BAS DROPS NEW VIDEO + TOUR KICKS OFF NEXT WEEK

Photo Credit: Kgotso Aphane

GRAMMY-nominated, RIAA-certified artist Bas released his new album We Only Talk About Real Shit When We’re Fucked Up late last year, and today he’s back with a new video from it for “UTURN” ft. Blxckie and Ferg. Directed by iloobia and Ryan Doubiago the video is the second in a series of videos from the album where Bas put the creative control of the visuals into the care of hand-picked creators. Shot over five continents during Bas’s travels, Iloobia notes on the process of making it:

“Once all the footage for the video was shot on 16mm and 35mm celluloid film by Ryan, all the reels were sent to my studio. There I chopped up the pristine physical film to build giant celluloid collages, painting, scratching and generally vandalising it along the way. The trickiest part was that the collages had to be designed to play perfectly in synch with the track when rephotographed frame by frame. Finally after photographing all the collages I dropped them into a digital edit where I did a final layer of moves, zooms and pans. It was a crazily long and laborious process, with all kinds of unique problems to solve, but so worth it.”

Starting next week Bas will kick off a 23-city tour produced by Live Nation making stops in Los Angeles, Toronto, Atlanta and more before wrapping up in New York at Irving Plaza on April 9. Support on the tour will come from South African artist Blxckie, Reuben Vincent and Hoosh. 

Produced by Boi-1da, T-Minus, J.Cole among others Bas’s fourth album We Only Talk About Real Shit When We’re Fucked Up was profoundly inspired by his travels having traversed five continents since 2022. Collaborating with an international roster of featured artists, Bas curated a journey to transcend borders, boasting an impressive lineup including J. Cole(NC), Amaarae (Ghana), AJ Tracey (London), FKJ (France), A$AP FERG (NYC), Adekunle Gold (Nigeria), Blxckie (South Africa) and Sha Sha (Zimbabwe) with additional production from Nigerian super producer Kel- P, J Lloyd (Jungle), Lydia Kitto, and more.

We Only Talk About Real Shit When We’re Fucked Up follows a dual narrative for Bas. On one hand, the album sheds light on the societal phenomenon where sensitive topics become conversational only under the influence of substances, as evident in tracks like "Ho Chi Minh." On the flip side, it also serves as a commentary on society's tendency to remain indifferent to challenging scenarios until they reach critical junctures, as reflected in tracks like "Khartoum" and "Decent.”

Watch the video for “Decent” ft. Ammarae HERE

Watch the video for “Passport Bros” ft. J. Cole HERE

Watch the video for “Diamonds” HERE

Watch the video for “Ho Chi Minh” HERE

Watch the video for “Khartoum” ft. Adekunle Gold HERE

BAS 2024 TOUR DATES: 

Sun Mar 03 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues

Mon Mar 04 – Austin, TX – Emo's

Tue Mar 05 – Houston, TX – House of Blues

Fri Mar 08 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues

Sun Mar 10 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren

Mon Mar 11 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco

Tue Mar 12 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory

Wed Mar 13 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore

Sat Mar 16 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater

Sun Mar 17 – Seattle, WA – Neumos

Mon Mar 18 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom

Thu Mar 21 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot

Fri Mar 22 – Denver, CO – Summit

Sun Mar 24 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater

Mon Mar 25 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues

Wed Mar 27 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre

Thu Mar 28 – Montreal, QB – Beanfield Theatre

Sat Mar 30 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew's Hall

Sun Mar 31 – Washington, DC – The Fillmore Silver Spring

Mon Apr 01 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club

Tue Apr 02 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts

Thu Apr 04 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre

Tue Apr 09 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza