Great to see the long-awaited announcement of a new THE THE album. We made the video for the new THE THE single ‘Cognitive Dissident’ with Tim Pope đ
The new video for ‘Cognitive Dissident’ was made in conjunction with long-time collaborators: directed by Tim Pope with editing, VFX and projections by Vicki Bennett (People Like Us) and Peter Knight.
âCognitive Dissidentâ (written by Matt Johnson and Barrie Cadogan) is the first single from Ensoulment, the first studio album from THE THE in a quarter century.
THE THE and Tim Pope have a long, shared history working on a variety of videos and projects, including The Comeback Special film of the concert at Royal Albert Hall in 2018, the legendary Infected The Movie in 1987 â the first ever long-form video album release â the Versus The World film of the concert at Royal Albert Hall in 1990, and From Dusk âTil Dawn in 1993, as well as many music videos over the years including âPillar Box Redâ, âThe Beat(en) Generationâ, âKingdom of Rainâ, âGravitate To Meâ etc.
Vicki Bennett (People Like Us), acclaimed video collage artist, and Peter Knight (photographer) have also long been associated with THE THE having created the videos for âWe Canât Stop Whatâs Comingâ and the âStolen Momentsâ GlobalEyes remix by DJ Food as well as creating the kaleidoscopic, cinematic backdrop for The Comeback Special world tour.
âItâs always a pleasure to work with my dear friends, director Tim Pope, video collage artist Vicki Bennett, and photographer Peter Knight. Our times working together are not only very creative, but also full of joyful mischief.â – Matt Johnson
Ensoulment will be released on 6th Sept (CinĂ©ola / earMUSIC) and can be pre-ordered here – https://thethe.lnk.to/EnsoulmentPR
Ensouled world tour dates can be found here – https://www.thethe.com/tour-dates/