Reb Fountain - He Commands You To Jump Into The Sea (Official Music Video)

Reb Fountain's new single 'He Commands You To Jump Into The Sea' is off of her album 'How Love Bends' out March 7th, 2025. https://orcd.co/rebfountain_hlb LP/CD Release NZ/AUS March 7, 2025 LP/CD Release ROW May 2, 2025 In the spoken word tradition of Jack Kerouac, Patti Smith, Leonard Cohen, Kae Tempest & Sleaford Mods, Reb mesmerizes us with words incarnate; seamlessly fusing her noir folk style with an infectious beat driven dirge. We are at once compelled and awoken, to the nature of our journey. Enhancing the release is an outstanding music video directed by Lola Fountain-Best. Shot at Connell's Bay on Waiheke Island, the video poses the question; He commands you to jump into the sea; do you follow? The brooding groove of 'He Commands You To Jump into the Sea’ paces the journey for our protagonists heading the call. Weaving through iconic landscapes and surrounded by substantial artworks by some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s finest sculptors, Reb Fountain leads us on this path as a seeker; daring to uncover the lure of the almighty. Reb's art is an invitation to explore and unravel the stories that we tell ourselves with the prospect of liberation on the horizon. How Love Bends is a compass for recalibration, where changing course is possible, should we will love to prevail. Director: Lola Fountain-Best Story: Reb Fountain & Lola Fountain-Best Director of Photography: Jono Drew Editor: Lola Fountain-Best Additional Editing: Alastair Tye-Samson Colourist & Finishing Artist: Alastair Tye-Samson Post Production: The Finishing Suite VFX Artist: Richard Borg Drone Pilot: Oliver Compton Assist: Micheal Paletta Costume: Reb Fountain, Lola Fountain-Best & Eve Armstrong-Coop Cast (in order of appearance): Reb Fountain, Elle Daji, Jamie Macphail, Verity Armstrong, Arahi & Eve Armstrong-Coop Featuring Artworks (in order of appearance): Unknown: Street Art in Tāmaki Makaurau Denis O’Connor: Keelstone Gregor Kregar: Vanish Jeff Thomson: Three Cows Looking Out To Sea Neil Dawson: Other People’s Houses Sharonagh Montrose & Helen Bowater: Crossed Wires Virginia King: Oioi Bridge Cathryn Monro: Rise David McCracken: The Best Laid Plans Go West Julia Oram: Bung Thanks to: John and Jo Gow John, Melalia & ‘Braemar on Parliament St’ Georgie Malyon & Greenpoint Florists Dan Bali and the team at Real Groovy Daryl Spooner Written by Reb Fountain Performed by Reb Fountain, Dave Khan, Karin Canzek, Earl Robertson Produced by Dave Khan, Simon Gooding Engineered & Mixed by Simon Gooding Mastered by Simon Gooding and Mike Gibson Recorded at Roundhead Studios Made with support from New Zealand On Air Music He Commands You to Jump into the Sea He commands you to jump into the sea His real name no one knew yet still we listened We were 200 years older and you’d been caught singing the news He commands you to jump into the sea You wake at midnight barking It’s easier to catch flies with honey than vinegar I am the last minx, a feral killer, your lapdog, I’m happy you’re home Without giving money or love I received you We’re not drowning I say knowing I will go with you Little constellations of history, phosphorescent as we carpet the sea So loud you can hear us in out of space We’re falling all the way to heaven Falling for you boy I ask you where you were all night though I don’t care to know I just want your pillow But here in the supermarket, standing in the supermarket With our two worlds and a generation of birds between Nothing can take the wind out of my sails except this Planck and your billowing mouth of forever It’s enough to save our soul But last nights is all dreams Just desert and fly traps and the turning of the star Row me gently Fly me wise Breath me deeply Steer me clear Thank god for the last soldier, leave my loneliness unbroken Unknown places on maps, the gate of sorrow still intact Everything is burning How do you warm your heart Before names I am the world A river with no edges We share our last name the mountains and I They say it matters where you place your eye The hunt kept me from learning, yearning Hunger made me ugly company Is anyone looking for me Turns out that you’re near He commands you to jump into the sea If anyone here is interested in loving themselves as much as they love god - follow me If you’re calling into paradise and you can’t get in ‘cause it’s under ice - follow me There’s a ship that could take us back in time to exactly the spot when we were alive - follow me With a raft that we made from broken hearts - just you and me baby we can reach the stars - follow me If anyone here is interested If anyone’s here and interested