Sometimes, inspiration strikes in the most distilled form: a single mental image. Such is the case for Oakland, California minimalist synthwave artist S.C.R.A.M., whose upcoming album Coma Filament was inspired by the enduring figure of a ghost ship drifting through space. S.C.R.A.M. (which stands for Safety Control Rod Axe Man) creator Pranjal Tiwari elaborates:
‘Coma Filament is based on the idea of finding a ghost ship in space. It’s a tribute to classic space-horror movies like Event Horizon and Alien. Those films manage to convey a feeling of claustrophobia and confinement even though they’re set in the infinite vastness of space. I love that underlying tension of feeling penned in when you’re in the middle of the great unknown, in outer fucking space, and I wanted to create a similar vibe through music with this album.‘
Everything Is Noise is pleased to present the music video for “The Hunter”, the second single off Coma Filament, out today. “The Hunter” is in S.C.R.A.M.‘s classic musical style, combining elements of synthwave, ambient, and minimalist techno, resulting in a chilling, cinematic soundtrack addressing some of humanity’s greatest fears. Tiwari continues:
‘”The Hunter” is the third track off the album, and it’s about boarding a derelict spacecraft, realizing that all your sensors are showing no signs of life, but not being able to shake that feeling that there’s something there. Something that’s watching you. Following you. Hunting you.’
The video, directed by David Brenner, accurately captures the enduring paranoia Tiwari was so inspired by. Throughout the course of the video, Tiwari drifts through the psychedelic panorama of space, wide-eyed as he seeks solace in his keyboard amongst the crushing nothingness before him.
S.C.R.A.M. came to be as a result of the isolation Tiwari experienced during the COVID-19 lockdowns, a fitting landscape for creating music about loneliness, solitude, and an eroding sense of self. Before his work on S.C.R.A.M., Tiwari lent his talents to a variety of projects, including long-running doom metal band Cardinal Wyrm, hardcore outfit Ransu’s Revenge, and techno group Warday.
Coma Filament releases on the Fall Equinox, September 23, and is available for pre-order now. Be sure to follow S.C.R.A.M. on Instagram and Bandcamp for more updates.
