A beautiful video about procrastination, shot, animated and directed by Johnny Kelly, and narrated by Brian Quinn.
(Link: Ferrous. Thanks!)
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Psychedelic Beyonce – Countdown
13 FebAfter we’ve had a psychedelic Lady Gaga, a psychedelic Rihanna, and a psychedelic Keisha, last October Beyonce came out with a new video clip full of exubertantly flashy colors and a very psychedelically evocative style.
Keshet Ve Anan
6 FebI used to watch this TV show as a kid. Bizzare show about an artist whose life revolves around the Jewish holidays, and who makes statues who become a live whenever he leaves his home, commanded by his talking parrot – or something like that. Now, years later, it kinda’ looks psychedelic…
The Little Girl and the Squid
4 FebI liked the aesthetics and feel of this one, done by Will Chason based on two parts out of a rock opera by his band “The Dutchmen”.
Arise Chapter 01 – Instructions
30 JanOne of the most psychedelic and ingenious videos in the history of the internet (Even though it was created before the web, for video tapes). Ivan Stang, founder of the Church of the SubGenius directed this wildly ingenious video clip.
It is interesting to note, that many of the effects of the video tape, according to the speaker are similar if not identical to those of psychedelic substances. However, the tone itself is much more commanding and sinister than that usually associated with psychedelics.
The video looks like some kind of parody on mind control and hallucinations, but what I find to be the most hilarious is the name “Church of the SubGenius”, created intentionally in order to become semantically ossified and for people to start using it and say that they are “part of Church of the SubGenius” without thinking about what the actual meaning is of the name is…
And here is another one…
Theater of the Mind – Duff Hendrickson
28 JanDuff Hendrickson started making psychedelic films in the 1970s and has been active ever since. “The Theater of the Mind” is a highly surreal, highly psychedelic into the innerspace on the human mind, where Hendrickson finds very bizzare phenomena.
Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947 Experimental Film)
21 JanAd writes:Here’s a cool full length movie created by some great classic surrealists (including Ernst and Duchamp). It’s called Dreams that Money Can Buy. I’ve been watching it with my cat, who also seems to be enjoying it.
More info on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreams_That_Money_Can_Buy
Thank you Ad!
Billy Ze Kick – Mangez-Moi
14 JanBilly Ze Kick are a French band from the 1990s, with lots of psychedelic references and overtones. Their song “Mangez-Moi” (eat me) in which the band goes mushroom picking in the forest and different magic mushrooms beg them to eat them and promise to open their minds, was a big hit in 1990s France. Apparently not everybody realized what the song was really about…
Billy Ze Kick also had a very funny song about OCB rolling papers.
All these songs are much funnier when you speak French (I don’t, but I had some French speaking people explain them to me).
Norman McLaren – Begone Dull Care 1949
12 JanNorman McLaren was an oscar winning animation director who did some groundbreaking work from the 1940s to the 1970s. McLaren “Begone Dull Care” from 1949, was painted directly on film, to create a visual representation of Oscar Peterson’s superb piano – perhaps one of the first video clips ever.
McLaren’s work has a special exploratory quality. You can find more of it on YouTube.
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