Dreamscapes And Dark Places: Music Videos Spawned from Surrealism

An evening of surreal music videos ... all viewed from the comfort of cozy couches in the Alumni House.

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Join us for an evening of surreal music videos by the likes of Björk, Beck, The Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, Amon Tobin and Aphex Twin …all viewed from the comfort of cozy couches at the Heffner Alumni House.

In the past decade, the structure of the short snappy music video has not only become fodder for the likes of the commercial MTV set, but a goldmine for major artists and film directors to work with – and within – the limitations of the specific structure of the music video clip.

Consequently, many music videos have begun to look more like an art form reminiscent of the short film genre than a commercial product.

Please note‚ Entr´acte (1924) a 13–minute surreal film by René Clair will precede the compilation of music videos‚ so be sure to arrive on time e to catch the dreamy ancestors of contemporary music video.

THE VIDEO LINEUP

• Sky Starts Falling
• Music: The Doves
• Director: Reuben Sutherland
• Courtesy: EMI Records and Joyrider Films

• E Pro
• Music: Beck
• Director: Shynola
• Courtesy: The Directors Bureau and Interscope Records

• Tribulations
• Music: LCD soundsystem
• Director: Dougal Wilson
• Courtesy: DFA Records and Colonel Blimp

• Just Briefly
• Music: Daedelus
• Director: Dada Kingz
• Courtesy: Ninja Tune/Plug Research

• Will The Summer Make Good For All of Our Sins?
• Music: Múm
• Director: Marc Craste
• Courtesy: studio aka

• Fortress
• Music: Pinback
• Director: Elliot Jokelson w/ Loyalkaspar
• Courtesy: Touch and Go

• 4 Ton Mantis
• Music: Amon Tobin
• Director: Floria Sigismondi
• Courtesy: Ninja Tune

• Human
• Music: Carpark North
• Director: Martin De Thurah
• Courtesy: EMI Denmark

• Destroy Everything You Touch
• Music: Ladytron
• Director: Adam Bartley
• Courtesy: Exposure Films, Universal - Island Records and Emperor Norton Records

• Triumph of a Heart
• Music: Björk
• Director: Spike Jonze
• Courtesy: Atlantic Records

• What Else is There?
• Music: Röyksopp
• Director: Martin De Thurah
• Courtesy: Wall of Sound and Academy Films

• Come to Daddy
• Music: Aphex Twin
• Director: Chris Cunningham
• Courtesy: Warp Records

• Rebellion
• Music: The Arcade Fire
• Director:
• Courtesy: Spy Entertainment

• Hyperballad
• Music: Björk
• Director: Michel Gondry
• Courtesy: One Little Indian Records

• Hayling
• Music: FC Kahuna
• Director: Lynn Fox
• Courtesy: Colonel Blimp

(Images courtesy Artists/Agencies. Details from What Else is There?, Human, 4 Ton Mantis, + Come to Daddy.)

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The schedule for Dreamscapes And Dark Places is as follows:

Admission to Dreamscapes And Dark Places is free and open to the public.

Download the Rensselaer campus map and make your way to the Heffner Alumni House. Parking is available in the North Lot with access directly adjacent to the Alumni House on Peoples Avenue. There will be signs to direct you to the event.

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Questions? Call the EMPAC Event Hotline: 518.276.3921