Toronto-based darkwave group TRUST has bloomed and transformed in 2012. After a rise to underground fame with the release of the duo's (Robert Alfons and Maya Postepski) first album TRST, Maya Postepski, the group's drummer and other half departed, turning the duo into Robert Alfons' solo project.
Now known as Robert Alfons' alter ego, TRUST has come out with multiple videos this year to accompany the new album's tracks, however the piano version of Sulk directed by Toronto's young and talented Petra Collins tops the list. Although it is not formally a music video, but rather a video of an instrumental version of a track which already has a video, the beautiful rawness of the piano along with Robert's vocals in contrast with the muted and distorted image makes this video as prominent as its original.
The video consists of Alfons performing an instrumental version of Sulk on the piano with a red curtain acting as a backdrop. A purple-blue light shines onto him, creating coloured reflections in the shiny black grand piano. The interest to the video is added with a kaleidoscope-like effect of the scene being morphed, melted, and cloned.
The format and concept of the video works in harmony with the lyrics of the song, which dwell into into sexual exploration, and a gloomy state of mind. Less direct, and difficult to decipher lyrics are a unifying element of TRUST's songs, leaving much to the listeners interpretation. The video seems to mimic the hectic mind of the listener who is trying to solidify the message within the blur of words.
The video is seemingly made to be the journey of the listener: rolling back, unfocusing, and refocusing their eyes as they are soaking in the euphoric sound of the music. The complexity and haziness of the video brings enchantment and mystery to a simplistic and pure performance.
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