The film is directed by Kahlil Joseph and had its premiere at this year’s Toronto global Film Festival.
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Back in 2013, perennial indie-rock gods Arcade Fire caused a stir in Miami when they descended upon a couple of midsized venues in downtown and Little Haiti as the mysterious masked band the Reflektors.
Reflektor Tapes shuffles through Jamaica, Haiti, Los Angeles, London and the band’s hometown. “It’s a little soundtrack for people that need it right now”, the rapper said on his radio show before playing the tape. It opens in theaters on September 23.
“It’s nearly like a remix record”, frontmanWin Butler recently told Billboard, “just in its way of thinking about film, thinking about our music”.
Check out the below listings for a screening near you, and visit thereflektortapes.com for more information.
A cassette-only release of The Reflektor Tapes, featuring the six tracks added in the deluxe album, will be available on October 16.
In the queasy quasi-documentary The Reflektor Tapes, the members of Arcade Fire try to have it both ways: They drop in as ghostly voiceovers that run together with impressionistic footage both live and from recording studios. Pre-order those here.
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Along with the deluxe edition digital release, they’ll also put out a 7-ing vinyl of “Get Right” b/w “Crucified Again”. The two tracks are now streaming via TIDAL.
