video selection #1.

welcome to my first video selection installment!

i try to share my musical tastes here from now on ( be warned, they change continiously, few years ago i was all into heavy guitar music, then i fell in love with the 60ies and now i start to like electro/dance/minimalistic stuff ). so. it'll be a huge mish mash around here, but whatever. it's simply me.

dangerous muse . i want it all
well, i had to warm up to this song, but slowly i like it. i did like the video more than the music first, but when you listen more and more to it, it starts being an earworm.

gil scott-heron . me and the devil
funky, souly, jazzy. and thoughtful. and the video is so gorgeous in its very own style. even though it's kind of creepy at times.

muse . muscle museum
muse is an all time favourite of mine. i can't say no to their dramatic, apocalyptic music and bellamy's ability to screech like a woman! the video is a muscle museum indeed, when you look at all those crying faces. those facial muscles are very expressive, haha.

pj harvey . to bring you my love
a very badass and dark pj harvey. i totally love how she sings stretches her voice several times. you know, so it sounds like ghosts crying for help. killer song!

dan mangan . robots
what a wonderful video about loosing a game and winning friends. robots need love too, as well!

the week's most loved:

What Else Is There? from Röyksopp on Vimeo.

röyksopp . what else is there?
what an eerie and strange video! but i'm totally hooked! it's so hypnotizing! one of my most loved songs this week. it totally represents my current mental state...

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