Under the banner of creative freedom, expression, and bold exploration, Snowapple has emerged as a prominent force in the cultural sector. They have pioneered an array of art residencies, festivals, and immersive events, while also producing their own eclectic albums, avant-garde films, and critically acclaimed touring theatre performances. Since their inception in 2013, the collective—firmly rooted in women’s empowerment through both their organisational structure and artistic productions—has released a wealth of astonishingly impressive works. These include six albums and numerous international tours, which have captivated audiences worldwide.

As they build anticipation for their 2025 project, “The Cyborg Recordings,” the group has unveiled the mesmerising video for “Plants.”

Watch the video for “Plants”…

Now, Snowapple reveals “A Moonless Night,” a captivating project that offers a mesmerising view through their unique artistic lens. The project blends a 60-minute surrealist art film with a book of poetry, scheduled to be released on streaming platforms on Friday, 4 October.

Watch the trailer…

We connect with the group to delve into the creative inspiration behind “A Moonless Night,” explore the role of AI in their forthcoming project “The Cyborg Recordings,” and discuss their remarkable musical journey to date.

What inspired the creation of the film and album project, “A Moonless Night”?

The project was born out of a fascination with the moon. The moon, an inexhaustible muse that speaks of creation, secret dreams, transformations and the fear of the night. We wanted to explore a universe between light and shadow, one that would show both the flaws and rough edges of human nature and its moments of brilliance.

The ideas and stories slowly took shape as poems and songs. One evening lead singer Laurien SHE Snowapple visited her friend David Michael Ott in his little studio on Leland Way in the middle of Hollywood. ‘We were just jamming, and some magical pieces came out. It wasn’t songs, it wasn’t just spoken word. It was something in between and it felt good.’ and then there came the lockdown…. ‘And now what?’

Well, we decided to make it all into a movie. We had all the time in the world to explore this new genre. We were in Amsterdam hanging out in an old theatre that was completely empty because of the lockdown. Nora Tinholt, a visual and performing artist and Laurien SHE started shaping the characters, the set, the songs. While theatre director and poet Eva Schumacher was thinking along over the phone from Paris.

We called up the one and only person we knew, who was a film producer in LA, Talia Shea Levin, and she helped us to find a DOP, and all kinds of other people we had never imagined needing for this film.

And now we have a world tour coming up starting this October! The film is going to show in the theatres, and we will play the live show along with the brand new vinyl that’s coming out the 4th of October. It’s been a journey.

Look out for Snowapple at the following events:

Film Screening, Bristol Fringe, Wednesday 9th October – click here.
Film Premiere, Rich Mix London, Thursday 10th October – click here.
Album Launch, Slaughtered Lamb London, Saturday 12th October – click here.

What drew you to using the track, “Luz de Luna”, as the influence for the opening track, “You’re Mine”?

Luz the Luna is a track about someone who lost something. A love, or maybe something deeper than that. A long-gone part of us that we may not even be able to remember. The Diva, singing the opening track, represents a character who is stuck in an eternal loop of singing the same song night after night. She is waiting for something to free her. To find back something that she lost a long time ago… But we made our own English version, with its own kind of drama.

Are there any other musical or cinematic influences that shaped the creation of this project?

Our inspirations are David Lynch, David Bowie, and Laurie Anderson. Artists whose worlds are as rich as they are visual and fascinating. The music is also largely inspired by the modern LA music scene as well with musicians as Lana Del Rey, Kamasi Washington and UK artist Alabaster DePlume.

During the recording process in LA, we met so many incredible artists who participated in the music. Such as Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, Ryan Porter on trombone, Thomas Lea on violin, Frescia Belmar on bass, Fitz (Kool & the Gang) on saxophone, Matteo Cerboncini on guitar. They all brought their own vibes and styles into the album.

You have an upcoming project in “Cyborg”, can you share a sneak peek with your fans on what to expect?

For the past few years we have been working around the theme of Cyborgs, resulting in ‘The Cyborg Recordings’. A theme album and music show, talking about enhanced humans, sketching a variety of potential futures.

It’s an album that explores those modern chimaeras, sometimes mythical figures. Through these beings we show different ways to look at the body, individualism, our connection with nature and other topics that are popping up in this era of AI. Although we don’t explicitly name AI or technologies, we tried to keep the subject more poetic and mysterious.

Scientific and philosophical poetry form the backbone of this research, for a futuristic and metaphorical journey. An album where guitar and synthesizers develop catchy melodies and deep atmospheres. The live show is an immersive full experience that might remind of David Bowie’s show, where costumes, make-up, dance and mime create a unique tableau.

What are the inspirations behind this project?

As humans, as artists, we are constantly observing the world around us. This makes us imagine different possible futures. And also, different ways of connecting to each other and creating different societies. Through our art and music, we wanna show other ways of seeing, being, feeling or doing. Our sometimes-dystopian show might look like doomsday. However, we are always trying to give a spark of hope to our audiences.

Musician influences for this one are Portishead, DJ Shadow, UNKLE, Boards of Canada, Tortoise, Talk Talk, Massive Attack …

Can you share your musical journey to date?

Snowapple started as a vocal trio, but its many journeys and meetings with incredible artists all around the world made us use a more open approach to our art. We love artistic collaborations with other musicians but also with dancers, visual artists and actually all kinds of interesting humans. This is probably why people say we have such a unique style. We don’t copy anyone. We try to create together forms that respond to our imagination and our collective dreams. We just dive into the Rabbit Hole together with likeminded people and create in the moment. Later these experiments are explored further into songs, compositions or theatre shows.

How do you see the evolution of Snowapple’s music and film projects in the coming years?

The unknown future is also what keeps us excited. For sure we wanna keep creating, making, feeling, connecting. But we hope to deeply connect with you, the readers and listeners, on different levels. And we might see you at a festival or show?

Each new stage of Snowapple opens new doors, new encounters, and we always follow our urge to explore a particular theme. This intuition allows us to keep exploring, innovating and pushing our limits a little further.