Nightmares on Wax - Aftermath

What this video is

Released 8 October 1990 on Warp Records in association with Outer Rhythm, 'Aftermath' reached number 38 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1990. It was hailed as one of the finest examples of the 'Yorkshire bleep' style — the propulsive, bass-heavy techno sound developed by Leeds and Sheffield acts on Warp alongside LFO, Sweet Exorcist, and Tricky Disco. The track samples Newcleus' 'Jam On It' and Cuba Gooding's…

Why it matters

This video is a primary audiovisual document of the Yorkshire bleep techno movement at its commercial peak. 'Aftermath' is regarded as an iconic British chart hit and a landmark of the early Warp Records catalogue. Its DIY visual aesthetic — produced by a pre-fame Jarvis Cocker — is itself…

The director

Jarvis Branson Cocker (born 19 September 1963, Sheffield, England) is a musician, singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor, radio presenter, and music video director. Best known as the founder and frontman of Pulp, he became a figurehead of the mid-1990s…