This music video features footage from the G8 protest in Gleneagles, Scotland, the crumbling World Trade Center in New York, Aztecs dancing at Plaza Mayor in Mexico City, child labour and beggars in Varanasi and Delhi, India, a sculpture at the William Ricket Sanctuary in the Dandenongs, Australia, and a soldier in Srinagar, Kashmir. These visual references to poverty, greed, Abu Ghraib, terrorism, and oppression are not so much a political statement but rather a symbolic reference to the age-old struggle against power and control but also their impermanence, whether we are the oppressor or the resistor, Aztec or American, our civilizations will crumble, but for as long as we live we share these human spaces and we might as well make them pleasant and healthy. (Thomas Reissmann)
Drawing from Dub, Triphop and Broken Beats genres, MISO deliver a unique and captivating live experience. Characteristic of their sound is the contrast between jazz and classical instrumentation with electronic beats. This rare blend is complimented by seductive yet abstract female vocals.
MISO's core members stem from varied fields within the creative arts industry. Producer Thomas (Soup) Campbell has acquired two diplomas of contemporary music and a Degree in Sound Technology. Violoncellist and lawyer Benjamin (Benshaman) Skepper is classically trained also in piano and harpsichord. He has toured nationally and internationally as a guest soloist with full orchestra at the age 10. Benjamin has collaborated with many prominent artists including Curse ov Dialect, Uberlingua, Sunwrae ensemble and Dj Gsan/Thief (Syncopated Zen/Ninja Tunes). Double Bassist Martin Hadley commenced his musical adventures in a punk band. He has a diploma of contemporary music through Victoria University. Vocalist Supina Bytol has gained a broad knowledge of performance art through her work with Perth outfits Spin-FX and Bizurcus. She holds a Certificate IV in Visual Arts.
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