What I Heard This Morning: First Person Shootr

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The video for "Punch Struck," a single from First Person Shootr (Fred Warmsley), seems to capitalize a bit on imagery based on The Ring, its central figure hiding behind her hair at points, her surroundings an isolated and monochromatic treed forest or barren mountainside.  The song itself is ghostly and gaze-inducing, simplistic but engrossing.  The song is featured on the album, Mobility For Gods, which was released at the end of February.

All info comes courtesy of Force Field PR.


First Person Shootr "Punch-Struck" from TERROREYES.TV on Vimeo.


First Person Shootr premieres music video for "Punch Struck"

VIDEO: "Punch Struck" (Dir. by Terroreyes.tv) -
http://vimeo.com/38237209
 
Still from the "Punch Struck" video

Musical inspiration comes from odd places: A lost love, a tragic event, or perhaps a hurdle you have finally leaped over.

For Fred Warmsley, the man behind First Person Shootr, inspiration spawns from riding in his Mothers Camaro as a child in the early 90s hearing musicians like the Deele, The System, and Tony! Toni! Toné!

The First Person Shootr experiment, which began in the Spring of 2011, has blurred ambient instrumental, minimal, and 2 step, with traces of the R&B sound Fred used to hear in his mother's Camaro. His first EP will be released via Lefse Records in February.



First Person Shootr
Mobility For Gods
(Lefse Records)
Street Date: February 28, 2012

cassette / digital

1. Punch Struck
2. See Inn
3. You New Web
4. U're Better Off
5. Pain For Your Win
Sincerely,
Letters From A Tapehead

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