Björk "Declare Independence" Video Preview
After letting a fan conjure the atmosphere for mechanistic, hyper-percussive "Innocence," Björk enlisted old standby Michel Gondry to transform punky, flag-planting Volta standout "Declare Independence" into video form way out there in Long Island City. The French director, who's now done seven of B's videos, concocted a futuristic backdrop that looks superbly complex in a Road Warrior (or Mousetrap) kind of way: Björk, stylish megaphone in tow, bounces amidst an army of dancers and spray paint-y colors while Mark Bell gets a neck cramp from his Spiderman bass-playing position (btw, nice bass, dude). We don't see the final product here, but we do get to listen to Gondry explain his process and watch a crew of happy folk tie knots and smile quite a bit. Who knew making a video was this much fun?
So far so cool ... but too bad Natalie Portman and Conan apparently don't make cameos.
Posted at 11:21 AM in Video
Tags: Björk | Michel Gondry
what an anthem - this one must be played loud [repeat].
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These two together make me so happy :)
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This is a great choice for the new single and a fuckin killer song! k is right play it LOUD! when the drums kick in after "make your own stamp" it makes me wanna bounce around & bang my head
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The production on this song is the only thing that makes this album worthwhile.
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Fuck it, Volta's still in my cd player. What a great album.
It's nice seeing Bjork and Gondry together again.
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I'll repeat the words I said when I turned to my friend after hearing her at Virgin Fest - this was played as the final send off song...
"This song...it makes me loose my shit. I just lost my shit."
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