Fast forward to recent times, the team offered me the opportunity to work with objectively their moodiest vehicle – the Wraith Black Badge and specifically create something aesthetically contemporaneous in association with the car – as you’re about to experience – the dystopian film noir, cinematic elements between my universe and the Wraith Black Badge are truly an enchanting sonic and visual match. Also for historic reference, Hedi Slimane created this editorial back in 2010 (via Dazed) with a darker edition of the iconic vehicle.

With all of that contextualised, here’s the Sonic Film tracked by my NEO 10Y song Janis and featuring a part CGI, part live action, part performance-based adventure and a piece of creative content bringing to life the Spirit of Ecstasy, and the theme of deconstructing to reconstruct that I am really proud to share with you.

My song Janis which soundtracks this film was recently described on the radio (listen here) as “the future” which fits really seamlessly with the Wraith Black Badge, considering that during my experience driving it for four days, I can honestly say that I have never felt so integrated into technology as when I was in the driving seat of the Wraith. Next stop, transhumanism.

For additional cosmic reference, the lyrics of the song include the (rap) verse in French: “Prends le moi, subversive, protège-moi de la haine et le fait et la reine et la peur et le roi,”, which translates in this reality to “take us the subversive ones, protect us from hatred, ‘facts’, royalty and fear.” I’m happy to be showcasing the plight of the underdog and unrepresented sections of society with my artistic work and this film that takes a subversive attitude and brings it to life heroically and cohesively alongside the car. Additional lyrics from the track can be found at Genius.com.

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Janis is taken from the Disidentification: Episode 0, available to download and stream now https://NEO10Y.SPACE – on Apple, Spotify, TiDAL, Deezer and more…

This video was created in association with Rolls-Royce Cars, Wraith Black Badge.

Concept and performance by NEO 10Y / Nik Thakkar
Cinematography by Alex Lord-Walker, Calum Ducat, Phellipe Souza, Oz Thakkar
Edit and VFX by Diangular
Sonic production by hii.de
Styling and fashion Lloyd James Husband and Ada + Nik

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Onto the detail of the film – I’ll let you watch the first episode before going into more detail!

The Premiere: Episode 1 – ‘The Spirit of Ecstasy’ is the first episode of The House of Rolls-Royce series, ‘The Spirit of Ecstasy’, retells the story of the muse that has guided and inspired the world’s most celebrated luxury house for the past 105 years.

The familiar voice you will hear is none other than Academy Award winning actress Kate Winslet, a great fit for this project on so many levels. She recounts the history of Rolls-Royce in the first segment which is really succinct and informative, considering the history the brand truly has.

The visuals from the film itself are completely hypnotising as you can see in detail below too. The film uses cutting edge motion capture and 3D scanning techniques to bring back to life one of the most fascinating legends in the mythology of Rolls-Royce – how and why the Spirit of Ecstasy, which is the most recognised luxury icon in the world, came to be.

Stay tuned to www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com for the rest of the films and news about the release of the epitome of luxury, aka the new Phantom in 2017.

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