Jacob Collier & AURORA - A Rock Somewhere X The Seed (Greenpeace)

Last month, AURORA and I joined Greenpeace on their expedition to the Arctic, to deepen our understanding of the crisis our planet is facing, and perform an ode to its protection together.

When the ship first anchored by the Sveabreen glacier, I was bowled over by its sheer beauty, but also by its deep fragility. We’ve lost two thirds of all the Arctic summer ice in the last forty years. It’s a shadow of its former self - yet it’s not too late for us to help.

Our oceans are in crisis. Industrial fishing, oil drilling, warming temperatures and plastic pollution threaten one of the most important ecosystems on earth, which threatens all life as we know it. In order for our oceans to recover and thrive, scientists are telling us we must create a network of global ocean sanctuaries that are off limits to industrial activity.

We’re joining Greenpeace in their call for a global ban on deep sea mining and for governments to protect at least 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030. Join us by signing the petition above and become an ocean defender today.

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A GREENPEACE PRODUCTION
Shot by Fionn Guilfoyle & Christian Aslund
Video edited by Ali Deacon & Jacob Collier
Visual Lead: Alex Yallop
Creative Direction/Artist Management: Fran Haincourt
Mixed by Jacob Collier, Ben Bloomberg, Alban Lejeune & Felix Pozzo
Sound director: Alban Lejeune
Sound Engineer: Jonathan Musialski
Piano tuner: Jan Haghus
BTS Videographer: Lewis Dodds
Head of Comms: James Hanson
Artist Liaison: Indi Heath

A big thank you to the inspiring Arctic Sunrise Greenpeace crew for making us feel so at home aboard their ship; to Polar X; The Kulturhuset Svalbard: Are Nundal

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[siopaoasado-mfqp]

I WHOLHEARTEDLY BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT THE OCEAN AND SKY WOULD SOUND LIKE IN A DUET.

[Cle-o]

I'm convinced that wherever Jacob Collier goes, an instrument and another musician will instantly be summoned there by the will of the cosmos.

[midnightfandoms]

That harmony at the end feels like Mother Nature’s agonised scream at what we’re doing to her… 😢

[GandalfoRosa]

This is the crossover I’ve always needed

[adriWHTTH]

The last scream is amazing, you can feel the pain of nature through it, goosebumps!!

[Nekon]

Imagine the engineer that had to tune and keep that piano in tune. Killer job!

[ranndezvous]

The last scream and cut scenes got me teared up at the end.. they’re the perfect artists to bring this message! Thankyou Jacob & Aurora 🤍🩵🤍

[MatSmithLondon]

Basically if the two settled down for a couple of years of duet writing, the world would be a better place

[Owl_Knight]

My highest respect to the sound team! That clear sound on the sea is not easy

[DylanMourik]

While we’re signing petitions: sign here for a JC & AURORA duo album.

[LFHall]

Why did i start crying in that last "scream"? I've got goosebumps

[elspethfougere]

Seriously, if these two agreed to sell an audio of this song as a fundraiser, Id pay to have a downloadable version, and it could help greenpeace fundraise for this campaign ❤

[Turbigoo]

Finally they found each other!
Art is made of encounters. This one is magic.

[redijahn]

Jacob wearing crocs even while floating in the Arctic Ocean

[biamarques]

last scream got me goosebumps and tears. this is beautifully done.

[sheilamacisaac]

Whatever magic was in this, my Parrot joined in every phrase. She is quite choosy about what music she responds to but this was her language!

[DoktorPlay]

Music – Probably the best thing humanity has invented

[bovinicusdivinicus]

That is so beautiful it made my eyes cry and made my nose leak.
So beautiful.
Like two birds flying in the sky.
Thank you

[len-kauri]

The final Scream combined with the video got me so instantly tearing up about the world like I never experienced it before.

[DuskPiano]

For five years, when I first discovered Aurora and Jaboc almost simultaneously, I've been imagining this collab in my head, thinking how unlikely it is to happen. I love both of these artists. For their music. For their personality. For how they go about making music. And WHY they make music. Today, I wake up. Open my laptop. Go to YouTube. And the first thing on the front page in the upper left corner is THIS. And I'm AGITATED. I start shouting, throwing one curse after another. Then, a few seconds into the video, I start crying. Just the setting and the sounds of the ice are so perfect. And I weep and weep, more and more. I can't remember when I ever cried this hard. This performance surpasses everything I ever imagined it to be. I'm still in tears writing this. I feel endless gratitude. THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!!!!