“...𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘉𝘚𝘖𝘓𝘜𝘛𝘌𝘚 ” Written by Kirin J. Callinan / Performed by Kirin J. Callinan, Nick Chrisp, Leith Sye Towers, Lucola & Elroy Finn / Recorded at The Piha Palace by Nick Chrisp / Produced & Mixed by Nick Chrisp & Kirin J. Callinan / Mastered at Sterling Sound NYC by Joe LaPorta.

Directed by Oscar Keys & Kittn J Callinan / Director Of Photography Ezra Simons / Gaffer Caleb Corlett / Props & Set Design Kristin Li / 1st AD Elizabeth Winders / Edited by Oscar Keys & Kirin J Callinan / Video Concept & Executive Producer... Kirin J Callinan.

Cast:
The Blue Queen • India Blanche Wray-Murane / The Red King • Kirin J Callinan / The Queen’s Guard • Sir Jon Baxter.

The 1st Lutist • Leith Sye Towers / The 2nd Lutist • Timon Nikolai Bailly Martin / The Archer • Aideen Ryan / The Boomsman • Michael Vincent Sperring / The Bugler • Lucola / The Crown Bearer • Samantha Hughes / The Pianist • Sophie Lemaire-Sicre / The Ribboness • Nadia Maya Darby / The Royal Featherer • Eva Carla Jenkin / The Stool • Silas McClintock / Thine Synth Lorde • Nick Peter Griffen Chrisp.

Still Photography • Nicole Brannen & Matt Hurley / Hair, Makeup & Paint • Jemma Barclay & India Wray-Murane / Costume & Styling • Parisa Torkaman & Kirin J Callinan / Horse Wranglers • Sooz Fougère & Sherry Roberts / Colourist • David McLaren / Lord of The Estate • Jon X. Baxter.

Special Thanks To:
Justin Harwood & Lisa Coleman, Armagan Ballantyne & Jon Baxter, Sooz Fougère & Sherry Roberts, Nicole Brannan & Matt Hurley, Parisa Torkaman, The Brothers Benge, Timon B. Martin, Aideen Ryan & Ben Montgomery, Gussie Larkin, Jessica Crockett, Matt Clampitt, David McLaren at Colour Space, FAT Lighting, First Scene Costumes, Hollywood Props, The People of Piha, The Spirit of The Land; & the weather too.

Filmed on location at Piha Beach, The Piha Palace and Anawhata Beach, Aotearoa.

“A tale of metaphorical death and rebirth, told through vignettes of a king in the throes of heartbreak, disillusioned & detached from his own ego empire, longing for love, ecstasy, his queen & ultimately a return to true self - set against the drama of Piha and Anawhata beach, Aotearoa. 

Inspired by & conjured up through Kirin J’s own heartbreak and exile from his homeland, the video was a process of catharsis for him, not only though acquiescence and grief - the tears are real - but also a creative catharsis. I watched this process bring him the closure he craved; a release not just from his sorrow, but from all mundanity too. This song is a gift, and the video a window into the world of Kirin’s avante garde creation.

This wonderful world was brought together by the incredible hard work and masterful hands of the talented, generous group of people in and behind the shoot, and also the community of Piha and Anawhata, where Kirin had found refuge, and he and I spent the beginning of summer dreaming, planning & shooting the video. Kia Ora.” - Oscar Keys, Director.

"...in Absolutes" is the first single to be released from Kirin J Callinan's fourth full length studio LP, an opus & a triumph by any standard, via Terrible Records USA & Worse Worldwide 2022 • All Rights Reserved.

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