Hudson Mohawke - Stump

What this video is

Released July 26, 2022, 'Stump' arrives as a pre-album single for Cry Sugar (Warp Records), Hudson Mohawke's first album in seven years. The video is a landmark early example of AI-generated imagery deployed in a high-profile electronic music video context — months before tools like Runway Gen-2, Stable Diffusion video, and Pika Labs became widely accessible. The production sits at the intersection of the Warp…

Why it matters

Represents a pivotal moment in electronic/trap-influenced music video aesthetics: the first wave of AI-generated visuals entering mainstream promotional video for a major-label Warp Records artist. The video's rapid-cut structure and generative surrealism codify what would become a recognizable…

The director

Connor Clarke (kingcon2k11) is a UK-based (Yorkshire) music video director and editor active since at least 2019, with documented work across electronic and experimental hip-hop. He self-describes as a practitioner of AI-assisted video from 2019 onward.…