Tonight, legendary DJ and producer duo Zeds Dead premiere the highly anticipated conceptual film for their sophomore album, Return To The Spectrum Of Intergalactic Happiness. Co-directed by Callum Gilles and Zeds Dead, this visual companion expands on the album’s sonic universe, delivering a mesmerizing audiovisual journey through space, time, and sound.
First premiered on March 4 in Beverly Hills to an exclusive audience of 400 fans and industry insiders, the film serves as an immersive extension of Return To The Spectrum Of Intergalactic Happiness. It visually encapsulates the album’s core themes of nostalgia, interdimensional exploration, and the infinite resonance of sound.
A surreal and hypnotic experience, the film’s kaleidoscopic visuals blend sound waves, light waves, and radio waves into an ever-shifting narrative. At its core, it explores the concept that transmissions—whether sonic or visual—never truly disappear but instead drift endlessly through the cosmos, waiting to be rediscovered.
A Journey Through Sound and Time
The album’s concept draws inspiration from Zeds Dead’s live show experience, where the idea of an old TV picking up transmissions from different eras became a central motif. With deep hip-hop roots and a love for sampling, the duo embraces the past while pushing forward, weaving fragments of old records and films into a sound that feels both nostalgic and forward-thinking.
Zeds Dead on Return To The Spectrum Of Intergalactic Happiness:
“In making Return To The Spectrum Of Intergalactic Happiness, we really connected with the spirit of what Zeds Dead is—throwing whatever crossed our minds at the wall and seeing what stuck. One of our biggest inspirations for this album was the idea of not letting anything matter in our creative process except for our own taste. It is very much art for art’s sake, and the product is something we can both fully stand behind.”
The Meaning Behind the Name
The album’s title originated from a 2017 dream, where a voice whispered the phrase Return To The Spectrum Of Intergalactic Happiness. Amused, Zeds Dead tweeted it at the time but later forgot about it. Six years later, a fan unexpectedly resurfaced the phrase, triggering an instant realization—it perfectly embodied the album’s themes.
- “Return” signifies a return to their creative roots and uninhibited artistic expression.
- “The Spectrum of Intergalactic Happiness” alludes to both the vast electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, visible light, sound) and the boundless universal consciousness that connects everything.
The Return To The Spectrum Of Intergalactic Happiness film premieres tonight on Zeds Dead’s official YouTube channel.
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