Feature. Babel - Make Your Bed
I filmed this late one night in a broken and filthy portacabin inside a warehouse on the outskirts of Bristol. The band wanted claustrophobia and realism and sweat. For lighting there were two broken strip lights which flickered on and off erratically and an old school four colour disco box.
After many hours immersed in Final Cut we have the full length video. This is going to be the next Babel single, 'Make Your Bed'. Keep an ear out for the really quite fantastic album 'Crooked Timber' which follows it at the end of the summer... Click anywhere on the video above to stop/start it.
Feature. N*E*R*D - Seeing Sounds
Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shae Haley are N*E*R*D (No-one Ever Really Dies). Seeing Sounds is their third album and features the hit single 'Everyone Nose'. This website was created to co-incide with the UK release of the album and to promote the current UK tour.
The website Seeing Sounds is built around excerpts of the video 'Everyone Nose' (spot Lindsay Lohan and Kanye!) with random sequences appearing in a grid formation. The videos are also the navigation with links to streaming tracks, competitions, news and the full length video.
Feature. Wild Beasts - Limbo Panto
Straight outta Cumbria! It's the Wild Beasts and their brand new album Limbo Panto out now on Domino. If you thought Kendal was just mint cakes and the lakes then prepare to be astonished as this band are quite something. Yes, a very intriguing bunch this Wild Beasts lot...
I didn't want to get too crazy with the website, just something appropriate and subtle. So just have a look at the image of the four above... notice anything?
Feature - The Kills - Midnight Boom
Leading up to the release of 'The Kills' new album 'Midnight Boom' three websites were created. One for the release of the single 'U.R.A. Fever', the next for the the single 'Cheap and Cheerful' and finally a site for the album with exclusive streams of each song and postcards designed by the band.
Once the album was out then it was the turn of the fans to design and upload their artwork. The new 'Postcards' site enabled anyone to register, upload an image and then send it on to a friend with the site handling all image resizing and management. Some fan postcards above...
Feature. Moby - Last Night
Last Night is Moby's ninth studio album and was recorded in his home studio in Manhattan. Moby has said that 'Last Night' is basically a love letter to New York City, the eclecticism, the open minded-ness on the part of the musicians, the DJ's, and the people in the bars and clubs.
Using the TV images from the album artwork I created an animation showing the different press shots. As well as being able to watch the three videos from the album the site also offers an exclusive 10 minute mix download of all the tracks especially created by Moby.