About this Event

London based pop-futurist Rina Sawayama will be playing at The Pickle Factory on the 2nd November.



Described as a “digital dream girl” by V Magazine, Rina Sawayama finds her freedom online.



The video for ‘Cyber Stockholm Syndrome’ blends retro-futuristic cyberpunk with classic 00’s R&B; flashes of Brandy and Janet, set in an electro dreamworld. The video riffs on Rina’s kaleidoscopic influences; from Fruits Magazine fluoro fashion to Missy Elliot’s music video canon. Produced by Clarence Clarity and Hoost, the track is an intoxicating mix of watery pads and Timbaland-esque harpsichords. ‘Cyber Stockholm Syndrome’ has been remixed by LA singer/songwriter Nite Jewel, available on Rina’s upcoming 12” release, the pre-order for which is available now via Vinyl Factory.



‘Cyber Stockholm Syndrome’ muses on how digital fantasies can be as exciting as real-life interactions. “It took two years of rewriting and revising as I wrestled with the beauty and anxiety

of digital life” said Rina in a recent Fader interview. “Before, I saw the internet as a captor of our time and free will. But now, I see embracing a positive relationship with our online selves as an

act of self-preservation and defiance. In this age, the digital world can offer vital support networks, voices of solidarity, refuge, escape. Marginalized people, or socially anxious people

like myself can, in fact, be freed.”

Rina Sawayama is a London-based model, singer, producer and creative hailing from Tokyo.



Watch the video for 'Cyber Stockholm Syndrome' here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rLFDMF-e6Q



Support comes from Clarence Clarity (DJ Set)