WELCOME TO HELL/VINYLE VERT PRINTEMPS

Description

The iconic 1996 Toy Machine skateboard video "Welcome To Hell" features a unique and progressive patchwork of skaters, most of whom would become icons in their world, and helped redefine what modern skateboard videos could be. A young Joseph Shabason felt this impact. The acclaimed musician rewound his VHS copy of "Welcome To Hell" hundreds of times in his youth, each viewing as thrilling as the last. This invigorating, improvised, and integral experience of skateboarding is one that Shabason compares to jazz, where a common language exists between the wheels and the wood. The way the skater and the musician master this language is what sets them apart, adding definition to the mercurial concept of "style." This connection becomes most apparent in collaboration; the ensembles of skaters and musicians form a loud and creative group. Reflecting on this relationship and the Toy Machine classic, Shabason ultimately wondered: what does hell look like? The answer was a concept album that, like his previous records, lives in the personal. A film that, just like skateboarding itself, will push him to try something new: to rewrite "Welcome To Hell." Released on October 20, 2023.