Archive for January 25th, 2013

Bonobo ‘Cirrus’ by Cyriak

Cyriak is back with another mind-bending masterpiece of animation – this time using prosaic mid-20th century stock footage as his raw material for After Effects supermanipulation – for Cirrus, the first single from Bonobo’s new album The North Borders, which comes out in April. And Ninja Tune have had to sit on this beauty for [...]

Gas&Electric sign Robisrob

Gas&Electric have just added director and special effects wizard Robisrob to their directors roster. Robisrob is Rob Chandler, who has directed or co-directed highly inventive videos combining dramatic live action with dynamic visual effects for the likes of Depeche Mode, Placebo and Pendulum. His videos include Pendulum’s The Other Side (top right), Depeche Mode’s Fragile [...]

In Colour ‘Listen For The Rain’ by Frederick Lloyd

Frederick Lloyd directs In Colour’s debut video, delivering slick, minimal car-based imagery, in the style of Drive, to reflect the hypnotic pop of Listen To The Rain. Singer Daniel sings eyes closed inside a car travelling at night, macro shots of rain on the windscreen. Then as the track builds to an climax, it all [...]

Of Monsters And Men ‘King & Lionheart’ by Weweremonkeys

Weweremonkeys’ last promo for Of Monsters And Men – Little Talks – was viewed on Youtube a staggering 44 million times so anticipation for a follow-up is erm, rather high. No fear, with all the charm and and wonder of their former promo, Wilson and Moser deliver on all fronts. It’s another epic, cinematic treat [...]

Passion Pit ‘Carried Away’ (Tiesto Remix) by Carlos Lopez Estrada

In his ridiculous but amazing promo for Passion Pit’s Carried Away, Carlos Lopez Estrada charts a group of party animals as they try out some new multicoloured drug – one with startling results. Once ingested and then ignited with a match, the user literally explodes into clones of himself – to brilliant effect… How did [...]