Music Video Bombardment, Part Deux

Sorry if I'm bombarding you with videos, but not only do I want to make up for not having a show last night, there are just so many videos I've been finding that I want to share. But this'll be it for a while, OK? I ought to give you all time to enjoy these videos while you can.

First up is some more God Is An Astronaut, with "From Dust to the Beyond." The music is pretty anachronistic compared to the old images, but at the same time it's perfect. Though I should warn you: there clips from executions, so don't watch this unless you're like me and have a stomach of pure steel:



This next one's "All Is Violent, All Is Bright," from the album of the same name. Again about war, but this time the war in Iraq. The opening and ending sequences are also disturbing, so watch out:



And here's them in action live, with "Route 666." The videos you seen online are the kinds of videos they use in their live performances:



Here's Mogwai with their studio version of "Hunted By a Freak," again about animal abuse, and again something the kiddies should stay away from:



Here's Can with "Oh Yeah," off 1971's Tago Mago. This video is a good introduction to their live performances; some clips are from the videos for "Spoon" and "Bring Me Coffee or Tea," which you can also find on YouTube. Gotta love that juggler, too! It also contains covers of all the albums they've done, and...wait, they aired this on MTV? Since when?



This Can video is the song "Paperhouse," which is very different from the version on Tago Mago. This clip's from German TV:



The only Dirty Three album WRMC doesn't have is their most recent, Cinder, which I believe is from 2004. It's just as well, too; they're still amazing, and they experiment with shorter songs and more upbeat tunes like on their early efforts, but Warren Ellis' violins are pushed to the background, and the visceral beauty on their other albums is severly lacking. Nonetheless, here's a cut from that album called "Great Waves." It's one of the few times there's vocals in a D3 song; here they're provided by Chan Marshall from Cat Power:



Finally, here Neu!, a Krautrock band in a similar vein to Can. The video for this song, "Negativland," off their 1972 self-titled debut, isn't very interesting, but the music is, and the video does tell you all you need to know:



Enjoy all these videos, and I'll see you next week! Take care!