Explore the iamamiwhoami-inspired music video for It’s Working, off MGMT’s latest album, Congratulations. Directed by EdRec’s Head of Graphics So Me, renowned 4 his designs for Kanye West, Justice and Kid Cudi. You can watch the video here. (via)
Ethereal, dreamy, nightmarish. Brooklyn & Cologne-based Tom Krell has been playing lo-fi extravaganza under the moniker How To Dress Well since 2004. Now his Can’t see my own face – the eternal love 2 EP, is out now. As is this exquisite video: here. (via)
Ninja Tunes‘ respected bass-head Mr. Scruff joins forces with artist Kirsty Almeida for this track called Pickled Spider. The corresponding video features some nice hand-drawings by Andy Carthy = Mr. Scruff + is animated by Jim Dawson ≠ Mr. Scruff. Watch it here. (via)
6 times this morning, I’ve played this track and it’s still doing my head in. Released through Bonjour Branch, Django Django’s latest work is WOR and it sounds like nothing I’ve ever heard before. Rockabilly pop? Check their mania while watching this smart, self-made video here. (via)
Again: stresss. This is nothing but the next Romain Gavras masterpiece. Whatta dark collaboration with lady M.I.A. 4 her comeback single Born Free via XL Recordings. Watch the 9 minutes extravaganza, produced by Paris-based El Niño: here. (via)
#1 Rude Kid - Jack Daniels, dir. Ian Pons Jewell
#2 Take - Incredibright, dir. Greenlab Cinema
#3 Ciara feat. Ludacris- Ride, dir. Diane Martel
#4 Morlum Hip Hop Lao America - Koy Muk Khaen, dir. Jonny Olsen
#5 Boy 8-Bit - The Keep, dir. Hans Lo
#6 Devendra Banhart - Foolin, dir. wearethemasses
#7 Bear In Heaven - Dust Cloud, dir. Bear In Heaven
#8 LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls, dir. Spike Jonze
#9 The xx - Islands, dir. Saam Farahmand
#10 Frittenbude - Und täglich grüßt [...]
Chris Morris aka High Rankin brings the Meow Meow/Mephadrone-debate 2 the tube/clubs. Brighton = Meow Capital of the UK (?) + the video examines the controversy from an open and anarchic angle. Watch the dubstep sarcasm here. (via)
Whatta nice collaboration between british up-and-comers We Have Band and the inspiring french directing-duo Jul & Mat. WHB plan to release their self-titled debut album in April via Naive Records. Darren spoke about the album: “We like a lot of darker music. Joy Division, early OMD, and Talking Heads are some of the things that inspire [...]
Awesome. Nocando + Busdriver = teh isht! Out of the L.A. underground rap-scene, Nocando’s debut full length opus, Jimmy the Lock - which tooks 3 years in the making - drops now via Alpha Pup Records. Tune in, watch the Kyle Gray-directed video, 4 the single Two Track Mind feat. the mighty Busdriver: here. (via)
Nice little Facebook-Girl video, made by Late of the Pier’s Sam Potter and Brighton’s Steve Glashier. LOTP’s inspiring debut album Fantasy Black Channel was released 2008 on Parlophone and produced by Erol Alkan. The awaited re-up is called Best In The Class - test it here. (via)
17-year-old Raven Allen is giving us an idea of the future of tech hop with some seroiusly advanced sci-fi beats - from the Mississippi River. Her debut album is expected later this year and now watch the cool lo-fi video, directed by Partyharders, here. (via)
Hell + Roxy Music’s Bryan Ferry, what a mix! The accompanying stylish b/w-clip, made by director Jo Apps out of the Partizan empire and + styled by Nova Dando of Lady Gaga/La Roux/The Gossip fame. Track is out in 01/2010 via International Deejay Gigolo Records. Until then, watch the video: here. (via)
New house music out of Lithuania, made by producer Mario Basanov, DJ Vidis and singer and songwriter Jazzu, who became a national phenomena. The minimal Rimantas Lukavicius-directed video, is a less-is-more classical 1. Watch it here. (via)
Established back in the 80s, the Hamburg-based fun-punker Die Goldenen Zitronen are back with a new album: Die Entstehung der Nacht. This b/w-video 4 their track Positionen, directed by DGZ-mastermind Schorsch Kamerun himself, should help them 2 be recognized among the finest musical exports from our mothership G. Watch it here. (via)
Next stellar video from french directing-quartet Megaforce. Earlier they shot this amazing video for Metronomy, this Late of the Pier video and this funny Naive New Beaters promo. Thank god Kitsuné: 2day I discovered a new Megaforce video. For the Two Door Cinema Club, alt-pop out of Maison 8. It’s again top of it’s class. Watch it here. (via)
Electro ambient is not an easy genre, but Syntaks aka Anna Cecilia & Jakob Skott - from the Ghostly International empire - are pretty much forward-looking. Take your tour magnifique, have a smoke and check the glowing and mushy video here. (via)
Wow, such an amazing tune! Von Spar outta Cologne again. Video = good news, soon (2010) there will b a new album on Italic Rec. HyBoLT is release #1 plus has a cool new 80’s-space-collage-video. Watch it here. (via)
First video ever from Toronto’s Diamond Rings who btw is The D’Urbervilles lead vocalist/guitar-wizzard/keyboard-player John O’Regan. Track’s off his premiere release 7″ on Hypelighter. Watch the Colin Medley-directed video here. (via)