à la Beast makes powerful debut with "Justice"à la Beast ain’t afraid to face the facts. An unpredictable, wild, and, as first appearances go, a rough lad. The Berlin-based producer appears as most seemingly beasts. Push past that harsh exterior and you’ll find an honest soul, bearing scars and all. Beast’s debut single, “Justice”, unapologetically lays open the hard reality and truths that are often pushed aside -- inequality, responsibility, social classes, racism -- just to name a few. The thump of classic big beat sounds echoes throughout the accompanying video -- a dark yet hopeful four-minute feat which delves deep into the underbelly of South Africa. Three all-consuming storylines merge together, resulting in a bloody and most memorable climax. Oozing with endless amounts of pent-up energy and raw emotion within every second, one has to wonder at the end of it all -- what is justice? à la Beast on the message behind the video: "When location scouting for the brothel/cross scene we came upon the abandoned old hospital of Woodstock (a Cape Town district). We learned that during the summer on the ground floor of this 4-story building, a group of people had squatted the place. Due to unaffordable housing for a lot of regular people, they took a stand and moved in - Mothers with kids, individuals, families - they started a political movement, still small. They hold meetings to be transparent and to discuss and form statements about their situation. They were a very engaged group of people. We asked them if we could film for the video one day and they let us. We obviously donated to their cause. In our first talk, Patrick, the spokesperson if you will, talked about what they were doing there and explained that this was also about justice for the forgotten. You can imagine how the song and reality collided in that way. I was deeply touched, and this was probably the most meaningful moment music has given me. In the end 4 of the inhabitants of the old hospital appear in the video as extras.”
January 31, 2018 8:22am ET by Guerilla Music GmbH
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