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The Knife: "Heartbeats" and its remixes
Reading the lastest issue of XLR8R over a hurried solo dinner tonight, I scanned the editor’s column that fawned over a recent single by The Knife of Sweden, who graced the cover in black, Salieri-in-Amadeus-masquerade-party-style raven masks. I did a quick google when I got back to the office and stumbled upon the YouTube video of “Heartbeats” (screenshot at top), and it immediately struck a note of recognition: a remix by the excellent Rex the Dog was on the Switch 7, Disc 1 compilation, that caught my ear previously.
So here’s the video–a decidedly languid original (as compared to Rex’s version) that uses found footage of barefooted 60s-era California skateboarding kids slaloming down a hill (barefoot–ouch!), interspersed with rudimentarily-animated silouetted crows and a chugging choo-choo poofing out goofy polyhedrons in place of steam. While not the most technically advanced, it is a catchy single with an endearing video adaptation. Check it!
[tag]the knife, electronic music, techno, remix, aphex twin, james zabiela, kriece, skateboarding, synth pop, swedish, video[/tag]
