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Take a Psychedelic Safari in DJ Khalab's Music Video for "Substance"

Federico Zanghì's music video for DJ Khalab's "Substance" offers a psychedelic, metaphysical through a surreal savannah.
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This article originally appeared on The Creators Project Italy. 

Some Maasai people use a hallucinogenic substance extracted from the iboga plant as the initiation rite for the eunoto, a coming-of-age ceremony that aims to put one in touch with supernatural entities. But for the visionary journey into the latest music video for DJ Khalab, "Substance" is the guide.

Created by Federico Zanghì in collaboration with Carmelo Micallef, the video is a psychedelic and metaphysical safari through the surreal-colored dirt roads that cross a savannah. It's an exploration that follows the titular "substance" itself, a silvery matter that emerges from the earth and returns to it, spinning and transforming into different solids that reflect the surrounding landscape.

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In "Substance," Africa is a land wherein remote tribal traditions are projected into am alien dimension, where tradition and technoshamanism come to life through ultra-futuristic electronic hallucination. Check out "Substance" and some still images from the video below:

DJ Khalab's Eunoto EP and limited edition 7" will be available from London label Blackacre on March 16th. Visit Federico Zanghì's website to learn more about the filmmaker.

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