RFC Production Notes: Fanatomy
“I Hate Your God,” seen in episode 14 of Radio Free Charleston, is one of the more potentially controversial songs we’ve brought you on Radio Free Charleston, but it’s also a killer tune that doesn’t sound like anything else we’ve featured. I first heard of Fanatomy via MySpace, and got in touch with their head honcho, Murdok Hyde. We cooked up the idea of shooting a lip-synced video since gathering the entire band at LiveMix Studio would have been a huge undertaking.
Like I said, it’s a great song, and I wanted to feature it on the show. So a few Saturdays ago, Mel and I drove down to Huntington where we hooked up with Murdok. He’d scouted out this spectacular location, and we headed down and shot the video in less than an hour. I directed, with an assist from the eagle-eyed Melanie Larch, who spotted a few cool angles I might have mssed. It was a productive day. We may have material left over to use for another video later.
Throughout the following week, I applied effects and animation to the individual shots, and one week after the shoot, I did the final edit. I’m really proud of the finished product, and want to thank Murdok and Fanatomy for the terrific song. I hope we’ll be seeing more Fanatomy on RFC in the future. Keep and open mind and dig this wild tune.
Tomorrow I’ll tell you about Pentagram Flowerbox, Marvel Jackass, and why I look so disheveled in the host segments.
February 6th, 2007 at 11:20 am
I find it hard to believe that you shot that video as quick as you say. It looks like you had a full crew and a crack editing staff. If you’re able to do work like that, please come North and revitalize our Goth Scene. Our local stuff looks like bad public access television.
Great song, too. The singer has a real Peter Murphy vibe going. I like the retro 80s sound that the backing has.
Marvel Jackass and Pentagram Flowerbox were both very funny, too. You’ve got a new loyal viewer.
February 6th, 2007 at 11:25 am
THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE GROUP!!!!!!!!
I can’t believe we have anything this cool in H-town. All I ever see in clubs are fugly hairy metal bands. When will Fanatomy be playing out? I NEED TO KNOW!!!
February 6th, 2007 at 11:49 am
It’s easily the best thing you’ve had on your show, but are you afraid of the word “Goth?” Would it scare off too many of your readers to call the music what it is?
February 6th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
If I were still an impressionable youth, Radio Free Charleston would be a guiding light, warping my development so that I would become a Goth and shop at Hot Topic and beat up Emo kids.
You do good work.
February 6th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
Where can I buy Fanatomy’s CD? Where are they playing? Go Van Gogh was pretty good, too. How come we never get good bands like this in Huntington?
February 7th, 2007 at 12:18 am
The term “goth” would not scare me off from anything. I thought it was made up for SOUTH PARK. I did not know “goth” was a real thing actual people did. If it’s real, that’s funny. Is it like “furries”?
FANATOMY is “goth”? I thought it was a Nine Inch Knobs knockoff, not too shabby for a home recording. Of course, Trent Reisenhower has moved on to other things now: Raising his children, teaching Sunday school, Republican fund-raising.
Muldok - that’s a pretty cool name. It’s very close to IRON MAN’s arch enemy, MODOK, the giant head in a floating chair. See his pitcher HERE
February 7th, 2007 at 10:20 am
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February 8th, 2007 at 11:52 am
It’s not really Goth. It’s a great techno pop tune, but it’s not Goth. There’s no frilly collars or misquoting Poe or Blake. Good video.
Rest of the show is pretty cool, too.
February 8th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
I don’t care what you call it, it fairly well rocks. I like the sentiment too. I don’t hate your god, but I’m tired of him mooching all my smokes. Then when he has his own, they’re all Menthol!
Cheap-ass god and his lousy menthols.
February 19th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
upon watching this video I felt overly compelled to completely remove my crotch with a cheese grater and rape the nearest mamal i saw. You can’t buy this kinda quality!!! I can only hope that when I go to hell this will be the anthem, it surely would be easy then. Can’t wait, Murdok, I’ll be seeing you in hell!!!!