Music / First LookActress’s enigmatic new video comes directed by Dean BluntTwo of underground music’s most elusive artists join forces on an inscrutable visual for ‘Falling Rizlas’ShareLink copied ✔️August 17, 2017MusicFirst LookText Selim Bulut Darren Cunningham has a way with words. The exquisitely titled “Falling Rizlas” appeared on AZD, Cunningham’s latest album under his shapeshifting Actress alias. It’s one of the electronic producer’s prettiest tracks, but there’s an enigmatic quality to it too, a sense of something else going on beneath the sound. Its new video is similarly elusive, coming directed by Dean Blunt. Blunt has gained a reputation as one of underground music’s most visionary artists, first with his work with Inga Copeland in the experimental duo Hype Williams and later for the incredible albums he released both solo and as part of Babyfather. But he’s also – rightly or wrongly – gained a reputation as a prankster, for creating deliberately inscrutable music and art and for feeding interviewers with outrageous lies. Blunt’s video for “Falling Rizlas” is an abstract narrative told over a series of strange images: police tape, a crime scene, a man in a forensic boiler suit, and a discarded leather motorbike jacket (which has previously been a feature of his gallery shows) all make an appearance. The camera focuses intently on each object, imbuing them with symbolic meaning that’s never revealed. Or maybe it means nothing at all. “There is no mystique, really, about what I do,” Actress told us recently. As well as releasing the video, Ninja Tune have also shared a new podcast with Actress that sees the musician sit down with his A&R Dean Bryce for a deep, hour-long discussion. Cunningham talks about everything from Solange to gender politics in electronic music, as well as the time he went missing in the Congo for a day. Subscribe to the podcast here to hear it, and watch the “Falling Rizlas” video above. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.Trending7 sex worker-approved films about sex workSex workers have slammed Sam Levinson for his depiction of the industry in Euphoria. Here, we share our top recommendations for more true-to-life representations Film & TVLife & CultureHave you ever been friend-bombed?ReplitLife & CultureJoin Spike Jonze, Reshma Saujani and more at vibeconOnFashionHow On and Loewe are shaping the future of footwear Life & CultureWhy have celebrities become obsessed with taste signalling? BeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismMusicThe 5 best songs from Drake’s new albums (plural) Beauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaFashionHaiti just won the fashion World CupEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy