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November 11, 2005

Beck's "Hell Yes" Video: Where's It At?

Sony's QRIO robot can dance, react to people, and get up when it falls on its ass. Sony's goal: a personal entertainer. Beck's goal: the coolest music video ever. VH1 reports:

There are only four working QRIOs in the world. And all of them appear in the "Hell Yes" video ... Director Garth Jennings says, "They have such an unbelievably fluid range of motions, so Beck and I just had to work out an elaborately choreographed number for them. I think it took the programmers in Japan about three weeks to program the routine into each robot."
We haven't been able to track it down, but it's said to be already airing on MTVDeux. If you've got stream, send our way. Here's footage of the dance moves you can expect.

In the meantime, hit up this MP3 blog for Boards Of Canada's contribution to the forthcoming Guerlito remix LP.

Posted at 1:12 PM




20 Comments

I think scott meant to link to something like this:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8812556447313693406&q=qrio

Posted by: jim at 11/11/05 2:23 PM | Reply
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That's a much better link, thanks Jim.

Posted by: scott at 11/11/05 2:33 PM | Reply
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the qrios should team up to battle this amoebot:

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/media/amoebabotvideo.html

Posted by: jim at 11/11/05 2:44 PM | Reply
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Not nearly as cool as dancing robots, but you can watch Weezer's new video for "Perfect Situation" starring Elisha Cuthbert here:

http://music.yahoo.com/promos/premieres/

Posted by: T.S. at 11/11/05 3:20 PM | Reply
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I caught the video on the duece last night, and it's fucking hot. It's worth catchin on the tube just to see the full clarity. Those robots have got some moves.

Posted by: kyle g at 11/11/05 3:48 PM | Reply
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just what we need...more beck remixes.

Posted by: gabe at 11/11/05 4:05 PM | Reply
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The Weezer video is lame, but I would still most likely have sexual relations with Ms. Cuthbert

Posted by: Josh at 11/11/05 5:34 PM | Reply
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Beck is a scientologist, so I have to boycott him. That cult traps people, takes their money and ruins there life if they try to get away (or stay for that matter).

Posted by: Boycott Beck at 11/11/05 11:43 PM | Reply
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If you are in the New York City area, the show "New York Noise" plays Beck's "Hell Yes" video quite a lot.

Posted by: Doog at 11/12/05 1:54 AM | Reply
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Boycott Beck: are you always boycotting Isaac Hayes?

Doog: Shoutout to NYNoise indeed.

Posted by: scott at 11/12/05 9:24 PM | Reply
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nobody has a link to the video online?

Posted by: setanor at 11/13/05 7:29 PM | Reply
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yep, nobody?
honest to god i think i'm going to cry when i see that video.

Posted by: cron at 11/13/05 7:37 PM | Reply
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somebody should capture it from MTV2

Posted by: Richard Kuta at 11/13/05 9:18 PM | Reply
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New York Noise plays the older beck video. The ones sans awesome dancing robot.

Though MTV2 will be playing it every hour on the hour on Monday, starting at like 7am or something like that.

Posted by: Brian Drew at 11/13/05 10:55 PM | Reply
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As you'll see from my blog, I'm desperately trying to track this video down.

Desperately.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Posted by: Brendon at 11/14/05 2:39 PM | Reply
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Isaac Hayes has nothing to boycott, I will not give up my theme to Shaft. Dave Davies is also a cultologist which is too bad because I like Ray Davies and the Kinks. Of course I boycott Tom Cruise because he acts like William Shatner, has man boobs, and is a gay guy without the pride to admit it.

Posted by: boycott Beck at 11/14/05 3:40 PM | Reply
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All i can say is wow

http://beck.com/media/index.php

Posted by: kerry at 11/15/05 4:56 PM | Reply
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all i can say is mov

Posted by: cron at 11/15/05 7:02 PM | Reply
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uggghhhh I have to register to see this video?
I think I'll pass.

And I'll send the "Where's the mov version?"
Windows Media? Real?! I definitely don't think so.

Posted by: Ed Knittel at 11/18/05 3:21 PM | Reply
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Well, Ed, you sure showed them.

Posted by: Blitty at 11/19/05 12:30 PM | Reply
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