I'm learning a ton while making these videos for @TheRingOfDOOM on my iPhoneSE and have infinite ideas for future shenanigans. In this one our hero meets Eddie The Eight-Headed Mink Snake AND Madonna in the Amoeba SF alley while on a trip down Haight Street. Thank you to Grape God, Slick Devious, Heems, DJ Shadow, En Vogue, and Gang Starr for letting(uh...no) me borrow your music (please know it is because I love you).
I'm currently road tripping across the country selling random items on eBay, including this eight headed mink that I FAILED to sell. I'm trying to use what I've got to build an empire (lofty goals I know) and thanks to my lack of eBay skills; I have some really weird shit traveling with me that I will get to use as costars in the series. If I make Eddie the Eight-Headed Mink Snake internet famous, maybe I can actually sell him on eBay? In this video you'll hear Grape God using #444 in 2014, three years before Jay-Z.
1.Spooky Black - "Without You" (Produced by Greaf) 2014 Spooky Black is only 19 years old (insert shocked emoji). I much prefer to consume this song without the visuals because it feels like I'm too old to watch this video. His crew thestand4rd will be at this year's Soundset in Minneapolis and so will I; yessssss.
2. 3rd Bass - "The Gas Face" 1988 I could have made a whole Turtleneck Music Videos list with all MC Serch (list MVP) videos but that's too easy. MF DOOM as Zev Love X has a cameo in this video.
3. Monica - "Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)" 1995 A perfect example of a 90's R+B song complete with gigantic cell phone.
4. Blood Orange - "You're Not Good Enough" 2014 Hey, you're good enough.
5. Leonard Nimoy - "Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins" 1967 I really don't think it's possible to be more nerdy than this. That said, stay tuned for me starting to sell "Hobbits Unite!" buttons.
6. Total Giovanni - "Can't Control My Love" 2015 Melbourne electropop via Milan that doesn't suck. I'm definitely trying to smash an old TV in slow motion someday.
7. Jessie Ware - "Champagne Kisses" 2015 I much prefer her more upbeat tunes and collaborations to her slow jams. Specifically "If You're Never Gonna Move" and "Right Thing To Do" with Sampha. Jessie Ware is one of those rare people who can rock a yellow turtleneck; props.
8. Bell Biv DeVoe - "Poison" 1990 I know I'm not the only one who had dance routines to this timeless classic.
Here's a video from Bell Biv DeVoe's 2016 album Three Stripes.
9. Heems - "Damn Girl" 2015 This song really does it for me.
10. Goldlink feat. Ciscero - "Fall In Love" 2016 Goldlink is most definitely just getting going...
Here's the link to the projector videos I've compiled so far via YouTube playlist. #YouTubeNchill
1. Stalley - "Cup Inside A Cup" 2013 I started this list in 2013 when the song came out, which should clue you into the depths of the back end of this website. In the three years that have passed, Stalley seems to have fallen off my radar due to lack of buzz but the song still goes. I never got a chance to overplay it because it's not on Spotify.
2. Air Credits - "No Water" 2016 I just had the pleasure of working with these guys when they opened for Sims from Doomtree at Barboza in Seattle recently. Air Credits is ShowYouSuck and Steve from The Hood Internet; both gentleman are from the Chicago area and are wonderful people. They've united to create a concept album, I seriously fux with concept albums (Shoutout to Prince Paul & Automator). Here's what Consequence Of Sound has to say about the project:
3. Deltron 3030 feat. Mike Patton - "City Rising From The Ashes" 2013 Special effects or not, it comes as no surprise that Deltron 3030 make use of a 3D projector from the year 3030. Artists like these are the ones that really do it for me. Dan The Automator, Kid Koala, Del The Funky Homosapien, and Mike Patton have made a career out of personal growth and keeping it weird. If you're on a mission to be prolific, as I've heard many say, Mike Patton's discography should encourage you to get to work...you've been slacking.
4. Cut Chemist feat. Chali 2na and Hymnal - "Work My Mind" 2013 Cut Chemist first grabbed my attention as one of the DJs for Jurassic 5, then he quickly became one of my favorite artists through his 45 collaborations with DJ Shadow (Brainfreeze & Product Placement). This video was made right around the time he sold his whole vinyl collection to Amoeba Music, an interesting decision I can vibe with because I move so much.
5. Låpsley - "Station" 2014 A projector, a video camera, and a willing participant were all that they needed to make this video. Using what you've got and keeping it minimal can be magical with the right team.
As proven previously with his remix of Daughter's "Youth," Budo has the amazing ability to make a great song into something that tugs at my heartcords and makes me wonder when he'll get the shine he deserves.
6. The Smiths - "How Soon Is Now" 1984 This song is 32 years old and still sounds fresh every time, to me at least. The Smiths have likely heard this song so many times that they cringe at the first note. I'm pretty sure that making something that can have this much longevity is what most musicians dream of.
7. Grape God feat. Ripley Snell - "Point God" 2014 (PORTLAND MUSIC) I'm not into basketball but I definitely fuck with this song and these dudes. I've had the pleasure of booking these guys for a couple shows in The Crocodile Back Bar and they were just as weird as I hoped they would be.
9.SBTRKT feat. Sampha - "Look At Stars" 2010 This was a bonus track on SBTRKT's self-titled amazing album. I've yet to see either of these artists live but I'm working on fixing that. SBTRKT is one of the Kings Of Music Videos With Masks, alongside MF DOOM of course.
1. Kool A.D. feat. Himanshu - "Gwyneth Paltrow" 2012 I don't mind discovering songs two years too late, it's like finding a buried treasure. This definitely qualifies for a Mask compilation but real people doing amazing things is a special effect in my world. Most overplayed song of the day for many days in a row.
2. Stella - "Friends" 2015 This lady is Carlos Santana's daughter, it may be a lot of pressure to be the offspring of a legend. Plus, no one could write about you without mentioning your famous parent (as shown above). Fortunately, I'm the child of a plumbing contractor and a public health administrator so I don't have this problem. Pretty great song and video though, I'll have to see what she does next to determine my stance on Stella.
3. Gabriel Teodros and Soulchef feat. Sarah MK - "Black Love" 2014 (SEATTLE MUSIC) Gabriel Teodros on Wednesday, January 21 at The Crocodile Back Bar with Dex Amora, Shakiah, and EarDr.Umz The Metrognome.
4. Tool - "Stinkfist" 1996
5. Jehst x Strange U - "Dolph Lundgren" 2014 I would really love to see Jehst and other great UK Hip Hop artists in Seattle more often. I should probably just go there and soak it all in for a few months.
6. Perfume Genius - "Queens" 2014 (SEATTLE MUSIC) This is an epic music video. The face changing is perfect, it also reminds me of Eight Music Videos with Changing Faces.
7. Betty Ford Boys - "Henny Lean" 2014 I almost didn't even watch this because the band and song names threw me off. I'm glad I did, this Tron business is pretty rad.
8. Maze Koroma + Mat Randol - "That Ain't Fair" 2014 (Portland) Thank you to Grape God for telling me about the Renaissance Coalition website. I foresee field trips to Portland in my future. Hopefully these two will be some of the RenCo artists that Grape God is bringing with him to The Crocodile Back Bar on February 8.
9. Turquoise Jeep - "Comin Down Ya Chimney" 2014 These dudes are whoa. Definitely looking forward to their show March 21 at The Crocodile.
10. Lauryn Hill - "Ex-Factor" 1998 The special effect is that in most of this video she looks like she's in slow motion but she still manages to make it look like she's getting the words right; skillz.
