Posted on January 5th, 2010 by Colin
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Do u guyz kno about this guy who calls himself “Perfume Genius”? Because I just learned about this guy today via a post over on BUTT magazine’s blog and it’s legitimately some of the best video art I have seen in a long time. Granted, I have a tendency to love depressive art, but you need to watch this stuff.
A long time ago, I blogged about my love for Ryan Trecartin’s work, (especially how it caters itself to the online/YouTube viewing experience). This is work that succeeds in the opposite end of the spectrum. It’s mediative, beautiful, and probably the best way to see it would be as a projection in a small venue with everyone sitting on the floor while the music is played live. The fact that the clips on YouTube still work show well is a testiment to their actual beauty. Maybe a good point of reference would be something like The Cocteau Twins meets Lynch but then produced lo-fi as all fuck? I could probably describe the music as… Guided By Voices meets Chris Garneaux? I dunno. These short pieces have quality a lot like some of David Lynch’s earlier work and an aesthetic akin to the more experimental parts in his popular films (I’d compare them to parts of Inland Empire, but since I really consider that movie more of a return to form… that’s another post entirely).
I know there are “some artists” who think that video art is “bullshit.” These should make them eat their words. Below they are posted in reverse chronological order. Enjoy.
I really hope there’s a lot more of this work to come. As is it’s so good that I can’t wait to see how it develops in the future. If you want to check out Perfume Genius’ music, you can on his MySpace.
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January 6th, 2010 at 10:42 am
Holy shit, this stuff is amazing — thanks for posting.
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Colin reply on January 6, 2010:
A learned from a friend after posting this that he used to be besties with Chris Garneau when he lived in NY… so i guess it makes sense why a couple of these sound so much like him.
January 6th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
I don’t even know who Chris Garneau is because I kind of fell off the pop-culture cliff around 2000, but whatever — this stuff is freakin great. So beautiful and sad.
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Colin reply on January 6, 2010:
he’s a bushwick guy who makes lots of really sad ballad indie songs http://www.lala.com/#artist/Chris_Garneau