GAIKA - Seven Churches For St Jude

What this video is

Released in February 2019 as a standalone single from GAIKA's debut album BASIC VOLUME (Warp Records, 2018), this video arrives at a moment of acute political anxiety in the UK — the height of Brexit turbulence — and in a global context of rising reactionary extremism and 'disaster media inundation.' GAIKA (Gaika Tavares), a South London artist and writer, channels diasporic experience and speculative mythology…

Why it matters

Represents a landmark intersection of UK Afrofuturism, experimental electronic music, and politically engaged music video art within Warp Records' contemporary roster. Bridges the sonic heritage of grime, dancehall, and art-electronic music with a visually ambitious, VFX-driven concept video…

The director

Rob Heppell (b. 1986, UK) is a London-based director, animator, and digital artist working across live action, 3D animation, motion graphics, and VFX. His clients include Warp Records, Hyperdub, Adult Swim, Boiler Room, Urban Outfitters, Warner Records, Sony…