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CLIPTIP FOUND!

2009-10-15T12:08:00.003-04:00

It's happened! Cliptip has made the move to a new website!

cliptip.tumblr.com

I will be shutting down the comments sections on this the blogspot site as it has become a horrible spam factory.

The layout is cleaner with less spelling errors and a continued, well edited focus on high resolution videos and albums of note. Unfortunately, due to the dwindling amount of quicktime files on the web (thank you, YouTube), the downloadable podcast will cease to be. Hope you like the new site.

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Where the Efff Is CLIPTIP?

2009-04-30T23:10:00.001-04:00

Retreating in the mountains of Mont Tremblant... Eventually to return...

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Cliptip in Philadelphia?

2009-03-29T13:19:00.001-04:00

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CLIPTIP is puttering around New York...

2009-03-22T10:12:00.001-04:00

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CLIPTIP at NXNE...

2009-03-12T08:37:00.001-04:00

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DUELING DEEJAYS: Superduel 2.0

2009-02-28T14:02:00.001-05:00

CHROMEO: Momma's Boy

2009-02-27T10:55:00.002-05:00

Another odd single, this time from Montreal electro-funksters Chromeo. The electric piano is in full deployment with Dave 1's smooth pop vocals and spritey lyrics. The eighties are an undying and suprisingly vital pop zombie. Animated video directed by Stephane Manel with artists David Devaux, Richar Mvogo and Stephane Manel. Watch the music video (qt).

HOT CHIP: Wrestlers

2009-02-24T20:40:00.004-05:00

Weird pop has a home here. Hot Chip, usually keeps the pulses racing with danceable indie pleasing electro, but today they move at a mid tempo pace with this weird pop single. The video, directed by Rollo Jackson, ups the game with a cameo by half of DFA slash LCD Soundsystem mastermind, Mr. James Murphy. Is it me? I don't find this track an obvious single. Watch the music video (qt).

EMILIANA TORRINI: Jungle Drum

2009-02-22T07:51:00.005-05:00

After exploring electro-trip-pop on her debut album and subsequently following up with a blissful folk sophomore album, Emiliana Torrini lands squarely into pop territory with equal ease on her third collection. This single, directed by Blackdogs's Price James, is perhaps the most upbeat of the bunch, propelling the tempo forward with a urgent bass guitar riff and an immediate melodic hook. Hand made jungle flora abound with a similar playfulness and hyperreality that seems signature to the Icelandic imagination. Watch the music video (qt).

SIA: Buttons

2009-02-21T08:48:00.005-05:00

Sia seems to be a subject for self abuse. This video, in collaboration with fellow Australian Kris Moyes, is a perfect demonstration of that hog-tied, condom-over-head wearing, double-sided tape face melting mentality. But her collaborations have usually been top shelf: multiple silky down tempo wondertracks with Zero 7 and the recent killer dance floor stormer with Lauren Flax. But now that old self abuse habit seems to have kicked in with the news of collaboration with pop strumpet Christina Aguilera. Admittedly, Christina has some of the best pipes in pop music, but the oily slickness of top forty overwrought production still hampens any zeal for artistic credibility. I suppose its all a process. On that note, cliptip darlings Ladytron and Goldfrapp are also rumoured to be ensnared in Ms. Aguilera's coolness diluting web. Time will tell. Watch the music video (qt).

THUNDERHEIST: Jerk It

2009-02-18T20:09:00.005-05:00

Dynamic electro-hop duo Thunderheist hail from the dual Toronto and Montreal electro scenes. Set to release their much anticipated debut on Big Dada this March, this is their first video, directed by That Go, which features trashy chicken-choking spandex girl. Fashion is dead- long live fashion! Watch the music video (qt).

CIRCLESQUARE: Dancers

2009-02-13T20:20:00.003-05:00

Vancouver art star Jeremy Shaw has returned to the musical stage under his Circlesquare moniker. After the disolution of Output records, the fate of the abstract electronic project looked unclear. After being featured on the soundtrack for gaming title Need For Speed, and a decampment from native Vancouver to current cultural hotbed Berlin, this project is back on the rails, signed to K7, and features the bolder, brasher, live sounds prototyped with the Fight Sounds ep. Schoolmate and long-time visual collaborator Bienvenido Cruz lenses the minimal music video, inspired by the artwork of Robert Longo series, Men In The Cities. And, yes, you may recognize the faces some of dancers - Miles Faber and Vincent Noiseux of the premier season of So You Think You Can Dance Canada. Them kids can move. Watch the music video (qt).

CLIPTIP is locked in focus groups...

2009-02-04T18:32:00.001-05:00

... Without laptop.

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CLIPTIP is still chilling in TORONTO

2009-02-01T00:43:00.001-05:00

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FEVER RAY: If I Had A Heart

2009-01-25T07:16:00.003-05:00

If you were waiting for a new The Knife record, you will be pleased with the debut of Fever Ray. Karin Dreijer Andersson, half of the brother-sister duo, has released a solo outing under the Fever Ray guise, and stakes out off-shoot territory: slightly less electro, but equally moody and sinister. The production style is signature in darkness, but with tinges of more organic motifs and ambient construction. The video is directed by long time collaborate and fellow Swede, Andreas Nilsson. Watch the music video (qt).

WHITEST BOY ALIVE: Golden Cage

2009-01-21T22:56:00.007-05:00

Yaaay! Berlin based wunderband The Whitest Boy Alive are back with a brand new self released record entitled Rules. Now there's no single yet released and, thus no new video to report, so here is a rather simple and elegant video treatment from their first album. As usually, vocals are provided by folktastic Norwegian, Erlend Oye (he of his solo and Kings Of Convenience work), and wonderfully illustrations are courtesy of artist Geoff McFetridge. For a limited time sneak peak of the new album, click here. Watch the music video (qt).

HAPPY NEW AMERICA DAY!

2009-01-20T23:12:00.000-05:00

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LADYHAWKE: Paris Is Burning

2009-01-19T21:22:00.003-05:00

More Paris love letters, this time from the excellent Modular signed New Zealand retro-electro-popster Ladyhawke. Far less romantic, this highly infectious tune reminds us more of outhful parties of yesteryear. The video is directed by Casper Balslev. Watch the music video (qt).

CLIPTIP from the ether...

2009-01-17T17:56:00.002-05:00

Jimmy Fallon on Diggnation? Are webbies the new celebrity?

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REX THE DOG: Bubblicious

2009-01-16T07:53:00.004-05:00

Second cute clip from electro canine, Rex The Dog. Stop motion animation abounds on this Geoffroy De Crecy directed spot, mixing paper crafted caricatures, simple staging, synth flourishes and that unmistakable Yazoo vocal sample. Watch the music video (qt).

TV ON THE RADIO: Owl And Stork

2009-01-15T05:56:00.005-05:00

TV On The Radio ramp up a mid tempo single with a Petrofilms directed stop motion video. It's a collage lion headed angel man flying forever upwards in what I can only describe as artsy noodlemauchen. Watch the music video (qt).

PACIFIC: Hot Lips

2009-01-13T20:43:00.003-05:00

The news school of electropop brilliance has emerged outside of France and is now firmly nestled in Sweden. Pacific! is one of the new vanguards of Swedish electropop and this gorgeously illustrated video directed by Stephane Manel is a shining example of music and video coming together in perfect harmony. Watch the music video (qt).

Just Chillin...

2009-01-12T19:41:00.001-05:00

Heyo. Just thought I'd drop a line to let you know I'm just entertaining some bestest buds from Toronto. More videos will be forthcoming!

GALACTIC: Hustle Up

2009-01-09T19:07:00.003-05:00

New Orleans soul funk outfit blow your mind with a raptastic collaboration of fresh live jams with battle MCs. This track features the microphone chatter of hip hop aggitator Boots Riley and enlists the visual chops of Ron Winter. If I'm not stoned, I'm pretty sure thats a pterodactyl cook and a couple of swan headed ladies... Watch the music video (qt).

BLOC PARTY: One Month Off

2009-01-07T07:01:00.004-05:00

Bloc Party raid your classic fairytales with modern weapons of war in this latest video directed by the D.A.D.D.Y. team. The band, again, avoid actually appearing in the video, instead opting to portray the music with innocents Red Riding Hood and Miss Muffet getting mowed down by tanks and grenades. Watch the music video (qt).

DUELING DEEJAYS: Superduel 2.0

2009-01-06T21:36:00.002-05:00

HEADMAN: On And On

2009-01-05T20:04:00.006-05:00

Headman is often a favourite for runway fashion show, mixing electro with rock elements for stylish effect. This video, directed by Simon Owens, is decidely, not so glamourous. Instead finding inspiration in Coco Rocha style Irish dancing with poor lighting and grainy film stock puts this video in the "indie" category. Watch the music video (qt).

BEYONCÉ: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

2009-01-04T15:54:00.005-05:00

As far as pop music goes, this single from Beyoncé slew the back half of 2008. A guaranteed panty flinging at every party I deejayed, and will undoubtedly continue to plow through the early 09. One of a duo of Sasha Fierce videos directed by Jake Nava, this is the one that features that glimmering robo-power glove. If I'm not mistaken, the mind blowing choreography is courtesy of gender bender performer Jonte (and in my opinion, the REAL Sasha Fierce...) UPDATE: Apparently I am mistaken. Choreography is by JaQuel Knight. However, I wasn't all wrong. JaQuel is apparently one of the female back-up dancers in the video... in gender bending drag. Watch the music video (qt).

SHOCKING PINKS: Emily

2009-01-03T00:05:00.006-05:00

Being signed to DFA Records tends to get you some notice when it comes to innovative indie dance music, and Shocking Pinks is such a band. No fuss drone punk from New Zealand fronted by Nick Harte, listen lightly and find an articulated My Bloody Valentine influence. The work released by DFA is broadly a compilation of previous work. Newer work under the DFA label is yet to be released. The video is directed by Ron Winter with Ben Dickinson. Watch the music video (qt).

KINGS OF LEON: Use Somebody

2009-01-02T10:51:00.002-05:00

I'm really enjoying he new Kings of Leon record. It's a moody affair, produced by Angelo Petraglia and Jacquire King, and poised to jettison KOL past their silly southern hillbilly alt-rock label to something bigger, bolder, ballsier, without necessarily abandoning all for which they stand. The subtle southern twain remains, but thankfully Caleb got a haircut. Now he looks like a proper rockin' southern gentleman. Watch the music video (qt).

LADYHAWKE: My Delirium

2009-01-01T22:59:00.003-05:00

Pip Brown's alter ego Ladyhawke lifts itself off the eighties fantasy film of the same name. It's no wonder that her sound riffs off the similar era, but amped up with hip kid cred by signing label Modular (a perpetual cliptip favourite). Enjoy the accompanying Partizan music video directed by the duo known as Frater with the water-colour talents of illustrator Sarah Larnach. Watch the music video (qt).

LILY ALLEN: The Fear

2009-01-01T15:25:00.003-05:00

Life has been a bit rough for Lily: a miscarriage, a broken-off engagement with fiance, Chemical Brother Ed Simons, and a much label delayed second album. Well things seem to be back on track for the pop enfant terrible, with this new single including the brilliant lyric, "I am a weapon of mass consumption." The spoiled brat personae is further foiled by this Nez directed video. Watch the music video (qt).

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE!

2008-12-31T13:56:00.001-05:00

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METRONOMY: A Thing For Me

2008-12-30T10:53:00.003-05:00

I have totally gone insane for this track. The off kilter singing, the dorky school-boy lyrics, the awkward falsetto. All these seemingly asinine elements mix into a cocktail of pure genius. The karaoke-inspired bouncing-ball video is directed by Megaforce. Watch the music video (qt).

CSS: Move

2008-12-30T08:21:00.003-05:00

Brazilians rule. CSS get their move on in their latest video directed by Keith Schofield. They apparently die in this video too, showcasing the dangers of driving while intoxicatingly hip. Watch the music video (qt).

SHE AND HIM: Why Do You Let Me Stay Here

2008-12-30T08:03:00.005-05:00

Super hip indie actress and singer Zooey Dechanel form She & Him with super indie hipster artist M. Ward. Fitting that, director Ace Norton wardrobed her in this wedding dress as she is, *newsflash* according to Pitchfork, Rolling Stone and MTV, now engaged to super indie hipster musician Ben Gibbard from super indie hipster music project Death Cab For Cutie. Watch the music video (qt).

BECK: Youthless

2008-12-29T21:34:00.004-05:00

Beck teams with Danger Mouse to co-produce, and Kris Moyes to direct. Busts abound with this minimal, art-craft video, blending Moyes's edgy electro aesthetic, with Beck's folk-hop eccentricity. Watch the music video (qt).

FLYING LOTUS: Parisian Goldfish

2008-12-29T21:19:00.007-05:00

Internet meme classic- Flying Lotus (aka Steven Ellison), Warp Records and Eric Wareheim (of Tim and Eric) join on this pixeldelic porntastic dance floor smasher... featuring the now legendary Dance Floor Dale. Watch the music video (qt).

KYLIE MINOGUE: Two Hearts

2008-12-29T20:56:00.004-05:00

Kylie covers Kish Mauve's excellent Two Hearts. Dawn Shadforth directs channeling her glam rock muse previously invoked for Goldfrapp. Watch the music video (qt).

BLOC PARTY: Flux

2008-09-06T21:07:00.002-04:00

Sadly, this track is not to be included on their forthcoming album, Intimacy, which in all honesty, is a really lame title for a non-makeout record. This track, as a stand alone, is quite a stand out. It takes Bloc Party's previously jock rocker embraced sound and techno's the fuck out of it. Like some sad play at electroclash. Fortunately, it works. And the video, of rubbery city stomping monsters also plays quite nicely. Especially as the two hero robots start to make out. Directed by Ace Norton. Watch the music video (qt).

HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR: You Belong

2008-09-06T20:54:00.003-04:00

With references to early Detroit techno house sound, the Brooklyn based project helmed by Andy Butler, continues to plow on, sweeping the clubs, runways and ipod nation. Australian director Kris Moyes adds a touch of indie esoteria to this gem of a single, while fully featuring the stunning looks and vocals of Brooklyn chanteuse Nomi. Watch the music video (qt).

EBONY BONES: Don't Fart On My Heart

2008-09-06T20:41:00.002-04:00

What the hell are we doing blogging about a British TV soap actress? Are we talking another Kylie Minogue part tartlet here? Well no, in fact. We are talking about the insanity that is Ebony Bones, the musical stage name of actress come musician Ebony Thomas, and this track is an indication of why she deserves our attention. Wild lyrics, untamed vocal antics and a style and image so glamour-puss acid, we can't help but pay attention. We're not alone as Ebony was nodded by i-D magazine as the best UK unsigned act. Don't think she'll be unsigned much longer... The gorgeous video is a work of TEAR, a visual duo we will have our eye on. Watch the music video (qt).

THE TING TINGS: Shut Up And Let Me Go

2008-09-06T20:34:00.002-04:00

It was as inevidible as they are unavoidable, the Ting Tings are ruling the electro pop stratosphere. And while I have been doing my best to avoid furthering their global takeover, they are as infectious as an East Hastings crackwhore. So here is that ridiculously catchy iPod tune, with a proper music video courtesy of the lens of Alex and Liane. Enjoy! Watch the music video (qt).

LYKKE LI: Breaking It Up

2008-09-06T20:26:00.003-04:00

Swedish indie darling Lykke Li is here to break it up. This poptastic single straddles the indie pop credibility with production nods to Peter Bjorn and John's Björn Yttling and a booty shaking beat worthy of electro kid gyrations. The video is a smokey collection of Factory-esque ennui, moopy dancing and Warholing on-screen preening. From her excellent debut album, Youth Novels. Watch the music video (qt).

GRACE JONES: Corporate Cannibal

2008-09-06T20:11:00.004-04:00

The 80's icon is back to eat you! Lifted off her forthcoming 10th studio album, Hurricane, the cultish beat will undoubtedly appeal to the high gloss, high drama fashionista set. Nick Hooker captures the still stunning, still angular lines of Ms. Jones is a heavy distortion black and white fever dream of rumbling basslines and menacing glares. "I consume my consumers... with no sense of humour." Pure Grace! Watch the music video (qt).

REX THE DOG: I Can See You, Can You See Me?

2008-09-05T19:56:00.000-04:00

British electro-house canine, Rex The Dog, are set to release their debut album. To set off the collection, they unleash this first single accompanied by an adorable animated video. From the forthcoming album, expect new singles, previously released tracks and a clutch of their favourite remixes of other artists' tracks, including The Knife and The Sounds. Watch the music video (qt).

JAMIE LIDELL: Another Day

2008-09-04T21:40:00.000-04:00

Well it seems I have some time to update this blog. And there is a pretty cool backlog of high quality videos to post, so let's get started with Jamie Lidell's latest soul groove. Although the new album steers clear of the earlier electronic noodlings of previous Super_Collider work or even his first solo effort of warped experimentations, the sing-a-long soul of this positive single is hard to resist. Directed by Timothy Saccenti, see if the light-box stepping antics remind you a certain Michel Jackson Billy Jeansing. Watch the music video (qt).

DUELING DEEJAYS: HOT MESS Montreal!

2008-07-19T12:26:00.000-04:00

THE BPA: Toe Jam

2008-06-15T21:44:00.004-04:00

Norman Cook is back but this time under another alias besides Fatboy Slim, Beats International, Pizzaman, or whatever. This time some high profile collaborations and a brilliant music video directed by Keith Schofield. Who new anonymous black bars could be so titilating? David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal lend guest vocals to this ska pop hip-hoppery first single. Watch the music video (qt).

THE TING TINGS: Great DJ

2008-06-14T21:24:00.000-04:00

After being catapulted into the limelight via a ubiquitous iPod commercial, the Salford based duo of The Ting Tings follow through with a brilliant summertime pop album. Aptly entitled We Started Nothing, the album mixes today's genres of the moment, electro, punk and pop for a perfect cocktail of catchy hooks and punchy lyrics. Nothing new invented here, but certainly good fun for the now. Video directed by Factory Film's Rachel Reupke. Watch the music video (qt).

ANNIE: I Know UR Girlfriend Hates Me

2008-06-12T20:51:00.000-04:00

Norwegian electropop darling, Annie, is back with a second long player due shortly. The first is a sugary confection produced by Richard X and while lacks in feats of musical innovation, lands squarely in the sweet spot of top girly bubblegum pop. Directed by Sarah Chatfield in hypercolour make-up. Watch the music video (qt).

ROISIN MURPHY: You Know Me Better

2008-06-10T20:58:00.004-04:00

Scouring the net for high quality versions of music clips is increasingly like finding a needle in a haystack. More people are moving to streaming or flash related displays and that truly sucks for cliptip. But better late than never, I've been able to locate this gem of a track and video from cliptip favourite, Irish pop eccentric Roisin Murphy (ex of electro trip-pop Moloko fame) collaborating with another cliptip favourite, now London based director Jaron Albertin. Taking inspiration of stark conceptual photographer Cindy Sherman, the video features Roisin in various modes of dress and hair dress. A killer disco-pop track that deserves a hell of a lot more attention than she currently gets. Watch the music video (qt).

MGMT: Electric Feel

2008-06-08T20:47:00.005-04:00

Cliptip favourite psychedelic glam band MGMT have a second surrealist music video out to support their single Electric Feel. The album Oracular Spectacular is a high rotation, highly recommended gem here on the cliptip ipod. The video is directed by Ray Tintori, and features an animatronic band straight out of your local Chuck-E-Cheese restaurant set in a forest of elfish revellers. It's reminiscient of a sunday afternoon in Montreal patchouli soaked Tam Tams. Watch the music video (qt).

CLIPTIP TRIPPING

2008-04-18T18:49:00.001-04:00

This time I'm off to London and Barcelona. More posting in a weeks time when I return and get back into a more steady groove...

GOLDFRAPP: Hapiness

2008-04-11T20:38:00.000-04:00

After a marathon posting session, I will sign off for the next five days as I venture off to sunny California for work. It's quite doubtful I'll have the time to search and post any new videos in that time, but what better clip to leave you with than the demented Goldfrapp new single, Happiness. Directed by Dougal Wilson, we find Alison in inconspicuous supporting roles while the sunshiney concept of happiness gets suspiciously cult-like skewering. Those Goldfrapp kids- so clever! Watch the music video (qt).

THE KILLS: Cheap And Cheerful

2008-04-10T20:25:00.000-04:00

Sophie Muller again rejoins The Kills for their second video from the album Midnight Boom. The video takes the gritty Warholian feel of lo-fi indie film grain and applies the overly maded-up look of rock and roll excess. Blend it the sharp production and jagged lyrics of the half Brit / half American duo and you have splintering fuzzed-out sound of a modern day Jesus and Mary Chain. Watch the music video (qt).

THESE NEW PURITANS: Elvis

2008-04-09T20:11:00.000-04:00

When your personally commisioned by Hedi Slimane to compose his last mens runway collection for Dior Homme, you kinda know you've already made it with some significantly influential taste makers. Such is the case with London post punksters These New Puritans. Said fashion show features a 15 minute soundtrack so angularly stylish, the press could not help but pay attention. So what was the connection? The apparent link the the fashion design lies with one of the band members being part of Hedi's design team. Quick top deny the overly primped association with high fashion vanity, the band readily distance themselves from being the shallow side of the fashion business, concentrating on the music itself, and not the gloss. This bare and stark video, directed by Saam, is a clear indication. Watch the music video (qt).

MISSY ELLIOT: Ching-A-Ling

2008-04-08T19:56:00.000-04:00

Rounding out the trinity of 3-D music videos comes the incomparable Missy Elliott. The hip hop innovator is due a forthcoming album release (her seventh!) and she gets to officially lay claim to being the very first artist to make a 3-D music video. It's a bumpin' track, co-produced with The Arkitects, and is confirmed to be included on the new long player, not just the Step It Up 2 movie soundtrack. Further she will have a couple collaborations with longtime pal Timbaland. So it's all good. Unfortunately, the only quicktime version I could find is Podcast friendly only. Download the music video (qt).

MGMT: Time To Pretend

2008-04-07T19:37:00.000-04:00

MGMT (formerly know as The Management) are a surf-rock psychedelic glam band outta Brooklyn. And they're very cool. In fact expect to see more of them here, cause I like 'em. This is the first single and video, and it warps the mind as much as the ear with its crazy visuals and stoner sounds. And not to be outdone, the video is also available in trippy 3D as well. Are you getting the feeling the 3-D video thing is becoming a trend? Fellow Brooklynite Ray Tinori directs the video. Watch the music video (qt). Download the 3-D video (qt).

JUSTICE: DVNO

2008-04-06T19:14:00.003-04:00

Okay, so at first I was a bit blase about the Justice album as I really had high expectations riding on the dancefloor destroyers and Kanye West robbers We Are Your Friends and Waters Of Nazareth. I've really warmed to the studio album over the past couple of months, as I've made a more concerted effort to listen to the album as a whole. And it grows. So I'm slapping another Justice video up, also directed by So Me, riffing the lyrics to popular logo designs. Dansez, maintenant! Watch the music video (qt).

BJÖRK: Wanderlust

2008-04-05T10:03:00.003-04:00

You've no doubt heard the hype of this amazing new Bjork video. Directed by Manhattan based art collective Encyclopedia Pictura, not only is the clip a return to the fantastical world of Bjork's earlier music video work, but is considered a return to a golden age of all music videos- iconic, innovative, powerfully influential and musically illustrative. Combining puppetry, computer animation, miniatures and live action, the concept revolves around "creating mytho-poetic cosmology of a primitive world complete with water deities and the struggle towards the future. The main theme being nomadism since it is for the track ‘Wanderlust.’ Unfortunately this version is only in 2 dimensions, but there is the originally concieved 3D version out there... Watch the music video (qt).

FEIST: I Feel It All

2008-04-01T22:06:00.001-04:00

Everyone love Feist right now. Just open up your heart and let her sing and dance her way intp the warm cockles of your heart. She bounces into poptastic indie form with this happy bopper of a ditty and I just love it. It's everything you could want from a pop song, with the idiosyncratic charm that only a artist of original talent can properly assemble. Perhaps its the one too many glasses of red wine I've imbibed, but I'm a bit drunk of Leslie Feist. Watch the music video (qt).

SANTOGOLD: L.E.S. Artistes

2008-03-31T17:03:00.000-04:00

More brilliance from Brooklyn, this time in the form of fusion hipster magnet Santi White, aka Santogold. Working the cool kids circuit with everyone from Switch, M.I.A. and Diplo, and recently anointed as one of Rolling Stone's 10 artists to watch, this girl has got all the right moves. Her debut video is directed by Nima Nourizadeh, last seen here attaching multiple arms on co-hort M.I.A. Watch the music video (qt).

HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR: Blind

2008-03-30T16:50:00.004-04:00

This track essential tore apart the runaways of the recent fashion weeks across the world. Featuring the mesmerizing vocals of Antony Hegarty, last seen dueting with Bjork, you can imaging a bunch of sashaying fashionists delicately, dispassionately dancing to the saxophone infused tempo. It's an amazingly sophisticated track that stands proudly amongst a backdrop of harsh electrofied fakers. The rest of the album is reported to be just as outstanding. DFA does it yet again. Directed by Saam. Watch the music video (qt).

DUFFY: Mercy

2008-03-29T16:28:00.000-04:00

Is this squeaky clean Welsh blonde the new Amy Winehouse? The UK press seems to make her out to be. Sure she's got an wizened beyond her teenage years world weariness about her and her voice is prematurely gruff and soulful. But it's doubtful that low register voice is a result of all night benders, spousal shouting matches or a cocktail of too much hair colourant and beehive holding spray akin to he peer. Let's just all hold hands and pray fame has a less debilitating effect on this promising new blue-eyed soul sprite. Video directed by Daniel Wolfe. Adele who? Watch the music video (qt).

JUSTICE: D.A.N.C.E.

2008-03-28T17:19:00.000-04:00

Time for a golden oldie. Truthfully, I wanted to post this video ages ago, but these days, it is getting increasingly harder to find hi-quality music videos to give you. Streaming videos truly blow (record labels pay heed!) and watching YouTube is immediate but is the same as watching scrambled porn- all the money shots are pixelated to shit. So if you're a savvy cliptip podcast subscriber, here it is. Justice's funky t-shirt loving music video, as directed by Jonas and Francois. Watch the music video (qt).

SAM SPARRO: Black And Gold

2008-03-25T19:13:00.000-04:00

Look out Jamie Lidell. Los Angeles based soul electrofunkster Sam Sparro is riding a blogospheric wave of hype usually reserved for NME endorsed indie band-o-the-week. The slick production and the soulful croon of this blue eyed boy will equally satisfy Maroon 5 to 9ers and French Touchtards. The LA style blinged video is directed by Alexandliane. Watch the music video (qt).

BOMB THE BASS: Butterfingers

2008-03-24T19:00:00.000-04:00

How freaking cool is it that original innovator Bomb The Bass have returned with a brand spanking new record? The seminal cut-and-paste act from the eighties team up with the with surprisingly un-Japanese Fujiya and Miyagi for a kicker of a electropop gem. It likely won't wag heads, but its sublime, minimal production is just what cliptip likes. Puppet mixing deck courtesy of Parish Factory. Watch the music video (qt).

THE KNIFE: Na Na Na

2008-03-23T18:47:00.004-04:00

It is entirely unclear whether this is an official The Knife video or not, as it is a rather non-single track and lacks some of the grotesque imagery so familiar to official The Knife videos. That being said, it is not usual suspect director Andreas Nilsson, who's twisted vision was last seen here on Moby's Alice video. It's a quick little ambient track in neutral tones, like a little shot of Swedish weirdness. Directed by David Vegezzi. Watch the music video (qt).

M.I.A.: Paper Planes

2008-03-19T20:05:00.005-04:00

Well about bloody time this video made itself on this blog, but it is not for lack of trying. Crap-flash-tic versions abound, but cliptip offers you a wonderful quicktime file. Directed by Bernard Gourley, M.I.A. is showcased in her adopted New York home looking ghetto fabulous, working the bodega, flippin the Casette Playa. Watch the music video (qt).

THE PRESETS: This Boy's In Love

2008-03-18T18:56:00.000-04:00

Second single from the Syndey electro duo, The Presets. Surprisingly more melody and pop sounding that previous industrial edged efforts, this video features brawls in puddles of milk, black powdered faces and soaring vocals amid sparking rain drops and lead singer Julian Hamilton's menacing mouth. Never have crooked teeth looked so sexy. Watch the music video.

MOTOR: Bleep #1

2008-03-17T18:29:00.000-04:00

Strobe lights flicker while electo beeps twitter in this lead video from London's electro industrial wonders, MOTOR. Director Woody Batts takes the throbbing synth track and deconstructs images, light and colour for a pulsing, epileptic seizure-inducing artful dance track. Watch the music video (qt).

THE RAVEONETTES: Dead Sound

2008-03-16T18:13:00.003-04:00

Danish duo The Raveonettes are back with a sound that most closely resembles arguably their best record to date, their debut Whip It On. The new collection, Lust Lust Lust, boasts the signature minor keyed trip hop rock-a-billy vibes and this ghostly new clip where the recent dead haunts various characters into lip synchage is directed by Mark Walker. Watch the music video (qt).

Again....

2008-02-19T00:44:00.002-05:00

Sorry sorry sorry! Last weekend I was in New York again and this one I was working none stop all weekend. I'm off to Miami for a couple days, but will hopefully get some posts up when I have some time this weekend in Toronto... earnest

GOLDFRAPP: A&E

2008-02-06T20:41:00.000-05:00

Goldfrapp glide back into the limelight this February with a new record that side steps the glam-pop chart success of Supernature. Now trumpeting a mellow, folk tinged atmospheric sensibility, Alison and Gregory veer Seventh Tree into pastoral territory somewhat explored with their debut album, but equally pop-ified to Felt Mountain as Supernature was to Black Cherry. The video builds on the Goldfrapp mystique, serene in nature, with shambling mounds of vegetation choreographed in swirling, collapsing oddity. Colonel Blimp's Dougal Wilson helms the lens. Watch the music video (qt).

BODYROX: Yeah Yeah

2008-02-05T20:22:00.000-05:00

Admittedly, I enjoy both this this electro house stomper and its glorious soft core porn music video. Featuring firecracker vocalist, Luciana, and a synth line that stabs at my jiggy bones, it blew the eurotrash bronzed sets of Miami back to hurricane season. Get down with this London crew before the guido set hog ties it to Lameville. The video? Oh yeah... titillated by director Michael Baldwin. Watch the music video (qt).

CHROMEO: Bonafide Lovin'

2008-02-04T20:01:00.000-05:00

Good times party duo Chromeo continue to bring back eighties inspired electrofunk with a third single from their sophamore release, Fancy Footwork. I was fortunate enough to catch the twosome as they brought the house down recently at the Bowery Ballroom. It absolutely blows my mind the Dave1 (aka David Macklovitch) is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Columbia university. Bonafide brilliant. This video is a riff off the iconic Money For Nothing Dire Straits video, reinterpreted by director Nima Nourizadeh. Watch the music video (qt).

THE FRATELLIS: Baby Fratelli

2008-02-03T19:34:00.000-05:00

Considered the best new band in Britain by an avid 2006 NME, the Fratelli boys are nearly finished their second long player set for an eminent 2008 release. Bolstered here in North America by the unescapable inclusion in an Apple iPod advertisement, they subsequent singles tended to forever be eclipsed by such such instant notoriety. This single, with an accompanying video directed by Andy Soup and interspersed with footage from the London cop caper, Hot Fuzz, is a genuinely infection popper, incidentally touted by Time magazine as one of the best songs of 2007. Watch the music video (qt).

WHERE IS CLIPTIP?

2008-01-29T21:06:00.000-05:00

Not to worry. Cliptip will be back soon, when I return from a trip to New York. More posts to come!

MOBY: Alice

2008-01-23T20:17:00.000-05:00

Moby's career as a back studio act or deejay booth spinner is a progression of the bald headed punk techno assembler emerging into the forefront like a pallid creature from a crypt. As evident in his other works, Moby's vocals are somewhat weak and, well, dorky to say the least. But his musical impact is often most memorable when his guests provide the lyrical lead. The new record is called Last Night and is said to feature more dance oriented sounds with a pile of vocal collaborators including "the original 70's mc grandmaster caz one of the writers of rappers delight, sylvia from kudu, the uk's mc aynzli and the nigerian 419 squad." This first video is directed by Swedish nutter, Andreas Nilssson, best know for his inspired and eccentric pieces for The Knife. Watch the music video (qt).

THE PRESETS: My People

2008-01-22T19:55:00.000-05:00

Australian electrorockers, The Presets are resetting to release their second collection on the Modular imprint. Its familiar territory for the band- blended punk, industrial and electroclash influences, with pseudo-fascist, art-star overtones so lovingly associated with German avant guarde deconstructionalists with names like Dieter, Otto or Rolf. The multiplying-man kaleidoscopic effect is courtesy of director Kris Moyes, band member sibling and cliptip experimental director to watch. Watch the music video (qt).

THE KILLS: U.R.A. Fever

2008-01-21T19:44:00.000-05:00

The American/British sleaze rock duo The Kills have resurfaced with a third long player entitled Midnight Boom. This time the production credits are handled in part by Spank Rock beat smith, Armani XXXchange and the results are swamp black and electronica tinged. The maiden voyage from the album is this tripnotic ditty accompanied by a punk film noir backdrop as envisioned by cliptip favourite, Sophie Muller. Watch the music video (qt).

RJD2: Work It Out

2008-01-20T19:26:00.000-05:00

I've neglected the Philadelphia producer, Ramble John "RJ" Krohn AKA RJD2. His latest work, the 100% sample-free hip hop record, The Third Hand, was out early last year and I completed avoided buying it for really 2 reasons- I don't like digipaks because I always end up with mangled or water damaged digipaks, and it was always horribly overpriced- like $24 dollars or something ridiculous. But this video and track are dope so take a peek. B-boy crutch antics directed by Joey Garfield @ Ghost Robot. Watch the music video (qt).

BJÖRK: Declare Independence

2008-01-16T18:02:00.000-05:00

If you were a follower of this site, you obviously have seen this video already. I mean why wait for me to plug this stuff when you can easily just youtube it and have done with it, right? Well, at least you can get the podcasted cliptip. The reunion of Bjork and Michel Gondry is quite an event as they historically made such cool shit together. This video is no different. Thrashy techno shouty girl from Iceland brings another epic of microclasmic proportions. A spray-painted moebius loop of snowballing, recycled energy defines this video overshadowing the individual participating players. I hear this song originally was intended for Greenland, which Denmark apparently lays claim over. Rebellion and rock 'n roll. How Scandinavian of me. Watch the music video (qt).

HOT CHIP: Ready For The Floor

2008-01-15T17:30:00.000-05:00

From the forthcoming third long player entitled Made In The Dark (February, folks), Hot Chip are at it again. More blippy pop electro rock with more hypercolour eye popping videos that look like they were wardrobed in the dark. The androgynous sounding lead vocalist with the equally androgynous name, Alexis Taylor, takes on the identity of The Joker, perhaps deliberately orchestrated to cash in on the eminent release of the comic book fanboy cinemagasm, The Dark Knight. Either way, the tune is pleasing enough, with all the signature Hot Chip-isms that will keep hipster brats bittorrenting 'till the RIAA comes a knockin'. Directed by Partizan's Nima Nourizadeh, although probably art directed by a criminal mastermind genius. Watch the music video (qt).

EDITORS: The Racing Rats

2008-01-14T17:16:00.000-05:00

Wow. There sure are a lot to videos to catch up on. Including this one from Birmingham moody rockers, Editors. Their second album is a slow burn of great melodies and deliberately vague lyrics. Just like the first one. This video is, not surprisingly no different, taking inspiration from bleek sixties carbon copy suburban colonies, slow motion and spacious. Directed by Vincent Haycock at Streetgang Films, lead singer Tom Smith emotes like an underfed Orlando Bloom while an adorable blonde toddlerette poses and chalk sketches eclipes with dramatic effect to pleasing her overbearing stage-mom to tears. Watch the music video (qt).

KATE NASH: Pumpkin Soup

2008-01-13T16:45:00.000-05:00

Ummm... So I've been missing recently. It's true. Call it a comeback. I don't want to talk to much about it. It's the cliche love-hate relationship one has with a blog. The feelings of obligation, guilt, blog burnout. So what the hell do first post on my return? Pop. Yes. Kate Nash is the pop-xerox on Lily Allen's precocious ska infected phenom. But perhaps not as cute, lippy, triple nippled nor with the Chemical Brother boyfriend, but record labels love duplicating success. And this track does indeed thump. However, it is the pick of the litter as I have nothing to say about the rest of her debut album. The video is directed by Partizan's Kinga Burza and features a Steve Urkel-inspired love interest and a bunch off surreal feline-slash-"visitors" man-sized mascots. Sure it's old. But I've been off for a spell. Happy New Year, all. Watch the music video (qt).

WHERE IS CLIPTIP?

2007-10-08T12:08:00.000-04:00

Hey all, trying to add some fucntionality to allow readers to DIGG video posts... but admittingly having some trouble (using the classic blogger format). May have some weird template modifications (ie glitches) as I attempt to fix it. Any tipsters on coding for classic blogger is always welcome! earnest.

ARCADE FIRE: Neon Bible

2007-10-06T20:11:00.000-04:00

There is something brilliant about this latest single accompaniment from Montreal indie darlings, Arcade Fire. Not quite a music video, but an interactive clickity-click flash interpretation that generates a unique narrative depended on the viewers involvement. The solemn musical productions is equally paired with a sparse black and white palette with plenty to both functional and aesthetic empty spaces. From their second album of the same name , in collaboration with Montreal based interactive designer Vincent Morisset. Highly viral. Watch the music video (interactive).

UNKLEJAM: Love Ya

2007-10-02T20:08:00.000-04:00

For some reason, Pharell's debut album never sounded this funky. Perhaps this three piece electro-soul lacks the impressive production credits of the crooning half of the Neptunes, but this single has got the swagger to warrant a second glance. Paul Gore directs the frantastic trio in this high energy ball 'o funk. Watch the music video (qt).

SPEKTRUM: Kinda New (We All Live And Die)

2007-09-29T10:43:00.000-04:00

The original track gets a killer remix and release in 2007 by Dirty South. Dazzling neon animations courtesy of Blinkin LAB. This track sharpens the Spektrum sound of 80's inspired electronica funk to a jagged, razor etched sheen to satisfy the South Beach sparkle crowd as well as the assymetricals of Williamsburg. I'm en route back from Brasil. See you soon! Watch the music video (qt).

EMILY HAINES & THE SOFT SKELETON: Our Hell

2007-09-24T22:12:00.000-04:00

My personal hell is nearly over. Appropriately, Ms. Emily Haines provides a melancholy soundtrack to the workworkwork I have been face that past number of weeks, offering a jagged solace to my misery. We'll it will be cresting as of the end of this week, as I board a plane to Sao Paolo for the final chapter of week Hell. Posting will, sadly, be rare again this week and hopefully will resume to normal upon my return. Thanks for tuning in. BTW, this x-rayed inverted video is directed by none other than cliptip favourite, the now London based Jaron Albertin. Watch the music video (qt).

TRASH FASHION: It's A Rave Dave

2007-09-20T22:01:00.000-04:00

Have you ever been so overworked that the only thing you want to do after getting home at 10:00pm is go straight to bed? Hence my absence. I really don't have much energy left. Except for goofilicious new ravey "Guntronic - Disco - Warehouse - Rock." Reeking of East London douchbagism, the four piece mix everything that is wrong with kids today and makes it brilliant. Watch the music video (qt).

EDITORS: The End Has A Start

2007-09-05T23:06:00.000-04:00

Second single from the second album, Editors continue to blast angular rock anthems in keys minor. Going neck and neck versus Interpol for most coveted downer rockers, this latest single is showing Editors are indeed fighters. The video, featuring all manner of colourful stocking clad dancers has unusual bursts of colours unexpected from this genre. Director Diane Martel adds straight-faced coal-eyed choreography to Tom Smith's optimistic lyrics. Watch the music video (qt).

THE GO! TEAM: Do It Alright

2007-09-04T20:59:00.000-04:00

Cheerleader pop chants are back in fashion, and the cheeriest of the bunch are Brighton's Go! Team. Signaling a return to the indie charts with a sophomore album of cut and paste awesomeness (entitled Proof of Youth), this is actually the second single, following the Grip Like A Vice EP. The full length album with guest everyone from Bonde Do Role's Marina Ribatski, Solex, and Public Enemy's Chuck D. The video for this single is just a collagist as the production. Yes, its a Brit side stealer just for cliptip viewers. Enjoy! Watch the music video (qt - stream).

LIARS: Plaster Casts Of Evertything

2007-09-03T20:45:00.000-04:00

The calmer ethereal tones of Drums Not Dead are, for lack of better words, dead. The new album by the New York based art rockers returns to the pulsing punk energy and urgency of their original posture. The forth album, the self titled Liars, churns a really shit storm and this first video, direct by Patrick Daughters, is a fitting visualization. Superimposed projection images dopplegange their original subjects as a barreling car motors down a dark desert highways. Surreal, Lynch-esque, terrifying and mesmerizing all in one intense experience. Watch the music video (qt).

THE BEES: Who Cares What The Question Is?

2007-09-02T20:51:00.000-04:00

Sure it seems honky tonky, but its really the next psychedelic single from post-post-retro-rockers the Bees (or as they're called in the US, A Band Of Bees). Again defying their Isle of Wright origins for dusty Americana sounds, the six piece recruit auteur Chris Hopewell to direct this sunshine on the horizon plasticine magic van slash Moby Dick adventure slash city tour bus clip. All I know is this band always looks like they're having fun. Watch the music video (qt).

WHERE IS CLIPTIP?

2007-08-30T22:23:00.000-04:00

Very busy at the moment. More to coming hopefully this long weekend... Cheers!

CLIPTIP presents: DUELING DEEJAYS #007

2007-08-21T22:37:00.000-04:00

Ummmm... considering that yesterday's post was kind of stupid a prank, (y'all got RICKROLLED) it was really a sad attempt to be part of the internet zeitgeist. Whatever. Perhaps if record labels were suck bitches about getting fresh new videos on the internets, perhaps we internetizens would have more productive things to link to rather than sad ole Rick Astley. Well, more pranks and high voltage tunage are in order but with another edition of Dueling Deejays in Toronto. This time twin asian menaces Calvin and Phil square off to kung-fu the shit out of each other. Drop by if you can, there's no cover at all. And if you give em the secret word (RICKROLLED) perhaps one of them will play your request...

RADIOHEAD: Jessica Treacherous

2007-08-20T18:58:00.000-04:00

I had no idea there was new material on the way so soon, but I found this video in my inbox from an anonymous tipster and am more that please to bring it to you. Considering I'm rushing out to a yoga class (yeah, I know I'm a douche), its a bit of a spazz post, but there is no director identified and given the aesthetics, I'd bet it was Mark Romanek who envisioned the slick vision for this new track. It great to see him return as he's been a very absent for the past while. A droney return to rock with the signature blips and blobs, this signals new amazing works by both Radiohead and Mark Romanek. Watch the music video (yt).