Let's talk nicely about the awesome Canadian artist Claire Elise Boucher, known as Grimes.
News:
- The futuristic new Venus Fly video featuring Janelle Monae is out now on Tidal
>almost finished building like 20 or so 5D multi timbral synths in roli equator, they'll be released for roli blocks later this year. never made synths from scratch before, its pretty fun
Video with her playing a mean jam: https://www.instagram.com/p/BP6JQUMjSd_/
- Grimes produced a new Aristophanes song, Humans Become Machines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHmVqMISPLw If you don't know, Aristophanes is that Taiwanese rapper that performed on SCREAM.
- David Byrne is a fan:
>"I started collecting pictures of Grimes, Madonna, Kate Bush, Sinèad O’Connor, on and on—popular musicians are obsessed with her. This trend inspired the premise for the show: a pop star decides to give in to the Joan obsession and tell her epic story in concert".
>Boucher's public persona is definitely striking, but one-on-one, the perception completely dissolves. Here I was expecting someone brimming with whimsy, but instead she was a 24-year-old girl; rather down to earth and just coming to terms with the concept of fame. The fame that brings David Byrne of Talking Heads to your shows. When his name came up, Boucher was absolutely ecstatic, like an excited little puppy. "The tour in America was fucking insane. David Byrne being there was crazy. I kinda wish I knew he was there before the show… But then again if I did, I probably would’ve been really nervous".
Rule #1: be nice to Grimes.
Rule #2: see Rule #1.
Garbage.
Does she even play guitar?
>>70860787
Great band desu. Listening to Push It now.
>>70860804
Of course. There's guitar all over Art Angels. Not solos, but some cool and catchy riffs.
she does a very good job at existing
>>70860942
and making art
>>70860958
good for her
http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1432-poppin-off-an-interview-with-the-bubbleologist-behind-grimes-venus-fly-video/
>>70860942
still prefer that she stopped.
>>70861381
just be patient... she's living her life rn
>>70861442
That's rude. Delete this.
>>70861381
So no more art from her? You can't be serious.
>>70861468
>art
At best she mumbles along nasally to quirky sounds
>>70861543
That's art, friendo. The good art is supposed to be unconventional.
>>70861631
Being divergent is no a marker for artistic talent when done deliberately. It's a safe call to placate the hipsters and tumblrinas who need to hear their mainstream political views sold back to them as the suppressed voice of reason.
>>70861706
Art is subjective, bruh. Artistic talent is hard to measure. You're dancing on unsafe ground.
>>70861468
i just wish fame wasn't the absolute most important thing to her
Does anyone have anything else similar to this? I need it for research.
>>70861741
But it's not the most important thing to her...
>"To become the world's weirdest pop-star and be respected for having a strong, experimental body of work that represents something new in music and that is considered to be 'important' rather than 'popular'."
She's doesn't want fame for the sake of it, she wants respect and appreciation for her art.
>>70861741
it's not, giving head is.
>>70861769
is she the first artist ever to try and be unique?
>>70861785
this is bait
>>70861793
No way. Many artists tried and most of them failed. To have an unique style, that's one of the biggest things an artist could hope to achieve. To stand out from the crowd, to not be confused with anyone else. And I believe Grimes succeeded, because let's face it, no one is like her.
>>70861844
Think about how the fringe benefits her dance instructor.
>>70861863
What a Bjorking load of Kpop your post is.
>>70861844
Hi James.
>>70861928
It's not. I told you the truth. It's not my problem if you can't deal with it.
>>70861863
this is just grimes being normal though. it's normalfags who want to be unique and weird
>>70861863
Many forgettable people tried to build their brand indirectly before their talents spoke for themself.
>>70861970
Good luck getting people to believe your hyperbole.
so is she like all feminists? you know what i mean
>>70862368
Post-feminist
https://rbt.asia/mu/thread/S70090201#p70100980
>>70862183
>Many forgettable people tried to build their brand indirectly before their talents spoke for themself.
Yeah, but Grimes actually has talent. The results of her work speak for themselves. See also >>70861994
Great talent without a great image will go you nowhere. Think of every great artist, Bowie, Kate Bush, Bjork, Peter Gabriel, Prince, Elvis, Sinatra, etc. Everyone had a great image besides their music. That makes people remember them from an overcrowded music world. 2 words: be memorable!
>>70862368
She's definitely not 'anti-male' if that's what you're asking.It's about equality.
Mademoiselle Boucher
>>70860738
I like this Grimes. She lost the extreme haircuts and is a bonafide Que Tee.
>>70862618
she's so cute
>>70862696
you don't know about her private life
stop projecting trust onto people
>>70860738
Claire Boucher! marry me pls
marsha marsha marsha
Pasta and baguette
i'm a faggot
>>70858185
Lol.
If anything, she inspired him (for better or worse.) Notice how this interview took place in September of 2015, ie. right around the START of the 2016 presidential primary debate season and BEFORE Trump's initial assertion of dominance:
>G: So many of the artists I admire reference the aesthetics of power… The idea of a pop star is kind of replacing the idea of the religious icon or the political figure… And most of the biggest pop stars use a lot of the same tactics. It’s weird, because most of the best aesthetics are liberal.
A>: Do you think there’s a correlation between forward-looking politics and boundary-pushing creativity?
>G: You can make something that’s really aesthetically avant-garde and still be super-populist. 'Cause that’s what Genghis Khan was. That’s why I’m really interested in all these books. He had all these really complicated ideas and really over-the-top aesthetics. I mean, he also forcibly murdered hordes of combat fighters. But I think when things look powerful, it manifests. It’s often a self-fulfilling prophecy.
http://brightersummerday.tumblr.com/post/140813442023/grimes-the-happy-reader-winter-2015
>>70863698
hi faggot
>>70863698
Oui.
>>70863719
I don't think she inspired him, it's just an effective tactic used for milenia as she points out. He probably has no idea who she is tbch.
>>70863719
faggot, that's a vagina
>>70862581
She looks really, really pretty. A real artiste.
>>70863719
Claire is so interesting as a person (besides her music). I think her main goal is to "marry" experimental to pop, to be weird but also relatable at the same time.
>>70860787
>>70860807
>>What advice do you have for young female musicians?
>I’m wary of giving advice to other musicians because the choices I make might be right for me but aren’t necessarily right for everybody—but ultimately I believe that you have to be prepared to stand by your guns and be your messy, flawed, fucked-up authentic self. It’s taken me 20 years to figure out that the best version of myself is just me. It sounds incredibly simplistic, but it’s not. I would also tell them to have something to say. Don’t just stand up there and look pretty. It’s not enough. The media will tell you that it’s enough, but being pretty means fuck all long-term. You have to be prepared to work hard, sacrifice, be competitive, and be ambitious. There are millions of people wanting to do what we do, and somehow you have to find a way to stand out. The best way to do that is to be your authentic self, because that’s what makes you unique.
>>Who do you think is doing a good job of that right now?
>The one who comes right to mind is Grimes. She, to me, is the greatest example of a new generation doing something that none of my peers did. I look at her and really believe that she’s a bona fide original. She writes and produces all of her own material. She’s a force to be reckoned with. She’s not just standing up there looking cute, or knowing the right people. There’s a lot of that right now, particularly on social media. There’s a lot of posturing and “Look at my cool lifestyle!” and “Look how beautiful I am” and “Look how outrageous I am!” And that’s all very well and good, honey, but where’s your music? Produce something. Do the work.
http://www.nylon.com/articles/shirley-manson-strange-little-birds
>>70860738
She has a very nice guitar in this pic here. P 90s are the very best pickup. Truly excellent taste if its anything more than a prop.
>>70864043
Shirley loves Grimes, that's awesome.
>>70864082
She plays that guitar in the studio
>>70861741
Lol stop acting like a human meme.
grimes is cute!
>>70860738
someone please take that guitar away from her
>>70861863
>unique style
>everything about her is derivative
come on.. i like grimes but you sound like a hardcore tumblr fan
>>70863884
>...what did he mean by this
>>70864221
well then i don't know what to do but be sad
>>70864311
Anon, all art is derivative. What matters is how affective your derivations are.
>>70864391
you could apply this to life honestly
>>70864391
yeah but grimes is like the steven universe or adventure time of music... what's your opinion n quention tarantino, you think he's a genius too?
>>70849790
>>70864429
Grimes is the Quentin Tarantino of pop music, which is to say that Quentin Tarantino is also a bonafide artistic genius.
>>70864427
dumb
>>70864434
first day?
>>70864251
You monster!
>>70864429
Everything is derivative in art, it matters what you do with those influences. And what she did was really great.
>>70864582
how so?
>>70864601
Evidently not.
Kill V. Maim was nominated Video of the Year @ Juno Awards (the Canadian Grammy): https://twitter.com/MuchFACT/status/829018927137161218
Go Claire!
>>70864682
you clickbaited
>>70861785
how many heads?
>>70864582
If you look at evolution it works exactly on this principal: everything derives from something else and what survives depends on the effectiveness of the derived trait. Equally as a society when you we tend to look at our peers that effectively deviate the most for new inspiration. I think we all have a built in sense to want to be percieved as unique, our own, exactly because of this, since from the point of view as a species it is what is needed for progress.
>2014 /mu/ I love grimea!!
>2017 /mu/ she's a whore and sucks
Contrarian fucks
>>70860738
Does anyone have a non tidal link for the music video?
>>70851637
indeed
>>70865792
Agree. Mesh the vocals.
McRides "UH! UH! UH! YEAH! YEAH!"
With Grimes's baby whispers in Visions.
>>70865746
1080p full quality, intro + actual video + outro
cloud.
mail.ru/public/UKgm/YwGdAeaFq
>>70865817
I'M SAD SO I CUM IN THE FUCK
*50 layers of reverb over screechy bat vocals*
>>70865792
>>70865817
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgshhTHxSNc
>>70865701
grimea river
>>70865836
>1. Skreechy Bat: "In my head, when I write music, it's Skreechy Bat, because Grimes has been very abstracted from reality."
http://www.fuse.tv/videos/2015/12/grimes-fuse-first-interview-flesh-without-blood
>>70865849
Wasn't bad at all but listening to the beat made me long for her vocals, its one of my favorite songs on AA.
>>70865849
>>70865940
Tbh it would be improved with by adding Grimes's vocals to it to counterpart McRide's vocals.
>>70865957
Yeah, kinda like a duet. Or at very least some vocal harmonies from Claire.
how do i kiss her like that?
>>70866263
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>>70865872
That's I.V. in the image. Not Skreechy Bat.
>>70866263
Delete this
>>70866263
why is this allowed ;_;
>>70866263
;_;
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Who /tears for Grimesl/ here
>>70866822
>>70866268
>>70866722
Why tears? Be happy for her.
Venus Fly video - behind the scenes: http://pitchfork.com/news/71434-go-behind-the-scenes-of-grimes-and-janelle-monaes-venus-fly-video/
>>70866897
I am. These are tears of joy.
>>70867037
Okay. Most men would love to have a gf like her but there's only one Grimes.
>>70867107
We must all be happy for our one /Grimes/ desu. Her happiness is our happiness.
What Grimes song means the most to you? (Maybe associated with a memory or an event)
>>70867153
This. If there was a Grimes for everyone her impact would be diluted anyway.
>>70867235
skin. I was working away from home for the first time when I first heard it. feels..
>>70860738
Does she know her guitar is not plugged in?
>>70867284
>not trying to troll hard enough
>>70867284
Angry closeted white teen alert.
>>70867309
Of course. She used that guitar as a prop for that Instagram shot. The guitar will be plugged it when she will actually play it.
>>70860738
What an ugly individual.
>>70867284
>>70867386
This is all you can do? Damn, even the trolls are second hand these days...
claire
I'm interested in Grimes. What album should I start with? I like shoegaze, dream-pop, and noise-pop.
>>70868390
Darkbloom. Then either Halfaxa if you want more dreaminess or Visions if you want more pop.
>>70868488
Thanks, I appreciate it.
hey i was wondering if any of you could give me a source and if possible anymore pictures of her similar to this. Thanks in advance. Love you~
>>70868390
Like this anon >>70868488 said, but I must add: don't forget about Art Angels (it's kinda noise pop on some tracks).
>>70868560
was this what you had in mind
>>70868654
you know it babe <3
>>70868560
Google Grimes and Rankin.
>>70868804
ahh thank you but do you know if theres anymore of her wearing the headdress? Bless <3
>>70868560
I have this one picture from that photoshoot
>>70869023
aaaa thank you thank you thank you~~~~
how many of you can cook a delicious cut of steak?
>>70869153
...why do you ask? (I reply calmly, while preparing for the worst.)
>>70869343
it's very easy. pre-bake the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and cook the cut of steak.
cook 20 minutes for every 1 pound of steak. season the cut with creative spices and rock salt before cooking.
>>70869439
>answering your own question, unprompted
Um... okay.
>>70869652
Did you prepare that 4 Grimes?
>>70869683
Anything for Grimes.
>>70870194
>>70860738
Grimes has some pretty bad tinnitus, reminds me that I'm not alone and that it's a very common problem.
So where's the full Venus Fly video? I don't have a Tidal subscription.
>>70870526
Should be popping up on Youtube in the next couple of days.
>>70866263
Hahahahahha
she kills me
Its only a friendly question with any judgement on it: Why this generals? Who is grimes and why is so important to deserve a general thread?
>>70871638
Really cool music made entirely in-house by a really interesting artist. Simple as that.
>>70871638
Because of this >>70853231
Analyse that list and see for yourself why she deserves a general thread. She's the only female artist able to have daily general threads reaching bump limit almost every time. Her music is awesome and she's a nice person.
>>70865831
how the fuck is this a link to the video?
>>70871731
It's a download link of a ripped video from Tidal. Do you really expect a direct link to that video from Tidal? You need an account anyway (they have 30 days trial).
>>70871250
Thanks, I only looked for http links.
This is quite a large virus. Is it like for some kind of lossless gimmick? I guess it's good that Tidal makes that available since the best quality you can get for most music videos is DASH vp9 webms off YouTube.
>>70871768
I downloaded it, it's 100% legit. It's that big because it's 1080p and it has a much bigger bitrate than Youtube. Also the whole thing is over 7 minutes.
>>70871727
Wow, seems that she's good hypnotising people too.
I'm not that amused by her, but hey... as long as the mods dont shit your generals, keep going. No one should step on other peoples autist predilections.
>>70871768
This is a screenshot from that video. Expect this quality level.
>>70871787
Yeah, I just finished watching it. I'm glad someone uploaded it because it's more "archive" quality.
Do they host her older videos too?
>>70871814
>Wow, seems that she's good hypnotising people too.
People just become obsessed with her for some reason
>>70866263
meet her before she got sick of her fame
>>70871907
reminder that james is a good boy
>>70871814
>autist predilections.
>fandom is a form of autism
Lol see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysphemism
>>70870251
How do you know she has tinnitus?
Did you ever dream about Grimes?
Art Angels was nominated for the Alternative Album of the Year @ Juno Awards! AA should win.
Would you kill for Grimes?
>>7087218
Well the borders with fanatism here are really unclear. Let me ask you, in a scale from 0 to 10, how important is grimes for your life?
>>70872643
>Well the borders with fanatism here are really unclear
Lol welcome to 4chan.
>>70872250
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/11/01/music-hearing-loss-tinnitus-grimes_n_2059122.html
Although to my knowledge it hasn't managed to adversely effect her musical career since then (there's a very good reason why you NEVER see her performing without earplugs/monitors anymore.)
>>70872383
Would depend on the situation thb. Same as for anyone else.
>>70873858
why's that?
music newbie here, hoping to get into production later this year and maybe live shows early next year. I'm curious as to the benefit that they provide. I have my own personal hypothesis based in critical thinking and observational induction, but I'd rather someone who actually knows about it inform me.
>>70875473
What are you imagining? Earplugs are self-explanatory, they're only used for one thing. IEMs are so you can hear accurate rhythm & pitch while on stage.
>>70866263
look at how flush she is here lmao
like compare the color of her face to her hand or even her neck.
>>70875692
thats what i assumed. glad to know i'm not retarded.
>>70874947
The correct answer is yes.
>>70871638
they're here so i have something to hold onto
>>70871727
the only reasons these shit threads reach the bump limit is because you faggots constantly "bump" them when they're about to die
god I wish that shit weren't allowed
>>70872252
every night
>>70878363
wew.com
>>70872383
yes even my own family
>>70878398
this
>>70878389
grimes is better than porn
>>70878389
awesome can I use this?
>>70866984
Dat anorexic ass.
>>70878575
depends on your intentions
>>70878631
Oh I didn't realize I had options. What did you have in mind?
>>70878580
those are baggy sweatpants though. I'm pretty sure grimes has an ass.
>>70878580
she got butt implants since then, I hope the biebs appreciates them.
>>70878898
i dreamt the opposite. no fair
>>70878906
kys
>>70878272
t. Whining Shitposter Who only Makes Disparaging Comments in Other People's Threads Because He's too Much of a Whimp to Start Any of His Own
>>70864158
that explains why it sounds so bad
>>70879570
This
>>70879581
That Gibson guitar sounds bad? Dude, are you serious?
>>70879597
she has the brown touch
>>70878580
You lack self-esteem, anon.
>grimes' talent recognized once again
>>70879682
do you think she cried?
>>70880245
When? What context? If you mean when she received that award, then maybe yes. Grimes is a sensitive person, it's no wonder she's an artist.
Is Grimes a guilty pleasure?
>>70880457
No. Simply a pleasure.
>>70880457
Grimes is a hypocrite.
>>70880457
a hidden treasure
Ariel Pink is better :^)
>>70880996
thas gay
>>70881070
nuh uh u r fagger
>>70880886
Nah, just a hypocrite.
>>70880996
> Ariel Pink is better :^)
No
>>70881833
how is she so cute omg
>>70881833
That's not Grims
>>70872383
I would rather die for her.
>>70883159
> That's not Grims
No
>>70883248
Her eyes seem a bit bigger than usual. Maybe because of the makeup.
Grimes meme is worse than 21 Pilots
>>70883402
She's way more entertaining than that meme band, so what's your point?
>>70883248
she looks just like another singer who i cant remember in this picture
>>70883587
PJ Harvey?
>>70871907
am i seeing a pattern here with asian boys
does anyone have a mirror for the venus fly behind the scenes vid?
>>70883248
honestly this is one of the first pictures of her where you can kind of see her age.
interesting.
>>70884669
The picture quality is poor. Check this picture, it's her most recent.
>>70883248
grandma griems
is danzposter here
gone for the weekend vid is so bad
>>70885303
>gone for the weekend vid is so bad
I kinda like it.
>>70883402
This shit is literally the single worst meme in the history of the entire internet
>>70885414
maybe cos i don't like the song either, fav one for now is the end of time, then fuzz, then secret
hope i can see her and grims live someday, but from some of the vids i've seen she seems pretty underwhelming live (just like grims)
>>70885579
>just like grims
Grimes is not underwhelming live. Except when she has some bad days. But generally, she's amazing. Watch this http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4k3593
>>70885681
i've seen it already, maybe it's better when you're there hearing her. she's better than before, i won't deny that
>>70885718
Everyone has their own expectations. Maybe my expectations are lower but I really enjoy her live shows. Even when there are some mistakes.
>maybe it's better when you're there hearing her
Definitely. The recordings are more unforgiving.
>>70885761
yeah many people here said that it's way better when you're there
am i still talking to danzposter? if so have you heard her biweekly radio show?
http://www.newtownradio.com/shows/outerspace/
discovered some cool songs the last program
>>70885839
Yeah, I'm the Danzposter. I listened to one episode of her shows so far.
>>70884669
>honestly this is one of the first pictures of her where you can kind of see her age.
Grims in 2015
>>70885963
She's still looking younger than her age despite the fact she looked tired
>>70885718
Have seen her live in the past 8 months or so. Can't speak to what she was like as a live Performer before the Art Angels era, but as of now she is almost ridiculously better live in-person then she comes across as in most videos you see of her performing. On stage she comes across as a sheer force of nature.
>>70886307
Interesting. I think people should see her live irl, not judge her based on some videos.
>>70887149
she looks good in skirts
>>70887659
Indeed
bump
why are all ppl so lustful of her? claire just wants to be respected for her amazing music that she makes for yall
>>70888711
people like a smart, confident, attractive young woman with gumption and initiative who has many talents. plus she has a very strong image so its very easy to get sucked into that.
i don't approve of all the weird obsessive waifu shit people get up to, but I can understand why the weak minded do it.
>>70888711
>why are all ppl so lustful of her?
Because she's a sexy talented musician and nerd. She means more than her art.
>>70888857
Say what?
>>70889720
Come on, leave her alone
>>70889720
who?
>>70889720
she's cute
>>70889720
wow she looks worse than i remember
>>70889720
what nationality is she
like a mix of white and asian?
>>70888784
THIS.
Very well put.
>>70866984
i love her being surprised he's filming and the snippet of the Ghost in the Shell soundtrack
Apparently Lady Gaga fans love Grimes:
http://gagadaily.com/forums/topic/220311-grimes-janelle-monae-venus-fly-teasers/?page=1
http://gagadaily.com/forums/topic/220469-grimes-venus-fly-feat-janelle-monae/
>>70866984
mirror pls
>>70891977
What mirror?
>>70892028
asking for one, i dont have tidal so i cant view the video
>>70866984
James sounds like a creep lol
>>70892515
t. Anonymous 4chan Poster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80Db-8LX6YQ
0:11 gets me every time.
>>70892707
Why defensive? His voice sounds eerie
>>70879682
you can kind of see her reflection
>>70892054
See r/grimes
>>70892925
>Mistaking irony for defensiveness
>>70893125
My bf says my voice is cute. Thank you very much
>>70893048
thanks!
the behind the scenes reminds me of james' vlog from 2013
next tour she does he should do a tour blog tbqh, it'd be interesting and he seems to always do a pretty good job at it. i like how he's even got her yelling at him for filming again in this one.
>>70889720
I hate this girl as much as Grimes does
Claire dated my room mate when they were starting Grimes. We also jammed a few times for a project that never happened. AMA.
>>70894925
who was ur roomate
>>70895024
lol so much for that
>>70894925
What was the name of the project going to be?
roomate was dude who went on the boat
project didn't have a name, was for a one off show
the rest of us weren't so hot, so they did the show themselves, was a good choice
>>70895651
alex cowan?
>>70895651
was it towards the tail end of her days partying like hell or was it in the middle?
how far into grimes did she finally decide to stop being such a stoner?
>>70894695
Don't hate. Irrational hatred is bad for you desu.
>>70894925
y do you think 4chan talks about her so much?
>>70891732
They seem like a fun crowd.
>>70895651
Did Grimes and her boyfriend actually told you to fuck off because you weren't hot enough?
>>70894925
what does grimes look like without makeup?
>>70898661
>>70898829
That's not Grimes.
<- This is Grimes.
>>70899196
lovely claire
>>70899254
Indeed
>>70899196
that's actually grimes
she really is that hideous
Did you listen to her rare songs / collaborations?
>>70899425
Wrong. She's the prettiest.
>>70899489
every day
>Very underrated artist, I mean she's critically acclaimed but I would like Grimes to break into the mainstream and have success.
>She delivers quality music, visuals and performances with a limited budget, imagine the things she could do with the budget of a mainstream artist.
>>70899590
Nice
>>70899596
>imagine the things she could do with the budget of a mainstream artist.
all the money in the world cant buy you talent
>>70899628
Piss off, hater
Rate her albums.
IMO:
Geidi Primes - 8
Halfaxa - 9
Darkbloom - 8
Visions - 10
Art Angels - 9.5
>>70899628
talent has earned her a lot of money, it's measurable to it in fact
>>70899905
Good point. She earned in a year more than this >>70899628 stupid NEET will ever earn in his lifetime.
>>70899628
Exactly the point. She already has exceptional talent. Having money to burn adds fuel to a fire that is already burning.
>>70902443
This
TRASH MUSIC.
>>70903206
EDGY OPINION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTLTXDHrgtw
>>70904020
Beautiful
>>70904020
Absolutely LOVE the whole bubbleologist angle (initially assumed all the crazy visuals were the result of CGI...)
>>70862178
Art Angels wasn't trying to be weird at all. She said she wanted to make a pop album lol. The strength of her music isn't in its weirdness, it's in the lyrics, in ridiculously catchy melodies, and the production, which all fit her specific vision so well even though she approaches pop from many different standpoints on the album.
i love claire
>>70904020
>Bubbleologist:
>Teena Lemieux
Nice. Those bubble effects were real, not CGI. The sword flames were real too.
>>70904020
https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/829778622575566849
Slightly OT: Anyone know of any other official artist music videos like this available in 4k resolution?
Grimes and her mother
>>70906077
They look nothing alike
>>70906257
It's still her mother, Sandy Garossino
>>70906286
same cheeks and jaw, are you fucking blind?
>>70906694
Why did you reply to me? I said it's her mother.
>>70904020
>>70904796
>>70905116
Tbh, as cool as all the visuals are in that video (and they ARE extremely cool) imo the single most interesting thing about the whole thing is Grimes' eyes in terms of where she is looking at any given time. She does all these extremely subtle shifts in focus towards/away from the camera (especially during the more static slow-mo shots where everything else seems static) that come across in a really interesting way.
>>70908309
Well spotted. Grimes is really charismatic on screen, I think she could be a good actress. Regarding her stare, this quote is relevant:
G: And the fashion is amazing. I mean, in Star Wars, Natalie Portman’s character Amidala is a complete rip-off of full Mongolian. I’m really interested in reading about military leaders in general. If you can convince people to die for you, how do you do that? That’s really interesting to me. When you end up being in a position like I am, where suddenly you have the ability to manipulate large groups of people at once, it’s very stressful, so I’ve spent a lot of time researching other people in this position.
A: And what have you figured out?
G: You can’t use complex arguments. The face-value level has to be there, even in terms of how you hold yourself. I always watch videos of politicians giving speeches. They make eye contact. If you do that kind of thing, that’s the best way to grab an audience. It’s drastically changed my show. It’s made it a lot better. Feigning confidence is the number one important thing. Never express weakness. It goes badly every time. And every time I do, it’s a headline: 'Grimes Says She’s Not Good at This Thing.’ If I do a self-deprecating joke, that just translates to huge drama on the internet. There’s no way to translate that. You have to do it in the most dumbed-down possible way.
http://grimes-claireboucher.tumblr.com/post/140857883740/grimes-the-happy-reader-winter-2015
bumperino
>>70908978
>Grimes is really charismatic on screen, I think she could be a good actress.
Looking at all the videos she's made she seems to be a good director as well. Maybe she should some day make a feature film directed by her, starring her and with a soundtrack by her. Could be interesting. There have been many directors before who made the jump from music videos to feature films (Russell Mulcahy, Mary Lambert, David Fincher, Michel Gondry, Jonas Åkerlund), so it can be done successfully.
>>70910709
Good point. I'd love to see a film directed by her.
>Venus Fly is now on youtube! i would especially recommend watching it in 4K, i coloured it (with great help from @hanatruly ) for 4K viewing so that's prob the best way to watch haha. this video really means a lot to me for many reasons. first off, i've been a huge fan of janelle monaé since she debuted. i've always admired her genre bending, ground breaking art, sonically and visually. Collaborating with her was a dream come true, and i learned so much about songwriting and directing from her. furthermore, im on an independent label so i've never come close to having access to the kind of equipment/resources we had here(thank u Tidal!!!). i put my whole heart and soul into this project; conceptualized, directed, edited, coloured and post-prod, nearly destroying my computer in the process lol. I hope y'all can feel the love and i hope this video takes u to a trippy alternate dimension where giant humanoid eva's play w bubbles made of what i imagine the christofilos effect looks like ( trapped charged particles along magnetic lines of force ). it is most assuredly not a realistic depiction, it's just a vision i've had in my mind for a while since i began studying the cold war earlier this year. thanks so much u guys for caring about our art Link in bio!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQT3Bm0jm-W/
>>70911816
Grimes is truly one of the best artists ever. She cares so much about her art.
>>70911816
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>The Christofilos Effect refers to the entrapment of charged particles along magnetic lines of force that was first predicted in 1957 by Nicholas Christofilos. Christofilos suggested the effect had defensive potential in a nuclear war, with so many beta particles (electrons) becoming trapped that warheads flying through the region would see electrical currents so great that their trigger electronics would be damaged. The concept that a few friendly warheads could disrupt an enemy attack was so promising that a series of new nuclear tests was rushed into the schedule before a testing moratorium came into effect in late 1958. These tests demonstrated that the effect was not nearly as strong as predicted, and not enough to damage a warhead. However, the effect is strong enough to be used to black out radars and disable satellites.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christofilos_effect
>>70911876
Interesting, I had no idea about The Christofilos Effect. Speaking of that Venus Fly video, overall she got massive (well deserved) praise.
New thread >>70912082
>>70906077
i wish i had a cool mom i felt close to