Initiating this month of anticipated music video releases is Bjork with the ocular feast of Wanderlust. Never one to shy away from visual spectacles this video certainly indulges our expectations, is definitely worth a look and can be seen best in its hi-res form. In a voyage which sees her rafting on a herd of buffalo while simultaneously wrestling a sinister and apparently very angry waif from her rucksack, it permeates Bjork’s endearingly outlandish charm that make her and her videos retain their innovation and originality.
However, induced by the appearance of Paniks hand-drawn music video via boingboing.net I have become an admirer of the lo-fi approach and its effectiveness. In complete contrast to Bjork’s epic scale creation, it utilises smudgy animation and frames which fade into each other, making it meld brilliantly with the band’s raw energy and its ‘From dusk till Dawn’ tenacity.

Another band that have exploited this approach are the Quebec duo Tricot Machine with this really impressive animation for their track Les Peaux de Lievres which was created from over 700 knitted frames by Lysanne Latulippe.

Also in stagnation on youtube are a fan’s endeavour to prove that even a simple idea can be translated into a pretty good video with a little perseverance (although only 45 seconds worth) on the Boards of Canada remix of Clouddead’s Dead Dogs 2 and Shitdisco’s OK which uses the format of a pop-up book.

Shauna O'Brien
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