youtube – IdyllopusPress Presents

If you’re offended by circa 1960s partially nude French people (well, I’m guessing they’re French) in Barbarella togs doing the “Fiesta Hippie” dance then don’t click to watch Les Ballets Jacksons below. It’s a Scopitones which was a jukebox video. And I’m…well…I’m on my 6th watching. It’s that wonderful. OK, so the first part of…

May 19, 2009

Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody Old School Computer Remix at Youtube

The link doesn’t want to say what this is but it’s “Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody Old School Computer Remix” with an HP ScanJet 3C supplying the vocals. No effects or sampling. Awesome. Seriously, I’m dumbfound. The end is perfection.

May 14, 2009

Les Processus at Youtube

A really striking, unusual animation style.

May 13, 2009

Tlingit artist Nicholas Galanin

He also has one of a traditional dancer set to electronica. This provocative piece of Galanin’s was featured on BoingBoing today.

May 6, 2009

Youtube Viewing

Now I know what a PIT maneuver is. (So this is two years old, it’s still an amazing vid. PITs are not intended to be used during high speed chases or when there are dangerous obstacles on the side of the road. Only sensible. Using the PIT on this guy on an overpass was not.)…

May 5, 2009

Liu Yan video at Youtube

Was reading about Liu Yan in the NYTimes, the celebrated dancer who was paralyzed from the waist down due to a stage malfunction during rehearsal for opening night performance at the Olympics. I read she’s studying to be a television announcer now. Her emotional quality in dance is riveting, what she’s able to project. I…

April 19, 2009

This Pair is a Treat to Watch

“Just because I can see the moon doesn’t make me an astronaut, you loon…”

October 5, 2008

Wake up!!!!

It’s the fizziest ultimate bubble bath of your childhood all grown up, Mister and Madam Bubble dropping the shower curtain on their library of reflections.

March 22, 2008

Wildly imaginative worlds of Yannick Puig

A couple of wonderful whimsical offerings. H.o.p. loves the animations of Yannick Puig, such as the below “I Lived on the Moon”. Another is the delightful “Krapooyo”. I like Puig’s animations as well. P.S. “I Lived on the Moon” was replayed over and over here today and probably will be for a while. I showed…

February 22, 2008

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A Haruki Murakami story in the making

Song as a plug to a live current

Interesting Russian animation from 1975

Les Ballets Jackson “Fiesta Hippie”