Thomas Dolby - May The Cube Be With You (Live)

What this video is

This live recording documents Thomas Dolby's celebrated return to performance after a 15-year hiatus focused on technology entrepreneurship (Beatnik/Nokia ringtones). Captured at SXSW 2007 in Austin, TX with San Francisco's Jazz Mafia Horns collective, it reframes an archetypal mid-80s British synth-pop/funk track in an organic jazz-horn live context. The performance bridges Dolby's original 1985 Dolby's Cube…

Why it matters

The track originates as a 1985 synth-funk/electro-pop single under the Dolby's Cube moniker, blending Parliament-Funkadelic influences with British New Wave production. The 2007 live arrangement with jazz horns represents a cross-genre reinterpretation that reflects the broader 2000s trend of…

The director

Peter Care (b. 28 April 1953, Penzance, England) studied at Falmouth Art College and the School of Art in Sheffield, co-founding the Sheffield Independent Film Company. His breakthrough was Cabaret Voltaire's 'Sensoria,' acquired by MoMA. He became a leading…