Black Box Revelation - High On A Wire

What this video is

Released as a single from Black Box Revelation's second album Silver Threats (February 2010), 'High On A Wire' arrived during a fertile period for European garage rock acts gaining transatlantic traction. The Belgian duo — formed in Dilbeek in 2005 — positioned themselves within a lineage of minimalist two-piece rock, and this video's black-and-white Paris street aesthetic situates them alongside a broader European…

Why it matters

Represents the Belgian garage rock underground's crossover moment — a raw, two-piece format challenging the production excess of mainstream 2010 rock. The video's visual minimalism (zero saturation, high contrast, street verité) is a formal argument for authenticity over spectacle, typifying the…

The director

Belgian director and editor who studied Audiovisual Arts at the MAD Faculty in Belgium. He began his career making music promos and expanded into commercials and broadcast work. He is credited on IMDB for co-directing Stromae's 'Peace or Violence' (2011)…