Videodrome 47: WhoMadeWho & Seekae

When was the last time we did a video post?
One year, one month and approximately one week ago. Been waaaay too long if you ask me.

In order to remedy this situation, here are two fantastic videos that have slid into my periphery over the last few weeks.

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this is it! the final installment of russ chimes' midnight club videos.. what a perfect way to wind up the week. enjoy!


Russ Chimes - Midnight Club EP (Part 3: Targa)

im going to go out on a limb here and say that parts two and three didn't quite live up to the narrative, cinematic or even musical quality of part one.. i especially think that i expected a little more from part three - some kind of reality to the violence, maybe a twist at the end or more of an intelligent resolution. what do you think?

either way, it has been an enjoyable series - one i'll definitely be rewatching.

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the video for 'ritalin' by dancing pigeons is awesome for so many reasons. not only is it beautifully crafted and executed, but it involves guys with flamethrowers and icethrowers(?) going head to head. my masculine awesometer is in the red.


Dancing Pigeons - Ritalin

it seems like there are having nothing but problems here at blouse hq. my fileden account's monthly download quota seems to have peaked a lot earlier than i planned. it seem like i might have to upgrade the account, but i will do that next month.

in the mean time, we will have to revert to our drop box/mediafire ways. urgh.

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Foals - Spanish Sahara

so i have been hanging out for anything new from foals for aaggeesss.. finally the wait is over and im glad/relieved to say that it was worth it..

although not as hard-hitting or "mathy" as much of their other work, 'spanish sahara' is an intensely powerful, self-reflective piece which starts off in a painstakingly soft manner but builds to quite an expansive and euphoric conclusion.. satisfying..

the video itself is a little surreal with the heavily bearded yannis philippakis pulling animal carcasses from the water and flamingly crucifying them.. but i have to say that that icy wasteland sure is beautiful..

the dynamically ethereal yet intensely grounded sounds of foals really are a pleasure to hear again.. cant wait for the album ('total life forever' will be released in early may)

Foals - Spanish Sahara

big thanks to nat from the excellent burnt waffles for the heads up on this one.. if you havent checked it out, head on over there later tonight to hear the mount kimbie mix of 'spanish sahara': tripped out, burial-esque lite-dubstep that really complements the original..

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are you excited about this as i am?


Tron Movie Trailer *sorry the right side gets cut off.. click twice to watch in youtube*

holy shit i think it could possibly be the most awesomely self-indulgent film ever. and i mean that in the best way possible. cant wait.

thanks to dj for giving me the heads up

tron almost makes me as excited as this

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Daft Punk Medley

so this isnt exactly a friday banger but it sure is cool. coooollll
people that have a lot of/too much time on their hands make the world go around and are rad

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EVERYONE

save yo' pennies..



who will be coming? what will happen? nevereverland will reveal more at some point.. go over to the nevereverland link and sign up.. you know you want to/have to.
love.. were lookin out for y'all xxx

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hooray..!

some new streets!


The Streets - The Escapist

i hope that this signals a new, more mature direction for Mike Skinner.. not that i dont like his signature old geezer-grime, but 'The Escapist' seems so much more.. grand. apparently this song was written for a new movie by Rupert Wyatt but was dumped in favour of a Coldplay song
this song really touched me cos it really feels as if he opens up in the lyrics.. or maybe that was just the epic beat making his vocals sound that much more important. who knows.

The Streets - The Escapist

who cares
this song is SO good.

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here is the new video for the presets..


The Presets - Talk Like That

i reckon this song was definitely one of my favourite songs off apocalypso.. the video itself isnt as awesome as the one for 'this boys in love' or 'my people' but still interesting.. i do wonder what its all about though..

in other news go and check out this underwater photography.. what a good way to kill like 5-10 mins

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van she are awesome. this is a fact. everyone (except jack) knows this.

i wont waste time kissing their asses on this blog because that has already been done on every other blog on earth. instead, im gonna go against the grain and say that the songs that i had heard off 'V' before today have been rubbish.
Cat and the Eye was an ever so slightly uber M.O.R./pop jam. that got used as the channel 9 jingle (not that thats a bad thing but hearing that song during most ad breaks really did nothing for the song or me). shite.
and im not sure if Danny is a song off the album but whatever. im not even sure what was going on there.

but i dont care about these songs. all i care about today is Strangers.


Van She - Strangers

my boots are still smoking. how good is that song? GOOD! kind of a mix between kelly and sex city that somehow transcends both? PROBABLY WOULDN'T GO THAT FAR BUT ITS GOOD. do i have sun in my eyes right now thats annoying me? YES.

Van She - Strangers (Van She Tech Remix)

Van She - Cat and the Eye (Van She Tech Remix)

in other news there are a couple of newish van she tech remixes that somehow slipped under my radar.. weird..
again, i love van she tech. its true that for a while there all of their remixes sounded the same, but their newer remixes are a bit more different.. a bit less intense than the older ones.

Shinichi Osawa - Maximum Joy (Van She Tech Remix)

Martina Topley Bird - Poison (Van She Tech Remix)

actually come to think of it- im not 100% sure that these songs were actually remixed by van she tech but the track titles said that they were so the probably are.

The Videodrome mk VI

yeeeahhhh i love the videodrome.....!

i also LOVE the mystery jets.. ever since i heard 'You Cant Fool Me Dennis' at the end of of Bang Gang mixtape i have been in love.
Ive just checked out their new clip and you should too. f**king wicked mate.


Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down

such a good track- how good is the solid/tough drumbeat and synthie chorus?? as teengirlsquad out of homestarrunner would say-- SO GOOD! and such a cool 80's themed clip. all round quality.

The Mystery Jets - You Can't Fool Me Dennis (Justice Mix)

The Mystery Jets - Hideaway (Switch Mix)

The Mystery Jets - The Boy Who Ran Away (Riton Rerub)

In other news my man brenton just sent this mad old school shit through- seriously off the hook.
doesnt everyone wish that we could have lived back in these days?


Break Machine - Street Dance

Break Machine - Street Dance

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whilst im safely tucked away in my post V fest stupor please enjoy these awesome videos that ive stumbled over today.. not the only thing ive stumbled over.. sleeping in the park at lunch has never been sooooo good.

This is another piece of nevereverland genius.. this time from the Presets- i seriously cant get over the crowd reaction in the two
modular nevereverland videos that ive come across. people were clearly having fun. f-u-n.
the presets played an amazing set at daft punk, and when they played 'my people' i reckon sydney probably sunk a couple of metres because of the large amount jumping that occured. why do people jump when they dance? hmmm......



to get a bit of a sneaker peeker into the presets new album go and have a look at Waves At Night

I just got this 'hook up' from modular as well.. its pretty cool- if you thought that your attempts at making music by blowing into bottles at parties were good you should check this out.
word around the campfire is that it will be part the 'video mix up' that Cut Copy are throwing together after the popularity of their so cosmic mix.. welllll i think you should be the judge of that


haha how obscene is the screen shot that youtube has used

i think the truth ACTUALLY is that I want to be in that pool RIGHT NOW- even if the water is white and filled with men. damn the terrible monday.. im not sure that tomorrow will be any better either.

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self serve
....

something that us here at blouse cant do at the moment.. weve had to remove my last fews mp3 posts as well so now there are no tracks available on here.. please excuse our ongoing problems.. they shall be fixed ASAP..

in the meantime here are some things to keep you trucking along this friday...

here is a clip that i recieved from modular via the toones of cut copy playing "Heatrs on Fire" at daft punk in Sydney... seriously sent shivers. how awesome is the part where the cymbals are smashed with the guitar?? *in numerical value= 10. i reckon the best part though is the quick clip at the end of them sitting and drinking the next day.. (or before)..



also... remember this song?? loved it in about year 9... the video was cool as well. i saw them at Big Day Out two.. or maybe three years ago now and damn i was disappointed.. it was one of their birthdays and boy were they all seriously seriously munted.. and they had giant rabbits (or some other form of cartoon animal) dancing on stage with them with giant beach balls. Admittedly Pnau did something similar recently with their BDO tour- but gerling somehow made it seem so very very tacky.
still, good song though.



for da trax goodness that we are unable to provide all y'all with at the moment, i point you to waves at night where you can download a glimpse at the new presets album called "This Boys in Love"- quality track. go there. get it. get epicced.

for all of you in canberra come along to Exposed- shall be a night of fun and festivities where i shall be joined in an attempt to master the wheels of steel by Staky (congrats on getting to the Pang finals mate!), Terrorvision, Kissoff, Da Duchess, Beat It and the one and only Aston Shuffle! yay!

huzzah!!

if your thinking of leaving your workplace anytime soon and are going to be having a farewell party and happen to be living in sydney and work near the Rocks, then please consider having your farewell at Strike Bowling Bar - who would of thought that bowling would be a good way to say goodbye??? well. it is.

Have a great weekend hooray its friday again!!

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ok. look.

we ALL know kanye is a tool pot. but recent reports report that he is in fact a good performer. and it has been known for him to make good beats.

normally i dont feel any need to listen to his music at all but CHECK OUT HIS NEW VIDEO. DAMN GIRL. DAMN SON.



Kanye West - Good Life

They really have done some good works here. mayhaps he WILL actually win the MTV music video award this year (even if pamela wasn't in the clip).

Amazing any which ways - but i think that his name shall now officially be amended to include 'Ed Banger'.

KANYE 'ED BANGER' WEST.

or if the man himself doesn't enjoy that intermediate moniker then perhaps "So Me' (Ed Banger designer) would be a more fitting middle name.

KANYE 'SO ME' WEST. hmmm has a nice rrrrrrriing to it.

apologies for my use of caps- it is fri afternoon and iam somewhat excited.

before i sign off, check out this piece of motion graphic wizardry i used to enjoy in my uni days. a bit different but what the hey.



Have a nice evening and weekend chappies and chappettes- hope to see y'all at bamboozled/alive on the other side.

The Videodrome

Welcome to the blouse videodrome.

we've seen some aussie video gold over the past few days and felt an uncontrollable need to post it up shaquille o'neill style..

so here they are

first up is the NEW NEW NEW Cut Copy single "Lights and Music".. not sure about the video OR the song.. it seems kind of bare.. its like its missing something.. but like most cut copy things im sure it will grow on me in the biggest way..



Also peep the two remixes that accompany the single.. pretty chilled considering the artists that made them.. think the boyz noize mix is the pick fo' sho'

Cut Copy - Lights and Music (Superdiscount mix)
Cut Copy - Lights and Music (Boyz Noize mix)

yes, we know that 'My People' has been around for yonks now but holy crap is it awesome.. so awesome in fact that we felt a similar uncontrollable need to post like the one we had before- this time though we modelled our post-up need on Charles Barkley, NBA JAM T.E. style.
This video is amazing.. give it a chance at the start and you'll see why..



also in case you haven't, take a peep at this.. destroying.

The Presets - My People (DIM mix)

we love australia here at blouse. australian artists really are awesome.