vincent&chryde's take-away shows established a new genre, now in full bloom with the release of beirut's album dvd.

a number of similar initiatives have popped up: plumTV's juan's basement series, bbc radio 1's black cab and npr/kut's retread sessions.

they're getting noticed. discuss.

         

love em love em love em!

i seriously think these are genius - totally opens up the music video in a way it hasn't been before, bringing in the element of live sound to play with as well, more spontaneity, etc. my personal favourite being beirut's 'Nantes' (www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq2s0AhdFE4) - for the sound quality on his voice alone (i spent a while searching for radio mikes on the other musicians & singer, if this is all one-mic sound, then it's daaaaamn good).

admittedly some of the others are more cheap than clever (not so enamored with the black cab sessions) but still injects a breath of fresh air, and nicely bigs up the more musical (ie. can actually play & sing) element within the beast we call 'the music industry'.

interested to see what comes next...

         

love the beirut flying club cup sessions, but was unable to find a place to buy the dvd. anyone have any luck?

         

REALLY great. Depressingly so actually. ;( -j

         

sweden's psl have also done a few impromptu, one-shot sessions about town, including lykke li, kate nash, and buck 65.

         

gypsies. these clips by moon capture the gypsy heart of all musicians. i can't get enough of them. been watching these all summer. so much that i can barely watch most music vids . moon's photography stands out. so beautifully saturated. the sound is crazeygreat. perfect for the www. and they are filling up my ipod. thanks for posting this progosk

         

some background/commentary on beirut's flying club cup shoot.

         

Hipster Runoff discusses take-away shows.