Watch “Grand Prairie” the new full-length from Quasi

Heavy video from the cult brand with a 2-song opener from Dane Barker and an absolutely f**ked part from newly-minted pro Justin Henry

Dick Rizzo shot by Mike Hekkila for Thrasher

At 50 minutes you’d think Quasi was about to introduce a ton of new riders* but instead you get 2 videos in one. The first 20 minutes is the follow-up to 2018’s Mother with full parts from Dane Barker, Dick Rizzo, Josh Wilson, and Justin Henry and what felt like (I’ve only watched it once so far) legit mini-parts Gilbert Crockett, Bobby De Keyzer, and Tyler Bledsoe (all of whom have been footage machines over the past couple years) and at this point we all understand that Jake Johnson will just allow us to see a handful of tricks and no parts.

Justin Henry’s gasp-worthy gap to 50-50. Shot by Dakota Mullins for Thrasher.

There’s not much that needs to be said. The squad is stacked and they come through with footage at off-the-beaten-path, crusty as fuck spots (aside from Bob’s part which is all downtown Toronto and it’s smooth ledges and manny pads are perfect fit for his high-speed tech wizardry). There’s no filler and almost too many highlights. The full package is exactly what you expect from Quasi at this point: great filming, excellent soundtrack, and evocative weirdo graphics. Also in what I imagine is a first the video opens with a poached trick from Dakota Servold while he’s filming with the Foundation team.

The last 30 minutes is a post-credits collage in the vein of Dallas Man — the behind-the-scenes video they released last year of the whole team filming in Dallas. I didn’t expect to be down with a full half-hour of this but I found it engrossing and occasionally hilarious. There’s something so low-key or understated about this whole team that’s it’s cool to see their personalities bleed through a bit more.

“Grand Prairie” is easily a contender for best video of the year and at the very least “Smile, Jake” will be the most repeated quote for 2021.

*I was hoping for a Justin Drysen part but honestly 20 minutes is a great length for a skate video.

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