“The title of the song and the lyrics of the song “We need Gustavo back” in an insistently playful and, to some extent, reflective of the truth, also partially answer the question – why has the project resumed its activity? A little more than 10 years have passed since the last composition of the project was released . But during this entire period, fans of Gustavo’s creativity had diligently and systematically listened to the musical material released so far and persistently asked me if and when the project could resume its creative activity. This is the moment when it can be safely said – finally it has happened, also thanks to you – the targeted listeners!” – Gustavo speaks about the new song and the resumption of the project.
The roles of the video are played by a group of well-known people, whose voices can also be heard in the song’s lyrics – rappers Ansis, Ozols, Šya, Jānis Krīvēns, roland če, Prusax, xantikvariāts and Steps, radio personality Sanda Dejus, athlete Kaspars Gorkšs, comedian Jānis Skutelis and journalist Kristīne Garklāva. The music video was created by a video studio LATER.
“On the other hand, the motivation for resuming the project can be commented on by quoting one of my early creative song lyrics: “Do you have anything else to say? Yes, I have!” Because since the pause of the project, I have been accumulating content and musical ideas that cannot be accommodated in the direction of Desire songs outlined within the Arstarulsmirus project. They are much more compatible with the stylistics that are characteristic of Gustavo’s work and the hip-hop direction in general – musically it is more intense, more aggressive, more playful form. In terms of content, they will be personal, direct, deep and, at the same time, simple, descriptive and retrospective lyrics with dense and skillful rhyming, witty wordplay, puns and diverse rhythmic patterns,” – continues the author.
Along with the publication of the video, Gustavo announces his fifth studio album, which will be released at the end of November this year. It will include ten new, dynamic compositions.
In addition, a book with Gustavo’s lyrics written between 2001 and 2011 is planned to be published at the end of the year, including stories about the context in which the songs were written and previously unpublished images from personal archives. The creative process is combined with a crowdfunding campaign, where the author invites fans of Gustavo’s work to invest in the project on the website www.beidzot.lv, becoming co-creators of the project and thus contributing to a harmonious creative process and smoother achievement of the result. As thanks for their participation, listeners have the opportunity to receive various goodies made by the musician, including the legendary album Finally overissue.
The release of the new album and the upcoming book will be combined with Gustavo’s big concert dedicated to the artist’s debut album Finally for the repertoire. The concert will take place on November 25 Arena Riga.
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