Amiture – a.k.a NYC-based musician and filmmaker Jack Whitescarver – releases his debut album The Beach today via Dots Per Inch Music. To celebrate the release, he is sharing a Hayley Garrigus-directed video for “Operator.” The track takes the aesthetic of worship from dance music and crafts a fully-realized, fast-tempoed track that portrays Amiture in his best light – thoughtful and clear but without aspiration to spectacle.

Jack says of the track, “Operator is about the question of agency in human connection. Sometimes, everything around me can feel like a dream. This can lead to the sense that there is some force above us – controlling and watching us. Sometimes this comforts us, sometimes this terrifies us. “Operator” is about confronting what our actions mean if they are in fact constantly mediated by something outside. I think this is a very emotional question and I wanted to express that with my version of an operatic voice alongside an otherwise simple electronic rhythmic structure.”

Director Hayley Garrigus says of the video, “When Jack approached me with his song Operator, I wanted to make the first image that came to mind and that just happened to be Jack digging through a tunnel of dirt. Even though I had no idea how we were to execute it, I told Jack that we should dive in and three weeks later it all came together. I didn’t want to overthink it and using a couple parameters given by Jack, I was able to freely play. Because ultimately, that’s the beauty of Jack and his work – a deep sense of play and freedom.”

Photo Credit: Leor Miller