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Wish's New Video Is a Kaleidoscopic Dreamscape that Will Muddle your Brain

Zeljko McMullen's latest video from the New York producer's recently released LP, 'Infinite Orchards'.
Album art courtesy of Perfect Wave

As we've previously reported, Zeljko McMullen, aka Wish, released his long-awaited debut LP Infinite Orchards late last year on Perfect Wave. The New York-based producer and artist whose work is heavily influenced by his interest in mysticism, shared a music video today from the album's "Life's a Dream" track.

A record five years in the making, Infinite Orchards sounds like a playful pastiche of lo-fi dance music from the last five years. This aesthetic seeps into McMullen's music videos, which showcase color saturated kaleidoscopic imagery. "Life's a Dream," the second video cut from the album after "All That You Want Is Yours," is also given over to this treatment: McMullen and another unknown presence are almost completely washed out by director George Blankenhorn's lighting effects. "All of time standing still / life's a dream, nothing's real" McMullen sings in hushed and contained voice, as he sets his hair on fire with a candle. It's the only clear image in the video, and to make a point that nothing truly is real, with a wave of his hand, the fire disappears. Watch it below.