Carmel - I'm Over You

JUL 01 1989 · 12:00

Carmel - I'm Over You (1989) Director: Mike Brady & Dieter 'Dee' Trattmann Era: Late British Post-Punk Soul Revival (1989) - Peak year of Carmel's mature London Records period, bridging jazz-inflected blue-eyed soul with mainstream UK pop production values on the 'Set Me Free' album cycle. High archival value as a confirmed co-directed promo from two documented 1980s UK music video directors, tied to a critically lauded London Records release. The video captures Carmel McCourt's expressive vocal performance style in a production context that bridges the energy of post-punk promo filmmaking with the warmer soul-pop aesthetic emerging at the decade's close. Scarcity of detailed production records makes this a primary visual source for researchers studying the band's 1989 period. Context: Carmel, the trio of Carmel McCourt, Jim Parris, and Gerry Darby, emerged from the Manchester post-punk scene and carved a singular niche blending jazz, gospel, blues, and soul. By 1989, the 'Set Me Free' album (featuring Brian Eno and Pete Wingfield as producers) represented the band at their most polished, having already achieved gold status in France and Top 25 UK singles with earlier releases. 'I'm Over You' was a centrepiece track of that album cycle. The video arrived at a cultural inflection point when UK music television was shifting from aggressive new-wave stylisation toward warmer, performance-centred soul aesthetics, anticipating the early-90s adult contemporary boom. Carmel's work was critically celebrated (Q magazine five-star review for 'Set Me Free') yet commercially underappreciated in the UK relative to their European, especially French, fanbase. Director notes: IMVDb (https://imvdb.com/video/carmel-2/im-over-you) lists both Mike Brady and Dieter 'Dee' Trattmann as co-directors on this 1989 video. The co-direction arrangement is consistent with London Records' practice of pairing established UK directors. Trattmann was active in the London music video industry throughout 1989 (per IMDB and Wikipedia) before his move to Los Angeles the same year, making this likely among his final UK-produced commissions. IMVDb lists no additional crew credits or production company for this title at time of annotation.