Synopsis
The/Das' "My Made Up Spook" is a free-spirited travelogue filmed in and around Mumbai. Fabian Fenk moves through the city and its surroundings, with images of crowded streets, open landscapes, beaches, local life, and nighttime lights creating a vivid sense of motion and escape. Rather than following a tightly plotted narrative, the video captures the atmosphere of a spontaneous journey and the intimacy of two people separated from home, mirroring the song's dreamy, ghostly longing.
Factoids & Trivia
- The video was filmed in Mumbai during a trip by singer Fabian Fenk, who was visiting his girlfriend.
- The production was spontaneous, with footage gathered in and around the city rather than made as a conventional studio-bound performance video.
- Its holiday-like imagery contrasts with the song's darker title and spectral language, giving the track an unexpectedly warm and romantic visual setting.
- "My Made Up Spook" was released as a single in 2014 and appears as the opening track on The/Das' debut album, "Freezer."
- The official upload was published by Sinnbus on May 14, 2014, ahead of the album's August release.
- Sinnbus is credited with production, while the video credits also list color grading by Marcus "Bow" Badow.
- The clip helped introduce The/Das' "techno tenderness" aesthetic: emotionally direct songwriting placed against sleek electronic production and a visual style built around atmosphere rather than spectacle.