“The song ‘Electricity’ was written by my co-producing partner Fox Scarlett back in 2005. The track sat on his shelf for three years until becoming a flagship tune for live shows with his own band, The Tail.”
“I heard ‘Electricity’ when I met Fox back in 2008 when we began working together on The Lunar Age and Out of Orbit, and immediately fell in love with it. I knew I had to cover the song, but it never had the right home until I began writing Meanwhile Back on Earth. We played around with several different directions for ‘Electricity,’ all of which I hope to release at some point, but finally settled on the ’90s inspired neo-soul groove for the album.
During the recording sessions I was lucky enough to meet vocalist Angie Whitney who recorded with The Spinners. She brought in that beautifully silky voice of hers, which really elevated the track to a whole new level.
For the ‘Electricity’ music video, I wanted to create something very, very small, opposite to the epic nature of my previous visuals. Through the ‘magic’ of Craigslist I found Mike Nowaczyk, a film maker in Los Angeles. He was working with a lot of highly experimental concepts which I really gravitated to.
The final direction for the video involves a liquid substance called Ferrofluid, which when magnetized becomes solid and alien looking. The result is a very simple tale of attraction told with two of these little blobs moving around a brilliantly colorful world made from wet paint”.
—Mark Alan, Alphanaut
Alphanaut channels new wave Bowie in “Electricity.”
We have the pleasure of premiering the video from Los Angeles-based songwriter Mark Alan’s forthcoming album Meanwhile Back on Earth. Alan has been working under the Alphanaut moniker since 2008 when he began channeling the vintage vibes of LA into modern electro-pop. The video for the single was created by Mike Nowaczyk who created the compelling visuals by mixing a little science, physics, and art.
Mike filmed a substance known as Ferrofluid which solidifies when magnetized and was intended to illustrate the laws of attraction that resonate in the song. Alphanaut’s forthcoming album, Meanwhile Back on Earth will be released in January.
