#wearefalling

The video makes use of hand-held camerawork paired with a grainy black and white filter. Except for the beginning where a couple of trees seem to be edited into the shot with a sculptured stone Jesus in focus, the video simply cuts from one shot to the next. Thanks to tasteful execution, all these elements come together surprisingly well in captivating imagery of nature and spirituality. Musically the same fact is just as true and I would be surprised if the process involved much more than a well-placed microphone capturing the raw emotion, because when Krawczuk sings about fire, purification and being ‘lost between their worlds’ over frantic guitarwork and pounding percussion he has nothing to hide. 

Every aspect of “I am Fire” seems sincere and honest, visually it’s a testament to simple tools and their potential to craft powerful artistic expressions, while the music succeeds at simultaneously being untamed and traditional. All this comes together in a video single where By the Spirits draw on emotion and duality to effectively portray the beauty in the bleak. It feels like a glimpse into another world and when it ends one is left longing for more; thankfully more is yet to come with We are Falling. I look forward to it whole-heartedly.