Atmosphere's 'Became' (VIDEO)

Atmosphere's most recent album The Family Sign is of a different breed. Released in 2011, the album takes on a darker, more introspective tone, less humorous and crass than their previous work. The newest music video for the song "Became," released Monday, is no different; playing on the rawness of a rap group obviously evolved.

The highly produced video beautifully illustrates "Became," a song that's more folklore than rap. Rapper Slug's methodic rhymes tell the tale of a forlorn trip into the woods, hinting at lycanthropy when his friend trails into the darkness, his footsteps joining those of a duo of wolves.

"Became"'s production was a collaborative effort involving the Minnesota School of Business, and the result is art at its best. Negative space, typography, stop motion, illustration, and grayscale with splashes of red reflect the song's sobriety and theme of becoming something else.

Watch Atmosphere's "Became":

Atmosphere - Became from MSB Richfield Creative Media on Vimeo.

Watch the behind-the-scenes making of "Became":

Behind-the-Scenes Documentary of Atmosphere's "Became" Music Video from MSB Richfield Creative Media on Vimeo.

Comments

[Amanda LeePearl Moore]

11:49 PM on 02/18/2012

Thanks for leaving out the fact that every single person seen in the video is from MTS Digital Media Academy. thanks.

[nickfuego]

09:56 PM on 02/18/2012

Props to the High School students from MTS Digital Media Academy in Minneapolis who also collaborated on this video. Very cool video, very cool project...