I've been toying with starting a periodic feature talking about music videos past and present that I find interesting. I figured I'd give it a try with one of my favorite videos, Daft Punk - Around the World, directed by Michel Gondry, who you may know from his films Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep.
The first few times I saw this video I just thought it was crazy Daft Punk making another crazy video. Then I noticed that each of the five groups represented a different element of the song, all moving synchronized with their parts. The athletes represent the bassline, the robots the vocal, etc. The circular platform they are on represents a record, while those circular lights in the back are like speaker holes. All in all a satisfying video aurally and visually.
For bonus points, spot characters from this video in the LCD Soundsytem "Daft Punk is Playing at my House" video.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Video of the Moment - Daft Punk - Around the World
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for more daft punk craziness, check out this completely-out-of-left field mash up
Oh man, not only is that a good mashup, I had completely forgotten about how good Maps is.
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