The Days Between Stations music video collaboration with Durga McBroom is called \u201cBeing.\u201d The band and Durga are available for interviews on both video and the new Days Between Stations\u2019 album, \u201cPerpetual Motion Machines (Music for a Film).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The group\u2019s manager and video producer Erik Nielsen created the video from concept to final editing. \u201cHe\u2019s produced all of our music videos,\u201d guitarist Sepand Samzadeh says. \u201cThis is our third video shoot with Erik, he has a minimalist approach to matching visuals to the music. He has a great sense of style, creativity, strong leadership qualities, and extensive knowledge of technology.\u201d Erik and his Supposable Productions have worked with the classic rock and prog community for a variety of video productions\u2014such as streaming the ProgStock Festival, video production for Las Vegas\u2019 hit show \u201cRaiding the Rock Vault,\u201d and music videos for many artists\u2014notably Dave Kerzner, Asia Featuring John Payne and hard rock band \u201cLast in Line\u201d on Frontiers Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through the years prog greats including Yes\u2019s Billy Sherwood, Peter Banks, and Rick Wakeman, plus XTC\u2019s Colin Moulding have collaborated with Days Between Stations. Then there\u2019s Durga McBroom, known for her phenomenal musical and theatrical background, including singing for Pink Floyd from 1987-1994, acting and dancing as the character \u201cHeels\u201d in the movie \u201cFlashdance,\u201d and hitting number 1 on the Billboard dance charts and on Top of the Pops with the song \u201c(Can You) Feel the Passion.\u201d Now along with her sister Lorelei, she\u2019s in the Australian Pink Floyd Show and recent starring role in the satire movie, \u201cSammy-Gate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Billy Sherwood produced Durga with keyboardist Oscar Fuentes Bills and Sepand for a song and music video \u201cWitness the End of the World\u201d on the album \u201cGiants,\u201d released in 2020 and voted track of the week by Prog magazine readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When it came time to find a singer for \u201cBeing,\u201d the only song with lyrics on \u201cPerpetual Motion Machines,\u201d the band knew Durga was a perfect fit. The \u201cBeing\u201d music video ( www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m6UNQsUpAxs ) makes use of colors, light, and people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Erik wanted to first showcase Durga\u2019s amazing stage presence and present the band in a stylized performance setting, \u201cand use some simple visual effects to suggest different aspects of the concept of \u2018Being.\u2019\u201d Oscar based the song\u2019s lyrics around the general concept of existence and trying to interject what artist Jean-Paul Bourdier\u2019s art \u201cinspired us to do, and we let the music speak for itself.\u201d (\u201cPerpetual Motion Machines\u201d initially was intended to be a film soundtrack for a documentary on the artist.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSeeds,\u201d the first video ( www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5kmLDoapIkg ) in \u201cPerpetual Motion Machines\u201d won track of the week by Prog UK readers. ProgRock.com cites \u201cBeing\u201d as one of the best epic songs of 2024. MusikReviews.de praises everyone\u2019s work, citing Durga closing \u201cthe all-round emotionally cinematic and moving album with a quiet song that gives the entire album an unusual (vocal) twist.\u201d Echoes and Dust praises Durga for her \u201cangelic, soulful voice\u201d and makes comparisons throughout the review to a range of classic treats including music by Alan Parsons and David Bowie!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The band sees Durga as a force like a Jedi! Sepand says, \u201cShe has so much experience and talent and her confidence just glides in with her energy. She is a true professional.\u201d One of Sepand\u2019s fondest memories is playing, and when she started singing, \u201cIt feels like thunder struck my back. I looked over to Oscar and we telepathically spoke with each other\u2026 the message was if we died that day, we were grateful for this moment, we experienced brilliance at its best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Likewise, Durga loves collaborating, which allows her to \u201cadd my brand of art to that of others, thereby creating something totally new and different. I would urge people to find other artists to collaborate with. You learn a lot, and it can push you out of your comfort zone.\u201d Durga feels much respect for Oscar\u2019s lyric writing, \u201cI learned how to make his vision come alive by making it personal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sepand relates, \u201cWhen you are surrounded by so much love, talent and creativity everyone elevates you to your new best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Formed 20 years ago in Los Angeles, Sepand and Oscar named the band after Steve Erickson\u2019s novel \u201cDays Between Stations.\u201d The Pineapple Thief\u2019s Bruce Soord inspired the band to work on their music after he used some of Sepand and Oscar\u2019s musical experiments as the basis for \u201cSaturday\u201d on The Pineapple Thief\u2019s \u201c12 Stories Down\u201d album. The duo continued to work with a range of musicians on what became their first release, \u201cDays Between Stations,\u201d in 2007. Their 2012 recording \u201cIn Extremis\u201d was produced by Yes\u2019 Billy Sherwood. In 2020 they released \u201cGiants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch \u201cBeing\u201d at www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m6UNQsUpAxs<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information: DaysBetweenStations.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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