Craft Spells - The Fog Rose High (at Room 205)

For this episode of Room 205, the Polish-born director Monika Lenczewska, Belarusian visual artist Yelena Zhelezov, and Manchester-bred set designer Tamarra Younis have joined forces to create a shimmering dream world of golden gauze, floating spheres, and abstract colored light projections inhabited by wooden folk puppets and special musical guest Craft Spells.

BIO
Toward the end of 2009, in a bedroom in Stockton, CA, a 21-year-old Justin Vallesteros began layering simple synth and guitar lines to create the sound that would become Craft Spells. What began as an experiment soon became a vibrant world of elegant guitar chords laced over looped rhythms, heavenly synth melodies, and pulsating bass. When Vallesteros recorded his first track "Party Talk," an outpouring of online enthusiasm led him to return to his native Seattle and flesh out a full band for the debut LP Idle Labor, released on Captured Tracks in Spring 2011. If you love Felt, The Smiths, Echo & The Bunnymen, and the beautiful monotone drone of Ian Curtis... Craft Spells might soon be your favorite nuevo-new romantics.

COMPONENTS

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Music

CREDITS

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Producer

Director

Visual Director

Set Designer

Audio Engineer

Camera

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Room 205 Theme Song

[TheShmekler]

This song has gotten me through tough times. Thanks guys.

[mozzyforest]

Makes me so upset they broke up man, they have been one of my favorite bands forever 💔 their songs get me through alot of rough times! ❤

[tomzim]

Craft Spells drummer in this video now fronts Hibou. Another very cool experience in music.

[veepich]

This band always reminds me of The Smiths and The Cure. They are incredibly awesome!

[mozzyforest]

Such an amazing underrated band from Stockton CA love them ❤️

[juanmillington]

Craft spells han marcado mucho mi vida de mi prepa para acá que tiene como unos 5 años han estado ahi siempre, tuve día difíciles pero sus canciones siempre fueron mi fuerte, i relajación para estar bien conmigo mísmo, los adoro y siempre lo aré, está música si me relaja y me pone de ánimos ♥️

[bagelslayr]

Its a bummer that one of the greatest videos on youtube only has 3, 000 views

[Tato]

One of their best songs, in both the music and the lyrics! Love crafts

[neilwilkinson]

That was one of the best things i've seen in a long long time. Thanks for the upload.

[PHANTASTIKMUSIK]

I listen to this and I think Reel Around The Fountain...gosh this is such an amazing song and band!

[jorgemagalhaes]

Boas influências dos garotos. Congratsss!

[Crazyfeline]

Poignant scene from The Skeleton Twins.
Never had heard this song before the movie.

[WLDxCHLD]

I believe the bass player in this video at this point in time is the current bass player for Beach Fossils

[mdi]

this song reminded me so much of smiths' the hand that rocks the cradle.

[TheACNobre]

we closed our eyes, and begin to float

[mannydestroyer]

I will always love craft spells no matter what

[antics]

I had no idea he's from my hometown! 209!!!!

[Diego-tzrf]

it song remember me to "The drums-No paradise(cover)"

[thatnemuffin]

Sound a lot like The Smiths, I love it ;U;