MEDIA ROOTS – Since we U.S. citizens all live under a government, which has chosen to engage in perpetual war at great cost, it is important to use every tool available in order to analyze our collective condition. Heliofant’s recent release, entitled I, Pet Goat II, is a mindblowing short film rife with explanatory symbolism and profound juxtaposition, from which … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS — Jason Forrest‘s name used to be synonymous with the electronic music genre breakcore and with expert remixing and plunderphonics under his own name as well as the alias, “Donna Summer” (possibly to confuse unsuspecting Donna Summer fans in record stores). For the last decade, Forrest has run his own record label ‘Cock Rock Disco.’ He now resides … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS— Plaintive ripples of harp-like plucked string sounds of Björk’s invented gameleste set the aural stage for the Icelandic singer in Biophilia, her eigth studio album. ‘Moon‘ is a gentle opener, and tesla coil rhythms reminiscent of slightly softened saw-wave synth sounds follow with ‘Thunderbolt‘ procession, ushering the listener into Björk’s latest opus. The literal and metaphoric are then … Read More
PITCHFORK– When you listen to “Kill Your Co-Workers”, from Flying Lotus‘ latest EP Pattern + Grid World, do you think to yourself, “Man, what would really make this song totally amazing is a video where animated robots kill people holding up nonsensical signs at a parade”? Well, today’s your lucky day, my friend. Flying Lotus and animator Beeple … Read More
Blockhead’s The Music Scene MEDIA ROOTS- An extremely psychedelic and visually explosive animated video for Blockhead’s The Music Scene directed by Anthony Francisco Schepperd. The video encompasses a lot of interesting themes and explores a post human world where animals and televisions rule.
