{"id":69280,"date":"2018-09-13T11:00:17","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T10:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=69280"},"modified":"2018-09-12T20:07:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T19:07:36","slug":"welcome-to-the-whimsical-world-of-black-futures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/welcome-to-the-whimsical-world-of-black-futures\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Whimsical World of Black Futures"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_69731\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69731\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-69731\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BLACK-FUTURES-QFC-work-1-dev-1024x626.jpg\" alt=\"BLACK FUTURES\" width=\"1024\" height=\"626\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BLACK-FUTURES-QFC-work-1-dev-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BLACK-FUTURES-QFC-work-1-dev-600x367.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BLACK-FUTURES-QFC-work-1-dev-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BLACK-FUTURES-QFC-work-1-dev-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BLACK-FUTURES-QFC-work-1-dev-465x284.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BLACK-FUTURES-QFC-work-1-dev-695x425.jpg 695w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BLACK-FUTURES-QFC-work-1-dev.jpg 1865w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Rob Blackham \/ www.blackhamimages.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With their Reading set containing inflatable unicorns with a dystopian flare, meeting <strong>Black Futures<\/strong> was an equally unique experience where I got a mere glimpse into of their mysterious world. On the surface, the duo are an amalgamation of industrial electro, but with their <em>Expedition Club<\/em> in tow (a club of followers sporting white hazmat suits, sunglasses and face masks), they appear to offer so much more than just the explosive music they produce.<\/p>\n<p>As the <em>Club<\/em> playfully scurried around the press tent,<strong> Black Futures<\/strong>\u2019 presence couldn\u2019t be ignored. I was welcomed into the circle, it became clear that they thrived off of the sense of inclusion, <em>\u201cNow we have met you, this moment is now infinite. You are now welcomed into the club\u201d,<\/em> as the duo smiled at each other and the faceless members remained in silence.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Never Not Nothing - Karma Ya Dig!? (Official Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KcMZSl7QPwk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After their debut single of<em> &#8216;Karma Ya Dig?!&#8217;<\/em> in 2017, their own-brand of innovative rock has been startling all corners of the globe as they have toured extensively, from Tokyo to Joshua Tree. When discussing what inspires their set, they stayed elusive, <em>\u201cWe shared some energy that can be pretty beautiful. I was in awe,\u201d<\/em> where it can be confirmed the crowd were simultaneously awe of them. \u00a0They showcased thrilling futurism underpinned by fuzz driven guitar as paired with expansive synth illustrated their contemporary style.<\/p>\n<p>The community that <strong>Black Futures<\/strong> create is one of visual impact, where rooted at the core of the collective is the ability to embrace escapism, <em>\u201cIt\u2019s for the people who want to get lost, who want to look out into the world a little more and experience life to the maximum,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>they tell us.\u00a0With new music on the horizon, their inspiration is unsurprisingly as boundless as expected, ranging from \u201c<em>Everything in existence, all of it,\u201d<\/em> to <em>&#8220;We like stars, we love flowers; a lot of flowers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the whirlwind five minutes of invitation into the world of <strong>Black Futures<\/strong>, their musical quest remains an enigma. The intrigue that surrounds <strong>Black Futures<\/strong> is extremely alluring. It appears that they persist in not outwardly, divulging where they hope their journey may take them, but the desire for those who do wonder, to join their voyage into the future.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8216;Expedition 001&#8217;<\/i>\u00a0EP by <strong>Black Futures<\/strong>\u00a0is set for limited vinyl release on 5th October.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Black Futures<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlackFutures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blackfutures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/black_futures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by\u00a0Ffion Riordan-Jones (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FfionAbigail_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@FfionAbigail_<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following their Reading Festival set, our very own Ffion Riordan-Jones got a brief insight into curious world of Black Futures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":69731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,15777],"tags":[62,8394,15784,5878],"class_list":["post-69280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interviews","category-reading-and-leeds-festival-2018","tag-already-heard","tag-black-futures","tag-ffion-riordan-jones","tag-interviews"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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