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· Jul 12
#71: “coming together & whirling apart”
Welcome to issue #71 of THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU. I’ve been off gallivanting in the woods, but now it’s time to get down to the serious business of...
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My latest newsletter hit inboxes yesterday! Every issue I feature a list of 10 short films, music videos, and videoart that you might like. Comes out on average every 2-3 weeks.
It's called THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU - a callout to my first book, YOUR FAVORITE BAND CANNOT SAVE YOU.
It's called THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU - a callout to my first book, YOUR FAVORITE BAND CANNOT SAVE YOU.
Electronic musician Clark has a wild new music video out that usurps the top spot in my chart of best Jello-themed music videos. The premise: a slick modern dance troupe never loses sight of the groove even as Jello increasingly infuses their routine. Good clean family fun here.
Clark - Civilians (Official Video)
YouTube video by Clark
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Electronic musician Clark has a wild new music video out that usurps the top spot in my chart of best Jello-themed music videos. The premise: a slick modern dance troupe never loses sight of the groove even as Jello increasingly infuses their routine. Good clean family fun here.
A schoolboy manages to acquire an unreleased track from his big brother (played by the track’s artist, Bakar), resulting in a giant choreographed playground celebration. A surprising number of commenters mentioned this music video made them cry, but it’s a joyful expression of youthful exuberance.
Bakar - Lonyo! (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by bakar
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A schoolboy manages to acquire an unreleased track from his big brother (played by the track’s artist, Bakar), resulting in a giant choreographed playground celebration. A surprising number of commenters mentioned this music video made them cry, but it’s a joyful expression of youthful exuberance.
An Irish choral composition (“the BEST song about seaweed” according to a commenter) gets a polyphonic spin by Spokanki, “8 sisters from the mystical country of SpokanLand, wandering around all corners of the planet to search and distribute music of different peoples from Africa to the Netherlands.”
SPOKANKI - DULAMAN
YouTube video by SPOKANKI
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
An Irish choral composition (“the BEST song about seaweed” according to a commenter) gets a polyphonic spin by Spokanki, “8 sisters from the mystical country of SpokanLand, wandering around all corners of the planet to search and distribute music of different peoples from Africa to the Netherlands.”
Here's a deeply mesmerizing new music video for a track by electronic artists Max Cooper and Rob Clouth called "Candeleda." I'd call these visuals by Brandon Eversole highly psychedelic, but not in a stereotypical tie-dye or Mandelbrot fashion; these are modern, high tech, surprisingly gorgeous.
Max Cooper & Rob Clouth - Candeleda (Official video by Brandon Eversole)
YouTube video by Max Cooper
youtu.be
September 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Here's a deeply mesmerizing new music video for a track by electronic artists Max Cooper and Rob Clouth called "Candeleda." I'd call these visuals by Brandon Eversole highly psychedelic, but not in a stereotypical tie-dye or Mandelbrot fashion; these are modern, high tech, surprisingly gorgeous.
Director Nadia Lee Cohen, whose work lives in a pleasingly weird zone of satire, fashion, and absurdism, recently released her music video for an old Aphex Twin track, and it delivers exactly what you’d expect from an Aphex Twin video: it’s batshit crazy.
Aphex Twin - Korg Funk 5 (Directed by Nadia Lee Cohen)
YouTube video by PersonalMatthew
youtu.be
September 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Director Nadia Lee Cohen, whose work lives in a pleasingly weird zone of satire, fashion, and absurdism, recently released her music video for an old Aphex Twin track, and it delivers exactly what you’d expect from an Aphex Twin video: it’s batshit crazy.
My latest newsletter hit inboxes yesterday! Every issue I feature a list of 10 short films, music videos, and videoart that you might like. Comes out on average every 2-3 weeks.
It's called THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU - a callout to my first book, YOUR FAVORITE BAND CANNOT SAVE YOU.
It's called THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU - a callout to my first book, YOUR FAVORITE BAND CANNOT SAVE YOU.
#71: “coming together & whirling apart”
Welcome to issue #71 of THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU. I’ve been off gallivanting in the woods, but now it’s time to get down to the serious business of...
buttondown.com
July 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My latest newsletter hit inboxes yesterday! Every issue I feature a list of 10 short films, music videos, and videoart that you might like. Comes out on average every 2-3 weeks.
It's called THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU - a callout to my first book, YOUR FAVORITE BAND CANNOT SAVE YOU.
It's called THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU - a callout to my first book, YOUR FAVORITE BAND CANNOT SAVE YOU.
In future, all keyboards will come properly equipped with interrobang keys
July 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
In future, all keyboards will come properly equipped with interrobang keys
I made you a mixtape.
Okay, I made it 30 years ago, but still, in principle, it's for you.
I don't know what happened to Volumes 1-4 unfortunately. Not even slightly interesting, I guess.
Anyway yeah, look for this on your favorite streaming platform. It will not be there.
Okay, I made it 30 years ago, but still, in principle, it's for you.
I don't know what happened to Volumes 1-4 unfortunately. Not even slightly interesting, I guess.
Anyway yeah, look for this on your favorite streaming platform. It will not be there.
June 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I made you a mixtape.
Okay, I made it 30 years ago, but still, in principle, it's for you.
I don't know what happened to Volumes 1-4 unfortunately. Not even slightly interesting, I guess.
Anyway yeah, look for this on your favorite streaming platform. It will not be there.
Okay, I made it 30 years ago, but still, in principle, it's for you.
I don't know what happened to Volumes 1-4 unfortunately. Not even slightly interesting, I guess.
Anyway yeah, look for this on your favorite streaming platform. It will not be there.
In this 2D animated film, a young woman, billed as “the main character,” attempts to register a domain with her name, only to discover someone else has already snagged it and is posting animations based on her social media highlights. It’s hilarious and poignant and mysterious.
A Kind of Testament (2023) - Stephen Vuillemin - Remembers & Aycevee
A young woman comes across animations on the Internet that have clearly been created from her private selfies. An unknown female with the same name confesses to…
vimeo.com
June 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
In this 2D animated film, a young woman, billed as “the main character,” attempts to register a domain with her name, only to discover someone else has already snagged it and is posting animations based on her social media highlights. It’s hilarious and poignant and mysterious.
Comedian Ember Knight made a 9 minute EP based on the text on a Dr. Bronner’s soap bottle (lavendar, to be precise), interspersed with historical nuggets about the fascinating figure of the Doctor himself. You don’t really get to choose your prophets.
ember sings the dr bronner soap label, by Ember Knight
8 track album
emberknight.bandcamp.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Comedian Ember Knight made a 9 minute EP based on the text on a Dr. Bronner’s soap bottle (lavendar, to be precise), interspersed with historical nuggets about the fascinating figure of the Doctor himself. You don’t really get to choose your prophets.
Whoever it is, they're fired
May 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Whoever it is, they're fired
The music video for this ethereal track by Oklou is set on the streets of a quiet suburb, where several girls are pursued by a force that can’t be captured by the camera they’re wielding. It's unsettling in its framing, never straying far from the girls’ POV as they start to fray apart.
Oklou - family and friends
YouTube video by OklouVEVO
www.youtube.com
May 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The music video for this ethereal track by Oklou is set on the streets of a quiet suburb, where several girls are pursued by a force that can’t be captured by the camera they’re wielding. It's unsettling in its framing, never straying far from the girls’ POV as they start to fray apart.
Director Dugan Gundelfinger tells the tale of taking an exorbitant amount of liquid LSD from a stranger on a beach in Costa Rica and subsequently freeing himself completely from that pesky thing called “ego,” in this demented short film.
Man Takes Large Dose of Psychedelics and Embarks on a Mystical Journey | Heroic Dose Short Film
YouTube video by Short of the Week
www.youtube.com
May 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Director Dugan Gundelfinger tells the tale of taking an exorbitant amount of liquid LSD from a stranger on a beach in Costa Rica and subsequently freeing himself completely from that pesky thing called “ego,” in this demented short film.
In this music video for a track by the band Oh Astro, we see remixed footage of Ruth Buzzi (RIP) and Jim Nabors from their shortlived Krofft sitcom "The Lost Saucer." They play robots!
Oh Astro - Hello Fuji Boy (HD)
YouTube video by Scotto Moore
youtu.be
May 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In this music video for a track by the band Oh Astro, we see remixed footage of Ruth Buzzi (RIP) and Jim Nabors from their shortlived Krofft sitcom "The Lost Saucer." They play robots!
Easta! It's the beloved story of how sentient, horn-playing, Easta eggs (including crossbred bunny-eggs) live peacefully on the moon, until UFEs (unidentified fried eggs) arrive to blow up King & Queen Easta Egg's castle, because screw the monarchy, amirite? Anyway this music video is called Easta.
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Easta(きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ - 良すた) Official Music Video
YouTube video by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu ( きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ )
youtu.be
April 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Easta! It's the beloved story of how sentient, horn-playing, Easta eggs (including crossbred bunny-eggs) live peacefully on the moon, until UFEs (unidentified fried eggs) arrive to blow up King & Queen Easta Egg's castle, because screw the monarchy, amirite? Anyway this music video is called Easta.
Happy Bicycle Day! On this date in 1943, Dr. Albert Hofmann experienced the first intentional LSD trip, ingesting around 250 micrograms of the potent substance, then taking a bike ride home from his lab. Here's a fanciful four-minute animated film depicting the event.
A Bicycle Trip (Animation)
YouTube video by 7even3hreeTv
www.youtube.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Happy Bicycle Day! On this date in 1943, Dr. Albert Hofmann experienced the first intentional LSD trip, ingesting around 250 micrograms of the potent substance, then taking a bike ride home from his lab. Here's a fanciful four-minute animated film depicting the event.
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April 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Hey the audiobook version of my novel WILD MASSIVE is on a spring sale, please consider to go get it! It's a science-fantasy epic set in an infinitely tall tower in the center of the multiverse, where hijinks ensue...
Neo-classical electronic artist Odalie has an excellent new single out on Max Cooper’s Mesh label. The otherworldly music video is a visit to a planet where mystic mountains hover in the atmosphere and life is seeded via fiery vortex. Both the soundtrack and the visuals are lush and intricate.
Odalie - Sabi (Official video by Sebastien Veyan)
YouTube video by Odalie
youtu.be
April 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Neo-classical electronic artist Odalie has an excellent new single out on Max Cooper’s Mesh label. The otherworldly music video is a visit to a planet where mystic mountains hover in the atmosphere and life is seeded via fiery vortex. Both the soundtrack and the visuals are lush and intricate.
In this music video showcasing the experimental beats of the band ECHT!, witness the history of Europe through the perspective of a giant floating head (reminiscent of the Supreme Being from Time Bandits, but much lower rez). Apparently a lot of dancing occurred.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ZS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ZS...
ECHT! - HIGHED
YouTube video by ECHT!
www.youtube.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
In this music video showcasing the experimental beats of the band ECHT!, witness the history of Europe through the perspective of a giant floating head (reminiscent of the Supreme Being from Time Bandits, but much lower rez). Apparently a lot of dancing occurred.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ZS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ZS...
Quickly catapulting to second place on my list of "Favorite music videos featuring a lone astronaut hurtling across the galaxy like Dave Bowman" is this recent music video from “psychedelic soul” artist Common Saints. The cinematic vid is written and directed by Jeremy Rubier.
Common Saints - Rebel Paradise (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Common Saints
youtu.be
March 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Quickly catapulting to second place on my list of "Favorite music videos featuring a lone astronaut hurtling across the galaxy like Dave Bowman" is this recent music video from “psychedelic soul” artist Common Saints. The cinematic vid is written and directed by Jeremy Rubier.
Quickly catapulting to second place on my list of "Favorite music videos featuring a glorious parade of immensely weird beings" is the new music video from Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke. Pleasingly surreal goodness from animator Jonathan Zawada.
Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke - Back in the Game (Official Video)
YouTube video by Mark Pritchard
youtu.be
February 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Quickly catapulting to second place on my list of "Favorite music videos featuring a glorious parade of immensely weird beings" is the new music video from Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke. Pleasingly surreal goodness from animator Jonathan Zawada.
