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Your Weekly Media: WaGeble – Come Back

defselektor — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:13:41 +0000

The following video was shot, directed and edited by my friend Magee. The lyrics are not in English, but it’s still a dope track and the video is good. Hire him!

Your Weekly Media: Sour – Hibi no Neiro

defselektor — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:16:41 +0000

This is a nice song by an interesting Japanese trio that I’m going to check out. But the video is simply fantastic in its creativity and vision. A true product of the interactive networks we inhabit.

Via Nothing To Do With Arbroath

Your Weekly Media: Tokyo Time-Lapse, with beats

defselektor — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:37:03 +0000

A hypnotic and seductive look at the vastness of Tokyo.

Your Weekly Media: Hess is More – Ssshhh

defselektor — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:31:35 +0000

A fun little video, directed by the interestingly-named “m ss ng peces”.

At first it comes off as a “concept” from the early days of music videos, but the subtle technical flair eventually gives it a more serious weight. Techno should indeed be “playful”!

Via BoingBoing

Your Weekly Media: The Beastie Boys then and now

defselektor — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:26:06 +0000

Ouch, this is one that shows my age – or rather, the ages of some of hip-hop’s formative musicians, the Beastie Boys.

First, I present “Pass the Mic”, from the classic record Check Your Head, which I guess was re-released this year. This is an album that signaled the Beasties’ full shift from tongue-in-cheek punk rockers to crossover act to full time rappers, and was the prototype for all white-guy rap to come. It’s hard to understate the effect this album had on the musical tastes of my youth, and I imagine the youth of suburbs all over the country.

And now the present day Beasties, performing with The Roots on Jimmy Fallon’s Late Show, with What Cha Want, from the same album. Check out the gray hair, the bulging bellies, the not-quite-grasshopper-like moves.

Your Weekly Media: iPhone Finger Painting

defselektor — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:08:40 +0000

My father alerted me to the following video, of artist Jorge Colombo painting the latest cover for The New Yorker using a $4.99 app for the iPhone called “Brushes”. The app also includes a stroke-by-stroke video recording function, allowing the process to be replayed in sped-up time.

Story here.

Your Weekly Media: DJ Krush feat. Zap Mama – The Danger of Love

defselektor — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:58:17 +0000

Another oldie, but a beautiful song nonetheless. Brings me back to a lot of places – from Kakogawa to P-town.

Zap Mama‘s new album comes out May 26. Get it, and see her live if possible. One of the greatest vocalists I’ve ever heard. But where in the world is DJ Krush these days?

Your Weekly Media: Rave On

defselektor — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:01:44 +0000

Cute and creative video with at least three things I love: riding a bike, creative animation and bashing your TV. Rave on.

Via This Isn’t Happiness.

Your Weekly Media: Wolf and Pig

defselektor — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:34:45 +0000

More stop-motion fun, this time using snapshots and a Japanese studio flat. Very creative!

Your Weekly Media: Kaki King – Playing With Pink Noise

defselektor — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:38:09 +0000

And oldie but a goodie that I can never really hear enough of. This is one talented chick.