It's been exactly a year since Thundercat dropped his beloved _The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam_ EP and the funk-fusion mastermind has now released an animated video via Adult Swim for the EP cut "Song for the Dead." Directed by Aussie artist [Ry No](http://rynoway.com/), the clip finds Thundercat floating through alternate dimensions and the afterlife (maybe) to hang with his spirit wolf buddies. Of course, he also finds the time to rock out on his bass guitar, because what better time to practice your chord changes and scales than when you're cruising through the Lifestream? No better time, I tell ya. Watch the "Song for the Dead" video below and on [Adult Swim's Facebook page.](https://www.facebook.com/adultswim/videos/10154167139936745)

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Directed / Animated by Ryan McShane aka RY NO

Taken from the mini-album 'The Beyond / Where The Giants Roam' released 22nd June 2015 via Brainfeeder.

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"I was born in 1995, the year Kids came out and Jerry Garcia passed away, and I've been drawing ever since.

15 years later I dropped out of high school to spend a couple of years indoors, drawing in my room. One night in August 2013, I drew a fake cover for Captain Murphy's ‘Between Villains’. I posted it to Twitter and the villain himself retweeted it, and so did Thundercat.

Thundercat and I started chatting over Twitter after that – fast forward to 2015, I'm working at digital ventures practice Josephmark and motion studio Breeder, and making pictures and music on the weekends.

Then ‘Where The Giants Roam’ drops, I'm nearing the end of a two week break where I've been spending indoors, drawing in my room. When I heard ‘A Song For The Dead’, this part – 1:49 – gave me the idea to animate. I wanted to animate this few seconds of a transformation as the sound spins around in stereo. But I had a few days free, so I decided to block out a full video. Super rough, black and white, with NASA footage backgrounds – I had a bunch on hand that I found whilst researching for Breeder's The Expanse titles – and then I just sent it to Thundercat.

He loved it. So I was locked into it now, my first big solo animation. Naturally, the way I work, I made it even harder for myself – adding colours and extra seconds. Shout out to Breeder co-worker Alex Gee for suggesting I add colour.

Six months later, I'm backstage at Thundercat’s show in Brisbane. Talking about art and Kendrick, drinking Hendricks." - Ryan McShane

Thundercat - 'Song For The Dead' (Official Video)

Thundercat plays Oakland, CA's Fox Theatre on September 15 & 16, and Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl on September 17. You can grab tickets [here](http://www.ticketmaster.com/brainfeeder-at-the-fox-flying-oakland-california-09-16-2016/event/1C005099CD962E04?artistid=1333181&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=3) and [here.](http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0B00508C86664084?brand=hollywoodbowl)

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Watch Thundercat Traverse the Realms of Infinity with His Wolf Friends in "Song for the Dead" Video

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