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 ... ....

Royal - Jump ( Dir : Michael Moss ) 2015

... clever modern Hip Hop .... luv'it ( & I hate tatoos ! ) .... mega catchy dope stuff  .... Devon Lee & mikeflo ....

Animal Party 7.1 x sherman x sagatumis - Sagatumis Peaceful Buffalo ( Dir : Rebecca Shenfeld ) 2015

... crazy stuff ... highly enjoyable & free ... a kind of freehoppsychekidpop extravaganza .... experience it !