some music vids i like
ok, there's a part of me that likes things all sorted and slotted properly. i actually spent minutes dithering about which thread to put music vids...
motiongraphics? well... maybe .. sometimes
internet doesn't get better?... again.. maybe
music i've been listening to? eh.. sometimes i watch them with the sound off.
so
i like this. Sia is upbeat, quirky, and has a lush rough voice. I like it that she signs so poetically while singing, too.
motiongraphics? well... maybe .. sometimes
internet doesn't get better?... again.. maybe
music i've been listening to? eh.. sometimes i watch them with the sound off.
so
i like this. Sia is upbeat, quirky, and has a lush rough voice. I like it that she signs so poetically while singing, too.
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but this vid, with Karin Dreijer Andersson from The Knife... i want to sing the song (my own way, of course)... and the visual environment is superb.
this one is interesting, for me.
the sound quality is not-so-good (yootubery), and i prefer them live, but the ani-work in well done and apt.
i have to say that i'm not really objective about their music; they're family. i do love harmony, real musicianship and live performance.
this is an example: they went to the Palais Royale to sing play and record in that vast space. they did it, and it came out ok, but every single one of them hated it.
the vid opens with afterwards, when they just went outside and sat down on the grass and started to sing. if you watch the whole thing, you'll see what i mean about them hating that enormous echoing vault; it added a false tone to the song.
I used to have a t-shirt with the Foo Fighters playing 'All My Life' in front of that red background...
Pretender's a great song. watching that, i'm so grateful that Grohl has good teeth.
the Beastie Boys had so much fun. heh... and that's a killer bass line.
heh, you know, i think Foo Fighters are one of the most consistently smart bands working. All My Life has a marvellous structure.
Edit: Also, replaced video for The Pretender
I was gonna post that one but I shall find some more when I have a little more time.
Electrasy - Morning Afterglow
i think this la fresh:
work sucks
btw. if you like sia you should definately check out "zero 7". sia is doin the vocals in almost every song on their albums.
i looked around for something with "electronic" sound that i liked.
this is clever and catchy.
dust it off and jerk it.....
(that's a huge cock, btw)
i like their post-punkish sound and energy, and i've a pal in Montreal who's a hardcore groupie for We Are Wolves.
NSW (gore).
this is compellingly beautiful music from Damien Jurado and his group. the vid is amazing.
this youtube vid is a teaser. link to the fulll video (small/quicktime) is on the director, Chris Milk's page.
that second piece is very powerful. both those pieces have some kind of weird religiousity to them, but i really like the second one. thank you.
Queens of the Stone Age... fun stuff.
the TV on the Radio one is... meh for me, but i'm unfond of that style of vidwork in general. they're having some good success lately; i'm liking their sound these days.
from Fever Ray's self-titled debut album. If I Had A Heart.. confession: i'm all a-swoon over Karin Anderson's voice; she's got power.
click pic to go to QT mov.
a hero comes from the wilderness to cry out to the captives, pleading for them to awaken. i'm no way religious and this is still awesome. Brian McCormick (Dir) is a very talented man.
the rendering must have been tedious and difficult. i'm glad they stuck with it.
urb... that is sweet as pie. my daughter sang that song a lot when she was preteen (read: incessant). i've sent her the link; she's going to get a happy from it.
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the most romantic kiss i've ever seen in a music video, and amazing morphing animated visual fun
out of the 114 music vid recommendations waiting in my email, i've got more than 10 bookmarked.
maybe a couple a day.... i got overloaded trying to go through them all, and my snap judgment may be faulty (again).
on the cheap, and worth every penny. this is good, and i'm usually unmoved by "electro" sound.
sci-fi fantasy journey of a little girl with a special pet friend, a huge toad.
Hey by Eatliz
this neither profound, great, nor amazing. i started smiling about 4 seconds in. there's way too much lipdub out there. this one's a keeper, though.
totally catchy
Amanda Fucking Palmer!
the hi def is worth it, btw.
i like her singly much more than i ever have the Dresden Dolls. she's got moxie.
full screen is best. *nod*
but ultimately it turned out to be compelling; i couldn't get it out of my head.
the whole thing has such a sweet gentle vibe. i had to look up the "unknown" phrase they were singing. "hello, how are you?" in Zulu. hehe.. i expected to find it was dansk.
If that doesn't work, click this link.
"all along in my whiteboy pain"
clever. the director's sentiment is always what it's about, isn't it?
This vid/song combo really makes me think back on some nice summer memories with beer and sun and dirt and stuff... dunno why... i've never been to a stock car race in my life, but it's just evocative of the mood i guess...