Shabazz Palaces - Julian's Dream (ode to a bad) ft. The Shogun Shot

What this video is

Released in 2017–2018 as a visual companion to Shabazz Palaces' fourth album Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines, 'Julian's Dream (ode to a bad)' sits within an ambitious dual-album multimedia campaign. The Quazarz concept albums, released simultaneously on Sub Pop on July 14, 2017, chronicle an interstellar traveler named Quazarz navigating the 'United States of Amurderca,' with Jealous Machines focusing on…

Why it matters

The video documents the visual grammar of 2010s abstract/experimental hip-hop at its most conceptually ambitious: Afrofuturist narrative, surrealist mise-en-scène, and lo-fi digital warmth converging in a Sub Pop-backed independent production. As a companion to one of indie hip-hop's most…

The director

Tean Video is a filmmaking group known for surreal, narrative-driven music videos. They directed both 'Julian's Dream (ode to a bad)' and 'Moon Whip Quäz' for Shabazz Palaces' 2017 Quazarz double album campaign. Their official website (teanvideo.com)…