“Days of Glory” by Melbourne-based DJ/Producer SODA lite is a dazzling ray of sunshine emanating from one of Soundcloud’s more shadowy recesses. Released on the semi-parodic, online label Pedicure Records (the object of their parody, Manicure Records, releases whacked-out hyperpop in a similar vein to it-kids PC Music), the song sounds how a Toni Braxton […]
Video of the Week: Gain “Paradise Lost”
If Gain isn’t your favorite K-pop star you’re probably doing it wrong. While the majority of Korean pop artists churn out maximalist, pastel-drenched fodder for teeny-boppers (much of which is excellent in its own right–see The Pink Tape), Gain has set herself apart by developing a uniquely mature, enigmatic and stone-cold sexy persona since her […]
Video of the Week: The Seshen “Unravel”
Earlier this week we gave The Seshen’s Unravel EP a glowing recommendation, so it’s only natural that we would single out the title track’s video for video of the week honors. A slow paced creepy panoramic view of a near derelict apartment building and the tragedy lurking within, “Unravel” as a video might seem slightly at odds […]
Video of the Week: Half Waif “Ceremonial”
Listening through Half Waif’s marvelous album Kotekan, you’d be forgiven for thinking Half Waif herself is some kind of 21st century sprite, luring you off for some kind of magical mischief or other. “Ceremonial” is the track that perhaps best signifies this image of Half Waif, and the new video for the song reflects that, with […]
Video of the Week: Why? “Jonathan’s Hope”
The greatest bit of education I got when I was at university didn’t come from a professor, it came from my then new friend Alex, a kid from Calgary who introduced me to the weird, wonderful world of Anticon (and all of its followers). I was already into hip-hop, but the closest I got to […]
Video of the Week: PS I Love You “Friends Forever”
Honestly, bodybuilders have always made me kind of uncomfortable. Every time I see hulking muscly dudes, I’m just worried their muscles are going to burst right through their skin like fully gestated parasites. They look like they’re in so much pain all the time, with the grimaces and awkward movements and bulging veins. So why […]
Video of the Week: Constant Lovers “Amazon Trickle”
Sometimes videos don’t need epic budgets or nudity or gimmicky choreography. All they need is a stupid awesome idea like painting the bottom half of your face to look like a skull while you lip sync your lyrics in an exaggerated fashion. At least that’s what I’ve learned from Constant Lovers‘ “Amazon Trickle,” a video […]
Video of the Week: Doprah “Stranger People”
New Zealand has housed a covertly excellent music scene since at least the ’70s, but the outre duo Doprah is a different kind of beast altogether. Featuring production like the glitchiest of Anticon’s new wave and vocals that outspooky the bulk of the 4AD catalog, Doprah is startling weird even before you get to their […]
Video of the Week: Open Mike Eagle “A History of Modern Dance”
A couple years ago I was forced to revisit Spike Lee’s School Daze as a part of a feature series on the director. I don’t know if you’ve seen it but it’s a pretty bizarre work, even from a director who gets pigeonholed for his gritty realism despite the fact that he has made a number […]
Video of the Week: Odonis Odonis’ “Order in the Court”
I don’t know how it happened, but as a kid I wound up with a gigantic, hardbound book collecting famous works from Spain’s Prado museum. There was a lot of fucked up shit in there, including Goya’s “Saturn Devouring His Son,” but I always returned to the paintings of Hieronymous Bosch, which probably explains my […]