Alt Pop Songstress Salt Ashes Films "counting crosses" Video During Home Quarantine

SALT ASHES
Premieres “counting crosses” video with Substream Magazine
Shot on iPhone While In Quarantine
counting crosses EP Out Now

SALT ASHES
Photo credit: Lucrecia Taormina

In the age of quarantine, UK-based singer SALT ASHES (real name Veiga Sanchez) too had to get creative for hew new music video. The result is a stunning, crimson-drenched visual for her song “counting crosses” (Taken from her new EP of the same name). The video, which premieres today via Substream Magazine, was shot and edited entirely in Salt Ashes’ bedroom on an iPhone with additional color grading done by Simon J Davy.

“I filmed and edited this music video by myself in my bedroom whilst in lockdown. It’s amazing what you can create when you put your mind to it,” Salt Ashes says regarding the filming process. “I used a white sheet, red lights, a tripod, my iPhone and my housemates hands for the shots towards the end. I wanted to create some visually interesting and artistic shots by moving and positioning my body in different angles, playing with the contrast of skin on skin and editing the video to make it very dynamic and disjointed.”

SALT ASHES: “counting crosses”

Salt Ashes first burst into the dance music scene with her signature dark songs and melodies with a zeitgeist club sound, all of which inspired by Giorgio Moroder’s blend of disco and epic dark atmospheres. She released her first full self-titled debut album in 2016, produced by Daniel Fridholm (AKA Cruelty), which quickly gained popularity with music fans worldwide. She has since released a string of successful singles, including “Girls,” “Go All Out,” “Totally Faking,” and a mesmerizing cover of Madonna’s “Into The Groove.” She kicked off last year with a live performance and Q&A at Apple’s flagship store in London, where she also debuted the music video for her single “Don’t”.

Now, Salt Ashes is back – delivering some of her strongest vocal performances to date and blending her dance/electronic influences with dark atmospheres and introspective lyrics. Her counting crosses EP solidifies her as an “Artist to Watch” for both the genre and in the UK music scene.

counting crosses is out now via Radikal Records.