hARVEY cAUSON
Artist / Composer / Producer / Remixer
https://www.harveycauson.co.uk
Championed by BBC Radio 1, 6 Music, NME, DIY and Notion, who described him as a crafter of ‘cinematic soundscapes that fluctuate between electronica and post-midnight R&B’ Harvey Causon’s reputation as a vital new talent has been growing since 2017.
As a singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Harvey sees music on a molecular level. “I’ve always been obsessed with how in electronic music you can control every granular detail… there are endless ways to express yourself. It’s an infinite world.” Delve beneath Harvey’s infectious vocal melodies and you’ll find a universe of immaculately designed sine waves and pulses, arranged with hadron collider-worthy precision. Emotive, intricate and ferociously forward-thinking, Causon’s sound is fresh - and destined to take British music to thrilling new places.
On his latest EP ‘Vertebrae’ released June 2022 Causon continues to marry wonky melodic-pop craft to a foundation of ambient loops and experimental production with impressive aplomb. His songs have racked up in excess of six million Spotify streams.
Having opened for the likes of Maribou State and Loyle Carner, Harvey is a memorable performer with a beautifully tender live vocal. 2022 saw Harvey play Lost Village and Forward Festival as well as supporting Hot Chip and Elder Island.
BROTHERS
In autobiographical film BROTHERS, commissioned by Flux Projects, Max Cookward translates the intimate and unconventionally beautiful bond him and his brother Lyall share, exploring through movement the nuanced emotions that arise from his role as Lyall’s carer. Overcoming the limitations of verbal communication by engaging through movement, body language, and touch, Max and Lyall have found a new means of connection that transcends language. Shot in rural Yorkshire, close to Max and Lyall’s hometown Leeds, BROTHERS considers what it is to love unconditionally, touching on themes of brotherhood, joy, and the feelings that accompany caring for someone vulnerable. Working with cinematographer Genevieve Reeves, whose own experience as a carer directs her approach behind the camera.
Harvey: I set out to express the notion that care comes with softness but also hardship, and that loving someone so much can be both brutal and beautiful. The second section of music evokes a sense of vastness and reverberance which adds to the spectacle of watching Max perform something so vulnerable to a live audience in the void of a dark stage.
Words taken from: https://www.nowness.com/series/diaries/brothers-max-cookward
DIFFERENCE
Difference is an exploration of fragmentation. Just like the movements of a dancers body carve through space, this film experiments with how this differentiation can be pushed further with collage inspired cut up techniques. Working closely with the incredible Paleta we played with which movements would work best with each effect, through much testing we developed new ideas, which again changed once we entered the cutting room.
(Words by Balan Evans)
Director: Balan Evans
DOP: Lami Okrekson
Composer: Harvey Causon
Editor / Visual Effects: Balan Evans
Custom Look: Liquid Editions
Stylist: Kornelia Lukaszewicz
Stylist: Ewa Burak
Runner: Mischa Gatti
Colourist: Michael Pearce