Cinematography and direction by Peter Simonite, 2nd unit director for Terrence Malick’s Tree Of Life. From last year’s Take Care, Take Care, Take Care, released on Temporary Residence.
Explosions In The Sky’s “Postcard From 1952″
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The National Fanfare of Kadebostany – “Walking with a Ghost”
I won’t lie, I don’t really get this…but it’s interesting; Beirut, Adele, and Kreyshawn all shoved in an eastern European box of lolwut. Worth the confusion for the impeccable lighting and choreography.
Lower Dens – “Brains”
Before today, I was pretty certain Lower Dens was fronted by an awkward looking dude with strange fashion sense. From this video and clips of their SXSW performances earlier in the year, I had no clear idea that Jana Hunter was a lady. Now that her hair has grown out a bit, it’s harder to confuse:
Regardless, the simple clip for “Brains” is a beautiful exercise in restraint. The minimalist aesthetic, reflected in this clip and all of Nootropics is wonderful and a damned rarity. Definitely going to end up on many best of 2012 lists.
Pins – Eleventh Hour
I still don’t know much about this band, but I like 3 things:
1. Their Mancheter-ness. Some of my best friends are from Manchester
2. A repeatedly struck side-lit floor tom with sparkles and dust on it. It’s an old trope, but I have a weird affection for it.
3. Using projectors. The layered visuals, both added in post and done live at the shoot do much to add to the buzzy claustrophobia that comprises “Eleventh Hour”.
All in all, an interesting first start for Pins.
Grimes – Full KEXP Performace
I honestly have no clue what my opinion is of Grimes. Everyone is in love with her and while I can’t deny the absolute charm of her Oblivion video, I’m not totally sold. I took to the live clip to get a sense of her stage presence and it’s, well, it’s similar to her music to me…something seems lacking. I really want to be swept up in whatever it is people are seeing in her, but I’m still struggling. I puzzled for a while over her minimalist setup too: an SP-404 sampler, an iPod touch, a Boss VE-20 vocal processor, a Juno-G synth and a midi stompbox I can’t identify. I’m skeptical even of this mix of equipment, so simple that I can’t really understand how she manufactures what she does.
However critical I may be, I don’t dislike Grimes…I just haven’t yet drank from the right potion to figure it all out.
Setlist:
Symphonia IX
Genesis
Be a Body
Interspersed with an awkward interview by host Cheryl Waters.
Non Tiq – “Quiet”
This clip popped up in 2010 and I’ve not heard anything else about them, but if this is all we get from them…it’s a pretty good artifact. The song is a simple bouncy electro-jam, but the clip is a post modern Jackson Pollock wet t-shirt contest. Over the course of this clip, Swedish singer Nora Lindqvist is doused with a variety of complementary paints and occasionally lit only by black light. It’s an arresting visual.