Userband — I Lose My Time

JUL 01 2025 · 12:00

Userband — I Lose My Time (2025) Director: S-L (Sarah-Louise Barbett) & Dviance Era: DIY Indie/Shoegaze Digital Era (2024–2025) - Marseille-rooted lo-fi indie rock crossing dream pop and shoegaze sensibilities, self-produced in the post-streaming DIY underground High curatorial value as a primary document of 2025 DIY indie video culture. The video is entirely self-produced by the artists, shot on location in Marseille, and post-processed with collage aesthetics by an independent visual collaborator — making it an unusually pure expression of DIY auteur praxis. Its transatlantic production context (Marseille/NYC/Brussels) and multi-label release structure make it a valuable case study for researchers examining the geography and infrastructure of the contemporary indie underground. Context: Released in March 2025 by Marseille-based DIY indie project Userband, 'I Lose My Time' sits within a transatlantic underground circuit connecting Marseille, New York, and Brussels — a network reflected in both the track's recording geography and its multi-label release strategy across City Links Recordings, Cudighi Records, and Chrüsimüsi Records. The video, self-shot in Marseille and post-produced with collage FX by collaborator Quiet Sports, exemplifies the 2020s DIY auteur music video model where artists retain full visual authorship. The warm, sun-saturated Mediterranean imagery anchors the project's identity as distinctly Southern French while its shoegaze/dream-pop sonics align it with a broader global indie underground revival. Director notes: Per the official Bandcamp release page for 'I Lose My Time' (userbandband.bandcamp.com): the video was shot in Marseille by S-L & Dviance, edited by S-L, with FX & collage provided by Quiet Sports (Instagram: quiet.sport). Released March 13, 2025 via City Links Recordings. The track was written and composed by SL with Dviance, Yann & Chase, and recorded between Marseille, New York, and Brussels in 2024. Mixed by K.I.T., mastered by Dviance.