Wierd Al is back

Wow, almost a month since the last post. I've been busy with some new stuff. Good stuff.

Anyways. Weird Al Yankovic is back, not ,that he ever was really away but he says all of his albums are comeback albums. He's releasing eight videos in eight days, four of them are already out, they are great with some fun guest stars but so far this is my favorite. It's very fast and creatively done lyric video, Word Crimes, enjoy, you might even learn something:

Major Lazer Lyric Video

It's always fun to see how some people can expand already existing genres or styles. Here we have a rather different take on the trendy lyric-video craze:

Weird Video Game Tribute Video

As a big fan of retro video games it's always a treat for me to see a tribute to the 8bit or 16bit era, this is a little bit too weird though... but what do I expect from Japan anyway?

Photoshopped Music Video

Here is a great little Hungarian music video for the photoshop fans. It's such a simple idea that it's strange it's never been done before. Congratulations to the creators!

Super Tropic Tramp

Really cool minimal music video from Koji Aramaki, check it out, it feels more like a demoscene demo than a real video.

Super Tropic Tramp from Koji Aramaki on Vimeo.

Astral Body - Between The Buried And Me

Here is a new music video from the metalcore band Between The Buried And Me and it looks more like a showcase for After Effects plugins than a real video. Here you can see how it looks if you use Trapcode Particular, Mir and the Plexus plugins in a classical fashion. Nothing new here, just a nicely composed animation highlighting the power of AE.

Kanye West - Black Skinhead Music Video

Here is a really weird music video from Kanye West. I believe it's 100 percent animation, the movements are done with motion capture but they are exaggerated to the point where the whole thing becomes surreal. Very nice light and shadow play and plus point for not giving a shit about making it look perfect, there are a lot of "bugs" and visual mishaps in it, but hey, if everything would be perfect, nothing would be really... but that's already philosophy. Enjoy.

Music video directors: Chris Cunningham

Come to Daddy from Aphex Twin was the first music video that really shocked and impressed me at the same time. The concept of the whole video was just something completely new, and though there were strange and crazy clips, this just took the cake for me at that time. The visual style, colors, locations and post production was top notch and brutally dirty at the same time, and it worked like a charm. To this day I think this is Chris Cunningham director's best video, it became an instant classic:

Come to Daddy by Aphex Twin

Chris Cunningham got into the film industry very young, he became a concept artist and was even lucky enough to work with Stanley Kubrick on his movie AI, which sadly was finished (and fucked up) by Steven Spielberg. Anyway, C.C. did some robot concepts for him, but they stayed in the shelf for many years. Luckily, he could realize them in a video for Björk.

All is Full of Love by Björk

He made many really good music videos between 1996 and 2006. He also tried to do short films, but I think they were way too experimental to make a real stir. Here is one of his shorts:

Rubber Johnny, music by Aphex Twin

For many years he had a feature in pre-production, Neuromancer from Gibson, but sadly it never got realized. Lately there is not much information about C.C. He did a Gucci commercial a few years ago, and last year he did a video-remix of a Gil Scott-Heron track. I hope one day he will be back to his old productive self, whether it's music videos, shorts or feature films, his visual style should live on.

Here is his filmography, I can honestly say that all of these videos are worth checking out, there's something good and interesting in all of them:

• "Second Bad Vilbel" (1996) video for Autechre
• "Back With The Killer Again" (1996) video for The Auteurs
• "Light Aircraft on Fire" (1996) video for The Auteurs
• "Fighting Fit" (1996) video for Gene
• "Another Day" (1996) video for Lodestar
• "Space Junkie" (1996) video for Holy Barbarians
• "36 Degrees" (1996) video for Placebo
• "Personally" (1997) video for 12 Rounds
• "Jesus Coming in for the Kill" (1997) video for Life's Addiction
• "The Next Big Thing" (1997) video for Jesus Jones
• "Tranquillizer" (1997) video for Geneva
• "No More Talk" (1997) video for Dubstar
• "Something to Say" (1997) video for Jocasta
• "Come to Daddy" (1997) video for Aphex Twin
• "Only You" (1998) video for Portishead
• "Frozen" (1998) video for Madonna
• "Come On My Selector" (1998) video for Squarepusher
• "All Is Full of Love" (1999) video for Björk
• "Windowlicker" (1999) video for Aphex Twin
• "Afrika Shox" (1999) video for Leftfield and Afrika Bambaataa
• "Mental Wealth" (1999) commercial for PlayStation
• "Flex" (2000), using sounds created by Aphex Twin
• "Monkey Drummer" (2001), using "Mt Saint Michel + Saint Michaels mount" from Aphex Twin's album Drukqs
• "Rubber Johnny" (2005), using "Afx237 V7" from Aphex Twin's album Drukqs
• "Sheena Is a Parasite" (2006), video for The Horrors
• "Gucci Flora" (2009) commercial for Gucci Perfume
• "New York Is Killing Me (Chris Cunningham Remix)" (2010) video for Gil Scott-Heron

Source: Wikipedia

Katy Perry - Roar

A lyric video done differently. Enough said.

Cyriak - The Surrealism Continues

The first ever post on this blog was about Cyriak, and I've just realized, that there was no other posts about his works, though they are visually interesting as hell.

Here is the newest one from him, originally created for showtime, Cobwebs:

Next is an older one, but one of my favorites, evil teddy bears tear up beach, check it out:

And one more, a music video for Eskmo from 2010:

Interesting Music Videos

Here is a new music video from Morcheeba, which is a quite unusual one. It doesn't try to overwhelm you with it's cool animation or monumental story, it's just a plain and simple animated video with nice colors and esthetic typography, check it out:

The other video for today is an interactive visual experience for Ellie Goulding's track: Lights. The animation is computed real time on the monitor, you can even control it a bit with your mouse.

http://lights.elliegoulding.com/

Kill The Noise - 80's awesomeness

Here is really beautiful music video from Kill The Noise, called Kill The Noise Pt. I. In the video you see a post-apocalyptic earth with zombies roaming about, cyber-heroes battling the hordes of evil. Everything has this stylish 70's - 80's look with the music giving aid to create an amazing atmosphere. Almost as good as the Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon game was. Enjoy!

Pet Shop Boys - Axis

Here is the new music video from Pet Shop Boys, an already legendary band. The music is really cool, oldschool style with modern sound and a lot of retro elements, but the music video takes the cake. Stylish mirroring effects, laser and neon lights, geometrical shapes, tunnels, really cool stuff - nothing too difficult or complicated, enjoy:

Weird Music Videos

I have two kind of weird music videos for today, none of them are new and they didn't make a big stir back in their time, but I still love them... and the music too.

The first one is from Hella, the title is Try Dis and it was released around 2005. The video is about a down-syndrome guy flying through basically everything with a lots of weird shit happening around him. Lot of people mind find the state of the guy or the nature of the video offensive, but I think it's all positive and I'm sure for him the shooting and seeing the final video was the experience of his life.

The second video is from Horse the Band, a band playing nintendo-core... I'm not sure if there's such a thing but if there is then for sure it's what they are playing. This video goes into absurdity after a few seconds and it's just a total downhill from there. They must have had fun with it. A Million Exploding Suns. Enjoy.

New Meshuggah Music Video

Here is the music video from the Swedish math-metal band, Meshuggah. The album itself was released a year ago and this is the second video off it. The visual style and execution looks a lot like one of Tool's older music videos with the stop motion technique and the dark atmosphere. Make sure to watch it till the end where the climax happens.

The link to the official release:
http://youtu.be/fTYXbFsWg-M

Esther's Mechanical Admirer

This music video is a few years old already, but it still stands out with it's unique looks and robot-design. The song itself is from an 2007 dated album by Amon Tobin and the video was produced only 3 years later in 2010, so it's not your usual single + music video package. Make sure to watch it till the end, the outcome is a treat in itself.

Here is the director's , Charles De Meyer's vimeo channel, check it out for other interesting videos:
http://vimeo.com/charlesdemeyer

Cartoon Violence

Another music video, this time from France. As a kid I've always enjoyed imagining certain scenarios after watching an action packed Chuck Norris or Jackie Chan movie. I was the Terminator, Rambo or any other current action character, running around the house and garden with plastic weapons, imaginary explosions and bullet hits. In this music video all of these memories come to life and let me slip back to the good old days, even if just for a few minutes. Great idea and great execution!

The Greeks by Is Tropical:

Pole Dancing to Infinity and Beyond

This is a great music video and not just because the ridiculous amount of hot babes. It’s a simple idea, but a lot of times as a director or graphic artist we tend to overdo them, just because it’s seems too simple. Here they used the exact amount of post-production and CGI that was necessary, creating a surreal yet warm vision.

With Diplo and Lazerdisk Party Sex you can boldly go where no man has gone before. Set It Off!

POV Awesomeness

Biting Elbows is the band, and "Bad Motherfucker" is the title of the song which came with a very bold and dangerous looking POV style music video. Sit back and hold on because it's gonna take you for a ride. Some actors are a little stiff and some stunt work maybe sloppy, but the overall experience is really out there. It's like you get to see the world through Chev Chelios's eyes for five minutes. Definitely worth a watch! Straight from Russia.