Squid - Sludge (Isolation Video)

What this video is

Released May 2020, weeks into global COVID-19 lockdowns, 'Sludge (Isolation Video)' is a document of the first widespread moment of enforced domestic isolation in modern history. The single itself was released March 24, 2020 — Squid's debut for Warp Records — and was, by the band's own account, written about self-isolation before it became a government-mandated reality. The video transforms a post-punk track into a…

Why it matters

Represents a landmark example of pandemic-era participatory music video production within the UK post-punk revival, demonstrating how lockdown constraints catalyzed new modes of fan-artist collaboration. Alongside Squid's signing to Warp Records, it marks a pivotal moment in the band's trajectory…

The director

Ali Amiri is an Iranian visual artist based in Tehran. He is credited as the director and creative originator of the 'Sludge (Isolation Video)' for Squid, released May 2020 on Warp Records. His involvement originated from an unsolicited clip he uploaded in…