Kindness - "Still Smokin'" 36 Hours In The Go-Go Scene

While on his trip to DC, Bainbridge and Beaudemont set about filming a short documentary about the meeting between himself, the band and the collision of these two different worlds, where go-go is now and where it could be going. Between them, founding Trouble Funk members Big Tony and Tee Bone have nearly 70 years worth of playing time in this band alone - in a culture of disposable singles and downloads it's almost unthinkable to see artists and musicians of such longevity and continuing relevance. This short film is a brief, outsider's view into go-go and the DC scene, its importance as a genre and its influence on contemporary music culture... and the overwhelming position of confronting those that inspire you so closely and playing their own song back to them.

 

Rounding out a year of music videos written and directed by Kindness, "Still Smokin'" winds up 12 months of (hopefully) treating music fans, and video viewers, as intelligent individuals.

 

The short was directed by Adam and visual artist Pauline Beaudemont, furthering a collaborative relationship that has seen Pauline photograph Adam throughout the year. The pair's joint endeavours recently won them a 'Photography for Design' D&AD Award for the single sleeve 'Gee Up'.  Jan 2013 will see them further their collaborations with a trip to Chandigarh in India to work on a new piece about Le Corbusier's unique Indian utopia.

 

Upcoming Kindness live dates including London headline show, Wednesday 7th November at Heaven.

 

- 5  Nov  Les InRocks Festival, Paris, France

- 7  Nov  Kindness Headline Show, Heaven, London, UK

- 10 Nov  Consolations Festival, Leeds, UK

- 29 Nov  Astoria, Turin, Italy

- 30 Nov  Lex Club, Lisbon, Portugal

- 1  Dec  Razzamatazz, Barcelona, Spain

- 8  Dec  MiDi x MXDX Festival, Toulon, France

- 13 Dec  Soulwaxmas - Warehouse Project, Manchester, UK

 

Tickets available here.