!!! (Chk Chk Chk) - AM⧸FM (Rehearsal Session Version)

What this video is

Released in 2010 as a single from !!!'s fourth album 'Strange Weather, Isn't It?' on Warp Records, AM/FM arrived at the height of a Brooklyn-centric indie-dance scene that saw post-punk energy fused with disco, funk, and electronic influences. The commissioning of Black Dice—peers and fellow Brooklyn experimentalists—to direct reflects the close-knit, cross-pollinating nature of this milieu, where bands…

Why it matters

!!! occupy a critical position in the 2000s dance-punk genre, blending funk, house, and post-punk into an energetic live-focused sound. AM/FM represents their Warp-era maturation, with the 'Rehearsal Session Version' offering scholars a rare unmediated glimpse into the band's live preparation…

The director

Black Dice is an American experimental noise/electronic band based in Brooklyn, NY, consisting of brothers Bjorn and Eric Copeland and Aaron Warren. Formed in 1997 at the Rhode Island School of Design, they shifted from hardcore toward…