Retribution Gospel Choir - Maharisha

What this video is

Released in spring 2012 on Sub Pop Records, 'Maharisha' arrives during a productive late chapter for Retribution Gospel Choir, the high-energy power-trio side project of Low's Alan Sparhawk. While Low was known for minimalist slowcore, RGC channeled classic rock energy and garage noise. The video's pixel-moshing aesthetic aligns with a 2010–2013 underground trend of using datamosh glitch techniques as a legitimate…

Why it matters

Documents the intersection of Duluth indie rock and Sub Pop's early-2010s artist roster, capturing a power-trio format rooted in classic rock and shoegaze. The pixel-mosh visual technique connects the video to a broader early-digital-glitch aesthetic movement in indie music video production,…

The director

Dan Dresser is a Duluth, Minnesota-based filmmaker, musician, and producer embedded in the local independent music and arts scene. He co-directed the documentary short 'Cooking on the Car' (2010) with Jason Wussow, and has pursued film and music production…