Patterson's father, Mike Patterson, is the guy who did the animation for a-ha's now-legendary video for " Take On Me." (He also worked on Paula Abdul's "Opposites Attract.") Not that the younger Patterson was looking to necessary create the exact same 1980s magic of his father's videos. It's also indicative of a mix of immense creativity and irreverence, that must run in the family. It's fun, even a little goofy-and its soundtrack is heavenly for anyone who misses Tears for Fears and/or Level 42. "If the mouse button is pressed the image will distort with colorful noises and effects," Patterson says, "simulating a lapse in the character's grasp on reality."
Users maneuver through the experience lead by a Power Glove-like hand and are free to look around the environment as they look for the eponymous girl.
(Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" notwithstanding.) It's a vibe that permeates the Frozen Throne album and something Patterson wanted to infuse into the song's video.Ĭreated by " experimental director duo" The Great Nordic Sword Fights, the resulting "video"-actually more like an interactive videogame ( download it here)-for "Girl Behind the Glass" feels like getting lost in a hyper-color Max Headroom clip. There aren't really points or conquests or anything, but the simple act of exploring its neon headtrip is more engaging than most music videos out there. (OK, in this case it's a girl, but you get the idea.) As the song streams, players can point-and-click around in the video's world to see distorted versions of what's onscreen. The playable version of "Girl Behind the Glass" looks like what would happen if Rick Deckard dropped acid and went to Coachella in 2019 to search for an origami unicorn. He made the video a world you can actually play in. Groundislava-aka Jasper Patterson-took it a little further.
(It's also, not surprisingly, an homage to William Gibson's Neuromancer.) There's a theme that lends itself to a slam-dunk music video, right? Whip up a concept in the vein of The Matrix or Tron, hit "record," and ta-da! Instant Vimeo hit. Groundislava's new album Frozen Throne is, essentially, about one man's downfall after he loses the girl he loves in a virtual realm.
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