Dom Dolla and Mansionair have unveiled the official video for their smash collaborative single ‘Strangers’, out 26th January. Dolla’s final track of 2021, ‘Strangers’ has quickly become a certified club hit, already amassing upwards of 2.5 million streams on Spotify alone.
From the production company behind James Blake’s ‘Say What You Will’, the video for ‘Strangers’ was shot on and around the sun-kissed beaches of Cape Town, South Africa by renowned filmmaker Emilie Badenhorst (6black ft. Khalid ‘Seasons’). A shock to the senses creating moments of discomfort, the video speaks to the outcasts and individuals and celebrates those who embrace their uniqueness. The cinematic video paints the picture of an invigorating, fast-paced modern love story of a couple whose electrifying chemistry can be felt through the screen.
“When I read the script for the video clip, I knew Emilie Badenhorst was onto something really special.” Dom Dolla explains. “For me I wanted something that was a visual representation of “strangeness”, something you wouldn’t necessarily expect from the pretty melodies within the song”
Reflecting on the making of ‘Strangers’, Badenhorst says, “My intention was always to intimately collaborate with two organic performers in order to create two powerful characters that represents a generation of people boldly living out and chasing defiance. Whether it is our choices that are misunderstood by a system or the shaming of how viscerally we experience life, as individuals we are so easily seen as Strangers. That is why it was so important to me to tell a simple love story from this perspective, defying the public condition of acceptable love…Looking back on it now, I will continue to champion this generation.”
Marked by a richly sensuous cinematic style, Emilie Badenhorst is a powerful voice in a new generation of filmmakers, whose body of work shows an intuitive understanding of the subtlety and honesty required of performance and storytelling. Emilie’s fashion film Bubblegum and her experimental short Unsex Me, both of which she wrote and directed, quickly brought her the attention and the opportunity to work internationally, a testament to her skill and talent as a young director. Emilie’s remarkable range in capturing emotion through evocative visuals shines through in her music videos for Lolo Zouaï, as well as for 6lack and Khalid.
The energising official video for ‘Strangers’ expertly captures the vibe of the track.
Production Company: COUSCOUS X ROMANCE
Director: EMILIE BADENHORST
Producer: DIDI EXELBY
Executive Producer: SALIM EL ARJA
Executive Producer: HELENA WOODFINE
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About Dom Dolla
Taking the world by storm with a series of hypnotic house heaters, including his international breakthrough single ‘Take It’, and ‘San Frandisco’, Dom Dolla has quickly become one of the most celebrated producers the world over. With ‘Take It’ and ‘San Frandisco’ accredited Platinum, the latter went on to earn him a multitude of accolades including #1 most played triple j, whilst charting at #33 on triple j’s prestigious Hottest 100 list, before earning himself an AIR award for Best Independent Dance Release, as well as an ARIA award for Best Dance Release following two previous nominations.
Now with a staggering 300 million+ streams across his releases to date, Dom has proven himself through his originals, and his collaborations including the knockout singles ‘Pump The Brakes’ (recently earning him his fourth consecutive ARIA nomination), ‘Moving Blind’ with Sonny Fodera, the mammoth Torren Foot collaboration ‘Be Randy’ which earned him his first ARIA nomination, and one of his all time classics ‘Define’ with Go Freek, which to this day is one of his greatest streaming successes.
Following a long drought of touring, Dom Dolla is back on the road playing to rapturous crowds across the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands and New Zealand, with a string of festivals and headline shows in his native Australia also in the pipeline. In his breakout year, Dom played an incredible 125 shows globally, selling out headline shows across Australia, North America, United Kingdom and Europe including some of his biggest festival performances to date at Coachella, Tomorrowland, EDC Las Vegas, Electric Zoo New York and Beyond The Valley Australia. In 2021 Dom reconnected with global audiences following lockdowns. Selling 50k tickets and performing to a further 100k festival goers across the US, UK, EU and NZ.
About Mansionair
Indie-electronic trio Mansionair have become staples of the Australian music industry since forming in 2014, and instantly impressing with a range of riveting breakout singles including ‘Speak Easy’, ‘Hold Me Down’, ‘Easier’, and ‘Astronaut – Something About Your Love’ which landed in the US Rock Airplay chart, catapulting heir success both locally and internationally with a wealth of fandom to follow.
Mansionair have a string of collaborations to their back catalogue such as ODESZA on the Gold accredited record ‘Line of Sight’, before going to release their critically acclaimed debut album Shadowboxer, with champions including triple j, The Line of Best Fit, Clash Music, amongst many others. Throughout 2021, the formidable three piece have released ‘More’, and ‘Don’t Wait feat Yahtzel’, having announced the forthcoming release of their sophomore album. In the midst of a mammoth 21-date US tour, Mansionair are setting the pace for a big year ahead.