Live - Lakini's Juice

What this video is

Released in early 1997 as the lead single from Secret Samadhi, 'Lakini's Juice' arrived at a pivotal post-grunge inflection point when alternative rock bands faced pressure to evolve beyond the sonic and visual vocabulary of the early 90s. Live, riding the commercial momentum of Throwing Copper's multi-platinum success, leaned into Eastern spiritualism and Tantric imagery — the Hindu goddess Lakini governing the…

Why it matters

A landmark late-period alternative rock video demonstrating the genre's mid-90s pivot toward conceptual ambition and Eastern-influenced spiritual aesthetics. The video's surrealist staging, rapid intercutting, and industrial rawness represents a direct visual counterpart to the post-grunge…

The director

London-born director; attended London College of Printing and London International Film School. Award-winning music video director, documentary filmmaker, and commercial director. Began career with RHCP documentary Funky Monks (1991). Directed videos for Red…