Robot Soap: Creative Boredom

Merry christmas from Robot Towers in the heart of the north of England. Its that time of year where everyone likes to tie up loose ends, drink far too much red wine and vomit from eating a tin full of celebrations and bombay mix.

Yes, Christmas has past us as we all build up our liver for for the following new years bash, which can either go one way or the other depending on the company you keep. This post was going to be a round up from my year of music, unfortunately i haven't had time to actually get that mother of an essay completed. I began to think about what i could write, and surely enough i remembered something. Something that i was wanting to post but forgot all about. i dug through my documents on my mac to find poorly saved article neatly placed in the "temp" section.

For years we've all watched videos on mtv, its one of thse things thats standard of our generation, and i've seen plenty to know that there are some out there that flick a switch in my head to make my creative cogs start to turn, in this post i will be running down some of my favourite videos from Michel Gondry.

Mini Biography (from wikipedia)

"Michel Gondry was born in Versailles, France. His career as a filmmaker began with creating music videos for the Frenchrock band Oui Oui, in which he also served as a drummer. The style of his videos for Oui Oui caught the attention of music artist Björk, who asked him to direct the video for her song "Human Behaviour". The collaboration proved long-lasting, with Gondry directing a total of six music videos for Björk. Other artists who have collaborated with Gondry on more than one occasion include Daft Punk, The White Stripes, The Chemical Brothers, The Vines, Steriogram, Radiohead, and Beck. Gondry has also created numerous television commercials. He pioneered the "bullet time" technique later adapted in The Matrix, notably in his "Like a Rolling Stone" video for the Rolling Stones and a 1998 commercial for Smirnoff vodka, as well as directing a trio of inventive holiday-themed advertisements for GAP."

Gondry (as previously stated) has created, designed and directed music videos for over twenty years, most notably for Bjork, The White Stripes, Radiohead and Daft Punk to name a few, as well as directed feature films such as Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and The Science Of Sleep.

His style uses unique sets, colour and an almost childlike take on visualisation which constantly keeps him in the stand out collection of directors today in the music business. for more information on his work take a trip on the links at the end of the videos, but for now, please enjoy.

Bjork - Declare Independence (2007)