Evita Manji - "XYZ/Labyrinth" | Live at Phoenix

Evita Manji cuts a solitary but striking figure, standing at the microphone in the Phoenix chamber.
At first only accompanied by a mournful, descending synth line, their roboticised vocals evoke a languid isolation, faintly imagining the possibility freedom from a material world. That’s before the tempo accelerates and Manji’s precisely deconstructed club production takes hold, seemingly sending the room into a cosmic spin. Then, their autotuned vocals soar over abrasive sine waves.
Under the visionary direction of filmmaker and writer Hyun Lee, this sparse but exquisite document recasts Phoenix’s interior structure as a stellar backdrop to Manji’s performance, shifting dimensions much like the Athenian producer’s intricate sound design.
Masterfully photographed by Dimitri Zaunders, who engages enchanting (and at times, purposefully disorientating) tilt-shifting techniques, the image seems to contort in time with the shape-shifting composition itself. Manji is dressed by Sydney-based designer HALUMINOUS.
Evita Manji’s debut record Spandrel?, on which “XYZ/Labyrinth” features, was released via pioneering Berlin electronic label PAN in 2023.
Director: Hyun Lee
Producers: Angus Hunt & Josh Milch
Cinematographer: Dimitri Zaunders
1st AC: Max Enright
Lighting Operator: Calum Young
Recording Engineer: Felix Abrahams
Mix Engineer: Nathan Moas
Costume Design: Haluminous
Stylist: Hannah Kim
Production Coordinator: Eric-Michael Hoenig
Stills: Ruby Boland
Executive Producers: Judith Neilson & Beau Neilson
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"XYZ/Labyrinth"
[Lyrics]
My heart is now on the floor, my eyes on my hands
And my palms don't fade to see behind the door
My heart is now on lock, my eyes on my back and my palms can't reach the light
All the sold in the world is not enough to keep me floating
All the blue I have seen is now gone
All the blue I have seen is now gone
My heart is now on the floor, my eyes on my hands
And my palms don't fade to see behind the door, behind the door
My heart is lost, on the lock, my eyes on my back and my palms can't reach the light
Can't reach the light
Can't reach thе lie
All the sold in the world is not еnough to keep me floating
All the blue I have seen is now gone
All the blue I have seen is now gone
Put the pieces together, like a puzzle, like a labyrinth, falling
Put the pieces together, like a puzzle, like a labyrinth
Put the pieces together, falling out, like a puzzle, like a labyrinth
Put the pieces together, falling out, like a puzzle, like a labyrinth
My heart is now on the floor, my eyes on my hands
And my palms don't fade to see behind the door
My heart is now on the floor, my eyes on my hands
And my palms don't fade to see behind the door
My heart is now on the floor, my eyes on my hands
And my palms don't fade to see behind the door
My heart is lost, on the lock, my eyes on my back and my palms can't reach the light
Not enough to keep me floating
All the blue I have seen is now gone
All the blue I have seen is now gone

[@darknessclaims]

omg, this masterpiece it always touches my soul and lifts me up into a dimension where what you think doesn't exist, it gives me warmth and peace, it keeps me safe and it makes me feel powerful.
Ism Evita. ❤

[@piettromartins122]

a trully masterpiece ❤

[@lukvall]

Omg! I love evita ❤

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❤

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Batwoman - DarkNight 😅
Vey Dark