“The falling leaves drift by the window/The autumn leaves of red and gold/
I see your lips, the summer kisses/The sun-burned hands I used to hold.
Since you went away the days grow long/And soon I’ll hear old winter’s
song/But I miss you most of all, my darling/When autumn leaves start to fall.”
I’m reminded of the REM song “Fall On Me” as I gaze out the window at the autumn foliage burning nuclear bright on a chilly day. The radiance is searing a hole in my skull, but I won’t let that little challenge get in the way of unveiling September’s collection of Unofficial Music Videos.
Much like the Beastie Boys declaring their rights to party, these hard-drinking French bohemians are prepared to throw down in a major way. With a utopian eye to the future, in which all cultures can come together and get equally hammered, Parisian filmmaker Kevin Bodin takes us on a sumptuous safari to where the people make merry. I'm thinking this is why we need a four-day work week in America.
2. Producer: Ido Fruchter
Artist: Asaf Avidan & The Mojos
Song: "The Ghost of a Thousand Little Lies"
Category: Narrative
Director Ido Fruchter, a student from Kibbutzim College in Tel Aviv, has successfully fashioned a marvelous miniature dystopian drama that depicts learning and knowledge as a painful process. This is especially true when your world view expands to the point of including other people.
3. Producer: RaveHad
Artist: Brad Head
Song: "In My Head"
Category: Abstract
assumed the filmmaker was trying to evoke a noir, Lou Reed/Tom Waits street action vibe, but then I noticed that RaveHad hails from Russia, so that makes it even more menacing and cool.
4. Producer: PK Humble
Artist: Rag'N'Bone Man
Song: "Human"
Category: Narrative
Somewhere in Thailand, another anguished teen sorts out his feelings by walking around at night. As a coping device it's recognized the world over as an effective remedy. Again, we have moody black and white imagery revealing a world without love or pity. You had to find out eventually, son.
5. Producer: Phoebe Gibson
Artist: Alt-J
Song: "Every Other Freckle"
Category: Abstract
It's possible these English kids are taking acid for the first time, but a more likely theory is that they are extra-terrestrials trying on their human suits and getting in touch with the flesh. Blood and guts, we've all got 'em. What a concept!So this month we've heard from France, England, the Russian Federation, Israel, and Thailand. At TikiKiti we're spanning the globe to bring you the best in music video entertainment, in an effort to share our similarities, rather than fear our differences.
