Mount Kimbie - You Took Your Time (Feat. King Krule)

What this video is

Released in July 2013 as a visual companion to Mount Kimbie's Warp Records debut Cold Spring Fault Less Youth, the video captures a specific post-austerity moment in British suburban life. Söderlund's decision to shoot in Tilbury, Essex — a post-industrial Thames-side town — grounds the electronic abstraction of the music in a recognisable socioeconomic landscape. The black-and-white palette and near-static camera…

Why it matters

A landmark pairing of post-dubstep production with art-video documentary aesthetics, this video helped define how UK electronic acts of the early 2010s approached visual representation — rejecting performance and spectacle in favour of contemplative social observation. Söderlund's approach…

The director

Swedish music video, commercial and documentary director born in Bergsjön, a suburb north of Gothenburg. Graduated from the Gothenburg film school in 2007. Known for work with The xx, Miike Snow, Yung Lean, Jens Lekman, and Wolf Alice. Represented by Academy…