Four-member Japanese and Chinese male dance group WARPs UP, have announced their latest song, “Hali Gali”, which will be published on YouTube and as a limited release in China. The music video is directed by filmmaker Kenichiro Shimizu (PELE) and Tokyo-based creative group REALROCKDESIGN, which also produces large-scale outdoor festivals and sensory entertainment show STAR ISLAND. Shimizu, working with Daito Manabe (Rhizomatiks), was the videographer and editorial director on British artist Squarepusher’s “Terminal Slam” video. His works have garnered acclaim for their innovation and creativity, with “Terminal Slam” receiving the Computer Animation Category Honor Award at Austria’s Ars Electronica Award 2020.

As a video for WARPs UP, the “Hali Gali” promo is itself warped, bending spaces and presenting a mesmerizing, unusual dance routine. At first glance, the CG blend of cutting-edge motion capture and filmed backgrounds could fool you into thinking it is a regular live-action scene, but as the video progresses, the visual production and camerawork become ever more incongruous and overwhelmingly weird.

Be sure to check out the out of this world music video for “Hali Gali” below along with their official website here!

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