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Halls - I Am Not Who You Want

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ArtistHalls

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Synopsis

A dark, abstract field of color slowly reveals itself as a rose suspended underwater. The flower remains at the center of the frame while clouds of pigment drift, coil and dissolve around it, creating an almost cosmic visual effect. There is no performance, narrative or conventional editing to distract from the image. Instead, the video follows the song's restrained, atmospheric mood, turning a single fragile object into a mesmerizing study of movement, texture and transformation.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video consists almost entirely of a single rose viewed underwater, with colored plumes moving around it. The image is initially abstract enough that the subject is not immediately recognizable.
  • Its approximately five-minute running time mirrors the video's deliberately patient approach. Rather than building toward a plot or visual punchline, it sustains one image and lets subtle changes in color and form carry the momentum.
  • The track appeared on Halls' Fragile EP, released on January 16, 2012, through The Sounds of Sweet Nothing. It was the third track on the release and one of the first pieces from the EP to be presented publicly.
  • Halls was the project of South London electronic musician Sam Howard. Fragile marked a move toward clearer vocals, piano and strings alongside his earlier glitch-based electronic textures.
  • Contemporary coverage repeatedly highlighted the video's hypnotic quality, noting how its shifting colors complement the song's spacious, introspective sound.
  • The visual helped establish the aesthetic associated with Halls at the time: minimal, somber and cinematic, with natural imagery transformed into something otherworldly.
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