The XX: A Sculpture of an Album (Dir.: Saam)

"The sculpture is the brainchild of Partizan director Saam Farahmand, who is keen to push the boundaries of what music videos can offer. “Music videos are a 2D visual interpretation of a song,” he explains. “We are interested in creating spaces that exist as a 3D physical interpretation of a song or an album, and that is what we have created for the album xx.” (...) "
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Yep, that's one of the ways to do it moving forward. It would have been cool to see a focus on the message and mood of the record, instead of the standard performance video. But that's a personal preference.
No video?
Three big tv screens playing performance footage while some lights twinkle to the music... Is it bad that I was rooting for it to underwhelm after hearing Saam's pretentious explanation? Who talks like that?
I love it when ideas genuinely "push things forward", but the way creative review gushes about things makes me want to strangle someone.