patten - Epsilon

What this video is

Released in September 2016 as a single from patten's third album Ψ (Psi) on Warp Records, 'Epsilon' arrived at a moment when UK experimental electronic music was deepening its engagement with post-internet aesthetics and virtual world-building. The video is a landmark example of game-engine filmmaking applied to music video — a practice that would become far more widespread in the following decade. Werkflow's use…

Why it matters

A defining artefact of mid-2010s UK avant-electronic music video culture, 'Epsilon' demonstrates the convergence of game-engine virtual production with serious artistic intent years before this became mainstream industry practice. As a fully CG music video rendered in a games engine, it sits at…

The director

Werkflow is a London-based experimental digital arts studio founded by James B Stringer (also known as Brood Ma / Quantum Natives), Tom Wandrag (Epilogue Imaging), and Jon Emmony (SHOWStudio). The studio specialises in using game engine technology to produce…