black midi - Sugar/Tzu

"Sugar/Tzu" taken from black midi's third LP "Hellfire"
Listen / Buy Hellfire: blackmidi.ffm....
DIRECTOR: Noel Paul
PRODUCER: Manoela Chiabai
EXEC PRODUCER: Danny Herman
PRODUCTION COMPANY: FRIEND

PRODUCTION MANAGER: Alisa Tritenko
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Max Cutting
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: James Winton
SHADOW PRODUCER: Uche Odoh

1ST AD: Manoela Chiabai
3RD AD: Frankie Stone
DOP: Jake Scott
1ST AC: Sam Rawlings
2ND AC: Steph Hornby
CAMERA TRAINEE: Emmanuel Odusami
GAFFER: Krunal Saadrani
ELECTRICIAN: Ed Cook
ELECTRICIAN: Cameron Houston
ELECTRICIAN: Chay Mcgill
RIGGER: Tom Gillings
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Bon Walsh
MASK MAKER: Natasha Lawes
ART ASSISTANT: Joe Youens
ARMOURER: Angie Galea
ANIMAL WRANGLER: Trevor Smith
ANIMAL WRANLGER: Barbara Smith
HAIR: Carly Roberts
MuA: Nic Marilyn
MuA ASSISTANT: Lauren Jeffrey
STYLING: Ellie Walker
STYLIST ASSISTANT: Henry Hawksworth
PROSTHETICS SFX: Dan Martin
PROSTHETICS SFX ASSISTANT: Beth Leigh
CASTING DIRECTOR: Sam Franco
CAST:
Boxer 1: Jamie the Giant
Boxer 2: Joey Nayler
Wife 1: Martha West
Wife 2: Maria Sheovska
Assasin: Christable West
Referee: Osh Veda
Audience members: Samuel Frigberg
Drew Ritchie
Arno Verano
Jason Shillingford
Pete Valente
Max McLachlan
Jonathan Edwards
Tom Whelehan
Alex Gou
Johanna Adde
Alice Bradley
Jane Marley
CAMERA: ARRI Rental
LIGHTING: SHL + East London Studios
CATERING: Luluz Catering
EDITOR: Arthur Le Fol & Noel Paul
COLOURIST: Belal Hibri
DRIVER: Paul-Andrei Chivulescu
BEIRUT UNIT:
Producer @ayaghosn
Production Manager @gababji
Associate Producer @jinanechaaya
Director of Photography @ramzihibri
Production Coordinator @christiangharios
Production Assistant Raymond Baysari
Location Manager @jadnehmeh & Rosette Stephan, @pinyourfilm
Location Assistant Anthony Samaha

[@AlexxKister]

god this album is gonna be so fucking good

[@krisluna32]

Black midi cursed my M.A.D

[@richter27]

When The Imposter is uh- uh- whe- when impo- when the impost- sus- when the Imposter is uhh- the Imposter Imposter Imposter wait... Oh. When the Imposter is... Oh. When the Imposter is s- Dammit forgot the word. What's the word again? Oh right when the Importer is su- No! Its when the Imposter is is is is is is....... WHEN THE IMPOSTER IS SU- SU - su - su........... Wait a second Im gonna get the note just a sec.................. Okay! Here we go when the is sus Impo- No! Its WHEN..................... when, when, when, when, when, when, when, when........... the, the, the, the, the, the........ Imposter, Imposter.... Wait NO! CMON YOU CAN DO IT..... YOU CAN DO IT!......WHEN.........THE......IMPOSTER...................IS................SUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSS!!!!!!!

[@fudgetart8780]

We need an Alex Kister album review when this comes out.

[@comet_face]

IT ISSS

[@meagan4605]

RIGHT?!

[@kirb_erus]

Sun Sugar’s pecs flexing in sync with the drums was the best part of this music video

[@laytonn1160]

The cut to the ref was even more satisfying

[@dragnalus787]

kirberus jumpscare

[@MenchieExtrakt]

non-en"tities"

[@milanmorice7603]

David Bowie would probably love this band.

[@opossum_elysium]

Fuck, you're right. Wish he was around to hear them 💔

[@frank_west.]

Considering how jazzy Blackstar was, you’re probably right.

[@Carlitomangvids]

Along with Zappa

[@samwoodson9603]

He probably would have worked with them honestly. Like when he got really into Reznor’s stuff in the 90s.

[@samwoodson9603]

He probably would have worked with them honestly. Like when he got really into Reznor’s stuff in the 90s.

[@tannersundwall12]

rest in peace sweet kings

[@gayasschimp]

What a terrible accident 😢😢 They should have never trusted their monkey sidekick to drive a tour bus 😥😔🌹💔💔

[@seanjacobs8993]

This was such a great choice for the fight scene in the new Minions movie

[@kinikinito]

this comment fooled me into watching the movie 💔

[@17wrath25]

@@kinikinito was it good?

[@codysingleton6262]

It's actually a very cool detail how most of the video is blurred out like a hazy memory, as if the killer recollecting the day in their day. The ones that are the clearest are the people that matter most in the story because that was what they were focusing on during their plan. Guy/gal front row of the front row show and even shook Sugars hand before killing em. It's a very intimate,well shot video. Can't stop watching this video.

[@xenonn_54]

I think the parts at 0:59 and 2:55 really demonstrate that idea because most of the audience faces are either completely removed or blurred to the point of not being able to be seen, just like how in memory we don't really remember random people's faces and they all kind of blur together

[@pierrelarosa4055]

classic soyboy

[@big_sea]

yes

[@steadyrhythms9571]

i have waited over a year for the moment this song releases. it’s finally time. the TBE song.

[@wristwart4133]

Me and you both

[@ktera]

troth of us

[@bienzoo]

frouth

[@nolestrono]

the fivth of us?

[@viktor280]

Sixth of us?

[@brturner]

I love how literal this music video was! Usually bm’s music videos are cryptic as all hell, and I like that they switched it up for this!

[@big_sea]

yes

[@gunweizard6125]

I totally agree; i really wanted to see the story visualized and this is just beyond my expectation :D

[@logansummers1551]

Learn what literal means.

[@brturner]

@@logansummers1551 motherfucker based on their previous music vids this pretty damn literal

[@hiimmistergay4247]

​@logansummers1551 ?? He did use literal correctly. What are you talking about?

[@marl3ymarl3y86]

The lighting and cinematography for this music video are lit as hell. Black midi’s MVs never disappoint

[@okordenador]

i'm glad the lighting is lit otherwise we wouldn't see much...

[@catherinemercy29]

every frame could be mistaken for an individual photograph fr

[@necosupr]

As hell you say, hmmm

[@catherinemercy29]

@@peacewarrecords I mean each frame could be its own piece

[@OwlComedy]

@@okordenador 😂😂

[@Portugal.TheMan]

great video, great song. Guess I am going to have to dig way deeper into this

[@ssbperidot5574]

Holy shit Portugal. The Man x Black Midi when

[@oozzyknob]

@@ssbperidot5574 Hopefully never. But they should definitely listen to black midi and take some notes.

[@WiloPolis03]

@@ssbperidot5574 Honestly I'd be down for this

[@dansaunders1655]

How's the digging going, Port

[@AlanGarciaC.1093]

It's so cool when popular artists acknowledge some indie ones.

[@OwlsNeck]

how am i only JUST hearing about this group this is unbelievably good wtf. do they always go this hard?

[@aniruddhagowda8072]

Always.

[@WiloPolis03]

This song is one of their best imo

[@vangledosh]

Oh yeah.

[@squidlywizard3347]

Kinda hit or miss but there's some solid bangers

[@popcrimezzz]

I really love Black Midi and their cinematographic universe.

[@big_sea]

yes

[@juanjoseph2357]

Morgan fucking killed it again, everybody else also fucking destroyed it. Fantastic work Black Midi

[@tcaporale4]

Everyone in the band is great but Morgan's always the MVP

[@zachgoldstein4411]

honestly think he's the best drummer on the planet right now

[@cataolate5698]

@@zachgoldstein4411 si

[@pierrelarosa4055]

classic soyboy

[@WiloPolis03]

@@zachgoldstein4411 Bryan Devendorf and James Murphy are definitely up there, but yeah pretty much

[@deacon6453]

can't wait to be utterly floored by *that* riff. TBE

[@superwildejellyfish]

The Best Ever, Godspeed you black midi, will be spinning Hellfire LOUD on July 15th!

[@elyekehat2869]

What are gybe doing on the 15th?

[@rrranes]

GY!BM

[@maikokos]

nice pfp

[@1filth2filth3]

@AKA_ gamersensi Godspeed You! Black Midi, New Road collab would be fire

[@nobodyburgen4594]

@AKA_ gamersensi goddamn it you beat me to the chase

[@opossum_elysium]

FUCK, everyone of these singles have been absolutely killer. This album is gonna be mind-blowing...

[@proggerfrogger1030]

these mofos on swolemode

[@kaiwesener3650]

Hahaha

[@mumkee5148]

And it is lol

[@opossum_elysium]

@@mumkee5148 SURE FUCKIN IS, goddamn... Definitely my best-aged comment, lmao

[@faiz461]

The existence of smooth jazz implies the existence of rough jazz. And i think this is rough jazz

[@youtubeuserdan4017]

Triptych by Max Roach is rough jazz. The Lounge Lizards are rough jazz.

[@insertnamehere1258]

A lot of John Zorn’s work, especially Everyday Pox with Napalm Death, could be considered rough jazz. Also 21st century schizoid man by king crimson.

[@sincrodestin]

THE HARDEST WORKING BAND IN SHOWBUSINESS!!!!!

[@StudioScarecrow]

BLACK HELLFIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE MIDI

[@jimmy-breeze]

you haven't met ty segall or king gizzard

[@kayosensei]

THE WILDEST ENSEMBLE IN POST PUNK MEMORY!!!

[@lenonel3286]

The world's second best Primus tribute act

[@Bernholesurfer]

@@jimmy-breeze Try with Boris or Acid Mothers Temple.

[@Lola_Roboto]

Never heard anything like this. It's like Frank Sinatra meets ELP. Jazzy, rocky, alternative, magic. So very original. Adore!

[@NewAlternative40Chart]

"Sugar/Tzu" debuted at #7 on the New Alternative 40 Chart this week!

[@vincz2177]

The transition from this to Eat men eat is just perfect.

[@WiloPolis03]

I'm very late but fr, love the scream right as EME drops

[@vincz2177]

@@WiloPolis03 love it too

[@HunterW.Photography]

I always imagined it as an object flying into the air at the end of this song, and then being caught by someone traversing through the jungle on its way back down at the start of eat men eat.

[@vincz2177]

@@HunterW.Photography yess, really fitting fantasy

[@jmckenzie962]

Unironically one of the best music videos I've ever seen.

[@mohamadhisham1901]

is it me or the the motorcycle convoy scene cinematography is so fucking beautiful

[@paulpiercerocks1]

Mesmerizing. especially paired with the loungy and jazzy opening. So damn good.

[@hotelmario510]

This whole video should be shown on the big screen. So masterfully done.

[@aya_____7921]

It's so beautiful! But I'm wondering how the process of coming up with it was, and why they came up with it.. Seeing that it's not that closely related to the whole boxing match thing, or maybe I'm missing something..

[@mohamadhisham1901]

@@aya_____7921 I might be reaching but I think the motorcycle convoy scene happen post boxing fight. They also look kinda sad too which mean they are Sun Sugar's fan expressing they grief toward Sugar's death being the darkest event happen in boxing history. Thats whay im getting so far

[@aya_____7921]

@@mohamadhisham1901 That's not too bad of a guess honestly, haha

[@JonathonJDog]

I've been holding off on listening to all these new singles in their live shows so I can hear them all for the first time in their definitive studio recordings and watch the music videos with them, and so far it's been worth it. This is shaping up to be my favorite record by them.

[@memphiskash]

been doing the same, however i did read all the lyrics that are on genius but now that we've got a date i'm going dark lol. definitely gonna listen to this album on repeat come the 15th

[@Shambles_44]

Na you need to see this shit live man, studio recordings never come close!

[@JonathonJDog]

@@Shambles_44 I will be seeing them in Austin on the 16th, can't fuckin wait.

[@JonathonJDog]

@MuserOfCydonia I feel like that's only true if you're actually there at the live show, not just watching a shaky phone recording from some random in the crowd.

[@bobbishintwat1021]

@@JonathonJDog nah but you could argue that the kexp live performance is better than the official song which is still great nonetheless.

[@BenzaBreaks]

lyrics: Ladies and gentlemen Are you ready for the sporting event of the year? To the thousands in attendance And to the millions watching around the world Let's see some thunder! Posterity will show me to be The greatest the world has ever seen A genius among non-entities The Leadweight clash of the century February 31st, 2163 I was there, but could not see Being a 3 foot 3 superfluous freak Blinded by necks, upper backs and knees Folded fat, flapped by the breeze Sun Sugar, in the red trunks Sun Tzu, in the blue Both ran to the centre of the ring While the rhinestone suit continued to sing Sun Sugar, a simple man, cut from coarse cloth Sun Tzu, seeking strength from a snakeskin broth Weighing in at A six hundred pounds I ran through legs to the front of the crowd And Sun Sugar came over Sun Sugar came over and shook my hand He turned away and I shot him in the back Sun Sugar came over and shook my fuckin' hand He turned away, and I might've shot him in the back As Sun Tzu raised his arms Crowned champ while Sugar bled on No doctor on the scene The audience won Eventually found, I was sentenced to life Spent reading the letters of a million wives Sun Sugar came Wouldn't be shit without me The youngest executioner in tabloid memory

[@NotTellingYoo]

Now do the words on the papers

[@RustinChole]

These kids got mad fucking skills. Compositionally, technically, really unbelievable stuff.

[@edgariva12]

I love the intro so much. It’s only been 2 years but this album brings me back

[@hotelmario510]

This might just be one of the best music videos ever made. RIP black midi

[@theoruehsen4900]

Just from hearing the Kexp performance this is one of my all time favorite songs. I really hope they have the sax melodies in the studio recording.

[@litmf18]

the lack of soprano sax in this version breaks my heart a little bit i can’t NOT hear it

[@theoruehsen4900]

@@litmf18 dude same. And the best parts of the guitar is kinda masked by the vocals at some points. Other parts of this version are equally as cool tho.

[@youtubeuserdan4017]

They don't but GOOD GOD Morgan sounds fucking amazing in this track. Right now honestly like it more than the KEXP ver.

[@RustinChole]

@@youtubeuserdan4017 same. Initially I preferred the KEXP ver, but over the day after four/five listens, I’m hooked. The three songs they’ve released are just a rocket ship of an opening for LP3. Just a couple more days…..

[@smoshbooz]

I do prefer the kexp version for this

[@ry4n217]

0:44 ignore this time stamp practicing drumming to this part

[@sph3r1cal_]

the whole idea behind this song sells it for me. definitely my favorite from the album along with the defence

[@MaddoxLamey]

The 3rd perfect song of an unreleased album, this is gonna be fun.

[@endammir]

What are the other two

[@Stuffed_Trigger]

@@endammir he got it wrong. it’s the 2nd perfect song on the album. there are 10 tracks total.

[@plasmaearth1796]

@@endammir the other two singles (eat men eat & welcome to hell)

[@mikeysauce8228]

always heard of this band time to time, never heard a single song till now, found this on a whim, this seriously rocks as soon as i heard it

[@crispypretzelchickenfries]

i will never not be floored by t h a t r i f f. been losing my mind over it since the kexp performance

[@DukeOnkled]

It is literally too fast for my memory to properly reproduce, it's pure insanity.

[@apothecurio]

It’s almost St Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast by Frank Zappa. You can actually fit the sugar tzu riff into the Zappa one. Same scale and all.

[@youtubeuserdan4017]

Main thing that I takeaway from this rn is that it sounds more pummeling than the KEXP recording which makes sense taking into account the track's theme.

[@Dripht]

oh my god this album is going to be amazing. Every single has been a masterpiece and I couldn’t imagine that the other songs won’t be

[@perspicaciouscritic]

What the hell, man, all the tracks are like a soundtrack to a conceptual art exhibit. So good.

[@Technickcall]

The best KZbin recommended video I've ever got

[@AJ-xx1dc]

The video gives me massive David lynch vibes - the music and imagery is so in synch its perfect.

[@Mittbena56]

2:50 littearly me when john 50 comes to town

[@goldenchi1d228]

Saw this at a live show in Houston. This studio version is even more unhinged. Well done.

[@rstlssradio]

Madness, limitless creativity, class, this is what could once again define the group. This song seems to me more accessible to the general public than others and yet. But it's still a ray of light in the middle of a stormy area. We broadcast the song on our independent radio station

[@thatsprettylunchean]

That was INSANE!!! The fast section reminded me like a Frame By Frame intro on coke. You guys are fucking great. This new album is going to be magnificent.

[@olseaweedbeardye8622]

How does every single keep getting better? This album is going to be freaking crazy

[@Jack_nnn_]

Oh my. Their best song by far.

[@gamingtime4835]

Probably my favourite one yet, everything is so special about this band.

[@randomyoutubeviewer1466]

This is a new addiction of mine

[@marioisraelcarrillovega2195]

RIP tTHE BEST NEOSWING BAND EVER 😔

[@shelbylytle2420]

Kinda wish I was that kid with the revolver during the Paul, Tyson fight.

[@silvito9867]

DUDE THIS ALBUMMMM

[@obimike8574]

That last bit sent my neck into knockout that's for sure

[@chrisimcevoy]

Love the “St Anger snare” at the end 😜 No, I actually do love it.

[@roguetoken5640]

Holy shit this new album is going to be a 10/10 isnt it.

[@bradwavemb]

One of the best music videos ever made. Paired with some of the best music ever made.

[@bromunculus6117]

This is definitely their most literal video

[@sdf1000]

Fantastic

[@peteruchiha2968]

Esto si es cine

[@ultragauche526]

Genuinely one of my favorite tracks to date! Great live performance on KEXP, amazing music video, and mind-blowing studio recording. Couldn't wait for this to finally come out :D

[@hiddentrack]

One of the bands ever.

[@vick207]

TBE

[@barnaclefelching4079]

That sound, well that sound makes my heart ache with joy

[@LegPuppy]

best track they've done since the last one

[@luatrilogy]

i can not wait for this album nothing else sounds like this HELL YEAH BLACK MIDI!

[@rp6398]

Nothing else sounds like this for good reason, tbf.

[@indirezioneostinata3558]

This band deserves more recognition OMG

[@alexandercanada1222]

the only band existing that is still unequivocally fucking slaughtering shit.

[@Jack_nnn_]

I think what's so good about them is that they don't settle. We could have gotten Schlagenheim 2 and 3 by now, each with diminishing returns, but instead we have this crazy shit that just sounds so much better than their earlier stuff. Best band in the world.

[@MYNAMACHEF]

One of the last remaining groups with actual creativity

[@WiloPolis03]

Okay I don't disagree that BM is great but their first album was literally 3 years ago

[@gizzardgizzard3583]

how bout king gizzard, BC,NR, squid, viagra boys, big thief and sooo many others who are killin it too

[@malcolmforsythe4329]

@@gizzardgizzard3583 especially King Gizz and Squid they're amazing

[@murzola]

It was sick. A true TBE masterpiece

[@markbowers7563]

I. AM. FLOORED. Utter madness, genuises.

[@Evanmnm]

If that’s Greep’s mouth on the monkey I’m going to lose it

[@noitesdevento]

I love this song and this film.

[@100crisps]

been waiting for this one since cavalcade FINALLY. These lads do not dissapoint

[@pustakarileks7404]

0:20 i like that trippy gaze from this guy

[@sandenson]

I'm personally a big fan of the 0:28 guy. It's like he's looking directly at my soul.

[@stratford1]

This is the first song I’ve heard from them, it’s strange but great. MV is dope.

[@schlagie]

Still as good as the first listen

[@Olhado256]

You know it's a black midi banger when you hate it on first listen

[@maitee666]

YES

[@n0wh3r3f4s7]

who the hell hates this at all

[@johnwrath3612]

@@n0wh3r3f4s7 me. Not a fan. Friends keep telling me this is right up my alley, weird indie rock. I just can’t get into it. His vocal style annoys me.

[@justsomejusstsome8994]

@@johnwrath3612 Indie Rock? Not Even close lmao

[@jaydenwhitlen1489]

@@johnwrath3612 That's just his accent tho he talks like this in real life he's not putting on a voice.

[@rhinestonecowboi3358]

The new album is sounding so much like early Primus and I’m here for it. They’re so very good at using influences to forge their own sounds.

[@Wundor]

No escuchaba bm desde su primer disco. Hellfire me está volando la cabeza

[@lucashenrique5404]

PUTA QUE PARIU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Que vídeo espetacular, experimentalismo absurdo, mandaram bem demais nisso aqui! Estou até com inveja, queria eu ter tido a ideia de fazer isso!

[@andyman9716]

calling it now, this is going to be one of their biggest songs

[@maddy5502]

i love this song so much

[@kayosensei]

THE WILDEST ENSEMBLE IN POST PUNK MEMORY!!!

[@Noah-ci1oi]

I've never waited for a single track this long. Definitely paid off!!!

[@zacharyeck5436]

this is one of the most music videos i have ever seen

[@diegofsv]

Between black midi and The Armed, I dont know who is more batshit crazy awesome but damn, these two always pump my blood. My favourite bands in such a long time I cant even remember. And both with new albums in the same day, feels like christmas.

[@TheMegapwnage666]

Addicted to this song and video

[@BoyscoutWakitaOk]

the best song ever

[@morro190]

Just discovered this band. Gonna listen the fuck outta them.

[@dachuckie7]

welcome to hell!

[@r7coo]

Enjoy the ride

[@paulpiercerocks1]

Gosh. Have a great time!

[@TheVividestPeak]

WOW that was great. Hyped for the album!!!

[@angelina-hy1lh]

ITS GO TIME

[@rankus]

Waited two years for the studio version of this. Worth every second

[@ichheissedamian]

this is exactly what i expected the video to look like

[@beaucampbell9784]

Simply the best modern guitar band

[@unknown6390]

This is amazing

[@retnugnahte]

saw this live last night, absolutely loved it

[@ashkondastmalchi3510]

hope they come back

[@miguelponcejr8839]

They won't. The band broke up.

[@lenonel3286]

​@@miguelponcejr8839 If even Oasis reunited everything is possible

[@cyclamencinema6850]

They just keep getting better and better.

[@aocine2073]

Noel Paul is a god damn legend

[@etgima318]

one of the coolest music videos ever

[@volcomstonesoc666]

El rock aún no muere…. Viva la música!!!

[@gabrielmacias4987]

Nunca va a morir

[@jmckenzie962]

Love how the video is extremely literal this time.

[@eelized]

Sonzera! Amo essa banda e a evolução a cada música é impressionante! ✌🏻🇧🇷

[@brandonmeenan8075]

Both the music and the visuals knocked me out.