New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Canadian synth-pop band Brave Shores release their new music video for "Middle Game" along with a one-of-a-kind interactive game created by long-time collaborator Luca Tarantini (Cult Kids, Magic Man). The band has also announced the release of their debut album, La Hoo La La - out October 17 via Universal Music.
Inspired by the style of Monkey Island and Space Quest, The Middle is a one-of-a-kind adventure game built similar to a 90's PC. On the video-game creation, director Luca Tarantini said:
"It's a playground that unfolds over four minutes and eight unique settings, with twenty-seven different characters (some of them secret) fuelled by hundreds of custom animations. We made it with a real game engine called Unity, which was used to make Hearthstone and Kerbal Space Program. It's crazy that it can run in a web page and as far as I know, this is the first interactive music vid using a real game engine in-browser. The storytelling is totally implicit, and you still see new stuff on the second and third play. The characters have these really subtle arcs that invite player imagination - the Jay character is actually a clay sculpture that was 3D scanned, while the Stef character is hand-drawn pixel art."
The game was set to Brave Shores high energy track, "
The Middle", off their upcoming album set for release on October 17. "The way the game and the music play off each other, it's hard to tell which was made for which," said Tarantini. "The art style marries so well with the music. The loading music is a MIDI rendition of Erik Satie's Gymnopédie No.1 that's become a highlight for me."
About Brave Shores:
Brave Shores is a Toronto based synth-pop band that broke onto the scene with their infectious pop hit "Never Come Down". Chasing the success of that song, originally intended for a commercial, the band has evolved to become something of much more substance. Their new album "La Hoo La La" is being released in 2 parts and proves a deeper and all around more mature body of work - with the final LP releasing on October 17. Not straying far from the synth-pop genre, Brave Shores weaves together layers and layers of synthesizers, guitars, drum machines and vocals through thoughtfully crafted songs that range from loud dance-synth jams, to chill and vibey space-mall feels. The band has shared the stage with some of Canada's most talented acts and have played the country's best festivals including the 2014 Pop Montreal Festival, Field Trip, WayHome
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