More Of My Favorite Music Videos Vol. 2 - Windowlicker (1308 hits)
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Submitted by Matt Maiorano (View user info) at 2007-04-26 15:23:06 EDT
KoRn - Twisted Transistor: http://www.ubersite.com/m/101083
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P3Wc-37pC4
http://www.bastwood.com/aphex.php
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Many people would be quick to call this video "just plain fucked up". However, if you really look into the background of this song, people should be nothing short of impressed by Richard D. James' quirky sense of humor and music capabilities.
The term "windowlicker" comes from the literal meaning of the French term "window shopping". However, this term is used more in reference to prostitution than actual shopping, as the video shows in the beginning with the black man and Latino man trying to pick up two black hookers.
The song on the video begins when Richard's ridiculously huge white limousine crashes into the two guys' car, and Richard steps out and successfully picks up the two hookers with his obvious wealth, erratic dance moves, and winning smile.
The song itself consists of Richard's voice modified digitally and mixed with a relatively simple, yet irrgular snare beat, melodic choir samples, and eventually escalates into a very distorted wall of bass by then end.
Once you see that the hookers are interested, their faces morph into Richard's and the rest of the video consists of hot black chicks with beards. This possibly serves to poke fun at the ridiculousness of modern rap videos and also portray the idea that once a woman sells her dignity, she takes on the likeness of her master, becoming twisted and ugly. The visuals from then on become increasingly sexual and disturbing.
An extremely interesting tidbit of information came about when I looked into the background of this song. Richard D. A spectrogram of "Windowlicker" reveals Richard's face at the end of the song, along with an impressive spiral. Using images in conjunction with sound is fairly simple, and not entirely uncommon among musicians.
Rumors began to surface about the "Demon Face" in the Aphex Twin song, and people began to search. Sure enough, the Demon Face was real. But something wasn't quite right. If the spectrogram is viewed on a Linear scale, the face appears distorted. On a Logarithmic scale, however, the face becomes none other than Richard's signiture grin.
Aphex Twin:
Nothing short of brilliant.
User Reviews
Submitted by hidden101 (user info) at 2007-04-28 13:51:34 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
good shit.
Submitted by maiorano84 (user info) at 2007-04-28 13:04:09 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Calm down, fuckface. It was a mistake.
I didn't mean to insult your precious KoRn by saying the album title instead of the song title. God forgive me for what I've done.
Submitted by wrinklebeast (user info) at 2007-04-28 03:32:26 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
"-2 for me" = I get to give people like you -2s. This is very much called for, so I enjoy it immensly.
"people like you" = Posers who pretend to know shit about a band just to prentend they're cool.
Don't write posts about bands if you can't even get the simplest song titles right you fucking asshole.
Submitted by thorpe (user info) at 2007-04-28 03:19:09 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Submitted by maiorano84 (user info) at 2007-04-28 17:14:02 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by wrinklebeast (user info) at 2007-04-28 02:56:08 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
-2 for me.
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The fuck?
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hahaha
Submitted by maiorano84 (user info) at 2007-04-28 03:18:17 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Wrinklebeast - Seriously, what is your fucking mental issue? Are you an Autard too? Fuck off.
Submitted by maiorano84 (user info) at 2007-04-28 03:14:02 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by wrinklebeast (user info) at 2007-04-28 02:56:08 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
-2 for me.
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The fuck?
Submitted by wrinklebeast (user info) at 2007-04-28 02:56:08 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
-2 for me. Thanks for picking that up, Green. "Follow the Leader" was the album title.
Submitted by greEn_uGly (user info) at 2007-04-27 23:01:24 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by Sinistral (user info) at 2007-04-26 19:36:25 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Was it KoRn or Nine Inch Nails that had the old video of a bullet flying through all these objects in somewhat slow motion fashion until it finally got to the room where the band was playing?
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it was 'freak on a leash'
i really dig the bullet scene too
Submitted by jade_digitalmedia (user info) at 2007-04-27 16:51:56 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
richard d. james is completely out of his mind. i met him once in orlando he was on micro dots and his smile now haunts my dreams, he looked like he wanted to eat me... and not in a good way.
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2007-04-27 03:00:22 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
RAAAAAAH!
Submitted by DeathJester (user info) at 2007-04-27 02:34:46 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Come on, Mr Beef!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tatccHVfuhA - Donkey Rhubarb
Submitted by PhillipTheGreat (user info) at 2007-04-27 02:15:17 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Aphex Twin = auto +2
And the album that that's off of kicks balls.
Submitted by charminglybeef (user info) at 2007-04-26 22:56:35 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Good gravy, and how about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toS-QvUtbfY - On
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Submitted by charminglybeef (user info) at 2007-04-26 22:44:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Great call.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0yttnNRD38 - Retrovertigo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_ImXLQCO20 - The Exploding Psychology
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1ZGIrNf71Q - Monkey Drummer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT-9c8Z1oOc - Do the Evolution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqsyXdj_p_I - No Surprises
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKi4aeMnWrU - My Red Hot Car
Submitted by maiorano84 (user info) at 2007-04-26 20:01:22 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Sinistral: Korn - Follow The Leader
Hot Pocket: My parents are in town that Thursday until Sunday. Not too good for me. How long are you in town for? Maybe take a break for this weekend? Email me.
maiorano84.at.gmail.com
Submitted by Sinistral (user info) at 2007-04-26 19:36:25 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Was it KoRn or Nine Inch Nails that had the old video of a bullet flying through all these objects in somewhat slow motion fashion until it finally got to the room where the band was playing?
Submitted by DeathJester (user info) at 2007-04-26 18:55:57 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2007-04-26 15:30:05 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/2006/06/rubberjohnny.html
Most terrifying Twin video ever.
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This isn't an Aphex Twin video, it's a project by Chris Cunningham (Director of all of Richard James' videos) which Aphex Twin did music for.
The video may have come from the song, but the idea was Chris'.
Submitted by hot_pocket (user info) at 2007-04-26 18:25:27 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
shales, next friday? after finals? maybe some other grimey uberites in the region would like to meet at the hole in the wall that is shales and drink, if only for a night? respond here, ill check up on it...
oh, and i thought this was gonna be an apw series but whatever
Submitted by messmind (user info) at 2007-04-26 17:44:01 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2007-04-26 16:33:08 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2007-04-26 15:56:11 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
However, saying that, neither song has any meaningful lyrics, so you really have to see the video to appreciate the meaning behind Windowlicker. I'm pretty sure the only audible lyrics in Windowlicker are 'I like to fuck dogs' in French or something. Deep stuff.
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2007-04-26 15:51:36 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I'll agree that the video for "Come To Daddy" was much more intense, but I just felt that there was a little more behind this song.
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Yeah I'll give you that. Not much beats a weird skeleton screaming at a granny though.
Submitted by maiorano84 (user info) at 2007-04-26 15:49:07 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
I'll agree that the video for "Come To Daddy" was much more intense, but I just felt that there was a little more behind this song.
The fact is, when it comes to music videos, my criteria on whether or not I'll like it also has to do with how much I like the song itself. "Come To Daddy", in that regard, just didn't do it for me.
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2007-04-26 15:46:08 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Come to Daddy is better. Richard D James is a fucking mad man, when a friend of mine saw him in Dublin he did the entire set from a tiny wendy-house on the stage
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2007-04-26 15:30:05 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/2006/06/rubberjohnny.html
Most terrifying Twin video ever.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-04-26 15:28:31 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
i thought windowlickers were tards.
thanks for the word of the day.
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2007-04-26 15:28:06 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Windowlicker = spastic around this way. This is an excellent video, though Come To Daddy is better.
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2007-04-26 15:27:10 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
You gotta include the video for Money For Nothing in here. Them vectors were screamin' back in their day.