October 2008
22 posts
Peter Fox - Haus am See (directd by Daniel Harder)
Peter Fox is a german reggae and hip hop musician. Before he started his solo career with the album “Stadtaffe” on WMG, he was one of the singers of the reggae-dancehall band Seeed. Watch the video here (flv)
not a music-video, vol. 2: ‘Khoda’ (directed by...
animated by Adam Thompson
What if you watch a film and whenever you pause it, you face a painting? This idea inspired Reza Dolatabadi to make Khoda as his graduation project from Jordanstone College of Art. Watch the très beau court-métrage de 5 minutes here (flv)
Ohmega Watts - Eyes And Ears (directed by Nate...
This digital-only single presents funky bedrock hip hop from Ohmega Watts featuring Jneiro Jarel on Ubiquity Records. Watch the video here (flv)
Matt and Kim - Daylight (directed by Micah Perta)
via Matt&Kim: “In the video are such things as kim wanting to gag while in a dumpster, my hip F’n killin me while trying play in a freezer (of a refrigerator), and a wet t-shirt contest between kim and i while playing music in the shower, (that’s half true) and us in some other equally stupid places.” Mission completed? Watch the Video here (mov via causeffect.tv)
Stricken City - Lost Art (directed by Sam Crack)
The video for the new track ’Lost Art’ by Stricken City was done in one take and the single is out on November 17th through Blue Flowers Records. Watch Rebekka Rah painting the video here & don’t miss their smart first video here (via Youtube)
Golden Bug - Look Look Look (inflagranti rmx.)
Golden Bug are from Paris, and on the same label (Gomma) as Munk. Watch the video here (via Youtube)
Lykke Li & Bon Iver - Dance Dance Dance (accustic...
Version of “Dance Dance Dance,” shot Take Away Show-style around a fountain in L.A. Featuring some nice sunny harmonies and never-before-seen dance moves from Ms. Li: watch it here (via Vimeo)
Efterklang - Horseback Tenors (directed by Rasmus...
Horseback Tenors from Efterklangs acclaimed and award winning second album Parades on Rumraket. The new album is the fruit of eighteen months of recording and involved more than thirty guest musicians, including a string quartet, a brass quintet and three separate choirs. Watch the video, shot in Copenhagen, here (mov via Efterklang)
Lulu Rouge - Bless You (directed by Jimmy Falinski...
Denmark’s latest electronic music export: Lulu Rouge (Anders Trentemøller & Alice Carreri). Dark and seedy with its whispers and gurgling beats, the LuLu sound is perfect 5 a.m. fare. Watch the video here (via myspace)
Of Montreal - 'Id Engager (directed by Marc...
The debut single from Skeletal Lamping, provides an early sneak peak to one of 2008’s most anticipated albums. Here’s a video by Marc Reisbig and Hanne Berkaak, watch it here (flv via Pitchfork)
not a music-video, vol.1: ‘Peripetics or The...
Sound Design: Zeitguised with Michael Fakesch
Zeitguised made a piece in six acts for the opening exhibition at the Zirkel Gallery. It entails six imaginations of disoriented systems that take a catastrophic turn, including the evolution of educational plant-body-machine models and liquid building materials. Watch the stunning video here (mov via zeitguised)
Nite Jewel - Artificial Intelligence (directed by...
Nite Jewel is the performing moniker of Ramona Gonzalez, she goes for a slightly frightening trip, as her assistants dope her up with liquid acid. The video, directed by Travis Peterson, pairs an 80’s sound with ’80s colors and cinematography. Watch it here (mov via Travis Peterson)
Tvärvägen - September (directed by Henrik Öhberg)
Bird painting by Hanna Eliasson
New song from Tvärvägen. September is a sad song from a one man orchestra, off the new record, Sånger från Tvärvägen, is out in November on Knoppar Records. Actually shot using a digital still image camera with multi photo function, watch the animated video here (via Vimeo)
MGMT - The Youth (directed by Eric Wareheim)
The Hype goes on: MGMTs unofficial new music video directed by Erik Wareheim. Watch four kinds having fun on a spinning dvd etc. here.
Keith - Up In the Clouds (directed by Bastien...
I thought Keith were dead as we hadn’t heard anything from them since 2006, but we were wrong. ‘Up In The Clouds’ is their new single and the first taste of ‘Vice & Virtue’, their new album. V&V sees Keith working with white-hot producer Dan Carey, whose varied credits include Hot Chip, Kylie, Kelis, Sly & Robbie and the forthcoming Franz Ferdinand...
Deerhoof - Chandelier Spotlight (directed by Clyde...
Directed by Clyde Petersen, frontwoman of Seattle-based collective Your Heart Breaks, here’s the new video from Deerhoof, ‘Chandelier Spotlight’, taken from their new album Offend Maggie, out this week. Watch the video here (via Youtube)
77Klash feat. Johnny Osbourne - Mad Again...
Buddy-Bye Johnny Osbourne is in the video, giving his “whoa-yeah” some visual appearance. Also making a cameo: the dancing crews Ground Zero and Dancerz Blvd plus insane Skerrit Bwoy, Max Glazer, Gravy, Barrington, Mass Processor and both generations of Crazy Legs. Watch the clip here (via Youtube)
Get Well Soon - Listen! (directed by Modersohn &...
The band, a six, seven or eight piece on the live stage, is essentially one man, Konstantin Gropper, from Mannheim of all places. New video directed by berlin-based direction-duo Timon Modersohn & Jan-Ole Gerster. Both students at the DFFB. Watch the submarine-story here (mov via Cityslang) or here (flv via Youtube).
Alexander's Annexe - Lizard's Point (directed by...
This video was created by filmaker Tony Comley and uses a section of music from Alexander’s Annexe ’Push Door To Exit’ (released 2006 on Warp). Very Beautiful, watch it here (via houseofrobyn.co.uk)
Eagles of Death Metal - Wanna Be In LA (directed...
Taken from forthcoming album Heart On, WBILA is a tale that confirms the gospel of Boots Electric and Babyduck… two versions to watch here (pins-version) and here (standart version)
Ratatat - Shempi (edited by Stroud&Mast)
New Shempi video from Brooklyn duo Ratatat. Off LP3, now at XL. Featuring a de-constructed and re-assembled ABBA. Same vein as the Paul Simon clip for Flynn. Watch the clip here (via Youtube)
Herman Dune - My Home is Nowhere without you...
On the new album Next Year In Zion, songwriter and vocalist David-Ivar Herman Dune and drummer Neman Herman Dune deliver a dozen charming and intricately constructed pop songs. Next Year In Zion is the Parisian duo’s debut long-player for the City Slang Label. MHINWY is their first release from the new album, watch the video here (flv via Youtube) or here (mp4 via Cityslang)