Wren\u00e9 straddles the line between reality and surrealism in her music and visual presentation. She is an actor, poet, producer, and vocalist fluent in many singing techniques. Wren\u00e9 brings a unique sound to life through unorthodox musical arrangements and haunting vocal performance. Each song presents an atmosphere created by the addition of foley sounds, original samples, and subliminal messages. The integration of Pop melodies, Avant-garde instrumentation, and soulful vocals lend themselves to an ethereal soundscape, where the counterpoints of beauty and darkness coalesce.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Toronto-based, avant-garde artist\u00a0Wren\u00e9\u00a0aims to defy the constraints of conventional music and adopts a dark, ethereal, and surreal aesthetic with the release of her video,\u00a0Hideous which <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=37662\" title=\"Wren\u00e9 shares dark and surreal \u2018Hideous\u2019 video\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[23,28,29,30],"tags":[10636,10637],"class_list":["post-37662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","tag-hideous","tag-wrene"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/E099EC9B-0D3C-469B-8E06-39FF39ADFABD.jpeg?fit=1920%2C1080","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-9Ns","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22243,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=22243","url_meta":{"origin":37662,"position":0},"title":"The Melvins debut &#8216;Hideous Woman&#8217; video","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"June 30, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The Melvins have\u00a0debuted a video for Hideous Woman, which is lifted\u00a0from their recently released album, 'Basses Loaded'. \u00a0You can watch it via YouTube below. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UGhK4m-frkQ The 12-song album features six bass players:\u00a0Nirvana's Krist Novoselic, Redd Kross' Steve McDonald, Butthole Surfers' J.D. 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