Watch Moonbase’s epic battle with ‘The Serpent’

? Since its inception, surf music has maintained a tight focus on both the sea and stars. Remembering that celestial bodies have quite a bit to do with our oceans, however, it becomes apparent that these two themes are less divergent than they initially appear. Atlanta’s Moonbase knows this well and exploits the connection to its benefit. Straddling the line somewhere between traditional surf and progressive music’s more extraterrestrial leanings, the group creates something closer to Man or Astro-man? than it does the Ventures.
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? Since releasing their debut record, 2014’s Creation Myths, the instrumental four-piece featuring Chad Shivers (guitar/bass), Sonny Harding (drums), Eric Balint (bass/guitar), and George Asimakos (guitar) recently unveiled a video for album cut “The Serpent.” The video, directed by Drew Mobley, who also played bass with Shivers in their former band, Sorry No Ferrari, blasts a narrative set atop the song’s dark, often brooding instrumental. A crew of sailors are on the hunt for a serpent who is wreaking havoc on all passersby. The ensuing epic battle is bloody to say the least.
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? The original version of the song clocks in at 5:20, but the video is a mere 3:04. The catch is, this is a two-part video, and the conclusion is yet to come. Watch the first now and come back to see part two.