Dot Matrix Revolution vs. Bow Before the Cloud

Following an early morning status check of their vintage electronic equipment, two computer engineers "throw down" in an awkward dance-off that inaccurately echoes the development of information technology and the internet from 1951 up to the present day. The film features a catchy jingle by pop impresario Jim Guthrie.

Production notes: This film was produced by Superbrothers in 2006 before the establishment of Superbrothers Inc., but it was not until after incorporation that the film was eventually released. Critical reception of the film was positive, although most felt that the aim of the film was less lofty than its acclaimed predecessor The Children of the Clone (posted underneath), and that its creators had gone soft, already drifting from their revolutionary roots. Regardless the video is pretty cool and should be checked out by anyone who is a fan of 8-bit art.

Also, Check out the first pixel film by the Superbrothers - Children of the Clone, An award-winning portrait of corporate culture run amok in which a single executive recruits an army of clones to attack, behead and 'incorporate' an old money industrialist into their consumptive system. The film features an aggressive, stellar musical composition by Jim Guthrie.

Yoshi Akai, Mad-Scientist/Musician

It is hard to explain exactly what Yoshi Akai does. (He has no affiliation with the music instrument company, or small green dinosaurs.)  I suppose its safe to say he makes art that makes music. Akai melds analogue products of yesteryear with digital products of yesteryear, throwing in some random items for fun. For example, he experiments in mixing turntables with 8-bit synthesizers, which get their input from a revolving Swedish cracker.

Here's my favorite invention of his. A 3 channel, 8-step synthesizer redesigned to take Lego pieces as input.

Another good invention are these gloves with sensors in them which create music based on motion and proximity. If he added some lights on the tips it would make for hours of pure entertainment.

As Akai says, this is "building sound more than playing sound."  For more goodies, check out www.yoshiakai.com

Zack Kim - Super Mario Brother's Theme Song

Wow. And I can't even play ONE guitar. More at Zackkim.com

The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike

An amalgam of a variety of styles, samples, and influences, The Go! Team has a creative and unique approach to the art of the music video as eclectic as their music itself. If you like this stuff, be sure to check out The Go! Team's first album Thunder, Lightning, Strike.

Flairs

When I was younger, we used to have this thing called Music Television. It was a great new concept that brought music... wait for it... to your television. Nowadays seeing an actual music video on MTV seems to be too much to hope for as most people would rather see an annoying Jersey Shore mall rat get punched in the face. Don't get me wrong: I would love to see all of the people on the Jersey Shore get punched in the face, I'm just wondering where the M in MTV went.

On that note I bring to you a couple of music videos by an Frenchman named Flairs. The music is really catchy, but what stood out for me were the two styles of music videos. The first one reminds me of old school 8-bit videogame (that's not so family friendly and definitley NSFW) and the second is, as he describes on his myspace, a "stunning animated psychedelic Walt Dysney (sic) on acid video." Check 'em out

Flairs - Trucker's Delight (NSFW)

Flairs - Better Than Prince