“Hail Fire” – La Otracina from Samantha Cornwell on Vimeo.

Cornwell on Cornwell (on La Otracina):

“When I was approached by La Otracina’s Adam Kriney about making a video, he very generously told me to pick any song I’d like to work with. Naturally, this made me feel like a kid in a candy store. I was attracted to the track “Hail Fire” because it had this really engrossing atmospheric quality that stood out to me. I also found that the song structure was kind of unusual, which I felt would present an interesting challenge in terms of editing.

While building this video, my focus was more on atmosphere than story. There is a loose narrative of sorts. The video is from the point of view of a lonely wanderer who goes to a natural environment hoping to find some form of enlightenment or solace. What our hero finds instead is a relationship to nature that is both beautiful and sinister. The “dark side” of Psychedelia, if you will. To create this vibe, I put a lot of energy into the color and texture of the images on screen. There is one image that really captures the spirit of the video as a whole. It is the image of a Venus Fly Trap, swallowing a cricket.”

Video: Samantha Cornwell
Music: La Otracina

Samantha’s “Hail Fire” video is the third missive from her ongoing virtual artist’s residency on Visitation Rites, where artists submit an MP3 and get an original music video in return. Check out Video #1 here, and Video #2 here.

“Hail Fire” is a sneak peak track from La Otracina’s double album Reality Has Got To Die, forthcoming on Holy Mountain.

Tags: Hail Fire, La Otracina, Samantha Cornwell, Video-Artist-in-Residence

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