Friday,
April 16, 2010
ODDSAC
dir.
Danny Perez, US, 2009, video, 53 mins, color
Director
Danny Perez and members of Animal Collective in person
Opening
with torch-wielding villagers and a wall bleeding oil, ODDSAC
attaches vivid scenery and strange characters to the wonderful
wonderful melodic wavelengths
of the band Animal Collective, revitalizing the lost form of
the “visual album.” Working on the project for three
years with friend Danny Perez, Animal Collective pushes the
boundaries of the music video and joins music visionaries like
The Residents, Devo, and Daft Punk, who previously connected
film imagery with their songs.
Animal Collective’s music is a glittering mix of pop rock, experimental
noise, and horror-movie soundtrack. Perez’s visuals mirror that,
incorporating intense scenes of vampires, campfires, and screaming
prophets to form themes and a distinct vision, rather than following
a traditional plot and dialogue. The characters are interlaced
with flicker effects, the magic colors produced by rubbing your
closed eyes. A true physical experience, ODDSAC turns
the theater into a sensory submarine.
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