Ecce Shnak Presents MV Vincent, A Tribute to the Works of the 90s Era
JAKARTA - NYC-based art-rock unit Ecce Shnak, show their existence through Vincent, the first single from their full-length album Dandy Variances which will be released later this year through Records, Man Records.
The song combines vocal falsetto with operatic techniques that bring a rock energy that vibrates violently in an attack in high frequency and decibels, against a stereotypical antagonistic figure, through the power of one's own voice.
They have also presented a music video version directed and edited by DJay Brawner. In it, DJay Brawner, Brooks Jones, Beth Narducci, and David Roush are also involved.
"This is a mid-tempo, restless, fast-flowing Hardcore song, with a typical classical music vocal. I originally wrote it for a film that was never made, but was only imagined by my classmates at Temple University in Philadelphia in 2015. The character Vincent is the archetype of the know-it-all and indifferent person, which we sometimes encounter even though we try to avoid it. Vincent is not an absolute villain, but he is annoying enough to deserve a disapproving glance from others in general," said David Roush about their latest number.
"In the end, the narrator decides to put an end to Vincent's 'annoying behavior' in the last refrain: 'I'll destroy your equipment with my voice!' If you have an enemy in the 'medium' category in your life who you want to get rid of, you can sing this line in your heart. Hopefully your 'Vincent' will go away!"
Ecce Shnak has a good reputation for their amazing performances, with music that depicts a wild but neatly structured ecosystem, where technical accuracy and precision meet inspiration that comes from chaos. In May this year, they will embark on an East Coast tour with British music legends who have platinum-selling status, EMF, followed by a tour schedule in the UK in June 2026.
"This music video is a tribute to one of the most important music videos in the musical memories of the millennial generation, namely 'Down' from 311. The tempo, nuance, and music production of the two songs are quite similar, so when I imagined the concept of the video, the idea of making a cinematographic tribute to the 90s work felt interesting. We asked the director and editor DJay Brawner to make it as similar as possible shot-for-shot, and we think he did it very well. However, we also played a little with some differences," said David.
Formed in the mid-2000s and forged in the NYC experimental scene, Ecce Shnak (pronounced Eh-kay sh-knock) consists of David Roush (composer, bassist, and one of two vocalists), Bella Komodromos (vocals), Chris Krasnow (guitar), Gannon Ferrell (guitar), and Henry Buchanan-Vaughn (drums).