The God In Hackney share video for experimental “class panic” track about Prince Philip’s death
Make his a 99
While other members of the British royal family – you know who we’re talking about – have been more in the spotlight recently, cult transltantic band The God In Hackney have set their sights on the departed Prince Philip on their song ‘Philip’
The band have shared a new video for the track, and spoken to Juno Daily about it.
Nathaniel Mellors, the LA-based member of the band, who also feature members from Brighton, Odiham in Hampshire and New York City, said the song centres on “this idea that he was awaiting his centurion letter from the Queen but also conflicted about it.”
The lyrics say: “British Subject 99 / I want to get the letter / I am a giver / I am a receiver / But my wife sends the letter I want to get the letter.”
As for the video for the track – which is taken from their second LP The World In Air Quotes, released in May and widely hailed for its unique mix of electronics, studio trickery and live playing – was made by band members Dan Fox and Andy Cooke, using a mixture of AI, live action and archive video.
“He spent quite a while working out how to get it like this,” said Mellors, “It’s been fed some footage of the band live in China so you can see Ash and other band members mutated, as well as Land Rover footage and class panic.”
Hear excepts from The World In Air Quotes here: