The Pixies - Gigantic ( Live at Fa Onrust , Dutch TV ) 1988

... gigantic ..... song  ! ( from " Surfer Rosa " LP , 1988  ).... still marvellous 28 years afterwards ... one of the best band ever ...

DJ Shadow ft. Run The Jewels - Nobody Speak ( Dir : Sam Pilling ) 2016

.... mea culpa ... an amazing music video ( one of the best of 2016 ! )  that I missed this year , a gem .... Stanley Kubrick's Dr Strangelove ... just perfect ... ( DJ Shadow 's cameo with a blond wig )  Happy New Year & all my season's best wishes !

Helmet - Unsung ( Dir : Kevin Kerslake ) 1992

.... Helmet's famous great sound .... harsh & tight ....

Han Han x Datu x Hataw - World gong crazy ( Dir : Romeo Candido ) 2016

.... exciting & exotical video with the Hataw dance company coming from the Philippines on Datu's music .....

La Femme - Mycose ( Dir : Paul Gondry ) 2016

.... La Femme's new music video by Michel's son , Paul Gondry ... I just hope he'll goes as successful as his dad in terms of creativity ....

Emmanuel Macron hurle - Heavy Metal Remix ( Edit & Music : Khaled Freak ) 2016

... both funny AND frightening ! ... if even the leaders of center ( left or right ) have to be so extroverts .... fascism is not so far away .... his voice tone reminds me of " Cobra " ( a great hardcore french band from Grasse ( South-East of France )...

Jain - Makeba ( Dir : Greg et Lio ) 2016

..... at last but not the least ! .... a nice music video for Jain's hit single , shot in South Africa ... catchy to death .... French artists are never as good as when they create with an " universal " ambition ....

Oliver - Electrify ( Dir : Alan Masferrer 2016 )

.... fun & sexy 80's Style  ... ( see " 9 1/2 Weeks " ) .... Made in Barcelona ( Catalonia ) ... pleasant track ....

Les Stores - Non , non , non , non .... ( Audio track + slideshow ) 2016

2016 ! 2016 !!!! Can you believe it !  Special " friend at court " .... les Stores is a side project of my ( old !? ) friend Frédéric Martinez from Nice ( France ) , he's been an XLent guitar player for a long time now & nowadays shows same talent while producing , composing  & playing this " easy listening vintage " top music ... sound , style , mood , he's got it all !

Christophe & Alan Vega - Tangerine ( Audio track ) 2016

..... ft the late Alan Vega ( his last recording ? )  .... nice groove & mood ....

OK Go - The One Moment ( Dir : Damian Kulash Jr. ) 2016

..... another great choreography/machine/performance music video by OK Go ....it's fun , arty , clever ... everything that we like .....

Peter Peter - Bien réel ( Dir : Bertrand Touchard ) 2016

..... clever & sensitive electro pop from Montreal ( Canada ) .... XLent music production & arrangement ....

Jax Jones - House Work (Live) ft Mike Dunn & MNEK ( Dir : Joao Retorta ) 2016

.... absolutely infectious groove ! .... fast , exciting & catchy .... when the machines comes alive .....  DO NOT MISS IT !

Regina Spektor - Small Bill$ ( Dir : Steven Mertens ) 2016

... Russian roots  ..... gifted author/composer/interpret from NY ... A la Kate Bush .... nice kitsch animation ...

M.A.M.O.N. - Latinos VS. Donald Trump - Short film 2016

M.A.M.O.N. (Monitor Against Mexicans Over Nationwide) is a satirical fantasy sci-fi shortfilm that explores with black humor & lots of VFX the outrageous consequences of Donald Trump´s plan of banning immigration & building an enormous wall on the Mexico - US border. The dark comedy showcases a spectacular fight involving bizarre weapons, & numerous dark jokes about the cliches & stereotypical antics of the Mexican & Latino community, as the quinceañera, the quetzalcoatl, the lucha libre, the mariachi, the chapulín colorado, etc.

Joey Purp Girls ft Chance the Rapper ( Dir : Ryan Ohm & Jackson James ) 2016

.... exciting hip hop stuff ....  music production " less is more à la Pharrell "  ... fun & catchy

Grandaddy - Way We Won't ( Dir : Chris Grieder ) 2016

..... the return of the great Jason Lytle & his mates ... top pop stuff ( & very good music video ) ... they're back !

Justice - AUDIO, VIDEO, DISCO. ( Dir : So Me ) 2011

.... great audio & beautiful video .... men at work .... craft men celebration .... ( I heard they'll release a brand new album soon ) ...

Mr Oizo - All Wet ( Dir : Quentin Dupieux ) 2016

..... video teaser for  Mr Oizo's new album ... funny & quirky ... exciting cheap tricks ... just enjoy !  I really like " Sea horse " & everything by Boys Noize ..... viva DupieuxOizo ....

Leftfield - Head and Shoulders ( Dir : Casey Ewan ) 2015

..... crazy , sleazy & freaky sort of Pac Man animation ..... to be watched .... a bit gore ....

David Bowie - Life On Mars ( Dir : Mick Rock ) 2016 Mix

... new mix & video edit release by Mick Rock  ( Bowie's " image " designer , circa Hunky/Ziggy/Aladdin ) .... still marvellous .... 

Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker ( Audio track ) 2016

.... a sepulchral voice who seems coming straight from the grave ..... amazing artistic & moral strength .... a mensch .... lyrics below :
If you are the dealer
I'm out of the game
If you are the healer
I'm broken and lame
If thine is the glory
Then mine must be the shame 
You want it darker
We kill the flame
Magnified and sanctified Be Thy Holy Name Vilified and crucified
In the human frame
A million candles burning For the help that never came 
You want it darker
We kill the flame
Hineni Hineni
I'm ready, my Lord
There's a lover in the story
But the story's still the same There’s an lullaby for suffering And a paradox to blame
But it’s written in the scriptures And it’s not some idle claim 
You want it darker
We kill the flame
They’re lining up the prisoners now The guards are taking aim
I struggled with some demons
They were middle-class and tame Didn’t know I had permission
To murder and to maim You want it darker
We kill the flame
Hineni Hineni
I'm ready, my Lord
Magnified and sanctified Be Thy Holy Name Vilified and crucified
In the human frame
A million candles burning For the love that never came 
You want it darker
We kill the flame
If you are the dealer
I'm out of the game
If you are the healer
I'm broken and lame
If thine is the glory
Then mine must be the shame You want it darker
We kill the flame
Hineni Hineni
I'm ready, my Lord?

The White Stripes - City Lights ( Dir : Michel Gondry ) 2016

The Master is back ! ...... who else can pretend to make an interesting music video with just a bit of steam on a shower wall !
( It's Gondry's fifth collaboration with The White Stripes )

Joseph Arthur - The Campaign Song ( Dir : Ehud Lazin ) 2016

.... anti-Trump manifesto by one of the greatest american songwriter ....( & http://leschicsclips.blogspot.fr/2012/12/joseph-arthur-in-sun-dir-anton-corbijn.html     &  my fav' ( vid & song ) :  http://leschicsclips.blogspot.fr/2012/09/joseph-arthur-cant-exist-dir-noaz-deshe.html )

Solange - Cranes In The Sky ( Dir : Alan Ferguson & Solange Knowles ) 2016

Solange Knowles deserve our attention as she's just great & adventurous ( record arranged by Raphael Saadiq ) ...  between Erykah Badu & Joni Mitchell  ! Great references ... a gem  ... the music video is beautiful too .... CLASSY !

Maximus - Moonlight ( Dir : ? ) 2014

Special friends at court : very nice & friendly people , a damn good band , both powerful & subtle when it's matter of musical arrangement , plus great singers & harmonisers so enjoy ! ( from Bordeaux , France )

The Avalanches - Because I'm Me ( Dir : Greg Brunkalla ) 2016

.... another wonderful track & music vid' by The Avalanches ( best album this year ? ) ....

JANE - We Don’t Wanna Dance ( Dir : Daniel Iglesias Jr. ) 2016

JANE - We Don't Wanna Dance from ENDS on Vimeo.

.... a funky catchy gem ! .... queer & fun from L.A. ....   aka RÁJ ......

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Perfect Time ( Dir : Benjamin Kutsko ) 2016

... classic style song ... classy & jazzy ... Google Deep Dream FX's .... nice work ... & a trumpet " à la Beirut " ...

Bruno Mars - 24K Magic ( Dir : Cameron Duddy & Bruno Mars ) 2016

Brand new (?) Bruno Mars' single .... same recipe maybe ( mix of Cameo , Gap Band & Zapp with today's sounds' compression ) but it works ..... very catchy ....  forgive him , just enjoy & dance ....

Rufus ft Chaka Khan - Tell me something good ( playback live on TV " Soul Train " ) 1974

... smashing track , amazing singer ... one of my all time fav' ( thanks Didier B. for the Fb link ! ) .... soooo funky , soooo smooth & sexy ! ( + the talkbox = lot better  predecessor of the boring Autotune !!!)

The Regrettes - Hey Now ( Dir : Morgan Higby Night ) 2016

.... retro & fun & exciting girl band .... 50's are back ....

Cass McCombs - Medusa’s Outhouse ( Dir : Aaron Brown ) 2016

.... daring & remarkable documentary about the making of porn movie.... as a music video .... it manage to be respectful & sensitive & show the humanity inside this sordid business .... Cass McCombs is high class ....

Beck - WOW ( Dir : Beck & Grady Hall ) 2016

..... XLent pop single ( Big Pimpin' style ! Produced by Greg Kurstin from the late amazing duet Geggy Tah ) & great music video ( CANADA's Style ! )..... Beck is back ....

Wolf Alice - Lisbon ( Dir : Eat The Danger ) 2016

.... indie noisy pop rock " à la My Bloody Valentine " , american version ....  catchy & brillant animation ....

The Avalanches - Subways ( Dir : Mrzyk & Moriceau ) 2016

... Psyche/Sex/Animation ... by the sexual obsessed Paris-based duet Mrzyk & Moriceau ...funny & clever ...

Radio Radio - Light The Sky ( Dir : Jean-François Sauvé & Phil Toupin ) 2016

.... fabulous " nature " shots ( of Canada's New Brunswick  I reckon ) ..... & catchy dance track ... they seems to have abandonned the "Chiac"language ( sort of french/english mash up slang , used by New Brunswick's youth ) which was their trademark previously ....

Peter, Bjorn and John - Dominos ( Dir : Henry Moore Selder ) 2016

... fun & indie pop from Sweden ... great band & music video ....

Miike Snow - Pull My Trigger ( Dir : Ninian Doff ) 2016

.... XLent stuff by Ninian ( & great track ) ... cold war falcons turning lovey/dovey peacemakers .....

Mai Lan - Technique ( Dir : PANAMÆRA ) 2016

..... beautiful music video & girls & gesture & simple fundance music ....

Areski & Brigitte Fontaine - C'est normal ! ( Audio track ) 1973

Amazing track ! & cherry on the cake , here's a great traduction by Bernard Bonnejean :

- Areski! - What's the matter ? - Did not you hear something weird? - Yes. - What is it ? - It's gas. This is the gas in the apartment below. Sometimes there leaks, so it accumulates and then if there's a spark that explodes. It's normal ! - Ah ! And who says "explosion", says "detonation". Hence the noise that you heard just now, - Ah ! La la la ...
 - Say? - What? - You do not feel burned? - Well yeah, it's normal ! I Explained to you : there was an explosion. - Yes. - And the molecular agitation due to the explosion ... - The ... what? - The molecular agitation. - Ah yes. - Causes a sufficient rise in temperature to ignite surrounding materials. - Yes Yes. - This is then called combustion. It's normal ! - Ah. - You understand ? - Yes Yes. La la la ... - But then ... but ... La la la ...
 - What did you want ? La la la ... - Then I wanted to know ... All the building is on fire, is not it? - Yes, listening. The materials that were used in the construction of this building are very fragile. You understand ? - Yes. - This is normal because anyway there are only families of workers and foreigners and some unproductive. - Yes. - Then the fire very easily seized materials. - Yeah. - It spreads. We are in the presence of a fire. - Aaaah. a fire. - It's normal. - Yes Yes Yes. - Yes ? - Okay. La la la ...
 - Areski! - What is it again ? - You do not feel like it was falling, then a little ...? - Look ... Listen ... - Yes. - Try to understand, it's very simple. - Yes. - You remember the combustion? - Yes. - The destruction of the building in flames? - Yes. - Good. It means that below, the walls and floors are gone. - Hum. - And that we're no longer supported by anything. - Yeah. - But one thing that is not supported by anything falls. It's called gravity. It's normal ! - Aaaah, yeah. La la la ... - But then ... we will fall ... - But yes. - From the 15th floor? - This is completely normal. - This is gravity. - Okay. La la la ...
 - Ares, excuse me - What? what? - Excuse me, I think of a thing. - We n'va not die in a minute? - Brigitte, you are tiring! - Sorry. - So it is falling. - Yes. - Now every body falls at a defined speed. - Yes. - And on reaching the ground he suffered a violent deceleration that causes the breakdown of its various components. For example, members are separated from the trunk. - Yes. - The brains gushing out of the cranium, etc. - Yeah. - Under these conditions of disconnection, it is clear that the phenomenon of life can not be maintained, it is NORMAL, you understand? - Yeah ...

PJ Harvey - The Community Of Hope ( Dir : Seamus Murphy ) 2016

.... XLent new catchy single by PJ .... community/political involment .... she's just great ....

Kubrick / Tarkovsky - Parralel " Mashup " video - ( Edit : Vugar Efendi ) 2016

.... astonishing editing of scenes showing some parallel framing & point of view from the two filmmakers of genius   .... beauty & philosophy ...

Persepolis - I fell in love with somebody I don't know ( Dir : Persepolis , Benjamin , Thomas) 2016

            ( To reach the music video, just click on picture).
...." Special friends at court " ( with a little help from my dad ) .... Persepolis' first music video ... no budget , great mood , good track ... a fresh start ....

Unknown Mortal Orchestra - First World Problem ( Dir : James Lees, Kiani Del Valle ) 2016

.... beautiful video & dancers .... good catchy groovy track .... USA/New-Zealand ....

Infinity Ink - Full Capacity ( Dir : Ben Reed ) 2016

" I hear you knocking but you can't come in "  ... rings a bell ? ... fun , catchy , gay & friendly ...  bear style disco guys ... another great quirky video by Ben Reed ...

Underworld - If Rah ( Dir : Simon Taylor ) 2016

.... Gosh , I love this band so much ! .... an electro act gorged with emotion ... go to see them live , they're fantastic ! ( Double whammy ! )

Underworld - Nylon Strung ( Dir : Tomato ) 2016

.... Gosh , I love this band so much ! .... an electro act gorged with emotion ... go to see them live , they're fantastic !

The Omens - Searching ( Audio track - Garage rock ) 1966

.... One of my very fav' 60's garage rock song ( with " Pushin' too hard ", " Night time " or " 96 tears "  there is plenty of absolutely marvellous rock singles , you can find some on compilation like " Nuggets " full of highly enjoyable tracks ) ... a gem .... ( from Hammond , Indiana , south of Chicago  )...

Carpenter Brut † Turbo Killer ( Dir : Seth Ickerman ) 2016

... 80's B-movie parody ... sexy & over the top .... John Carpenter's nostalgia ?  The cars are all nicknamed Christine .....

Sparks - This town ain't big enough for the both of us ( Audio Track , String Version ) 1977

.... fantastic song & appropriate different string arrangement ( as most of perfect songs , it could be played just by voice or on a single guitar or with one finger on a piano ,  whatever  ) ... a classic , a gem ....

Plaid - Do Matter ( Dir : Christopher Arcella ) 2016

 ...... XLent Ambient music & beautiful & appropriated images .....

SuperGlu - Weekend ( Dir : Keita Lynch ) 2016

... great indie power pop punky rock  " à la Pixies " ... fun & catchy  ... luv'it ! ... Essex band ...

Jamie XX - Gosh ( Dir : Romain Gavras ) 2016

... two thousandths posts on Les Chics Clips !!! To celebrate  , do not miss this ! .... Costa-Gavras' son is directing probably the best music video this year ( so far ) ... the milky light with low contrast match the albino's skin color perfectly .... great aesthetic & atmosphere ... shot in Little Paris ( Tiandu Cheng , suburbs of Hangzhu , China )

Midihands - What to do ( Dir : AcquaSintetica ) 2016

... funny , druggy & finally cuddly pleasant music video .....

Albert - The most exciting thing ( Dir : Eva Münnich ) 2016

... lovely & brillant animation ... German indie pop/rock ... catchy track ....

The Avalanches - Frankie Sinatra ( Dir : Fleur & Manu ) 2016

astonishing video & track .... old Mad Max guys in the Bayou playing a voodoo paintball ! .. great mento song too ....

Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell Williams - WTF (Where They From) ( Dir : Dave Meyers & Missy Elliott ) 2015

.... Missy returns ! .... Pharrell ultra catchy prod & hooks ....What The Fuck !

Wake Island - Never Entirely There ( Dir : Epher Heilland ) 2016

... disco is back ! ... infectuous groove by Philippe Manasseh  & Nadim Maghzal  , two Lebanese guys living in Montréal ...

Yeasayer - Silly Me ( Dir : New Media Ltd ) 2016

.... absolutely brilliant animation ... colourful , moving & almost alive ... hippies are not dead ( specially in New York City ) ....

Ricked Wicky - Poor Substitute ( Dir : Mike Postalakis ) 2015

... Rob Corddry , Nate Corddry , Matt Jones , Seth Morris ( all good Robert Pollard 's friends ) are playing the " poor substitute " of the MAN .... funny & moving at the same time ...

Kamp ! - Dorian ( Dir : Łukasz Zabłocki ) 2016

.... XLent electro indie from Warsaw ( Poland ) ... amazing editing & light balance  ... falsely cold , funny &  refreshing ....

Burns - Beauty Queen ( Dir : Emil Nava ) 2016

... catchy VERY hard House ( with a donk )  ... elegant overexcited dancer obviously attracted by models ( for conversation ? ) ...

BRAAINZZ - TheNorthEnd ( Dir : Post Man ) 2016

... a kind of " unique " sound & vision experience ....to enjoy the 360 ° experience , use the left/right , up/down arrows on the top left ....  worth to be watched .... beautiful & moving ...

Booker T & the MG's - ( short version ) Green Onions ( Retro TV , movies excerpts) 1962

....... pure rythm & blues , pure groove ...... total masterpiece ..... Steve Cropper & Donald " Duck " Dunn .... +  hot & sexy dancing footages from 50's & 60's movies ....

La Femme - Sphynx ( Dir : Marlon Magnée & Aymeric Bergada du Cadet ) 2016

... kitsch is not dead ! ... catchy & sexy " oriental " pop .... from Biarritz,  Brittany,  Marseille & Paris ....

Anna Meredith - Taken ( Dir : Ewan Jones Morris ) 2016

... indie/sophisticated/clever pop from Scotland ... reminds me of Field Music ( another of my fav' ) ... worth to discover ...

N. Lannon - Another Love ( Dir : Michael Langan & Najeeb Tarazi ) 2015

... amazing graphics & rotoscopic ( ? ) FX's treatments ... great cool , sunny & luminous  sophisticated pop ....

Hyper - Reality - Video Art creation ( Dir : Keiichi Matsuda ) 2016

..... Hyper - reality / Virtual - reality , our visual future ? .... an unmissable video creation .... shot in Colombia ...

Jeff Rosenstock - Hall of Fame ( Dir : Philip Stone ) 2015

..... if the blue album by Weezer is one of you're favorite records & if you feel the same about Wayne's World movies ( 1&2 )  ,  you're gonna LOVE this !  

Death Cab for Cutie - Good Help (Is So Hard To Find) ( Dir : Walter Robot ) 2016

.... XLent indie rock track & an exceptionnal " political " animation by Walter Robot .... do not miss it !

Valentino Khan - Deep Down Low ( Dir : Ian Pons Jewell ) 2016

.... crazy morphing FX's at a fish restaurant in Tokyo .... if you don't like electro , you can turn the music down ....

Wes Anderson’s The Shining - Mashup edit ( Edit : Steve Ramsden ) 2015

...Wes Anderson likes very much Stanley Kubrick's frame style ...  Steve noticed it & made this brilliant mashup .... worth seeing ...

Metronomy - Old Skool ( Dir : Dawn Shadforth ) 2016

... yes , adults had fun too in the 60/70's ... (with a little help from LSD ? ) ... XLent new single & vid' by the band & Shadworth .... the lighting mood at the end & the " wise " kid reminds me of " The Shining " ...

David Bowie - I Can't Give Everything Away ( Dir : Jonathan Barnbrook ) 2016

... marvellous song .... deeply moving .... lyrics video ... 

Radiohead - Daydreaming ( Dir : Paul Thomas Anderson ) 2016

... very touching & moving daydream along corridors & landscapes ... master director Paul Thomas Anderson ....  Radiohead at best .... & Thom Yorke's heartbreaking singing ....

Mooji - Medley ( Dir : David Strindberg ) 2016

Mooji - Medley (Director's Cut) from David Strindberg on Vimeo.

... moody reggae/dub " à la Massive Attack meets Grace Jones " ... superb monochromatic shots ... Mojave Desert or New Mexico ? ... ambiguous creature .... Breaking Bad ...

WHAT A FUNK ! - Draw It On the Wall ( Dir : Stefano Bertelli ) 2016

WHAT A FUNK?! - Draw It On the Wall from Stefano Bertelli on Vimeo.

... fusion metal/funk ..... Made in Italy ... pure leather .... well crafted collage/animation with amazing bright colours ( ocher is so passé ) ...

Dimoné - Les Narcisses ( Dir : Jérome, Rico et Olivier ) 2009

... great lyrics , limpid melodically  ... for me , it's  a perfect French pop song .... in a better world , it should have been a major hit single ..... time's are strange .... emotion have deserted most of art forms .....  money & vulgarity are ruling  ....

Kill The Noise & Feed Me - I Do Coke ( Dir : Brandon Dermer ) 2016

... "   I do coke , so I can work longer ,  to earn more , so I can do more coke  " .... everything is said .... another brilliant " socially concerned " track by Kill The Noise ( if you missed it , a very good video anti- Trump & ultra-liberalism here  : http://leschicsclips.blogspot.fr/2016/01/kill-noise-ft-awolnation-r-city-kill-it.html  )

Diffusion - Short 3D artistic film ( Artist : Kouhei Nakama ) 2015

..... Why don't humans have patterned texture like animals ? Humans will be able to get it  ...... music : "Highway to the Stars" by Kai Engel ....

AA Wallace - Shake it out ( Dir ; Nathan Boey ) 2016

... good funky track .... & pleasant slow motion video on high heels ....

Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Necessary Evil ( Dir : Sean Solomon ) 2015

.... XLent indie soft rock/pop ...  childish Steely Dan .... beautiful animation ....

Run The Jewels ( ft Gangsta Boo ) - Love Again ( Dir : Ninian Doff ) 2016

.... another amazing video by Ninian .... " She/he said she/he wanted my dick/clit in her/his mouth all day ".... sexy hop ....

Andy Shauf - The Magician ( Dir : Winston Hacking ) 2016

XLent pop song psychedelicious " A la Lennon /McCartney/Big Star " .... clever collage & edit .... Do not miss it !

Catfish & The Bottlemen - Soundcheck ( Dir : Malia James ) 2016

..... maybe the best " catchy rock " chorus that I heard for a long time ....

Fence - The Winding ( Dir : JonasFJ for Visuals Internationals ) 2016

.... 2500 frame rotoscoping animation ..... good funky indie track " à la General Electriks " ..... very pleasant ....

Michel Cloup Duo - Nous qui n'arrivons plus à dire nous ( Dir : Jean-Gabriel Périot ) 2016

..... songs with a political content are still made .... Revolution is now ? ... modern poetry ... Diabologum .... Toulouse ...

Coens 30 ( 16 films in 30 years ) - Montage by SomersetVII 2016

.... great edit to celebrate thirty years of cinema by the wonderful Bros. .... 16 movies , 16 masterpieces , .... with Woody , they are my fav' .....

Jeff Lynne’s ELO - When I Was A Boy ( Dir : Warren Fu ) 2015

  
I'm sorry to say so but if you like The Beatles , you cannot deny ( or over-criticized ) the obsession of Mr Lynne to carry the flame ... the sound , the type of harmonies , the arrangement , everything is like a love letter to the Fab Four .... he maybe is not a great and original artist but he's definitely a passionate and gifted craftsman ....

Robyn, La Bagatelle Magique - Love Is Free ft Maluca ( Dir : SSION ) 2015

.... well done , catchy indie pop/house music from Sweden  ...

The Last Shadow Puppets - Aviation/ Everything You've Come To Expect ( Dir : Saam Farahmand ) 2016

.... two splendid videos & tracks in a row ... brilliant & sophisticated  ... neo thriller/film noir with a " Furyo/Goodfellas " touch ....

Massive Attack - Ritual Spirit ( Dir : Medium & Robert Del Naja ) 2016

.... splendid music & a simple concept ... Kate Moss twirling a light bulb on a string in the dark ..... so trippy it's hop .... more is less ....

Underworld - I exhale ( Dir : Tomato ) 2016

.... XLent nu single by my fav' " techno " act ( Happy birthday Robin ! remember seing them at Rock en Seine ? ) .... how to make machine driven music sensual & human ... they're back ! ( new album " Barbara Barbara , we face a shining future " released March 2016)

Her Magic Wand - Draw A Line ( Dir : Christopher Arcella ) 2016

.... electro pop can be already " retro " , ( pffff ....... time flies .. ) simple & charming .... very nice shots .... lightings & pictures " à la Xavier Dolan's Mommy "... French perspective ...

Torsten Kretchzmar - Avant Garde (Da Da Da) ( Dir : ? ) 2016

.... Torsten is back ! ....  after " Voulez-vous avant garde avec moi " , he's recycling the idea with a funny clip ( thanks to After Effects software .... ) mashing up Torsten + various western art symbols + footage of Chinese military parade .... ( but be careful the video is followed by a disgusting fascist " conference " from a reactionnary french moron  .... YouTube would be a terrible DJ ... anti-climax ....)

Esperanza Spalding - One ( Dir : Zaiba Jabbar ) 2016

... she's a top jazz bass player ... so young and gifted ... the songs reminds me of Joni Mitchell ( with Jaco Pastorius ) ...  Esperanza could be a wonderful heiress to Joni ....

Bruit Noir - La province ( Dir : Emmanuel Bacquet ) 2015

..... Chartres by night ...... funny ( dry , dry humour ) & dark  ... Jean-Luc Le Ténia , Le Mans .... l'hiver à Charleville-Mézières ...... La boîte de nuit en face de l'Intermarché ..... everything is closed en province ....

Etienne de Crécy - You ( Dir : Helmi ) 2015

.... French touch ... catchy & supa synth bass sound .... heavy & discoïdal .... to dance to forget to be scared ....

The Electric Soft Parade - Lose Yr Frown ( Audio track ) 2003

.... a fav' for me & my son , one of the best pop track ever recorded according to our taste ....  punchy & ultra melodious ... from Brighton , England .... timeless ....

Bruit Noir - L'usine ( Dir : Emmanuel Bacquet ) 2015

..... another amazing track by Bruit Noir ( from album I - III  available on CD/LP/DL ) .... frightening but politically aware .... the horror of working in a factory .... especially in slaughterhouses .... 150 , 151 , 152 pigs a day killed with a taser ( our politician & COB should be forced to watch this ( as in Clockwork Orange ) ......

The Red Drum Getaway - mashup Hitchcock/Kubrick ( Edited by : Adrien Dezalay, Emmanuel Delabaere, Simon Philippe ) 2015

.... brilliant , clever & funny movie mashup ..... Kubrick is the vilain on that one .... & Jimmy is soooo cool ...... DO NOT MISS IT !

Bruit Noir - Joe Dassin ( Dir : Emmanuel Bacquet ) 2015

... XLent avant-garde stuff ... very ( dark ) funny & clever ... 26° humor ... false & cheap dubbing acting ... ( Joe Dassin was a MOTR singer from the 60's/70's , an awful period for french music ) ..... music : Mitch Pires , lyrics : Pascal Bouaziz ( former leader of the late french band " Mendelson " ) ....

Field Music - The Noisy Days Are Over ( Dir : Andy Martin ) 2015

.... since 2005 one of my favorite English band ( from Sunderland )  I used to be obsessed by XTC , and I really like Chk ! Chk ! Chk ! if you see what I mean .....  .... David & Peter Brewis .... prog-pop ??? .... they're back with the XLent " Commontime " album .....

OK Go - Upside down & Inside Out ( Dir : Damian Kulash & Trish Sie ) 2016

..... OK Go are back ! ..... always pushing it a little bit further ..... now it's space ....they reached zero-gravity !

David Bowie - Blackstar & Lazarus ( Dir : Johan Renck ) 2015

 .... I 've been in love with this artist since I was 15 years old & the world was since much more interesting thanks to him  .... always creative , always generous  ..... 'till the end .....

Massive Attack, Tricky & 3D - Take It There ( Dir : Hiro Murai ) 2016

wonderful new ( sad ) track by Massive Attack  ... epic sound , powerful & emotionnal ... Tricky's great flow & a great shootings by Hiro Murai ..... enjoy ....

Alex Metric ft The New Sins - Drum Machine ( Dir : Mister Whitmore ) 2016

.... great drum machine's beats ..  sexy shots & attitude ....simple & efficient ....

Kill the Noise ft Awolnation & R. City - Kill It 4 The Kids ( Dir : Chris Ullens ) 2015

... McFatty ... sad eggs .... money buys friends .... Tronald Dump !!!  .... all is said ....XLent hip hop track & animation ... Do not miss it !!

Pharrell - Happy ( Woodkid Sad Remix ) 2014

A friend told me that she didn't like " Happy " by Pharrell Williams because she found it in depth very sad .... I disagreed .... now , listening to this version , I must admit she was right ......... ( & I don't usually like Woodkid  but I have to say that his recreation of this is just beautiful ...)

DJ Fresh & High Contrast ft Dizzee Rascal - How Love Begins' ( Dir : Scott Cudmore + Michael Leblanc ) 2015

.... we desperately need some joy & fun after this awful year's beginning .... 80's workout dancin' ... another Cudmore + Leblanc 's great video , retro & colourful .......

The Last Shadow Puppets - Bad Habits ( Dir : Ben Chappell ) 2016

..... fantastic new clip & catchy track by our fav' puppets ... Alex Turner & Miles Kane in great shape for sex ( among other things ) ...

Broncho - NC 17 ( Dir : George Salisbury ) 2015

... Indie/Garage rock , shoe gazer .... morally bankrupt society consumed by greed & the destructive impulses of its youth ... VHS .... underage .... good DIY lookin' vid' ....

Fleur & Manu x Skrillex - Doompy Poomp ( Dir : Fleur & Manu ) 2015

.... One of last year funniest video ...I forgot to post it , probably because of the Charlie hebdo killings ( by the way , you can see a subliminal image of " Je suis Charlie " at 2mns 57 ) .... DO NOT MISS IT !

DJ Fresh VS Diplo Ft Dominique Young Unique - Earthquake ( Dir : Jonas & Francois ) 2013

... new videos released just now seems boring so let's enjoy some good stuff that I forgot to post the last few years ! .......

Willy Moon - Yeah Yeah ( Dir : Alex Courtès ) 2012

... great choregraphy & good use of  mirrors to provide sensation of massive amount of dancers as in Hollywood golden era movies by the smashing Alex Courtès ....  New-Zealand .....

David Bowie - Sound & Vision ( Tribute video by Dylbiebee ) 2008

... brilliantly surprising 'till the end ... very sad time ... the header of this blog is Sound & Vision , it's not a coincidence .... Blackstar ...

Savages - Adore ( Dir : Anders Malmberg ) 2016

... very emotionnal & moving voice & track  ... " à la Siouxsie " ....

Tame Impala - The Less I Know The Better ( Dir : CANADA ) 2015

.... beautifully shooted by the Barcelona/London based directors' collective .... teenage lust ... great pop track ... psyche rock ....( see also : http://leschicsclips.blogspot.fr/2015/08/tame-impala-let-it-happen-dir-david.html )

Mr. Collipark, Atom Pushers, DJ Wavy - Booty Bounce Pop ft Ying Yang ( Dir : Tenzin D ) 2015

... Xtremely catchy Bounce music ( New Orleans ? )  ...  animated twerk Xtravaganza ....Lexxy Panterra ....

Doug Gillard - Ready For Death ( Dir : Mike Postalakis ) 2015

.... famous Guided By Voices co-leader & guitar hero .... XLent solo stuff ... now also member of Nada Surf ... classic rock " à la Teenage FanClub " , Big Star , etc ... ....