13 Music Videos W/ Special Effects Part VIII

I made this using only screen shots from the videos on the list and photoshop. Please don't sue me, I'm one of those broke artist types and have made $0 from this website. I'll happily remove the art from your video if you don't want to be included. 

1. Chromatics - "Shadow" 2017  PORTLAND MUSIC  While Chromatics may hail from Portland, they've done a great job of making sure that their art goes global. I'm sure you'll agree that Ruth Radelet has those spaceship eyes (see above).




2. Ivan Ave - "Circle" 2016 (Produced by Mndsgn)  I fuck with triangles, rectangles, hectagons, AND circles but Ivan Ave has shaped up his own opinion. >>> "I don't really fuck with triangles no more, I don't really fuck with rectangles either, I don't fuck with hectagons even. I'm done tryna work the angles, it's enough just working the circle." That said, I definitely fuck with this song.




3. Everything Is Recorded feat. Sampha - "Close But Not Quite" 2017  The art is this video really does it for me. Anyone else feel like Everything Is Recorded popped out of nowhere? Thank you to XL Recordings for showing us so much great music over the years. Sampha really fux with the special effects, see below. I get it, me too.





4. The Chemical Brothers feat. Beck - "Wide Open" 2016  Young Jedi, if you master special effects at a low budget, you'll be able to do cool shit like this later.




5. Homeboy Sandman - "Bamboo" 2017  The creative team behind this video nailed it. Sending virtual good jobs out to Schlonglord (lol), The Lurk, and Robert Adam Mayer.




6. James Blake feat. Bon Iver - "I Need A Forest Fire" 2016  Now is actually a great time to need a forest fire...

The Colour In Anything is a magical album for when you need to create a chill zone.




7. TOKiMONSTA feat. Yuna - "Don't Call Me" 2017  It kinda seems like these two are way more into circles than Ivan Ave who made a whole song about it. He actually used more ovals than circles; these two are legit circle fans. Ivan Ave may be a poser in the circle loving world. I write shit like that so that when I read this later, I'll laugh out loud.




8. Beth Ditto - "Fire" 2017  My favorite parts of this video are when she uses the whip to steal that guys corn dog and that one of the guys keeps his brass knuckles down his pants. Beth Ditto (also of The Gossip) was born to be a superstar.




9. Young Fathers - "I Heard" 2013  I'd never really listed to anything from the Anticon crew before but was prompted to check it out after serving Doseone at The Crocodile one night. The mirror effects in this video totally wicked and affordable for those who are thinking about progressing past their status as Soundcloud rapper (you may not know who you are).




10. La Luz - "You Disappear" 2015  SEATTLE MUSIC  There is a lot to love about La Luz; watch and find out for yourself.




11. Bjork - "notget" 2017  Bjork has been an inspiration to artists spanning all genres for decades but stays eternally young due to her deep seeded wonderful weirdness.




This is one of the best photos I've ever seen.

12. Sampha - "Blood On Me" 2016  You know you're winning at life when you get to drop a car from a tree in your music video. His latest album, Process, is waiting for you on your favorite music platform when you're ready.




13. Busta Rhymes + Janet Jackson - "What's It Gonna Be?!" 1998  This may be one of the most 90s videos ever. Busta as a silver band conductor for the win.

Four More Mask Music Videos

1. Midnight Davis - "In The Mood For Love" 2013  *This song has many moments of greatness.




2. Earl Sweatshirt feat. Vince Staples and Casey Veggies - "Hive" 2013  *Earl Sweatshirt amazes me.




3. Kate Bush - "Running Up That Hill" 1985  *I just heard this son for the first time recently, this is some ridiculously dramatic music. The video is so dated and modern dance-y that it makes you believe that Kate Bush may be the queen of 80's chick music.



Kate Bush's iconic status makes her relevant even today, the Chromatics cover of "Running Up That Hill" can be used as evidence of this.




4. AlunaGeorge - "Best Be Believing" 2013  *These people are in dance rehab, that's some Footloose shit.

Ten Music Videos featuring Signs (No Tesla)

1. De La Soul feat. Native Tongues - "Buddy" 1989  *I love that this video is introduced by Prince Paul who produced the album "Buddy" is on, 3 Feet High And Rising.




2. Cold War Kids - "Water And Power" 2013  *I know this is a great band but I don't love them yet.




3. Mount Kimbie - "Before I Move Off" 2010  *This is one of the songs that made me love this band.




4. Native Guns - "Champion" 2006  *My favorite part of this video is that they have Harry Potter-like newspapers!




5. J-Live feat. Boog Brown - "The Way That I Rhyme" 2010  *This is a solid track but not great enough to be the new hotness.

6. King Britt - "Chasing Rainbows" 2013  *Definitely a unique music video, "Chasing Rainbows" is from King Britt's new project Fhloston Paradigm.




7. J. Pinder's "Loaded Gun" 2013 (Seattle Music)  *The song is produced by Vitamin D and the video is directed by Bean One. I think it's wonderful.




8. Glass Candy - "Warm In The Winter" 2011  *Watching this video is like riding along with Glass Candy on a road trip. I love road trips.




9. Chromatics - "Looking For Love" 2013  *The video was made when the Chromatics played for a Chanel fashion show.



This song is from the After Dark 2 compilation from the Italians Do It Better label.

10. Telemachus - "Ferndale Road" 2011  (UK Hip Hop)  *Mostly instrumental Hip Hop from the UK found by way of the Pigeons and Planes post called UK Hip Hop Songs You Probably Don't Know (But Should).

Ten Music Videos featuring Instrument Close-Ups

*You might find yourself wondering, why the hell would I want to watch ten music videos with instrument close-ups? Really these lists are just a way to put good music in a playlist (of sorts) without having to label them with a genre. It's all just good music, at least I think so.

1. Chromatics - "Cherry" 2012  *Chromatics are good, you should probably listen to them.

2. The Police - "Every Breath You Take" 1983  *I don't think I really appreciated The Police when my mom listened to them when I was a kid. I get it now.

3. Pretty Lights feat. Talib Kweli - "Around The Block" 2013  *I feel like a lot of people might really like this song. I think it's too in your face (or ear), like he wanted to try to create a big sound. I'm not sure what that really means, but, I do know that I'm not that into this song.

4. Gang Starr - "Jazz Thing" 1990  *From the Mo' Better Blues Soundtrack

5. Apollo Brown - "Time Passed Autumn" 2011  *For me this song/video is all about seeing the Phil Collins album in a frame. I prefer his "Tao Te Ching" song. This video is the weakest link of the ten, but, there is tough competition.

6. The Smiths - "This Charming Man" 1983  *The Smiths hang out in a dirty room and Morissey swings something around.

7. Player - "Baby Come Back" 1977  *Smoothed out jams on the classic rock tip.

8. New Order - "The Perfect Kiss" 1985  *It's always good to fit New Order videos in wherever possible. This video also has a cowbell.

9. Common - "Resurrection" 1995  *This is a great album.

10. Moby - "Porcelain" 2000  *There is a close-up of a piano keyboard, but, the video is one long close-up of someone's eye and presumably the stuff that they are seeing.

 

Chromatics