Without much funding and still relatively inexperienced, we felt they had strong overall potential, so we decided that we could simply let them, dance, and the song carry the piece. With that in mind, we aimed to create visuals that were as stripped down and efficient as possible. The key point was the typographic treatment of the lyrics, which we translated into English in a way that anyone could understand, making it a gimmick that would keep viewers watching until the end.

Created the music video for “raputa” by sasakure.UK and TJ.hangneil together with animator Mise. The piece unfolds around conspiracy theories that combine outer space and antiquity, such as the ancient astronaut hypothesis and Sumerian mythology. By creating contrast through a form of expression that combines mockumentary-style direction inspired by found footage with deformed animation, the work conveys the unsettling instability inherent in the music.

An art animation collection.

Tokyo-based trackmaker LLLL has released the music video for “Sink,” featuring meme, from their new work Impure. This music video, made as a tribute to the late Toshio Matsumoto, the avant-garde documentary filmmaker whose work had a major influence on the Japanese art scene, is a reinterpretation and re-edit of his film Funeral Parade of Roses. Its monochrome, decadent beauty is a perfect match for LLLL’s music.