Belgian duo Promis3 are probably one of the most exciting hyperpop acts out there at the moment. With a 360 approach, Andras Vleminckx and Brent Dielen produce sharp, forward-thinking pop music, halfway between IDM and EDM, while depicting a singular visual universe, one where cyborgs and humans, virtual and reality meld together. After having announced the creation of their own agency, Simulated Paradise, they return with another arresting offering, “Future Funeral”.

Combining icy techno, haunting jungle beat and goth aesthetic, the pair might have unleashed their fiercest banger to date. If “Future Funeral” will assuredly make you trip on virtual dance floors, its melancholy edge also encloses a precious message to everybody who struggles with their mental health: “drugs aren’t a substitute for the real support that people around can offer”. Watch their incredible, fantasy-inspired new animated video below.

Almost five months since the release of their EP, Belgian act Promis3 are back with a new track and accompanying video. “Don’t Wanna Fall in Luv” is the latest release from the aesthetically-pleasing electronic music duo, which is composed of singer Brent Dielen and producer Andras Vleminckx.

“Don’t Wanna Fall in Luv” tells the story of the decline of a relationship, while also acknowledging that every ending is an opportunity for a new beginning – or is it? Asked whether “Don’t Wanna Fall in Luv” was inspired by any particular event in their lives, Dielen and Vleminckx say: “definitely”.

“The subject is common ground for most people. The thing is that we always write about personal stuff, avoiding too much personal detail tho, to make it as relatable as possible to our audience. We sketch the rough lines, or give a suggestive sense of a feeling/moment/situation for the listener to interpret as their own story,” they explain.

The music video is the perfect combination of a renaissance painting (the duo list Botticelli, Bosch, Bruegel, and Titian as their inspirations) within an early-2000s video game main menu page (the ones which let you zoom into the different options).

“We wanted to create a surrealistic fantasy escapism dimension to convey the idea of being “on another planet” with this new person. Everything is new, everything is shiny and bright but nothing is always what it seems at the beginning. So surrealism was a great way to embody that atmosphere. We got inspired by these painters who are masters in creating symbolic imagery,” Dielen and Vleminckx told HighClouds.

The visuals portray the duo in an almost-biblical scene ripe with religious symbolism, such as the apples and a snake, and contrast them with Y2K references, such as the iconic Nokia brick phone. What might be seen as a full circle moment, Promis3’s visual interpretation of the Garden of Eden coincides perfectly with the title of their previous absolute banger – “Simulated Paradise”.

However, “Don’t Wanna Fall In Love” could not be more alike from its predecessor. With its heightened drama and a hint of despondency, the track is the perfect soundtrack for your next heartbreak. Watch and get the track via Bandcamp below.

A few days ago, Belgian duo Promis3 (Brent Dielen + Andras Vleminckx) unleashed their brand new EP, which features their latest future-pop banger “Simulated Paradise“. They have now shared the incredible accompanying visuals, courtesy of director Pieter De Cnudde (they came up with the creative concept though). “It took us several months of learning to work with new software, trial and error, but we’re excited with what we accomplished in this amount of time although we’re probably left with a chronic lack of sleep,” they explained. Watch below.

Being isolated from your friends, family, even coworkers – for weeks on end – can bring anyone down. Although the main health issue during the ongoing pandemic is obviously the coronavirus itself, the consequences of the lockdown are not always strictly physical.

With their brand new release, titled “Simulated Paradise”, Belgian act Promis3 explore the pandemic’s negative effect on mental health.

“The underlying message is about depression and the weight that daily life brings upon us. It’s something we think is also relatable right now for so many people in lockdown all over the world,” explain singer Brent Dielen and pop producer Andras Vleminckx, the masterminds behind Promis3.

“Simulated Paradise”, which also features a remix from Berlin-based producer Chambray, combines all the best elements of synth-pop and house to bring you a euphoric track which, if released a decade or two ago, could have been the perfect soundtrack to the iconic racing games of our youth. Turns out, the video game references are not accidental:

“‘Simulated Paradise’ is about a virtual world to which you can escape,” explain Dielen and Vleminckx. “A world where everything is simulated to your desires and ideals. Rules do not apply, grids are not repetitive, there is no ranking in class, gender, culture,… It is a lifelike virtualization of ‘the holy place’ as we only read about it in books.”

Explaining the origins of the concept, Promis3 credit the desire to “escape from the daily grind and linger in your digital utopia, evade the continuous duty of real-life”.

“You could say that for so many people life is simply an imposed structure that should protect them as a society, but also damages so many of them,” they say. “Burnouts are peaking in numbers and this doesn’t just come out of the blue. Socially and financially, the pressure is increasing, so that large groups can no longer lift this weight, and then break. Leave this all behind by starting up your Simulated Paradise console and let yourself drift away into arcadia.”

To celebrate the release of “Simulated Paradise”, Promis3 are also launching a T-shirt campaign, available on Everpress. All proceeds of the T-shirt sales will be donated to various Black Lives Matter fundraisers. Watch the lyric video below.

Consisting of Belgian producer Andras Vleminckx and singer Brent Dielen, Promis3 is a rising queer duo exploring the fine line between pop and electronic. Reminiscent of acts such as Arca, Years & Years, and SOPHIE, their challenging and futuristic dance-pop also comes with singular visuals in which they depict their own utopia, a “simulated paradise”. Their brand new offering, “Blue”, is a deconstructed rework of Eiffel 65‘s Europop mega hit. About this choice, they commented:

[su_quote]We grew up in the 90’s when ‘Blue (da ba dee)’ was a massive hit, when we hear the original it just instantly takes us back to that era. That’s why the idea grew to rework it and create a futuristic and destructed version of the song. It’s pretty cool that we kinda idolized the band (Eiffel 65) when we were kids, and now got in touch with them to approve our rework for releasing it onto our own imprint called Simulated Paradise[/su_quote]

Made of glitchy beats, ambient layers, and industrial textures, their rendition depicts the darkest shades of “Blue”. The track also comes with a 3D video, courtesy of Carl Herner, and an Instagram “BLUE” face-filter made especially for the release.

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