Spent part of the weekend finishing up some year-end list stuff for Altered Zones, including the shortlist of our favorite videos of the year. Here are our top 12:
12 Erykah Badu – “Window Seat”
(director: Coodie & Chike)
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11 Twin Shadow – “Slow”
(director: Alex Markman)
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10 Flying Lotus – “Kill Your Co-Workers”
(director: beeple)
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09 HEALTH – “We Are Water”
(director: Eric Wareheim)
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08 The Books – “A Cold Freezin Night”
(director: The Books)
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07 Bruce Haack – “Party Machine”
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06 Toro Y Moi – “Low Shoulder”
(directors: Chris Murdoch & Elisha Smith-Leverock)
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05 El Guincho – “Bombay”
(director: Nicolas Mendez)
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04 Earl Sweatshirt – “EARL”
(director: AG Rojas)
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03 Arcade Fire – “The Wilderness Downtown”
(director: Chris Milk)
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02 Shabazz Palaces – “Belhaven Meridian”
(director: Kahlil Joseph)
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01 Gil Scott-Heron – “Me & the Devil”
(directors: Coodie & Chike + Michael Sterling Eaton)
Cosign on this #1!
“Born Free” snub?
mmmhmm should’ve made it
i’m sorry i’d totally have to add Caribou – SUN. gives me the chills :)
pretty new and really weirdy/cool I recently loved the new Black Devil Disco Club feat. Poni Hoax: http://vimeo.com/16019437
beach house??
Mistaken Wedding, All Around and Away We Go…
Nice list, Chris. That El Guincho jam is incredible, but yeah, I’ll give it to Gil Scott Heron, sure.
Yes, yes. Nice to see GSH at the top; it’s just killer.
aside from the lack of beach house this list is bomb
no love for holy fuck eh?
El guincho the best, numer one. imaginative and transgressive
This Super 8 video is also amazing: http://vimeo.com/16731018
No OK Go’s End Love?
What about Les Savy Fav’s “Let’s Get Out of Here”? Otherwise great list!
Beautiful swimmers “big coast” should have made it!
El Guincho is the best on the list, In Lust and Earl are also pretty sick.
the video for yeasayer’s “O.N.E.” is pretty spectacular…
i have been in LOVE with bombay (el guincho) since the first time i saw it. amazing video amazing song.
jj beautiful:
http://vimeo.com/17389924
http://ravekommissionen.blogspot.com/
I can’t believe iamamiwhoami didn’t appear in this list. They made some of the best videos this year by far! Esp. these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW89Pv8QrX4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB85HAUXbbM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEoGQU_k78k&feature=related
watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQjMA-6pgco
Great videos… my favorite is Bombay from El Guincho, great image structure.
tightrope!
Dirty Ballet
Oval – Ah!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0MWfJE3ejI
Love some of those videos. Great music site..Cheers. Calum
http://outerbluerecords.com/blog/