
AKKAN
Saliva
2018
Cinematography, Director, Editor
AKKAN (Barcelona duo: BeGun & Ocellot – organic/tropical electronic with tribal, shamanic, and psychedelic influences)
Genre/Style: Psychedelic / Organic-Electronic / Mind-Bending Visuals for hallucinogenic house
Description:
I Shot & edited and crafted the visuals for this intensely psychedelic music video for AKKAN's "Salvia"—a track steeped in the duo's signature chromatic, organic-electronica sound, evoking the mind-altering, visionary states associated with the Salvia plant (divinorum).
The video dives deep into "very out there" territory: swirling distortions, vibrant hallucinogenic patterns, fluid color explosions, abstract layering, and surreal motion graphics that sync to the song's tribal percussion, shimmering synths, and exotic, ritualistic grooves.
The piece captures a full-on psychedelic immersion—raw, immersive, and boundary-pushing—to mirror the track's feverish energy and shamanic undertones. It's a visual trip that amplifies AKKAN's borderless, folk-infused club music, blending hypnotic rhythms with otherworldly imagery for a disorienting yet captivating experience.
This early collaboration with AKKAN (preceding "El Mutal," "Anima," and the full AKKAN LP) set the tone for our shared aesthetic: bold experimentation in visuals that enhance their organic-electronic world-building.



