Synopsis

ESP's "627" unfolds as a dreamlike encounter between the Los Angeles trio and a group of mysterious, animal-like beings. A glowing crystal serves as the visual center of this strange ritual, drawing the figures together through shifting, richly colored imagery. The band's performance sequences move between cosmic, abstract spaces and a wooded setting, creating the feeling of a private ceremony taking place somewhere outside ordinary reality. The video's eight-minute form favors atmosphere, repetition, and sensory immersion over a conventional narrative.

Factoids & Trivia

• ESP was a Los Angeles synth-pop trio consisting of siblings Aska and Seiya Matsumiya and Bobby Evans.

• "627" appeared on ESP's self-titled EP, which the group self-released on August 28, 2012.

• The video was created for dublab's multimedia compilation "Light From Los Angeles," a project pairing Los Angeles musicians with original films.

• Every film in the "Light From Los Angeles" project was shot with Digital Harinezumi cameras, compact Japanese devices known for their distinctive lo-fi color and texture.

• The compilation was conceived as a modular film experience: the individual music videos could be rearranged and reshuffled for different screenings.

• The surreal creature costumes were made with Simon Haas, whose work helped give the video its unusual yeti-like figures.

• "Light From Los Angeles" released the songs and films under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license, encouraging noncommercial sharing, remixing, and reuse.

• The track was part of ESP's early body of work, whose stated interests included extra-sensory perception, unusual visual presentation, and a blend of electronic pulses, layered synths, and Japanese-influenced melodies.