Clark - Black Stone (from 'Iradelphic', out now)

What this video is

Released April 2012 alongside Clark's sixth studio album Iradelphic on Warp Records, 'Black Stone' emerged at a moment when leading experimental electronic artists were commissioning genuinely cinematic video work that transcended the promotional format. The album itself represented a pivot toward acoustic instrumentation and emotional directness for Chris Clark. The video's surrealist narrative — a lone figure in…

Why it matters

Represents a landmark intersection of post-IDM electronic music and art-house short film production. The video's refusal of conventional performance or lyric-video formats in favour of surrealist narrative cinematography exemplifies the Warp Records visual culture of the early 2010s. As a…

The director

The Vikings is a directing duo/collective active in commercial and music video production, with a body of work spanning short films, feature films, and advertising. Their collective website (thevikingscollective.com) documents work across commercials, short…