hARVEY cAUSON

Artist / Composer / Producer / Remixer

https://www.harveycauson.co.uk

Harvey Causon’s restless curiosity has long been the force behind his deft and infectious sound. Since he was a child, music has been a way for him to explore and untangle the world around him, a raw form of communication to distil complex theories into mesmerising tracks.

Harvey Causon is back on the scene with propelling new single ‘Psycho’, released today on his own imprint. It’s just over two years since Harvey’s last musical release; the break-neck EP ‘Vertebrae’ which saw support from the likes of Jack Saunders, Gemma Bradley, Sian Eleri, Clash Magazine, The Independent, Earmilk and more. Harvey is known for his outstanding self-made music videos and this new offering is, at its core, a serious statement about being a creative in a capitalist world and at its surface, slightly unhinged genius.

Breaking through Bristol's ever-experimental music scene with his first releases in 2017, Causon has built a reputation as an artist with a truly singular voice and songwriting ability. The singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist's slew of EPs – including ‘Vertebrae’ and ‘Fourth Wall’ - have been championed by BBC Radio 1, 6 Music, NME, DIY, Clash, Metal and Notion. They build electronic landscapes with an almost-scientific lyric-craft that vibrate with a deep emotional resonance.

Harvey is the newest member of Sampha’s already legendary band on tour in UK, Europe, Asia and US and will be the main support in Cologne. Having opened for the likes of Hot Chip, Maribou State and Loyle Carner, Harvey is a memorable performer with a beautifully tender live vocal. Earlier in the year Harvey played a smash headline show at Below Stones Nest in Soho and will announce a headline tour in late 2024.

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