Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Afrikaans
7:11 AM | 
Posted by
Daphne
As you can see, I'm a real lightning bolt when it comes to posting. However, once in a while I hit a winning streak and I want to share.
I recently revisited Pieter Hugo's site - a phenomenal photographer with a psychically keen sense of what I would find enormously interesting. One likes to think he is well-known for his set of photos entitled "The Hyena & Other Men", but that may be high hopes talking. While looking through his Nollywood images, I noticed a link entitled "Control" off to the left. Turns out he assisted on the video shoot for Spoek Mathambo's cover of Joy Division's Control. The other cinematographer on the scene was Michael Cleary, also clearly talented (and mentioned more below). The video, to me, is a revelation. Every still makes for a striking (and sometimes disturbing) piece of art - the song itself has been successfully revamped into eerie contemporary electro. Combining the two makes for a thought-provoking result.
Once in a while you "discover" these amazing pairings...the most recent I can think of would be Satoshi Kon and Susumu Hirasawa (as seen in this clip from the movie Paprika). One talent hyperfocuses another with a near-perfect melding, and the end result is exponentially more powerful than what might have otherwise been produced.
Following through, I jumped on the Spoek Mathambo train and discovered I quite love the bloke's music. "War On Words" is a track not to be trifled with - and again, the video is surprisingly substantial. Note the description on Vimeo.
I took a small segue over to Michael Cleary's page, where I found the gorgeous clip for Howard Roak's song "You Got The Moves". I'm a little 'eh' regarding the song, but the visuals are dripping with texture. I then noted his work with Max Normal/Die Antwoord, on their video for the song Total Fuck-Up.
Completely hooked by goofy loops, syncopated flows, and some excellent visuals, I started watching other Die Antwoord clips. A friend sent me this, showcasing Yo-Landi Visser's chameleon skills:
...I'm still in the middle of devouring all this South African music (and the associated visuals) like it was caramel popcorn; as I find more, I'll post it. It's a good day when you go from complete ignorance to complete love of something.
I recently revisited Pieter Hugo's site - a phenomenal photographer with a psychically keen sense of what I would find enormously interesting. One likes to think he is well-known for his set of photos entitled "The Hyena & Other Men", but that may be high hopes talking. While looking through his Nollywood images, I noticed a link entitled "Control" off to the left. Turns out he assisted on the video shoot for Spoek Mathambo's cover of Joy Division's Control. The other cinematographer on the scene was Michael Cleary, also clearly talented (and mentioned more below). The video, to me, is a revelation. Every still makes for a striking (and sometimes disturbing) piece of art - the song itself has been successfully revamped into eerie contemporary electro. Combining the two makes for a thought-provoking result.
SPOEK MATHAMBO - CONTROL from spoek mathambo on Vimeo.
Once in a while you "discover" these amazing pairings...the most recent I can think of would be Satoshi Kon and Susumu Hirasawa (as seen in this clip from the movie Paprika). One talent hyperfocuses another with a near-perfect melding, and the end result is exponentially more powerful than what might have otherwise been produced.
Following through, I jumped on the Spoek Mathambo train and discovered I quite love the bloke's music. "War On Words" is a track not to be trifled with - and again, the video is surprisingly substantial. Note the description on Vimeo.
SPOEK MATHAMBO - WAR ON WORDS from spoek mathambo on Vimeo.
I took a small segue over to Michael Cleary's page, where I found the gorgeous clip for Howard Roak's song "You Got The Moves". I'm a little 'eh' regarding the song, but the visuals are dripping with texture. I then noted his work with Max Normal/Die Antwoord, on their video for the song Total Fuck-Up.
Completely hooked by goofy loops, syncopated flows, and some excellent visuals, I started watching other Die Antwoord clips. A friend sent me this, showcasing Yo-Landi Visser's chameleon skills:
...I'm still in the middle of devouring all this South African music (and the associated visuals) like it was caramel popcorn; as I find more, I'll post it. It's a good day when you go from complete ignorance to complete love of something.
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