Emanuele Kabu did some lovely minimalist acidic loops for Instagram.
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The Infinite Waters Channel
18 AprInfinite Water is the perfect YouTube guru for the aquarian age. In his channel he covers all topics from how to clear your pineal gland, to “how to be an INDIGO among IGNORANT people” to “how to start a big business” and “how to become vegan.” You might think he’s just recycling old pop-psychology/new age slogans, but Infinite Water has a certain charming (albeit somewhat sleazy) charisma that is difficult to ignore. This slick internet guru might just have something to teach you after all, or not. We’ll let you decide.
Black Mirror by Synthetic Aurality
4 AprA process blotch painting by Serge Goldwicht accompanied by sounds from outer space.
Habitat – Camellia Nieh
27 FebCamellia Nieh in another video which beautifully mixes everyday life impressions, architecture and lots of acrobalance. Again, she manages to capture some elusive quality of this life in all it’s beauty and fragility. Inspiring.
The New World Order – with Russel Brand & Bill de Berg (RAP NEWS 30)
20 FebRussel brand and Bill de Berg in a brilliant rap about the New World Order and what it all means.
From 0 to 100 years in Dutch and Hebrew
25 SepThere is something distinctly psychedelic about these people counting the years from 0-100. Watching these many people advance with age is like watching life go by – collective life. It’s like those videos of people getting older, but this time around involving a collective of people. What I like about these videos is that they show an amazing portrait of society at large and it’s many faces. Watching this made me like these people and feel like we are all part of something greater.
So, first off here the original version as far as I can tell, done in Amsterdam in 2011: O-100 in Dutch.
And here is my favorite, in my own language. 0-100 in Hebrew:
Loopdeloops of Ben Ommundson
5 Sep5 short & hilarious videos from Australian animator Ben Ommundson.
These colourful, whimsical videos are designed to loop, and touch on hallucination, childhood memories, empathy and the mundane.
Don’t hug me I’m scared, Episodes 3 & 4
28 AugDon’t hug me I’m scared started out like a fresh and updated version of classic psychedelic TV puppet shows like HR Pufnstuf and The Bugaloos. It was fun, upbeat, and had great and really funny and catchy songs.
However, as the series progressed it became more and more evident that there is a very negative undertone underlying the whole thing. There’s no one better then Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling, the creators of Don’t Hug me I’m Scared, in creating funny and brilliant psychedelic lyrics and visuals, combining it all with a catchy tune. However, for some reason, in the makers view, this colorful scheme must always be a disguise to something horrid which lurks in the background. Take episode 3 for example. It contains an amazing cheery and silly song about how wonderful love is, only in order to finish with some of the worst bad trip images that come to demonstrate that love is a lie. In episode 4 the whole episode becomes a even nightmare earlier on.
The popular internet show “YouTube Explained” has episodes analyzing on each of the DHMIS videos. They explain that the show is basically a critique of children’s TV shows, and additionally the 3rd episode is a critique on marriage and religion, while the 4th one is a critique on the internet age. That very well may be, but these videos still end up giving me the creeps. Don’t get me wrong, I still love don’t hug me I’m scared, but I for one do not think that behind everything beautiful in the world there is something evil and terrible. I can only hope the makers of DHMIS will ingest a psychedelic and come to this conclusion as well…
Desiremarket
24 AugYouTube channel Desiremarket has a delectable collection of surrealist videos which can probably only be enjoyed while high.
Cronenberg – POD Wants To Know You
25 Jul
On the Neural-Net recognition bandwagon, Cronenberg presents a lysergic fueled technological dystopian vision of implanted recommendation chips. While this nightmare may well become reality in a few short decades (or you can Sign-Up Now…), the deadly-serious satire and nightmarish visuals give pause for thought about the future of technological guidance and hallucination.
“POD (Personal On-demand) is an emotional sensory learning and data-mining organism designed to enhance your life. This state of the art biotech implant will guarantee you personalized recommendations that are 99.999% relevant all the time. POD grows with you to become an intuitive companion, fulfilling your deepest desires on demand.”
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