Synopsis

The video favors mood and transformation over a conventional storyline. A shadowy, dreamlike landscape gradually fills with skeletal shapes, strange organic forms, and shifting textures that appear to grow, collapse, and reform in time with the track's heavy electronic pulse. Human and natural imagery blur together, giving the piece an eerie, otherworldly atmosphere. As Swan's distant vocal adds a sense of melancholy, the visuals suggest a journey through a world where life, decay, and the land are part of the same constantly changing structure.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Lands And Bones" is a collaboration between Eskmo, the electronic producer name of Brendan Angelides, and singer-songwriter Swan Palermo.

• The track was released on February 22, 2010, through Warp Records as part of the split single "Hendt / Lands and Bones." The release paired it with Eprom's "Hendt."

• The song runs for 4:02 and is credited as being written by Eskmo and Swan.

• "Lands And Bones" was Eskmo's first single for Warp Records and arrived before his self-titled album on the label.

• Contemporary reviews singled out the track's slow, lurching groove and Swan's smooth vocal, which contrasts with Eskmo's dense, highly layered electronic production.

• The track remained a standalone release rather than appearing on the main track list of Eskmo's 2010 self-titled album.