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Malte Huebner

A robot boyband take the world by storm in Maxim Kelly's alternative history of computing and artificial intelligence for Hot Chip - in which music video takes an even more important role...&nbsp;&nbsp;For Broken, taken from the band's recently released eighth album Freakout/Release, we follow the engaging story of Jerry Fairchild, creator of the Fairchild 7000, and its role in turning computer nerds into music video directors (including one named Jon Glazer). That is the introduction&nbsp;to the 'proper' video that features anonymous, frequently multiplying android pop stars, busting moves in a familiar white-syc studio.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]As in some of his previous work - perhaps most notably the video for shame's Nigel Hitter - Kelly reworks obscure vintage corporate film footage to create the foundations for his concept.Then he has created his robot boyband by adding cool robot mask prosthetics&nbsp;to a trio of denim-clad dancers presenting them in a pop video, rooted in the classic form. And that is hugely effective for a song that is at the catchy pop-end of Hot Chip's musical&nbsp;spectrum.[imgtoken data:2]&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;“I’m intrigued by AI machines doing artwork," says Kelly. "In the future, robots and computers might make music videos too - and this is what I imagine the first will look like."I referenced the boyband videos I grew up watching on MTV - overly sentimental with emotional and gut-wrenching performances. In this video, soulless androids run through all the motions and cliches of these videos with deadpan robotic precision. It’s a pop video with all the entertaining and watchable bits taken out.”

United Kingdom

Maxim Kelly

Eleri Evans

Sachin Chande

Caviar

Samira Conteh

Afzal Robbani

Matthew Emvin Taylor

Lucy Bradley

Beau Pritchard-James

John Phillips

Laurent Arnaud

Syd Harmony

Robert Smith

Begona F.Martin

Celia Arias

Kloe Dean

Tom Mangham

Black Kite Studios

Steve Shaw

Trim Editing

John Moule

Domino Records

Hands 

Alternative

Hot Chip 'Broken' by Maxim Kelly

Hot Chip - Broken (Official Video)

Joesef is on a mission to bury his past, in Greg Hackett's enigmatic promo for Fire.&nbsp;In the depths of a forest, we see the artist digging a hole, guided by the beams of his car headlights.&nbsp;Under a pitch black sky, the concept takes a twist when we see what is waiting to be buried in the boot, raising abstract questions and metaphors as it builds to a claustrophobic climax.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]Hackett takes a relatively simple concept and elevates it with mesmerising cinematography by Jaime Ackroyd, and a brilliant performance from Joesef.&nbsp;"Fire is about that feeling of wanting to burn all your stuff and start over," says the director. "It’s about escaping the emotional weight that places and people carry after too much has happened, but realising nothing ever really leaves you in the end anyway."

Greg Hackett

Jordi Estapé

Spindle

Stitch Richardson

Rowan Mackintosh King

Oliver Hill

Jaime Ackroyd

Niyi Ferreira

Krunal Saadranik

Ahmet Buyukcinar

Suzie Walsh

Shamirah Sairally

Tim Swaby

Alex Gregory

No.8

Mouthpiece

Cheyenne Miller

Awal

Nosisa Majuqwana

Joesef 'Fire' by Greg Hackett

Joesef-'Fire'-by-Greg-Hackett

Brothers Loral and Ronnel Raphael - aka Sons of Raphael - literally represent the lyrics of their song Siren Music through choreography in the completely analogue video, directed by Loral.Collaborating with cinematographer Manuel Claro (Melancholia,&nbsp;The House That Jack Built) for the second time, this was&nbsp;shot on film in a single take at a high frame rate, resulting in the dreamlike, rather abstract quality of the dance performance by the Raphael brothers - both sporting Mr Punch-like prosthetics - who rise and fall, and are finally slumped on the floor, in a mirrored dance studio.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The film footage was processed, then graded on the negative. "Each grade&nbsp;alters the negative forever, so we had to put a lot of trust on the process itself,” says producer Manoela Chiabai. "You won’t achieve this grade in any digital colour grading, no matter how great your grader is."

Loral Raphael

Manoela Chiabai

Black Dog Films

Martin Roker

Manuel Alberto Claro

Tyron Sweeney

D-fran

Dirk Dejonghe

Dejonghe Film Post Production

Rhian Emanuel

Because

Robyn Skead

Tom Heyes

Sons Of Raphael 'Siren Music' by Loral Raphael

Sons-Of-Raphael--'Siren-Music'-by-Loral-Raphael

The&nbsp;promise of respite cannot come soon enough in James Slater's video for Sam Fender&nbsp;-&nbsp;starring Matt King,&nbsp;who played&nbsp;Super Hans in&nbsp;Peep Show.Hanging in the shadows of a low-key Fender gig at a social club, King is the&nbsp;washed up artist&nbsp;who has been unceremoniously cancelled in place of the young new talent. Overcome by the emotion of the band's music, he dives into&nbsp;intoxicating choreography that starts on the dancefloor but spills out well into the streets of London.Fender also pops up as various characters as King frolics around town, including a chip shop owner and busker, giving Saturday a rather more light-hearted and humourous vibe in comparison&nbsp;to his previous videography.&nbsp;Blending the naturalistic and sincere elements Fender brings to the table with Slater's passion for the avant garde, DP Alexandre Jamin builds a hazy and colourful world for Fender and King&nbsp;to inhabit. It’s&nbsp;quirky and contemporary&nbsp;yet realistic enough to represent the madness a Saturday night in the city can bring.&nbsp;

James Slater

Fred Bonham Carter

My Accomplice

Imogen Harrison

Ellie Phipps

Caspar Campbell

Alexandre Jamin

Jomar O'Meally

Johnjoe Besagni

Afra Zamara

Charlotte Jamies

Natasha Laws

Elaine Lynsky

Daisy Smith

Matthew Prickett

Cut+Run

Richard Fearon

Matt King

Alexa Haywood at Free Agent UK

Semera Khan

Sam Fender 'Saturday' by James Slater

Sam-Fender-'Saturday'-by-James-Slater

Charlie Lightening presents the second chapter in a series of videos for Louis Tomlinson, following a doomed love affair in Southend-on-Sea.The quietest member of One Direction takes a backseat in this narrative video, which reintroduces us to a bank thief and his partner. After meeting at Tomlinson’s gig in Kill My Mind, the two begin a passionate romance. But struggling to balance his personal and professional lives, the young criminal finds himself at a crossroads.The video features some impressively verdant anamorphic photography by the director, who has also shot projects with Liam Gallagher.

Charlie Lightening

Ghandi El-Chamaa

Common People Films

Ramy Dance

Joseph J Goldman

Chris Malin

Daniel Lightening

Ben Worthington

Joe Sherno

Terri Higgins⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

Joanne Coleman⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

Tony Roberts

Samuel Marr

The Quarry

Jax Harney

Envy Advertising

Joe Holdgate

Miki Davis

Mike O'Keefe

Syco

Acoustic

Louis Tomlinson 'We Made It' by Charlie Lightening

Louis-Tomlinson-'We-Made-It'-by-Charlie-Lightening

It's the morning after the night before... and trying to get ready for the day is quite a struggle for this bunch of super-hungover party animals, in Alex Southam's very enjoyable video for Roberto Surace's dance anthem JOYS.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;While an&nbsp;angry girlfriend is pounding the door and unleashing hell on her stupefied boyfriend, his crashed-out guests start to rise from where they fell, and find themselves conflicted - dancing back into their jeans, their&nbsp;bottom halves almost ready to get to the 9 to 5, while&nbsp;their top halves still trapped in last night's party.So we get a different type of drunk dancing... In a ludicrous and offbeat series of events, these guys&nbsp;don't really get anywhere, instead stumbling around the house in awkward unison until they all fall right back into place.Appropriately enough there are lots of joys to be had here&nbsp;- and the track is something&nbsp;of a banger too.

Alex Southam

Jerome Danvers

London Alley

Sam Holmes

Vincent Kavanagh

Matt Taylor

Marcia Sousa

Kieran Brown

Jakob Gierse

Luci Ellis

Chris Roebuck

Vlad Barin @ Cheat

Huw Johnsam, Grace Jabbari, Emmanuelle Soum, Federica Somma, Ihsaan De Banya, Rosalie Bell, Tylor Deyn, Peter Babbage, Robin Doebler, Sophie Mercell

OB Management

John Hassay

Defected

Dance

Roberto Surace 'JOYS (Director's Cut)' by Alex Southam 

Louis Tomlinson is back with a homage to Britpop, Kill My Mind, and a video directed by Charlie Lightening = best known for shooting videos for Liam Gallagher, Robbie Williams and more&nbsp; - who stamps his mark on the visual with a dynamic performance setup and an enigmatic narrative.While Louis performs the song with his band in a club, a motorbike speeds through country roads towards the gig. The rider meets his girl at the show, they head for the exit. What happens next will leave you shocked, with far more questions than answers. But this is the&nbsp;first in a series of Tomlinson videos, the next of which is teased in the last moments.&nbsp;Tomlinson's rock star performance is spot-on, and DoP Daniel Lightening's balance of neon red washes and stripped back naturalistic imagery lends a mysterious aura to the project. Keep your eyes peeled for part two.&nbsp;

Max Smith

Helen Seamons

Krystle Gohel

Joanne Coleman

#039;ambrosi

Pablo D

CHEAT

Polly Durrance

Las Bandas Be Brave

Mike O’Keefe

Louis Tomlinson 'Kill My Mind' by Charlie Lightening

Louis-Tomlinson-'Kill-My-Mind'-by-Charlie-Lightening

A gang of scarily-masked, boiler-suited&nbsp;intruders break into Ashnikko's house,&nbsp;in new FRIEND signing Lucrecia Taormina's sassy and full-bloodied video for Hi, It's Me.Up in her bedroom, Ashnikko is all of a dither about a useless no-good boy. But the interlopers have a weird surprise for her - they reveal themselves to also be Ashnikko. Much bolshier alter-egos, in fact, and determined to snap out her nonsense.Taormina brings out&nbsp;Ashnikko's considerable charisma in the video, and with the catchy Hi, It's Me, she's like a&nbsp;spiky, punkier Taylor Swift.This is Taormina's third video produced through FRIEND in London, and an impressive way to announce&nbsp;her official addition to the FRIEND roster.&nbsp;"We're very excited to announce Lucrecia Taormina is signing to FRIEND," says Luke Tierney, EP of Music.&nbsp;"Having created three videos together we've already created a strong partnership, something we're excited to take further."• Watch Lucrecia Taormina's reel at FRIEND <a href="http://friendlondon.tv/directors/lucrecia-taormina#cat-musicvideos" target="_blank">here</a>

Lucrecia Taormina

FRIEND

Luke Tierney

Jack Green

Conor Hall

Kieren Alexander

Ash Halliburton

Holly Adamthwaite

Claire Moore

Porsche Poon

Meg Thorne

Jonny Thorpe

Glassworks

Chloe Ensor

Philip Wood

Sam Seager

Grant Sandy Phillips

Jamie Neale

Ashnikko 'Hi It's Me' by Lucrecia Taormina

Ashnikko-'Hi-It's-Me'-by-Lucrecia-Taormina

Sye Allen&#39;s video for Billy Lockett&nbsp;explores an abusive relationship, and draws parallels with the lyrical content centered around addiction - a narrative close to the hearts of both singer and director.&nbsp;Shot in Margate by Allen &amp; Malte Rosenfeld, it&#39;s centered around a wonderful performance from Chelsea Edge. And the shoot&nbsp;proved to be a very emotional day for all involved.

Sye Allen

Tamara Lenz

Burning Reel

Mike Heath

Malte Rosenfeld 

Phil Penfold

Toby Tomkins

Warner Music

Chelsea Edge

Marisa Garner Associates

Billy Lockett 'Every Time You're High' by Sye Allen

Billy-Lockett-'Every-Time-You're-High'-by-Sye-Allen

Charley Palmer Rothwell plays the young man in a difficult relationship and bending under the pressure of an apparently demanding partner in Harry Cauty&#39;s intriguing video for Adam French.In line with the songtitle The Only Living Thing, Rothwell (who appeared in Christopher Nolan&#39;s Dunkirk) projects his feelings and anxieties upon the blank canvas - or the void - of his co-star: a tailor&#39;s dummy.It&#39;s a psychological study of a damaged mind that has its lighter moments, and a nice sense of mystery, partly resolved by the voicemail message at the end of the song.

Harry Cauty

James Cross

Kode Media

Nathan Killham

Olan Collardy

James Wicks

Vini Curits

Jess Morgan

Mekel Bailey

Chloe Rose

Charley Palmer Rothwell

Carrie Sutton

Andrew Law

Indie

Singer-songwriter

Adam French 'The Only Living Thing' by Harry Cauty

Adam-French-'The-Only-Living-Thing'-by-Harry-Cauty

&quot;The idea behind the song is my experience of learning to let go of past experiences in order to open yourself up to love and trust, instead of being fearful and keeping yourself closed off from the world. So the video is just symbolic of that - immersion, baptism, being born again.&quot; says artist and director Helena Coan.&nbsp;She&#39;s a seductive presence in the&nbsp;sensual video for Baptise, shot by&nbsp;DoP Felix&nbsp;Schmilinsky on one of the hottest summer days this year by a quarry lake just outside of London.

Helena Coan

Helena Coan 'Baptise' by Helena Coan

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