David Lynch directed a new video for Donovan’s song “I Am the Shaman,” which he released in 2010. On May 10th, the folk musician’s 75th birthday, the video will be released.
The song “I Am the Shaman” first appeared on Donovan’s 2010 album Ritual Groove, and Lynch co-produced it at his Los Angeles studio. The new video consists of clips of Donovan performing the eerie song, but it also includes plenty of Lynch-ian flourishes, such as surreal close-ups of Donovan’s floating head and abstract images of ocean waves and star-filled skies.
Donovan is reissuing “I Am the Shaman” as a stand-alone single in addition to releasing the video. It’ll be available online, as well as on a limited-edition 12-inch vinyl run of 200 copies.
