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Top Music Videos – Spring 2012 pt. TWO

Two weeks ago I started with my first review on some selected music videos which were published in the spring. Now we continue with part two…

1. Portugal. The Man – »All Your Light« directed by Dan Brown. The music video review begins once more with a gruesome short. A young boy is walking on a meadow with a bloody bag in his hand. In the following, a scary story around a dirty trailer park begins. By the way: a wonderful song.

2. Jack White – »Sixteen Saltines« directed by AG Rojas. Jack White has released a video for »Sixteen Saltines« filled with flaming cars, self-asphyxiating burnouts, creative drug use, property destruction and plenty of other bizarre occurrences. Needless to say, hard but pretty amazing.

3. Woodkid – »Run Boy Run« directed by Yoann Lemoine. It is difficult to understand the intense work of Yoann Lemoine, the level of passion he has. Stylistically at one with the Iron video, every shot is crafted beautifully. I was a little surprised he did the same again. But it works.

4. Grimes – »Oblivion« directed by Emily Kai Bock. Claire Boucher alias Grimes is planning a video-cycle for all 13 album songs. »If music is the main course, then the video is making my dessert« she says. »Oblivion« shows my weakness for half-empty motocross stadiums, cheerleading and floodlights. Besides, this one is my favourite from »Visions«

5. M.I.A. – »Bad Girls« directed by Romain Gavras. Based on the criticism of M.I.A.’s »Born Free« video two years ago, her situation was not quite as simple. A longtime critics‘ favorite lost her crown. Her symbols were too bold and too stereotyped. Nevertheless, the mood of the fans was at its best. The video has garnered over 10 million views on YouTube and a ton of attention. It shows M.I.A. in a desert location, surrounded by women in leopard bodysuits. Men in white garments stand on water pipes by the side of the road and watch two BMWs doing high-speed stunts. Brilliant!

El Orden es Intangible

Typographic installation by Boa Mistura. Inspired by the poem »Order is« by Louis I. Khan, the piece involves an abstract furniture composition that only makes sense when is observed from one particular point, from where you can read the quote »order is intangible«. Before that Boa Mistura worked on a vibrant community project in Vila Brâsilandia, one of the favelas in São Paulo, Brazil.

Boa Mistura .


Boa Mistura – El Orden es Intangible


Boa Mistura – El Orden es Intangible


Boa Mistura – Orgulho


Boa Mistura – Firmeza

Wang2mu

Wang2mu from Guangzhou, China, favors red and blue ballpoint pens to create his illustrations.Pretty nice combined, even if i don’t understand a word.


小时候其实我想做只 老师


如何做一只正宗设计佬(偏方)


小时候其实我想做只 警察

Die Qual der Zahl

Eine Unbekannte, die jeder kennt: die Quote. Aber wie wird die Quote ermittelt? Welche Aussage trifft sie wirklich? Spielt das Fernsehen mit gezinkten Karten? »Die Qual der Zahl – Warum das Fernsehen ist, was es ist. Von Fernsehprofis, Quotenknechten und Kundenprofilen.« Ein Beitrag von Simon Feldmer und Max Fellmann für das SZ-Magazin (Heft 20/2012).

»Das Einzige, was zählt: so viele Zuschauer wie möglich.«

Friede, Freude, Pflastersteine

Der Historiker Ralf Hoffrogge beschäftigt sich anlässlich der verbotenen Blockupy-Proteste in Frankfurt im Dossier mit dem Mythos des linken Gewalttäters, dem Versagen der deutschen Presse- und Medienlandschaft sowie der Sensationsgier vieler Medienmacher: »Mit wenigen löblichen Ausnahmen wurde das absurde und hilflose Schauspiel einer Gewaltdebatte ohne Gewalttäter geführt, es dominiert die Sensationsgier und nicht die Analyse«. Und weiter: »Welche Lehren sollen die Protestierenden daraus ziehen? Offensichtlich kann es in Deutschland nur zwei Sorten von Protest geben: die eine ist gewalttätig, chaotisch und gehört daher verboten, die andere ist friedlich und bunt, erlaubt und gelobt – aber gleichzeitig auch uninteressant«. Über das Versagen der bürgerlichen Medien nach den Blockupy-Protesten (Beitrag vom 24. Mai 2012).

Top Music Videos – Spring 2012 pt. ONE

The best hits and clips of the last weeks. A selection of my personal highlights.

1. Liars – »No.1 Against The Rush« directed by Todd Cole. The series of creepy short stories still continues. »No.1 Against The Rush« is about a serial killer while performing his work. Very impressive and loaded with gorgeous suspense.

2. Hot Chip – »Night & Day« directed by Peter Serafinowicz. Hot Chip produce significantly better clips than making music. This one could become one of the best dance clips these days. British comedian Peter Serafinowicz directed and choreographed that masterpiece and guest star Reggie Watts plays the leading role in this awesome and very alien-esque scenario.

3. Modeselektor & Thom Yorke – »This« directed by Andrew Jones. Once again Modeselektor in a collaboration with Thom Yorke, on a song from their latest album »Monkeytown«. The clip shows a black-clad puppeteer performing a twisted marionette dance as various toys seem to amp up the angst in the background. Very atmospheric.

4. Benga – »I Will Never Change« directed by Us. Great concept for a video for »I Will Never Change« by Dubstep producer Benga. 960 independent pieces of vinyl have been measured, cut and animated with utmost care to create a real-life model of a waveform. The experiment is fascinating and reminds me more of a scientific research.

5. F.S.K. – »Lady Chatterley« directed by Juno Meinecke und Jonas Spriestersbach.

Lifeless but ON, trolling is the only emotion that is suggesting moderate activity. The clip is a quiet observation of how your body is functioning in front of a computer. Song is taken from the new F.S.K. album »Akt, eine Treppe hinabsteigend«.