Synopsis

In a drought-ravaged, technology-free future, Edward is arrested in the desert by two Minors, the authorities of Ursa Minor, and accused of murdering his father. Taken to a prison where inmates perform exhausting water labor, he is reunited with Brother, an old companion. Their meeting rekindles a spirit of resistance, and Edward soon helps inspire the prisoners to revolt. Blending a surreal western setting with a musical narrative, the video expands the story begun in "Desert Song" and carries it into a violent prison-break episode.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Kisses Over Babylon" is the second installment of *SALVO!*, an intended 12-part feature-length musical project connected to Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' debut era.

• The video was released in 2009, with its online premiere taking place through Spinner.com on November 24, 2009.

• IMDb lists the film at approximately nine minutes and classifies it as a drama, musical, short, and western.

• Its deliberately technology-less future is presented through the visual language of a gold-rush western rather than conventional science fiction. The story is set against a severe California drought.

• The cast includes David Strathairn and Stephen Mendillo as the Minors, Dermot Mulroney as the prison warden, and Orpheo McCord as Brother.

• The production was associated with The Masses and Community Records, the creative and record-company partners behind the project.

• The song appears on *Up From Below*, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' 2009 debut album.