Why are videos for EDM so universally crap?

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Posted by fbgdavidson on Nov-26-2008 05:05:

Why are videos for EDM so universally crap?

I understand that for the most part budget constraints prevent doing something to all out but there are plenty of budget film-makers out there and it costs the same to make something crap as something half decent.

I mean how drugged up was the guy who storyboarded this video for Rob Searle's remix of 'The Power Of Love'

If anyone can think of a decent video then post it. The only one I can think of is Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar.

Posted by flavdave on Nov-26-2008 05:27:

Re: Why are videos for EDM so universally crap?

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Originally posted by fbgdavidson
The only one I can think of is Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar.

Most of the Chemical Brothers' videos are good. Daft Punk too. But they also benefit from being mainstream and getting better directors for their videos.

Posted by nchs09 on Nov-26-2008 06:08:

pretty good imo.

Posted by fbgdavidson on Nov-26-2008 06:12:

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Originally posted by nchs09

pretty good imo.

I could tell it was Dirty Vegas - 'Days Gone By' just by the Youtube freeze clip thingy.

Good tune too!

Posted by Aaron C. on Nov-26-2008 06:18:

Re: Why are videos for EDM so universally crap?

quote:
Originally posted by fbgdavidson
I understand that for the most part budget constraints prevent doing something to all out but there are plenty of budget film-makers out there and it costs the same to make something crap as something half decent.

I mean how drugged up was the guy who storyboarded this video for Rob Searle's remix of 'The Power Of Love'

If anyone can think of a decent video then post it. The only one I can think of is Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar.

ROFL!!!!!!! WOW most drugged out vid ever

Posted by nchs09 on Nov-26-2008 06:25:

There is that music video in "its all gone pete tong" which is kinda like a most edm videos, some guy chasing some girl and he shoots her with a bow and arrow i think.. anybody remember that? lol

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Nov-26-2008 06:46:

Why waste time on a video that's never going to get aired anyway.

Posted by Darkarbiter on Nov-26-2008 06:54:

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Why waste time on a video that's never going to get aired anyway.

This is gonna be a big hit on mtv any day now, I assure you.

This must've taken a lot of time, I'm suprised shiva chandra actually bothered, well I appreciate his effort anyway.

Speaking somewhat of which, I'm suprised I can't find any infected mushroom music videos on youtube.

Posted by Sykonee on Nov-26-2008 07:18:

Aphex Twin's Come To Daddy's infamous in its awesomeness:

Although this one's goofily weird too:

Venetian Snares can bring the awesome too:

I've always liked this one:

So bad, it's BRILLIANT!!

Posted by SYSTEM-J on Nov-26-2008 12:59:

Practically all the big name electronic artists have good videos: The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Daft Punk, Aphex Twin and so on. One of my favourites, which isn't often mentioned:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PUDNIJWyuaA (Embedding is disabled)

Lower budget and much older, my favourite video of all time:

Posted by sleepydragon on Nov-26-2008 13:00:

why does music produced for clubs need good videos?

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Nov-26-2008 13:07:

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Lower budget and much older, my favourite video of all time:

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Nov-26-2008 13:09:

quote:
Originally posted by sleepydragon
why does music produced for clubs need good videos?

A lot of people now listen to dance music at least as much outside clubs as they do inside them...

Posted by Meat187 on Nov-26-2008 15:07:

Behold pure weirdness:

Posted by miamitranceman on Nov-26-2008 17:11:

"Smack my Bitch Up" was a good one.

Posted by stev�sto on Nov-26-2008 17:45:

here are some from my youtube favorites:

Posted by nchs09 on Nov-26-2008 17:46:

quote:
Originally posted by miamitranceman
"Smack my Bitch" Up was a good one.
True.

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Nov-26-2008 17:47:

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Originally posted by stev�sto

I thought of that one when I saw this thread today.

Posted by elFreak on Nov-26-2008 18:17:

because edm is not a big enough business to warrant music videos?

dubfire is way too underground.

Posted by PETRAN on Nov-26-2008 18:38:

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Originally posted by elFreak
because edm is not a big enough business to warrant music videos?

Yeah yeah!

lolol

Posted by PETRAN on Nov-26-2008 18:42:

quote:
Originally posted by stev�sto
here are some from my youtube favorites:

Nice videos. When i saw the black and white video i thought of this

weird tune and weird video= win

Posted by Maka08 on Nov-26-2008 19:31:

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Originally posted by fbgdavidson
I could tell it was Dirty Vegas - 'Days Gone By' just by the Youtube freeze clip thingy.

Good tune too!

Ya that ones sick as a song and a vid.

Posted by elFreak on Nov-26-2008 19:32:

Posted by Trance-M on Nov-26-2008 20:42:

Among other non EDM videos the older videos like 2Unlimited, Capella, Culture Beat, Snap were not considered as crap back then. At least not by me.

Compare it to looking at an old picture or driving in a 20 year old car.

I can remember videos from e.g. Chicane and BBE which in my view were not bad at all.

But of course there also are tons videos which really are crap. The more commercial the track, the crappier the videos I guess.

Don't know about current videos. I don't watch them anymore.

Posted by wing on Nov-27-2008 01:01:

gouryella - tenshi / ligaya video is pretty deeppppp

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