You know Baauer for the Harlem Shake, but you are about to get to know him for so much more. He has now released a 27-minute documentary, in conjunction with Red Bull, about his very unique process for creating an album.
Red Bull has expanded well beyond the energy drink and recently made large forays into the music realm as well. The company has been doing streams of festivals, like Lollapalooza, in addition to hosting events, sponsoring artists and now getting into the movie making business for DJs. Their last one with Skrillex, "Let's Build A Spaceship," showed just how skilled they were at the music mini-doc.
Now they take Harry "Baauer" Rodriguez and his studio partner Nick Hook around the world on a voyage in search for the best and most eclectic sounds to use in his music.
The doc follows them as they travel to the quiet deserts of United Arab Emirates and the temples, mountains and cities of Japan. They record some pretty crazy sounds, including active volcanoes and monk drums. They head to the Aini tribe in Japan and record their vocal chants and traditional instruments from a culture that is dying out. The process is fascinating to watch, as is seeing what Baauer & Nick Hook want for the music he has coming up.
As Baauer explains in the beginning, the Harlem Shake "has been a blessing and a curse." It has opened many doors for him, but he is also looking to move on from that and doesn't want to be just a viral sensation. Releasing originals like "Higher" alongside Just Blaze & Jay Z, "Infinite Daps" with RL Grime, and "One Touch" with AlunaGeorge has helped to put the "Harlem Shake" in the rearview mirror, but it will still take more time for that to happen.
This upcoming album has no release date yet, but with all of these sounds being put into play, it will be very interesting to hear the final product. Watch the video via Red Bull on their site with a load of other features as well.
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