March 27, 2008

Creepy French Electro-Pop Dreams

Now, as you may imagine, with me being a scholar of fine arts AND and internet addict, I am bombarded with a higher-than-average amount of visual stimuli.

So I feel that it is only fair that I award French popstar Yelle with the award for "Video I Saw Today That Most Resembles My Subconscious." And that is saying a lot, as I watched clips from Un Chien Andalou in my curatorial studies class this afternoon. Slicing eyeballs open with a razor has nothing on dancing cellphones. Et voila:

Oh, and check out the English translation of the lyrics on Jezebel.

Hat tip to Beth Maher for the link.


EDIT (12:30 a.m.):

Hat tip to Soloman for directing me towards what is apparently the hottest dance craze to sweep the nation (of France, that is): Techtonik.

Ummmmm, where can I learn to do that?

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March 28, 2008 12:05 AM

Doomed to be Fabulous said:

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OMG, it's Yelle! Oh Karen, it gets weirder!

Did you know the remix for this song is the veritable theme music for the current dance style that's all the craze in France?

Behold:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0DXCZJBn4Q

March 28, 2008 12:24 AM

Karen said:

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Oh my god, someone needs to teach me how to dance like that!!

March 28, 2008 12:57 AM

Ken Perchuk said:

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It's like someone combined the skank with every dance ever done on saved by the bell.

March 28, 2008 1:09 AM

Karen said:

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Ken, seeing as how skanking and Saved by the Bell are both supremely awesome, you surely must mean that this dance rules!

March 28, 2008 1:48 PM

Aine Caitriona said:

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Wow. I totally just went back in time to my life four weeks ago.

It's snowing and I'm waiting tables. Why, God, why?

I hate to say this, but I saw kids in Rennes doing the whole Techtonik thing and it was pretty much the lamest thing since Ja Rule.

March 28, 2008 2:08 PM

Smash said:

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Ummm, I think all you need to learn this dance is to go to a rave in the late nineties.

March 28, 2008 5:50 PM

Karen said:

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What's with you dance haters?

March 29, 2008 12:37 PM

Ken said:

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Why is Yelle not my new girlfriend? I am moving to France.

March 29, 2008 11:16 PM

Doomed to be Fabulous said:

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"Oh my god, someone needs to teach me how to dance like that!!"

You asked for it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpYPtsEXMi0&feature=related

Here's Techtonik meets High School Musical:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2aw6sG45Tw&feature=related

And...yes, a Techtonik SHOWDOWN!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bRRrFLJxF0&feature=related

Aine, when you were in Rennes did you go drinking on rue Saint-Michel, a.k.a. rue de la Soif?

March 30, 2008 3:31 PM

Aine Caitriona said:

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Soloman: Yes I did. Indeed I did. It ended in a totally NSFW story involving me, another girl, some 69 cent wine and the loss of a young Australian boy's virginity. But this is a family blog, so I'll leave it at that.

I'm not a dance hater; if techtonik were a dance (as opposed to just flailing around in American Apparel t-shirts, fluorescent trucker hats and leggings) I might agree with that statement...

Everybody mambo!

May 30, 2008 11:16 AM

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i wan't to learn it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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