Helado Negro will release a new EP, The Last Sound on Earth, on November 7. His debut release for Big Dada, the five-song record is inspired by Roberto Carlos Lange’s reflection on the question of the last sound he will hear before he dies. Listen to “More,” a song he says is about “the day-to-day push and pull that can lead to being overwhelmed with more of everything,” below.
Lange adds in press materials, “When I wake up in the morning, I can listen to my ears tuning-in to the world around me. It feels like a blanket being pulled off my eardrums,” explains Lange. “I was watching Michael Snow’s Wavelength (in increments) while working on these songs and the room for interpretation of what I saw and heard felt large. Every time I watched it carved a new emotion out of me. Despair, hope and inspiration. I wanted to ask more of listeners, to want to take time—not just pause, but ask yourself can you untangle all of the mess and try again.”
The “More” lyric video is directed and animated by Annapurna Kumar, who says, “The central metaphor of this video, the origami heart, represents a person processing their emotions. By focusing on a simple physical task like folding, the inner mind is freed to meditate subconsciously. I wanted to depict the mindset of someone who is a little bit overwhelmed by fleeting thoughts, but working to channel them into something positive.”
Helado Negro released the album Phasor last February.