Alaska Dispatch News is featuring a different music video by an Alaska artist each week. Want to suggest a video? Contact play@alaskadispatch.com.
The Fairbanks music ensemble Harm, led by vocalist Rebecca File, shot this video for the song "Between a Rock & a Rock (is the distance spent searching for fertile soil)" atop Murphy Dome last summer. The song is from the group's debut self-titled EP, which is composed of a revolving cast of musicians.
The experimental "psych folk" music project includes cello, upright bass, beatboxing, clarinet and has hip-hop, classical and folk influences. The lyrics explore themes of gender identity and sexuality, and tend to be stoic and dark. "Between a Rock & a Rock" started off as a poem penned by beatboxer Heather Warren, and the video features 20 women who answered a call for female-identified individuals to participate in the project.
Harm says of its unusual sound and approach, "Whether the music compels you to dance, or intently listen, it leaves you with a feeling that is hard to describe and not easily dismissed."
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