Avant garde vocalist / composer RÏCÏNN unveils stunning new video 'Psamatäe'

Photo Credit: Phoën Noir

Experimental French vocalist / composer RÏCÏNN (Laure Le Prunenec) has unveiled the stunning video to the single 'Psamatäe', taken from her new album Nereïd, out now via Blood Music.

Filmed by Aurélien Laidebeur and Brice Menou, starring the actor Phöën and directed/edited by RÏCÏNN, watch 'Psamatäe' here: https://youtu.be/9tE8_oQpX4Q

RÏCÏNN explains the meaning behind the song: "Psamatheus was seduced by the Aequi, the king of the Myrmidons, who ambushed her on the beach. She tried to escape his grip by transforming into a seal but he refused to let go until she relented, giving birth to a son who was given the name of Phocos, "The Seal".

"'Psamatäe' is a song about desire. The gaze of a beloved one can have an unbearable power. From a mud of frustration, fear, lack of recognition of the true "self", a black, vulnerable creature emerges, for protection, to survive, to escape from a reality of lies, fleeing, so that the other finally sees. This is one of the darkest songs I have ever written.

"The song was arranged by the talented Antony Miranda, with his analogue sounds. It was an incredible experience to see it come to life, springing from old synths!"

RÏCÏNN commented on the video: "The idea for the video came rather naturally as I live by the sea, a natural element which inspires me a lot. The video was shot at night in Dieppe, Normandy, France. I wanted to visualise the story of this creature coming out of the sea, looming in the dark, consumed with desire and frustration, struggling to survive throughout the night. The choice of black and white imagery and steel elements like the bridge enhance the cold, dark, mysterious aspect of this monstrous creature; a creature that lies within us all, lingering in the depth of our souls."

Listen to previous single 'Doris', which features guest vocals from Travis Ryan of Cattle Decapitation, here.

Purchase Nereïd here: http://www.blood-music.com/store

In a world of appearances, RÏCÏNN was born from the desire to remain true to her instrument, the voice.

As a child, she cooked remedies, formulas, and prayers to serve them to the world. An expression of 'The Now'. Fire & water, whales & birds, sounds emanating from the mist, blown by the windy shore, spitting the scrambling wreckage of a damaged arch, vestige from an ancient and forgotten civilisation, flooded into the oversights of time.

RÏCÏNN appears as the lonely survivor of a pre-post apocalyptic universe, a new world in which she bereaves the loss of her unknown culture.

Nereïd is a concoction of many cultures, assimilated and included with her own language. The experience of an incarnation in the material world, falling into the living, as the nymphs of Poseidon move the ocean, making choices, harmonising the rhythms of nature.

Known for her work as female vocalist for breakcore outfit Igorrr, experimental gothic funeral metal band Öxxö Xööx, and experimental trip-hop unit Corpo-Mente; RÏCÏNN's beautiful, solo work lies in the realm of funeral opera - with nearly all composition, instrumentation, and imagery created by the artist herself.

The result is a celestial dance, moving into unexpected explosions of terror, each sacred in their own right.

For fans of Diamanda Galás, Chelsea Wolfe, Klaus Nomi and Bjork.

For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/LAPAGERICINN
https://www.instagram.com/oooricinnooo/
https://ricinn.bandcamp.com

Track-listing:

1. Zéro
2. Doris (featuring Travis Ryan)
3. Nereïd
4. Missäe
5. Artäe
6. Ëön
7. Psamatäe
8. J-C
9. Thaliäe
10. Ele
11. Söre
12. Erani