Kelly Moran - In Parallel

What this video is

Released October 2018 as a single from Kelly Moran's Warp Records debut Ultraviolet, 'In Parallel' arrived at a moment when the boundary between contemporary classical composition and electronic music was being actively dissolved. Moran — known as a keyboardist in Oneohtrix Point Never's live MYRIAD ensemble — brought a rigorous academic background (University of Michigan, UC Irvine MFA) to bear on improvisatory…

Why it matters

A landmark artifact of the late-2010s neo-classical/electroacoustic Warp Records wave. Demonstrates the formal maturation of the abstract 'visual' (as opposed to 'music video') format in experimental music promotion — a zero-cut generative animation designed to function as both promotional content…

The director

Dave Rife and Gabe Liberti are a Brooklyn-based interactive installation and audiovisual studio. Rife is an architectural acoustician who contributed to the design of the new music venue National Sawdust. Liberti is a recording engineer and lighting designer…