Carmel - I'm Over You

What this video is

Carmel — the trio of Carmel McCourt, Jim Parris, and Gerry Darby — emerged from the Manchester post-punk scene and carved a singular niche blending jazz, gospel, blues, and soul. By 1989, the 'Set Me Free' album (featuring Brian Eno and Pete Wingfield as producers) represented the band at their most polished, having already achieved gold status in France and Top 25 UK singles with earlier releases. 'I'm Over You'…

Why it matters

Represents a rare high-quality UK soul-jazz crossover promo from the London Records stable, predating the Acid Jazz and neo-soul movements that would codify this aesthetic in the early 1990s. As a co-directed artefact from two active late-80s UK promo directors, the video is a document of…

The director

Mike Brady is a UK-based music video director active in the 1980s–90s, known for directing videos for Rick Astley, The Jam, and Eurythmics (source: IMDB nm1522063). Dieter 'Dee' Trattmann (b. Switzerland) attended the London Film School, joined MGMM…