Disco Sirens - Midfield General

Video for 'Disco Sirens' the new single by Midfield General featuring Vila from The Bumblebeez on vocals, Xavier De Rosnay from Justice on bass & drums and mixed by Soulwax. Directed by Seb Janiak.

Bomb It

The highly anticipated and widely acclaimed Bomb It documentary had it's debut in New York at Cinema Village on the 25th April. The documentary is a comprehensive look at the world of graffiti from a worldly perspective as his travels take him around the globe in search of the world's greatest writers and opinions on pertinent issues including the economical and societal implications. In anticipation of a full debut of his film, director Jon Reiss also gave an extensive interview with Daily News regarding the purpose and production of the film.

Source: Alan Ket

Homecoming - Kanye West

HOMECOMING from kwest on Vimeo.

Kanye West just released a new music video for "Homecoming" featuring Chris Martin of Coldplay. "Homecoming" is the 4th single off of Kanye's recent Album "Graduation". The video is directed by veteran Hype Williams, and was filmed in Chicago using the always dope and classic black and white tones. Even if you don't like the Kanye West sound the video is pretty good.

Exclusive behind the scenes images can be seen at kanYe Live!.

Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead

Was listening to Radioheads album 'The Bends' and couldn't believe how good it still sounds. "Fake Plastic Trees" is a song that seems to have been written about the world of mass marketing and mass consumption. According to singer Thom Yorke, it is about Canary Wharf in London.

Directed by Jake Scott, the music video is set inside a supermarket where the band go around in shopping carts among several other characters, including clerks, children, an old man with a large beard who plays with toy guns, a woman in a large black hat, a bald man, a young man playing with a trolley, etc. The director has said about the video: "The film is actually an allegory for death and reincarnation but if you can read that into it you must be as weird as the people who made it."

Adam Freeland / Amnesty International Campaign

'Unsubscribe' is a movement of people united against human rights abuses in the ‘war on terror’. Adam Freeland has composed the music for the new Amnesty International advert which is campaigning against human rights abuses in the name of 'War On Terror'. 'unsubscribe' yourself from these practices on the unsubscribe website

Unilever destroy planet for your skin

Unilever, the makers of Dove beauty products, are buying palm oil from suppliers who destroy Indonesia's rainforests. Greenpeace has the proof. They're causing forest destruction, species extinction and climate change.

Scaffolding - Rebuild (CacheFlowe remix) [video by Movax]

Scaffolding - Rebuild (CacheFlowe remix) [video by Movax] from Plastic Sound Supply on Vimeo.

This video was created by VJ Movax for "The Reprogramming Project" - an original remix project between CacheFlowe, Scaffolding, and Wayne Winters. The video was created almost entirely with audio-reactive code written by Movax. More info @ plasticsoundsupply.com

Recommends Vol:2

Monthy free music sign up and download

For Vol 2 they have gathered tracks from some of the artists and labels long associated with The End, plus a few more who make the kind of music that you could easily find yourself grooving to on a night down the club. It’s a selection of some of the biggest house and techno labels around plus some smaller labels and artists you should be watching out for in 2008 - a compilation to get you dancing.

Vol: 2.
1 - Mlle Caro and Franck Garcia: Always You [Ben Watt Radio Edit] (Buzzin’ Fly)
2 - Luke Solomon: People, Places, Thoughts and Faces [Ajello remix] (Rekids)
3 - Two Armadillos: Track 5 (Four:Twenty)
4 - Sebo K: Far Out (Mobilee)
5 - Raudive: Needles [Steve Bug remix] (Poker Flat)
6 - Fairmont: Fade and Saturate (Border Community)
7 - Dirt Crew: Mindforce - Dirt Crew
8 - Joel Mull: The Walk (Cocoon)
9 - The Dose: I Am Your Door (Fumakilla)
10 - Layo & Bushwacka!: Things Change [Deep Mix] (Olmeto)

Kraak & Smaak - Squeeze Me

Latest music video from Dutch directors André Maat and Superelectric.

Kraak & Smaak is a Dutch trio of DJs and producers, including; Mark Kneppers, Oscar de Jong and Wim Plug.

Squeeze Me is featured on their latest album entitled Plastic People.

must see widescreen mp4 version of the video

Portishead: Third

The above video is “Machine Gun” and is taken from "Third" which is the third studio album by Bristol based band Portishead. The band was formed in Bristol, UK in 1991, by Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley. Previously, Barrow had been working as a tape operator (including work with Massive Attack and Tricky), Gibbons was singing in pubs, and Utley had played jazz guitar for Big John Patton and The Jazz Messengers. The trio created the short film To Kill a Dead Man, which was heavily inspired by espionage films, and its accompanying soundtrack persuaded Go! Beat Records to sign the band.

The "Third"album will be officially released on Monday, April 28, 2008 on Island. It is their first release in 10 years, and their first studio album in 11 years. It introduces a rawer, more lo-fi production sound than Portishead’s previous work. The first single from this album will be “Machine Gun,” which made its radio and download debut on March 18, 2008. It premiered on Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show and was made available for download on the band’s official website. A UK one-sided 12 inch vinyl release is set for release on April 14, 2008.

The band performed eight tracks from the new album and web casted it on their website yesterday. Current TV has it available to view until after the official US release on April 29th. It’s an interesting idea seen as they have basically vanished for the last 10 years.

Tracklist: Third
1. Silence 5:00
2. Hunter 3:58
3. Nylon Smile 3:19
4. The Rip 4:31
5. Plastic 3:30
6. We Carry On 6:27
7. Deep Water 1:33
8. Machine Gun 4:46
9. Small 6:47
10. Magic Doors 3:31
11. Threads 5:47

Artsy Grouch

'The Grouch' emerged from the San Francisco Bay Area intelligent hip hop scene in the mid 90's. He is a member of the world renowned Living legends crew. As a beat maker, businessman and most notably, MC extraordinare, he has built a reputation for being at the forefront of independent music. His down to earth, heartfelt approach to writing draws listeners in and makes it clear he is not your average "underground artist".

The video for 'Artsy' is directed by Secret History, animation by Buildestroy, and live shots by Reelroots. The album “Show You the World” was out April 8, 2008. There are a couple MP3’s for download at legendarymusic.

Los Angeles to New York in 4

Lacquer is a French Electronica/Pop/Funk type band with one member, Stéphane J. The video for 'Behind' was made by two brothers, Michel and Olivier Gondry.

They mounted a camera on the back of a convertible car and recorded a road journey from Los Angeles to New York. Shot on 16mm film, they captured one frame every second during the day and then one frame every 10 seconds at night. The video lasts 4 minutes and is the whole journey over the seven days and nights.

MIT Brilliance -Nexi Robot

MIT Media Lab Personal Robotics Group have built a robot named Nexi that is able to move it’s hands and express emotions by conveying simple facial expressions. It's eventually going to be capable of social learning.

Altogether, they are developing a team of 4 small mobile humanoid robots that possess a novel combination of mobility, moderate dexterity, and human-centric communication and interaction abilities. Collaborators include Xitome Design and UMASS Amherst. This class of robots are referred to as "MDS" for Mobile/Dexterous/Social. Completion is targeted for autumn 2007.

The purpose of this platform is to support research and education goals in human-robot interaction, teaming, and social learning. In particular, the small footprint of the robot (roughly the size of a 3 year old child) allows multiple robots to operate safely within a typical laboratory floor space. MIT is responsible for the overall design, the mobile manipulator is developed by UMASS Amherst, and system integration is handled by Xitome Design.

Justice DVNO

Brilliant motion graphics.... even if you don't like the Justice sound! Art direction by So Me and Machine Molle, DVNO is a throwback to the motion graphics of the 80’s. Some graphics that appear are Channel 4, Hal 9000, HBO, SEGA, Cannon Films, 20th Century Fox, CBS/Fox and Stephen J. Cannell Productions.

Not sure if the same directors where involved in DVNO (more than likely though). Jonas & François are long time collaborators with So Me and have directed videos for Ed Banger Records (Justice’s label) in the past that include D.A.N.C.E

Also by Jonas & François is the Kanye West music video for The Good Life.