Les Gordon - Atlas

What this video is

Released in 2016 on the Kitsuné label, 'Atlas' emerged during a fertile period for French electronic music, with Les Gordon (Marc Mifune) building a reputation for blending acoustic instrumentation — cello, guitar, auto-harp — with electronic production. The video, created entirely through motion design and mixed practical/digital techniques by artist David De Sousa (Soumato), reflects a broader mid-2010s trend of…

Why it matters

Represents the art-electronic music video subgenre of the mid-2010s French Kitsuné ecosystem, where experimental visual artists were paired with electronic musicians to produce abstract, technique-driven videos. The mixed-media approach — bridging analogue practical FX with digital 3D compositing…

The director

David De Sousa, operating under the alias SOUMATO, is a French freelance Senior Motion Designer, Visual Artist, and Music Video Director based in France. His practice spans motion design, art direction, stage visuals for live events, experimental film, and…