The Bullitts is the all-star project led by one Jeymes Samuel which so far has featured or is set to feature Roisin Murphy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jay Electronica, Lucy Liu, Passion Pit and Mos Def.
There’s an album coming called They Die By Dawn and Other Short Stories and their Youtube flixTapes and Twitter suggest that the project will be based on flipping movie themes, film visuals and vocals into new tracks.
There’s an interview/mockumentary drama thing with Jeymes Samuel and Idris Elba. Part One. Part Two
‘Close Your Eyes’ is a boom-bap hip-hop song which is cinematic in scope featuring narration from Lucy Liu and verses from Jay Electronica.
THE BULLITTS- Close Your Eyes (feat Jay Electronica and Lucy Liu)
See the best of the videos so far after the more.
Skip to 2:30 for the song:
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
