slowthai's latest banger MAZZA - featuring A$AP Rocky - gets an off-the-scale trippy and super-stylish visual treatment from regular collaborators The Rest, with the rappers in adjoining hotel rooms, dealing with the effects of munching on a couple of questionable apples.Having directed some of slowthai's best-loved music videos - including BB, Gorgeous, Ladies and North Nights - and serving as his long-time creative directors - The Rest (that's Alex Motlhabane and Lewis Levi) have upped the ante on production design and VFX to overcome the difficulties of shooting in COVID times. The directing duo shot the artists in separate shoots in the UK and US, weaving their performances together by virtue of the coordinated looks of the rooms, frenetic shooting style with super-wide lenses, and the reality-warping VFX. The result is an insane trip of featuring bulging eyes, floating sofas and hallucinogenic room service, with two of the most watchable rappers on the planet.
Promonews - 8th Jan 2021