I enjoy when my music is used for fashionable purposes. Michael Cockerham observes:
We are all alike incapable of judging people by their merits when there is so much to distract us on the surface. Women can be just as guilty, but where they really score is in an innate understanding of the fact that image matters. While men congratulate themselves on having the balls to wear a colourful tie with their grey, crumpled, and dandruff-flaked suit, women show that they can run the very biggest organisations brilliantly, and still have time for personal flair and colour. If they are going to be judged for how they look, they aim to look good.
Thanks for sharing and for expressing, Michael! Read the rest of his post here:
When people refer to electronic music not being “human” enough, it’s not just about the music: Kraftwerk’s robots had a delicious sense of dry (and some would say, situationally Teutonic) humor.
The young generation is bred to believe in newfound freedoms, and not just downloading digital music. Being a cubicle drone and hearing one’s parents or grandparents regrets in life — deferred happiness — becomes increasingly less attractive, especially when the Internet empowers us to share our insecurities and dreams.
Immersed in a culture of individual responsibility and “take charge of your own life”, is this not a wondrous thing? As independent as each one of us strives to be, validation from others on their parallel, similar, likeminded journeys is nonetheless reassuring.
In addition to being a beautiful, powerful tune that moves fast and slow at the same time, this music video (besides the ambidextrousness) has a potent message: just because you stopped doing something after you “grew up” doesn’t mean you really outgrew it. The animated, overlaid characters — like the bar chart dance sequence — work a treat, and this is laden with emotion. Mistabishi and Matrix are two of my fave DnB (and beyond…) producers because they not only have a profound sense of groove, but through work like this, playfulness and humanity shine through.
Pitfall! the classic Atari game in colorful watercolors by docpop. I jones on his style, esp. the rainbow trail — and this makes me wonder how the croc pit was ever so shallow.