Synopsis
The video for "Black Acre" unfolds as an abstract, unsettling tableau rather than a conventional narrative. In stark black-and-white imagery, masked vocalist Brolin appears among shadowy rooms, contorted bodies, and fragmented close-ups. Pale limbs writhe beneath sheets of plastic while unidentified red liquid swirls through the frame, creating a contrast between clinical stillness and disturbing movement. The letterboxed presentation, sparse lighting, and surreal imagery echo the track's slow-burning electronic atmosphere, leaving the viewer with an impression of ritual, confinement, and physical transformation.
Factoids & Trivia
- "Black Acre" is the original version of a track that also received remixes from JD Twitch and Chris Carter.
- The song appeared on South London Ordnance's 2013 EP "He Do The Police In Different Voices," released through his own Aery Metals label.
- The EP title refers to an early working title for T.S. Eliot's poem "The Waste Land."
- The video was the debut production from London-based company Rare.
- Post-production included Baselight color grading at Freefolk.
- Contemporary coverage emphasized the video's contrast between monochrome imagery and vivid red liquid, as well as its deliberately opaque, dreamlike structure.
- Brolin's masked appearance became a notable visual element, matching the anonymous and enigmatic presentation associated with his early work.