February 2009
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Kap Bambino - Red Sign (directed by Anthony...
This new KB track comes with a b-side called Acid Eyes on a ltd. 7” on Because Music. With the collaboration of Caroline Martial and Orion Bouvier, it is no wonder the duo hailing from France…might just be the next upcoming artist in the music scene. Plus: check great videos by director AD here. Until then: Watch the video here (.mov)
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Max Cooper - Harmonisch Serie (directed by Whiskas...
Max Cooper is a DJ who is also involved in a sci-art project combining evolutionary and music production algorithms at University College London. This okay minimal track is off his HS on Traum Rec. Watch the video here. (youtube)
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Seyfu & Haris feat Brutoz Brutalos -...
This is the hot shit outta south-west berlin. A cool barrio, untouched by tourists or new-berlin hipsters from north-europe. Don’t know who Seyfu is, and I’m to lazy to google. But 4 sure he’s from Berlin-Lichterfelde and that’s cool enough. Watch the video here (youtube)
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Bat For Lashes - Joshua & The Bat (directed by...
Mrs. Cassells brings her unique style of photography to us: cool filming 4 BfLs new single J&TB on Parlophone. Since long we know, that BfL somehow take care for their videos. And this one is a pretty slow burner, too. Just have some slow 5min20 and watch the wonderful video here (youtube) or here (streamed .mov)
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Codebreaker - Fire (directed by Erik West)
Fuck, these days it’s all about snow. The video’s a tilt-shift thing. Erik says: “None of the snow in this piece is simulated. I went out and show on the snowiest days of winter. The last scenes in the video were shot during a blizzard….” C releases F via DDR. Watch the video here. (vimeo)
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You! - I hate you (directed by Arnaud Delord,...
New music video from the You! outta Paris. You! is Romuald Boivin, Jose Reis Fontao and sometimes Isabelle Lindqwister, David Fontao, Douglas Cavanna. They’re signed on upcoming french label KusKus. The clip is inna Justice style, watch it here. (vimeo)
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Animal Kingdom - Chalk Stars (directed by Thomas...
Their debut single Chalk Stars, in a limited edition of 500, will be available only for fans at the shows. Wow, full DIY. Each single is an original. The 500 sleeves together make up one single image drawn by artist Thomas Hicks. He won Warp Records competition in 2005 (= budget 4 directing a video for Gravenhurst). Since then he sometimes directs videos. Now there was some time left for...
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Broken Spindles - Introvert (directed by Alexander...
Broken Spindles is the solo side project of Faint guitarist Joel Peterson. He has done remixes for Of Montreal, Her Space Holidays and AFI . The now released synth-pop track’s off his latest album Kiss/Kick on blank.wav. Watch the nice animated video here. (vimeo)
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Molly Nilsson - 8000 days (directed by Fjodor...
New video for MNs track from her self-released These things take time EP. Was filmed in Berlin during christmas time, when the city was flooded with too many strange christmas markets. MN, formally known as White Bread, plays some dreamy pop. Watch the video here. (youtube)
Jeremy Jay - Lite beam (directed by Sebastien...
Track off JJs Love Everlasting EP. (which, by the way, is only $3.50 at Amazon) It’s all about melancholy fun and indeed it’s melancholy and funky. Watch it here (youtube)
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Oasis - Falling Down (directed by WIZ)
New video 4 Oasis’ FD out of the DOYS album on BB Records. Its about Prince Charles, but here we have an unknown actrice, playing the role of PC. Don’t forget to take a look to other great videos of experienced uk-director WIZ (his Kasabian video or here his video for Clinic). But start with his latest work for Oasis: here (.flv)
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The Tings Tings - We walk (directed by Ben Ib)
New video 4 Sony’s TTT: obviously one day there’ll be at least 1 video for each and every track off their We started nothing album. Kinda silly… This video was arranged by Ben Ib and I do not want to know, how long the compositing took… See the result here (.mov)
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Chairlift - Evident Utensil (directed by Ray...
Hyped new director Ray Tintori tries harder. After having a massive success with his Time to pretend video for MGMT and a follow-up signing to the cool school of Partizan, he fails to direct a nice Killers video. But now he strikes back with another cool trippy video for Denver’s Brooklyn’s hot shot Chairlift. Watch the unwatchable video here. (mov)
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CFCF - Crystal Mines (directed by Alex Jones)
CFCF is Michael Silver from Montreal. It’s all about cool electro beats and MS is well known for unmistakable remixes 4 groups such as Crytals Castles, The Teenagers or The Presets. Track is off his Panesian Nights EP out on Paper Bag Digital Rec. Watch the video here. (vimeo)
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Mono - Follow The Map (directed by Dimitri...
In the end, aren’t we all really just looking for someone we can take our mask off for? Video here (youtube)
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Malajube - Porté Disparu (directed by Vincent...
Video off their Labyrinth album on City Slang. After the massiv success with their debut record Le Compte Complet and more recently their second album Trompe-l?Oeil, now here’s the return. Having access 2 Warpfilms up-and-comer Vincent Morisset means, that there was some cash in the pocket. Is there any interactive version? Whatch the clip here. (youtube)
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Casiokids - Fot i Hose (directed by Aslak...
Next is Norway: video for Casiokids’ Fot i Hose. Six animated big heads and cool/old-school/trashy/ analogue keyboard-pechno. Having a massive strike with their debut album Fuck Midi in 2005, now it’s time 4 a 7”, released on Moshi Moshi. ‘Fot I Hose’ is a term used when something is really easy (Fot = foot, Hose = stocking/sock - so, “foot in sock” which most people should master). ...
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Bomb the Bass - Black River (directed by Corin...
Next tune from Tim Simenon’s Future Chaos album on !K7 Records, with vocals from Mark Lanegan. 2nd director-band collaboration and a strange nature video, where someone pulls something 2 the lake. According to his myspace, it was shot on a Bolex 16mm wind-up film camera. Big Up. Watch the video here (flv.)
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Appaloosa - The Day (directed by Patrick O'Dell)
Appaloosa from the french it-Label Kitsune comes with a new 12”: The Day. Another revival to early 80’s disco pop. A has been getting a great reception in the Blogosphere, so the frenchmen decided to drop a video. Photographer Patrick O’Dell, who did a great job in directing videos for Pandabear and Morrissey earlier, made a nice horse-skating montage. Watch the video here...