An absolutely excellent video for a fantastic song.
Bat For Lashes visuals from Robin Bushell on Vimeo.
The backing animations are sometimes the best reason to see a band live. At least in my opinion. (I’d still see Bat for Lashes in a heartbeat even if she had nothing but a blank white background behind her.)
The Do – Slippery Slope from thatgo on Vimeo.
Great example of the lighting really doing the work to make a video look fantastic.
I really needn’t say too much more than that.
I will, though. I’ll start with this quote from The Guardian:
“The Modern Things” […] playfully posits the theory that technology has always existed, waiting in mountains for humans to catch up. In fact, Björk has always seemed like an artist who’s been waiting for technology to catch up with her. Finally, it seems to have done so.”
(1. I love “The Modern Things“, one of my all-time favorites.) The new album, Biophilia will be taking the form of a collection of iPad mini-apps, one for each track. (2. Yes, Björk is releasing her album on the iPad.) Not content to just put out a static package of music, Björk will also be releasing evolving content during the lifespan of the album – and every single track can be remixed and reconfigured via games and other creative means. (3. Not just an iPad gimmick but a project that takes advantage of the iPad’s living nature.) The new release will even be toured with iPads in the band, as they are used to mix the songs on stage – when we aren’t too busy playing the “gameleste”, an instrument Björk commissioned from an Icelandic artist. (4. See 2 and, also, holy shit.)
björk: road to crystalline from Björk on Vimeo.
Because who doesn’t want to listen to Björk’s new album on a road trip…with Björk?
I know I can’t wait. There will even be a video directed by Gondry to kick things off, we’ve been told.
The hot too soon tracklist:
Limited time download here.
Grab a high resolution PDF of the cover art to go with your download.
I don’t even normally like The Decemberists, but there is something about this video that really does it for me. Maybe the filter that makes it all look like Anthropologie’s post-apocalyptic collection catalogue shoot?