iLiKETRAiNS will be releasing a DVD version of their debut album, Elegies To Lessons Learnt on the 21st of April 2008. The DVD will feature a full length film, telling the stories of all 11 tracks on the album. This will be done with the aid of the stop motion animation shorts, that have served as music videos for the majority of iLiKETRAiNS’ singles. The band’s cornet player/projectionist, Ashley, is the one responsible for these great animations, and he deserves a lot of credit for the hard work and effort that has clearly gone into making them. The videos for the singles taken from Elegies… are starting to make more sense, as we are told that the film tells the story of one man travelling through the different events. The We Go Hunting video, for instance, shows a man in a sort of ghost train, and the video for Spencer Perceval has definitely become more clear. There was a third person in the scene where Perceval is shot, so now we can see this making sense in the context of the film.
Also, we will apparently find out the significance of the telegraph pole that seems to crop up in a number of the videos…
The DVD will also include videos from previous releases such as the fantastic Terra Nova, and lots of other extras. So it would seem that the DVD will certainly offer value for money, especially for die hard iLiKETRAiNS fans such as myself.
Here is the first trailer for your viewing pleasure:
There is also a second available here.
The DVD is available for pre-order from recordstore, and is apparently limited to 1000 copies, so get in there quick!
Really excited about this. Not only on a personal level, but Whiskas has already seen it and has given positive comments about it.
http://nyevskyprospect.blogspot.com/2008/03/ilikeparis.html
Apparently it’s heavy, but that was to be expected given the subject matter.