Welcome to FACT’s weekly video round-up.
As we note at the end of every year, music videos have never been better. But too often, music videos — along with documentaries, live sets and interview clips — get lost in the shuffle of news and new music.
With that in mind, FACT is doing what it does for mixes, mixtapes, vinyl and more: rounding up the internet’s best videos on a weekly basis. And to remove our bias, we won’t be including our own content — you’ll have to stay tuned to FACT TV for all your Against The Clock, FACT Freestyle and Big Narstie needs.
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Lapalux feat. Andreya Triana
‘Puzzle’
Dir: Nick Rutter
Lapalux re-teams with director Nick Rutter for a cinematic adaptation of his latest Lustmore single. A lonely car repairman falls in love with a mysterious, self-driven sports car before things take a violent turn. It was going to be nearly impossible to top their last collaboration, 2013’s masterful ‘Without You’, but this one is another twisted, paraphilic love story worth your time.
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Main Attrakionz
‘Ain’t No Other Way’
Dir: Kreayshawn
Main Attrakionz and Friendzone walk around town, bathed in green (ova?) light and to the dulcet tones of their latest cloud rap jam. Kreayshawn returns to her music video directing roots, and the best news: 808s & Dark Grapes III is actually coming soon.
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Squarepusher
‘Stor Eiglass’
Dir: Marshmallow Laser Feast
Squarepusher has enlisted Marshmallow Laser Feast (great name, by the way), Blue Zoo and Rob Pybus for a 3D experience that is intended for the virtual reality tech of your choosing. Listen to Damogen Furies as a technicolor daydream evolves around you.
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Vince Staples
‘Señorita’
Dir: Ian Pons Jewell
Vince Staples navigates an urban dystopia that’s plagued by ready-to-go prostitutes, drug-damaged BBQ chefs and street disciples preaching the Gospel of Vince Staples where everyone is dropping like flies. We won’t spoil the twist ending for you, but guess who’s enjoying it?
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Hudson Mohawke feat. Irfane
‘Very First Breath’
Dir: Sam De Jong
HudMo’s neon-blasted Lantern single soundtracks scenes from a Japanese action flick, presumably between shots of our dystopian lovers Toyko Drifting.
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Rae Sremmurd
‘This Could Be Us’
Dir: Max & Michael Illiams
Summer is just around the corner, which means it’s time for another ray of sunshine from Rae Sremmurd. The duo have their latest adventure in South Africa (including a safari, naturally), but their style has its price: their long-distance relationships (they don’t seem particularly broke up about it).
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DJ Haus
‘I Can Feel It’
Dir: 3Dperson
A digital hummingbird takes flight in Unknown to the Unknown’s latest digital freakout, as pineapples, Easter Island sculptures and various computer-generated sprites loop towards infinity.
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Idyll
‘Bad Boi’
Dir: Zero Ghul
We come across plenty of hyperreal videos that dazzle with 3D animation, but rarely are the digital creations brought to life with the sense of space and reach-out-and-touch-it tactility found in the video from this Chicago duo.
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L’Orange & Jeremiah Jae
‘Death Valley’
Dir: Ashton Blessing for Kangaroo 5
Ashton Blessing deconstructs noir with a combination of film collage and original footage; it’s an appropriately old-meets-new approach for a similarly throwback rap track.
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The Armed
‘Polarizer’
We can’t vouch for the hardcore punk that soundtracks the clip, but we appreciate The Armed’s take on creation vs. curation in modern pop. The main take away? After a couple hundred hours of editing, you can have the world’s biggest pop stars sing your song (or do anything you want, really).
