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By Louise Gray on June 27, 2016
By Louise Gray on 27 June 2016 in
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The music of the british artist Bishi Bhattacharya works perfect as a comment on Brexit. In her songs and artwork, she is hijacking and redefining notions of being «british» and claims a multicultural commonwealth.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Albion Voice, Annexation, Beatles, Bishi, Bishi Bhattacharya, Brexit, British Empire, colonialism, commonwealth, Diamond Jubilee, Elizabeth II, England, England Is Mine, Englishness, Exotica, glory, Great Britain, India, Jamie Reid, King Arthur, London Calling, Louise Grey, Matthew Hardern, Michael Bracewell, Morrissey, multicultural, New Folk, Oriental, otherness, pastoral song, Queen Bishi, Race, representation, Seismographic Sounds, Sex Pistols, Situationist, Sukhdev Sandhu, The Canterbury Tales, United Kingdom, William Blake
By John Hutnyk on May 25, 2016
By John Hutnyk on 25 May 2016 in
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Supermarkets are a popular setting for music videos. The cultural theorist John Hutnyk comments on this and presents a kind of a Marxist theory of shopping.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged alienation, Animal Mystik, Bladerunner, Civil War, department store, Eric Wareheim, Esther Springett, family life, farms, Gazelle Twin, Ham, J.R. Sebastian, James Tuovinen, Jay-Z, John Hutnyk, Jukka-Pekka, Labor, lifestyle, Marxist theory, Money, Olimpia Splendid, police, production, puppets, reproduction Global, Ridley Scott, Sakari Pippo, Santa’s Massive Robbery, Seismographic Sounds, shift workers, shopfitters, shopping, Shopping Trance, Siinai, storage boxes, Supermarket, The Belly of the Beast, toy store, trolley, trolley-rage, vegetables, Violence, Vladimir Gruev, wages, Walter Benjamin, zeitgeist |
By Kay Thompson on March 25, 2016
By Kay Thompson on 25 March 2016 in
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The song «Pata Pata» from the nigerian singer Temi DollFace refers to a long tradition of protest music. Influenced by Fela Kutis critical songs it is also a symbol for a new feminism that questions traditional relationships.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Afrobeat, biblical, Change, Desire, dictatorships, Fela Kuti, feminism, government, injustices, Military, Nigeria, norms, Pata Pata, Protest Music, relationships, religion, Seismographic Sounds, Shuffering and Shmiling, Temi Dollface, Zombie |
By Norient on March 22, 2016
By Norient on 22 March 2016 in
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What happens when Salome MC, one of the first female Iranian rappers meets bilingual MC Shing02 from Hawaii, Honolulu? Watch the video documentary from the 1+1 project on the production of the collaborative track «Passenger».
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 1+1, 1+1 Season 1, 1n1, 1plus1, Banzai Media, Beatboxmike, Daniel Doel, Delmore Uto, Eunji Paula Kim, Gotaro Oshitari, Hannes Liechti, Hawaii, Hip Hop, Honolulu, Jules Washington, Kali Kasashima, Koohsar, Lana Lane Studios, Mark Spangler, Mikee Mic, Music Production, New Geographies, Nicholas Kaleikini, Norient, Nujabes, Rap, Salome MC, Saxwillard, Shing02, Sound Development, USA, Vincent Ricafort |
By Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on March 20, 2016
By Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on 20 March 2016 in
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The nigerian singer Temi DollFace claims womanhood as a source of strength. Her song «Pata Pata» is a lively example for deconstructing patriarchal norms and clichés with a lot of humour, that stays critical.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Andy Warhol, constructivist, consumerism, Desire, equality, femininity, feminism, gender politics, Mad Men, Miriam Makeba, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Nigerian, Pata Pata, patriarchy, rebellion, Retro, Revolution, Seismographic Sounds, subversion, Temi Dollface, womanhood, youth culture |
By Ali Haider Habib on February 9, 2016
By Ali Haider Habib on 9 February 2016 in
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In their 2014 music video «#Kholo BC» Karachi-based rapper and comedian Ali Gul Pir and rapper and singer/songwriter Adil Omar criticize the Pakistani government for banning the video-sharing site YouTube.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Adil Omar, Ali Gul Pir, Ali Haider Habib, Anger, Ayesha Linnea, Buzz, Censorship, Fame, Hip Hop, Karachi, KholoBC, Loneliness, Pakistan, Politics, Rap, Sabeen Mahmud, Seismographic Sounds, Shahbaz Shigri, YouTube, YouTube Ban |
By Cande Sánchez Olmos on January 27, 2016
By Cande Sánchez Olmos on 27 January 2016 in
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Everybody loves music but hates traditional advertising. For this reason, a new trend is emerging: brands are becoming music video directors. These are my five favorite ad/music videos from around the world.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged advertising, Aplusfilmz, Arizona Muse, Biting Elbows, Brands worldwide, Canada, Cande Sánchez Olmos, Converse, David Bowie, Deborah Cox, Dre Skull, Flatbush Zombies, France, Germany, Gotye, Ilya Naishuller, Jaguar, Jonas Arkelund, Laidback Luke, Lana del Rey, Louis Vuitton, Lune, Method Man, NEFT, Netherlands, Pier Pictures, Puma Fragrances, Romain Gavras, Russia, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Sweden, Swedish House Mafia, The Prodigy, Trash Talk, UK, USA, Volkswagen, Volvo, Walk Off The Earth |
By Elijah Wald on January 26, 2016
By Elijah Wald on 26 January 2016 in
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In their 2014 music video «La Bala», the Mexican narcocorrido stars Los Tigres Del Norte condemn the life of crime – quite unusual for norteño musicians. Here, our author talks about the ambivalence one can see in the band’s public representation.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Crime, Drug War, Elijah Wald, Los Tigres del Norte, Mexico, Migration, Narco, Narco Cultura, Narcocorrido, norteño, Seismographic Sounds, Sergio Arau, Tradition, USA, Violence, War |
By Jorge Verdin on January 26, 2016
By Jorge Verdin on 26 January 2016 in
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Another view on the anti-violence song «La Bala» by Mexican norteño stars Los Tigres Del Norte. For Jorge Verdin, this song is «toothless and tame», mainly because «it does not address the issue of poverty as one of the factors that may lead to a life of crime.»
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Banda Music, Class, Crime, Drug War, Ethics, Jorge Verdin, Los Tigres del Norte, Machismo, Mexico, Money, Narco, Narco Cultura, Narcocorrido, norteño, Protest, Seismographic Sounds, Sergio Arau, Social Status, USA, War |
By Ben Verghese on January 25, 2016
By Ben Verghese on 25 January 2016 in
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Present day South African artists like Nozinja and Okmalumkoolkat let time and cultures collide, and in mixing languages, slangs, dances and rituals they create new homes. Commentary on the recent music video «Allblackblackcat» by the latter.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 7. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Afrofuturism, Ben Verghese, BoyznBucks, Chris Saunders, Counter-Culture, Dirty Paraffin, DIY, Dr SpiZee, Exotica, HipHop Pa, Hyperdub, innovation, Internet, Johannesburg, Language, LV, Mzansi, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, OkMalumKoolKat, Prophets of Da City, RSA, science fiction, Seismographic Sounds, Smiso Zwane, South Africa, Tumi Molekane, Utopia, Vanderbijlpark, Vernac, Zulu |
By Michael Kinzer on January 14, 2016
By Michael Kinzer on 14 January 2016 in
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Punks didn’t give a fuck. Dux Content cares. Read a second commentary on the music video «Life Style» by digital pop duo Dux Content. «It’s entertaining» our author states. And: «It leaves imprints of zapping images that will fit each viewer’s obsessions.»
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 7. Norient Musikfilm Festival, A. G. Cook, Belonging, Counter-Culture, Daniel Swan, Danny L Harle, Digital Age, Hedonism, Internet, lo-fi, London, Michael Kinzer, Modern Talking, PC Music, Post Digital, Post Digital Pop, Post-Realism, Punk, Seismographic Sounds, Technology, Warhol |
By Adam Harper on January 13, 2016
By Adam Harper on 13 January 2016 in
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Dux Content is one of the less well known but arguably most interesting acts under the umbrella of the controversial new London-based label PC Music. The first of two commentaries on their colorful music video «Life Style».
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 4chan, 7. Norient Musikfilm Festival, A. G. Cook, Adam Harper, Belonging, Daniel Swan, Danny L Harle, Digital Age, DV-i, Internet, lo-fi, London, Maxo, PC Music, Post Digital, Post Digital Pop, satire, Seismographic Sounds, Technology |
By Atiyyah Khan on December 10, 2015
By Atiyyah Khan on 10 December 2015 in
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Rapper Okmalumkoolkat channels his experiences from South Africa into his music with ease. He looks inward, back into the past, and forward to an imaginary future. In his video «Allblackblackkat» he mixes a variety of dreamlike elements.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 7. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Afrikaans, Atiyyah Khan, Chris Saunders, Dream, Durban, Exotica, Johannesburg, LV, OkMalumKoolKat, Pantsula, Past, Present, Ritual, RSA, Seismographic Sounds, Smiso Zwane, South Africa, Swenka Culture, Time, Tradition, Umlazi, Umswenko, Zulu |
By Antti-Ville Kärjä on November 20, 2015
By Antti-Ville Kärjä on 20 November 2015 in
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A reinforcement of outmoded and stereotypical ideas about Finnish-ness, without even the slightest hints towards nostalgic irony? Another commentary on the music video «Jukka-Pekka» by Finnish underground punk band Olimpia Splendid.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Aki Kaurismäki, Antti-Ville Kärjä, Finland, lo-fi, Loneliness, Matti Pellonpää, Olimpia Splendid, Othering, Seismographic Sounds, Stereotypes, Supermarket, Tuomo Tuovinen, Underground Punk |
By Giacomo Bottà on November 9, 2015
By Giacomo Bottà on 9 November 2015 in
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A lonely and sad man, sitting on a conveyor belt, scanning fizzy drinks and marshmallows. That’s (almost) all you see in the video «Jukka-Pekka» by Olimpia Splendid. A critique of the capitalist labor system: that’s how our author reads it.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Capitalism, Finland, Giacomo Bottà, Labor, Loneliness, Olimpia Splendid, Seismographic Sounds, Supermarket, Tuomo Tuovinen, Underground Punk |
By Cande Sánchez Olmos on October 30, 2015
By Cande Sánchez Olmos on 30 October 2015 in
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The music video «Champs-Élysées» by Bonnie Banane and Walter Mecca (2014, Division Paris) mimics today’s trivial lifestyles and challenges at the same time the misconception of women by parodying their seeming frivolity.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged body, Bonnie Banane, Brands, Champs-Elysées, Division Paris, feminism, Gender Roles, HELMI, Hip Hop, lo-fi, Lo-Fi Rap, Money, Niki Minaj, Paris, Parody, Rap, Scarface, Seismographic Sounds, Tony Montana, Waltaa, Walter Mecca, Weirdata, Woman |
By Wayne Marshall on October 27, 2015
By Wayne Marshall on 27 October 2015 in
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A kaleidoscopic tumble through decades of international street fashion, the video clip «Champs-Élysées» by Bonnie Banane poses puzzles about class and style. It’s not clear that it transcends the pitfalls of classface minstrelsy, or even gives a shit.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Bonnie Banane, Champs-Elysées, chav, Division Paris, Fashion, ghetto fabulous, HELMI, Hip Hop, lo-fi, Lo-Fi Rap, Money, Paris, Rap, Seismographic Sounds, Waltaa, Walter Mecca |
By Carlos Pérez on October 2, 2015
By Carlos Pérez on 2 October 2015 in
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Gato Diablo’s music video «Nunca Tendremos Mar» (We’ll Never Have the Sea) discusses Bolivia’s national trauma: the loss of its access to the sea in the War of the Pacific between 1879-1883.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Andes, Atacama, Belonging, Bernardo Reb Rojas, Bolivia, Bolivien, Capitalism, Carlos Perez, Chile, colonialism, Day of the Sea, Día del Mar, Eduardo Abaroa, Evo Morales, Gato Diablo, global capital, Javier A. Rodríguez Camacho, MAS, Nunca Tendremos Mar, Pachamama, Pacific, Peru, Seismographic Sounds, Tarapacá, The War of the Pacific |
By Javier A. Rodríguez Camacho on September 29, 2015
By Javier A. Rodríguez Camacho on 29 September 2015 in
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It is one of Norient’s most favored music videos from the past years: «Nunca Tendremos Mar» from the Bolivian underground band Gato Diablo. A commentary by rock critic Javier A. Rodríguez Camacho.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged B-movies, Belonging, Bernardo Reb Rojas, Bolivia, Bolivien, Cinema, Ed Wood, Gato Diablo, Hollywood, Indigenous Cultures, Jack Arnold, Javier Rodríguez Camacho, Jorge Ruiz, Jorge Sanjinés, Mestizos, Nunca Tendremos Mar, Race, Sampling, Seismographic Sounds, Third Cinema, Underground, Vaporwave, VHS |
By Gaudenz Badrutt on September 18, 2015
By Gaudenz Badrutt on 18 September 2015 in
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Das Musikvideo wird im Bereich der experimentellen und der Neuen Musik nur selten aufgegriffen. Diese Clips zeigen verschiedenste Ansätze, wie mit dem Medium Video umgegangen werden kann.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Billy Roisz, Cartridge, experimentelle Musik, Gaudenz Badrutt, GEMA, Helen Petts, Johannes Kreidler, John Cage, Metal, Otomo Yoshihide, Phil Minton, Robin Fox, Roger Turner, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Sindelfingen, SuperDeluxe Tokyo |
By Lucia Udvardyova on July 13, 2015
By Lucia Udvardyova on 13 July 2015 in
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This list explores current Czech Sounds: electronic shaped tracks accompanied by colorful and digital video art – inspired by tumbler aestetics. For the first and the last video we’re going to visit particular places in Czechs capital Prague.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Andrea Pekárková, BABA VANGA, Czech Republic, Deaths, Easterndaze, Igor Bruso, Karaoke Blues, Lightning Glove, Lucia Udvardyová, Máma Bubo, Ono Tesla, Prague, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Space Love, Střed Světa, Travinou Obklíčeni, Wojciech Rusin |
By Jenny Fatou Mbaye on May 27, 2015
By Jenny Fatou Mbaye on 27 May 2015 in
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Dive into the Sounds of Senegal, where the one are praising our mothers and women and the other gathering many of the creative and cultural entrepreneurs who make Dakar’s city hip and happening.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Amdy, Awadi, Bouba Kirikou, Daara J Family, Dakar, Henguilla, Henri Guillabert, Jenny Fatou Mbaye, JTR, Natti Jean, P.P.S. The Writah, PPS The Writah, Senegal, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Souleymane Faye, Takeifa, The Dance Hall, Toure Kunda, Xalam, Xouman, Xuman |
By Hyunjoon Shin on May 20, 2015
By Hyunjoon Shin on 20 May 2015 in
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Since the rise of Psy the whole world now knows about Korea’s vivid music scene. But there’s a lot more to the scene than just «Gangnam Style»: Hyunjoon Shin shows us some highlights between Seoul and Busan.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Asian Chairshot, Busan, Danpyunsun and the Sailors, Gangnam Style, Goonam, Hyunjoon Shin, Kim Dae Jung, Kim Daejung, Love X Stereo, New Order, Prog Metal, Psy, Retromania, Seoul, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., South Korea |
By Moses Iten on April 17, 2015
By Moses Iten on 17 April 2015 in
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Clips, compiled bey Australian author Moses Iten, between field recordings, Reggaeton and Cumbia. Beginning with one of our long time favorites, a sci-fi shaving odyssey starting from the heights of Machu Picchu.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Bostich, Bostich+Fussible, Cordoba, Cumbia, field recordings, Flamboyant Paradise, Frikstailers, Fussible, Guadalajara, Las Playas, Machu Picchu, Mexico, Mexico City, Moses Iten, Nanda Fernandez Bredillard, Nortec Collective, reggaeton, Santa Tere, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Silverio, Sonido Satanas, Tijuana, Vitamina T |
By Serhat Köksal on February 17, 2015
By Serhat Köksal on 17 February 2015 in
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This list is a completion of revolting sounds, from Gezi protests to Kobane resistance, among many others, gainst exoticism of the new ISIStanbul. Compiled by Turkish multimedia artist Serhat Köksal.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 2/5bz, Beşiktaş, Bora Gramm, Çarşı, Gezi, Gezi Park, Istanbul, İstiklal Street, Kobane, Monotheism, Negativland, Protest, Protest Music, RAAD, Serhat Köksal, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Taksim Square, Tikko Müzik Topluluğu, Turkey |
By Cande Sánchez Olmos on February 7, 2015
By Cande Sánchez Olmos on 7 February 2015 in
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Spain scholar Cande Sánchez Olmos from Alicante discusses video clips from her country which are advertising popular brands. This might become a problem for the viewer: he or she cannot easily distinguish commercials from cultural objectives.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Barcelona, Battlefield, Cande Sánchez Olmos, Dani Moreno, Def con Dos, Despistaos, EA Games, Estrella Damm, Ford, Hombres G, Lady Cherry, Leonor Watling, Love of Lesbian, Madrid, Mika, Pin Up, Redumodel, San Miguel, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Spain, Wally López |
By Chaiwat Kopolrat on January 23, 2015
By Chaiwat Kopolrat and Peter Doolan on 23 January 2015 in
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That’s really what you can call a journey through Thailand: Molam pop, reggae from the Isan region, traditional sounds and country metal. This highly varied list was compiled by blogger Peter Doolan and musician and researcher Chaiwat Kopolrat.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Bangkok, Chaiwat Kopolrat, Chiang Mai-Lamphun, Dao Bandon, Dream Theater, E-SAN INDY, Goo Khaen School, Isan, Isan Dancehall, kantruem, Khmer, Kotavaree, Lamai Hansa, Lao, Maithai Huachaisin, Michael Jackson, Mo Lam, Molam, Peter Doolan, Pik le Garçon, Sam Sai Sin, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Thailand, Thao-Lao, Toep Nueng Studio |
By Georg Milz on January 19, 2015
By Georg Milz on 19 January 2015 in
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To start the new year ethnologist and journalist Georg Milz sent us a list with five music videos from all around Africa. He shows us some really nice clips between pidgin pop, hip hop pantsula and house.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged #Bosso, 340ml, Abidjan, Abou Nidal, Abou Nidal de Genève, Africa, Afrobeat, Afrobeats, Ajegunle, Côte d'Ivoire, Coupé-Décalé, D'banj, Double-H P., Georg Milz, HHP, HipHop Pantsula, Jabba, Jozi, Juliani, Kenya, Lagos, Mafikeng, Motswako, Nigeria, P Square, Pidgin Music, R'n'B, Sarabi, Sauti Sol, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Setswana, Soukous, South Africa, South African House, Timaya, Wizkid, Xhosa, Zulu |
By Ana Rab (Gnučči) on December 24, 2014
By Ana Rab (Gnučči) on 24 December 2014 in
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«If you don’t appreciate this you basically don’t have feelings.» Word! See how Ana Gnučči Rab showcases Sweden’s diverse and fascinating creative scene with a lot of thrilling dancing moves.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Dschinnjah, Erik Linghede, Gnučči, Ison & Fille, JUCK, Måns Nyman, roxy farhat, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Sweden, Trio Electromondo, Zhala |
By Jean Poole on December 17, 2014
By Jean Poole on 17 December 2014 in
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For the first time we are heading to the Australian continent for our videoclip series. Melbourne based video producer Jean Poole compiled a selection from Down Under between basketball court and sci-fi animation.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Alex Badham, Audego, Australia, Basketball, Club Feet, Dan Graetz, Down Under, Josh Thomas, Magic Hands, Oh Yeah Wow, One Direction, Oscar Key Sung, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Tristan Jallah, Violent Soho |
By Aero Manyelo on December 8, 2014
By Aero Manyelo on 8 December 2014 in
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Watching this video list by South African house DJ Aero Manyelo we immediately remember, how he made us dancing to his beats at Norient Clubnight 2013. This list is shaped by South African house, called kwaito, which is currently ruling the townships.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Aero Manyelo, CrazyWhite Boy, Georg Milz, kwaito, Mash.O, Qhizzo, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., South Africa, Spoek Mathambo |
By Syndicate on November 26, 2014
By Syndicate on 26 November 2014 in
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The audio-visual collective Syndicate sent us a highly varied journey through beautiful and well produced pictures and some lo-fi aesthetics from Singapore. We even stop by the Taoist Disneyland of Haw Par Villa.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Afiq Omar, Aye Hasagawa, Brandon Tay, Dice Kayek, Haw Par Villa, Kevin Ou, Kiat, Lomography, Los Angeles, Marie Schuller, Monstercat, O$P$, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Singapore, Syndicate, Syndicate Collective, Taoist Disneyland, Tiramisu, Vandetta |
By Holger Schulze on November 12, 2014
By Holger Schulze on 12 November 2014 in
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Scholar Holger Schulze from Lüneburg is focussing on really heavy videos from trash to rave with a great deal of irony and parody – a real counterpoint to the first round of German video clips some weeks ago.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Belgique, Belgium, Berlin, Christoph Schlingensief, das Bo, Deichkind, Deutschland, Dietrich Kuhlbrodt, Europa, FIFA World Cup 2014, Friedrich Liechtenstein, Germany, Helene Fischer, HGich.T, Holger Schulze, K.I.Z., Lüneburg, Pippi Langstrumpf, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Zug |
By Valentin Zill on November 7, 2014
By Valentin Zill on 7 November 2014 in
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Three years have passed by since the end of the last crisis in Côte d’Ivoire. Now, an atmosphere of departure can be felt throughout the country. This list reflects this atmosphere without forgetting about the problems the country is facing.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Abidjan, Aïcha Koné, Alassane Dramane Ouattara, Alpha Blondy, Amy Bamba, Côte d'Ivoire, DJ Lewis, Ebola, Elfenbeinküste, François Hollande, gospel, Ismaël Isaac, Ivory Coast, Magic System, Mali, Manu Dibango, Mokobé, Reggae, Salif Keita, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Tiken Jah Fakoly, Tonton Zela, Toure Kunda, Valentin Zill, Zoblazo, zouglou |
By Foltin (Фолтин) on October 24, 2014
By Foltin (Фолтин) on 24 October 2014 in
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It was hard to compile this list about music videos in the Republic of Macedonia. But finally the Macedonian band Foltin did the compilation for Norient. Not without pointing to the «creative gap for the macedonian music» in the last years.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Bei The Fish, Bernays Propaganda, Bitola, Foltin, FYROM, Kiril Džajkovski, Macedonia, MC Wasp, Molokai, Parketi, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Skopje, TK Wonder |
By Nadav Appel on October 14, 2014
By Nadav Appel on 14 October 2014 in
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Israeli culture is strangely nostalgic. Five clips that represent different strains of nostalgia among various sectors in Israeli society. These videos depict and construct a multitude of pasts both individual and collective, real and imagined.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Botzer, Gaza, Guy & Yahel, Israel, Jaffa, Karolina, Lehakat Kheylot Tzahal, Maor Cohen, Mizrahi, Nadav Appel, Nostalgia, Palestine, Retro, Retromania, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Shulamit Epstein, Twee, Yitzhar settlement, Zikney Tzfat, Zion, Zohar Argov |
By Kevin Elamrani on October 10, 2014
By Kevin Elamrani on 10 October 2014 in
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From techno to hip hop – from animation to satire. Kevin Elamrani, a young video artist from Paris, shows us a selection of eclectic videos with singular atmospheres from France, starting with a nightly party at your friends place.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged AIKpote, Atef Kahlaoui, Bonnie Banane, Florian Ronget, France, Frankreich, HELMI, Hip Hop, Hugo Paturel, Hybu, Kevin Elamrani, L.O.A.S., Marseille, Music and Satire, Nicolas Capus, Paris, Qoso, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Techno, Waltaa, Walter Mecca |
By Jaaz Odongo on October 3, 2014
By Jaaz Odongo on 3 October 2014 in
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Kenyan producer Jaaz Odongo sent us his top five from his country. It was hard for him to compile this list, because – as he said – «there have been many good songs these past two years. But these songs don’t necessarily posses great music video qualities.»
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Alaine, Camp Mulla, Daddy Owen, Eric Wainaina, Heavyweight, Jaaz Odongo, Kenya, Octopizzo, P-UNIT, Sauti Sol, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Wyre |
By Jeremy Wallach on September 26, 2014
By Jeremy Wallach on 26 September 2014 in
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Warning: This list is very political – and very loud. It’s about greed, honesty, corruption and – what else could it be – love. We see a country which is likely home to the most massive hard rock, metal, and punk scenes in Asia.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Bali, Bandung, Burgerkill, Dangdut, Evie Tamala, Ice Cream Attack, Indonesia, Jeremy Wallach, Joko Widodo, Jokowi, Kill the DJ, Navicula, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from... |
By EES on September 24, 2014
By EES on 24 September 2014 in
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Ein Land zwischen Tradition und Moderne, zwischen Kwaito und Afropop, zwischen Bling Bling und Stammestracht. Das ist Namibia, wie es uns der in Deutschland lebende namibische Rapper EES in seiner musikalischen Videoschau zeigt.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Afropop, EES, Exit, Gazza, kwaito, Maszanga, Namibia, PDK, Qonja, Ru, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Shishani |
By Nucleya on September 17, 2014
By Nucleya on 17 September 2014 in
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Popularity of dubstep and global bass music in India is growing from day to day. Producer Nucleya from New Delhi shows us five video clips from his country that will give you a short insight into some current sounds between the Himalayas and Mumbai.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Bass Music, Dualist Inquiry, glitch, Hip Hop, India, Ladakh, Mumbai, New Delhi, Nucleya, Pune, Sandunes, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Sickflip, Siddharth Basrur, Su Real, TheOutboxProject, Trap |
By Christoph Jacke on September 15, 2014
By Christoph Jacke on 15 September 2014 in
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Deutsche Bands gehen «Huckepack» und inszenieren Video-Clips anderer Bands. Trümmer und Tocotronic machens in Clips von den Goldenen Zitronen und den Nerven vor. Daneben geht es in dieser Videoliste um Planung und Gentrifizierung.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Christoph Jacke, Deutschland, Die Goldenen Zitronen, Die Heiterkeit, Die Nerven, Gentrifizerung, Germany, Hamburg, Messer, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Tocotronic, Trümmer |
By Jakub Szymczak on September 10, 2014
By Jakub Szymczak on 10 September 2014 in
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Although he has never been to Iran, Jakub Szymczak sent us a wonderful compilation of five Iranian music video clips. In a introduction he tries to give a brief overview on the relationship between music and authority in Iran, which is definitely not an easy one.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Bahman Ghobadi, Hichkas, Iran, Langtunes, Mohsen Namjoo, Nazeri, Porya Hatami, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Shajarian, Tegh, Tehran, Umchunga, Umchunga & Tegh |
By Anne Haack on September 5, 2014
By Anne Haack on 5 September 2014 in
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A video journey through a country which is hovering between modernity and tradition, between eastern and western influences, between traditional Moroccan music and modern styles such as hip hop, reggae and dubstep.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Anne Haack, Casablanca, Darga, Darija, Essaouira, Fez, Gnaoua, Hoba Hoba Spirit, M'hamid el Ghizlane, Marrakech, Mustapha El Amraoui, Oum, Oum el Ghaït Benessahraoui, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Soultana |
By Lisa Akbary on September 3, 2014
By Lisa Akbary on 3 September 2014 in
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After the Taliban Regime made the playing and hearing of music illegal and impossible, in the past 12 years music in Afghanistan has come back to life and taken a new and modern path. There is no place in the country, where you don’t hear new hits.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Afghanistan, Atan, Brishna Ameel, Dari, Farhad Darya, Jawid Sharif, Laghman, Lisa Akbary, Naghma, Pashton, series-5-videoclips, Shafiq Mureed, Valy |
By Ethiopian Records on August 29, 2014
By Ethiopian Records on 29 August 2014 in
VIDEO
Internet connection troubles took Addis Abeba based musician Ethiopian Records several weeks to finish his video selection for Norient. «It was not easy finding videos after 2013 – some are older», he wrote us and here is what he finally digged out.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Addis Abbeba, Alemu Aga, Ali Bira, Asnaketche Worku, Begena, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Records, ETV, Eyob Mekonnen, Fendika, Melaku Belay, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., uKanDanZ, Zion Rebels |
By Giacomo Bottà on August 20, 2014
By Giacomo Bottà on 20 August 2014 in
VIDEO
Was ist Europa? Mitä on Eurooppa? Cos’è l’Europa? L’Europe c’est quoi? What is Europe? This is a good and confusing question. I actually have no idea anymore, so I started digging into popular music videos.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Brüssel, Bruxelles, Deutschland, Die Goldenen Zitronen, England, Europe, Finland, Finnland, Germany, Giacomo Bottà, Great Britain, Grossbritannien, I Cani, Olimpia Splendid, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Sleaford Mods, stromae, UK |
By Rédha M. on August 18, 2014
By Rédha M. on 18 August 2014 in
VIDEO
Starting with the godfathers of raï and early algerian hip-hop and ending with extreme Metal and a poem, Rédha M. from the podcast Radio Tashweesh rewrites a part of the history of the Algerian music for Norient.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Abdelghani Raoui, Abdelmadjid Arab, Algeria, Algérie, Algerien, Litham, Lotfi Attar, Office national de Raid el Feth, Rachid Baba Ahmed, Radio Tashweesh, Rai, Raina Rai, Rasto, Rédha M., series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., The Crossaders |
By Ariel Altamirano V. on August 15, 2014
By Ariel Altamirano V. on 15 August 2014 in
VIDEO
Ana Tijoux recently surprised with a collaboration with Palestinian Rapper Shadia Mansour. The Santiago based netlabel Discos Pegaos shows us some more clips from the Latin American country.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Ana Tijoux, Bronko Yotte, Chile, Dementira, Discos Pegaos, El Sueño de la Casa Propia, Fredi Michel, Portavoz, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Shadia Mansour, Staylok |
By Ed Linton on July 29, 2014
By Ed Linton on 29 July 2014 in
VIDEO
A brief insight into some really amazing videos and sounds from the past few years out of the small kingdom Bhutan in South Asia, compiled by Ed Linton, owner of the small internet record label Avant-Garbe Records.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Avant Garbe Records, Bhutan, Columbine Shoots, Daniel Kulasignham, Dechen Zangmo, Dezang, Ed Linton, Namkha Lhamo, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from..., Sheikh Areesh, Thebong, Tshering Dorji |
By Meg on July 24, 2014
By Meg on 24 July 2014 in
VIDEO
Naples-born singer Meg has chosen five video clips from Italy for our series. Her selection shows: Italy is the place to be for electronic music. And: electronic music can’t live without strong imageries.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Bruno Martino, Digi G'Alessio, Godblesscomputers, Italy, M+A - Bouncy, Mario Conte, Meg, series-5-videoclips, series: 5 video clips from... |
By Daniel Künzler on July 11, 2014
By Daniel Künzler on 11 July 2014 in
VIDEO
On 9 July 2014, South Sudan turned three years old. Decades of civil war, high flying hopes, disillusionment, humor and creativity shape the musical creation of South Sudanese artists.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Abdel Gadir Salim, Africa, Babyone, Bling Bling, Civil War, Eliz Chol Lam, Emma McCune, Emmanuel Jal, Emmanuel Kembe, Equatoria Freedom Boys, Jose Chameleone, Kenya, Lam Tungwar, Mr. Leng, Nairobi, Queen Zee, Rap, Silver X, South Sudan, SPLA, War, Wyre Yezee Giel |
