In a world where we don’t watch music videos on TV any more, we are presented with the question, “what makes a music video worth watching on a lil screen?” Overall, I’m just looking for authenticity kinda like every other aspect of my life. I don’t like it when videos are ‘too viral’ because that means they will go mainstream.
Videos must be a little bit of everything:
- conceptual
- earnest
- meaningful
- arty
- artsy
- artistic
- have a direct relation to my alternative lifestyle
- retro
- modern
- postmodern
- campy
- serious
- not designed to ‘go viral.
Which artist has the most authentic music video aesthetic?
Is it M83 with their 80s video camera music videos?
M83 – “Graveyard Girl”
Or maybe it’s Thieves Like Us with their earnest music videos that remind us what it of what it meant to be young & authentically care about things/relationships.
Thieves Like Us – Desire
It’s DEFINITELY NOT Ratatat with their College Video Art Project Aesthetic. (If I wuz their professor, I would give them a pity “B-.”)
Ratatat – “Schempi”
Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” utilizes a Photoshop Smoke Effect. Do yall know how to use photoshop to make ur youtube videos look like children’s boox?
Coldtug – “Viva La Vida, Yall”
I feel like at this point, it might be Frankmusik. In this video he utilizes the post-pop Tom Hanks in the movie BIG dancing on neon piano keys aesthetic.
Frankmusik – “Three Little Words”
Should I Blog more about Thomas Hanks / dancing on supersized piano keys?
Which post-bloghaus/indierock/meaningfulcore band has the most authentic video aesthetic?
What do yall look for in quality videos?
Should pitchfork.tv merge with youtube or vimeo?
Should vimeo merge with youtube or xtube or porn0t00b?
What makes a music video meaningful 2 u?
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dont forget the insane flying lotus porno/music vid
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/145945-video-flying-lotus-parisian-goldfish-nsfw
made me cream my panties.
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//////////Reply by Anounymouse
//////////Posted October 7th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
@GuacamoleHealer,
Best video of this blg-yr, Thank you for sharing
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//////////Reply by o_o
//////////Posted October 7th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
@GuacamoleHealer,
OMG SCARRED FOR LIFE
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you are getting boring careless
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Theives!!!!!
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//////////Reply by gheybr0
//////////Posted October 7th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
@FGGT, i before e, sillie fggt.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9vzgSloTtk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjJnmfICNmM
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2leet2talk.
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how about the band, …music video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipBR5EJXKJQ
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//////////Reply by batbgobstopl
//////////Posted October 7th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
@paul,
lol the comments on this video
“fucking amazing video.
i ASPIRE to do this.
‘great stuff’”
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Jeremy Jay’s Airwalker:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_wqxn9kDmc
The authenticity factor is raised majorly because he sings into the camera in the woods and also almost nothing happens. Narrative automatically deducts from a music video’s authenticity factor in anything produced after 2k6.
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yeah, universal ruined frankmusik and “three little words”. ep version is way bttr imo. i loved the pinball vid.
another big record label ruins another great song…
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radioh_ead
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defs m83 videos…the girls are always kute and the whole retro vibe makes me feel authentic.
also rubicon by alan braxe/fred falke…long hair and bangs and converse hi top combo = authentic to the max!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftZmeM9mqNw
btw that frankmusik video was really unauthentic carles
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def m83 but that video for flying lotus is fucking hilarious
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i find authentic music video aesthetic here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5WSYVy7kho
better sound quality:
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=38594178
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