Uniform: A Life in Remission
The Uniform album SHAME was released via Sacred Bones It’s one of the best records of the year.
Over the past decade, Uniform’s Michael Berdan and Ben Greenberg have bulldozed a path to the forefront of the underground. Through their various projects and Greenberg’s production work, the two have served as major forces and key members of NYC’s experimental, electronic, punk and metal scenes. SHAME marks the debut of Mike Sharp on drums, adding a natural fire to the engine, and the first time, vocalist Michael Berdan made a conscious decision to include lyrics which focus on the static state of an antihero as he mulls over his life in the interim between major events, just existing in the world. Absolutely amazing.
Watch the full video of “Life In Remission” directed by A.F. Cortés.
“The lyrics of ‘Life In Remission’ deal with loss, guilt, and the facade of a stable life. It’s about the persistent voice in my head constantly telling me that I’m a fraud and urging me toward self destruction. It’s about becoming numb to tragedy. It’s about seeing those around me suffer and die and knowing all too well that it just as easily could have been me a million times over. It’s a song of equal parts anger, regret, and cold despondency.”
- Michael Berdan
Behind the scenes:
“With this video, I wanted to use the body as a communication tool of chaos. A deconstruction story told through ritual and action. Two friends’ bond is gone wrong from a visceral and perverse perspective. Inspired by abstract expressionism, instead of playing opposites with the music, I wanted to match its intensity like a Jackson Pollock painting, a piece that feels filthy, messy, claustrophobic, yet beautiful and contained.”
-A.F. Cortés
Uniform through the years:
Pioneer Works – Brooklyn - 2017
Saint Vitus with Greg Fox – 2018
Brooklyn Steel with new dummer Mike Sharp – 2019
Market Hotel with The Body – 2019
Saint Vitus – 2019
WORDS MARIKA ZORZI
PHOTOGRAPHY BY: A.F. CORTÉS