bye bye kayo

I've recently found out that Polysics' Kayo is graduationg from the band after 12 years of being part of it. Polysics are a Japanese new wave band known for their high energy music, entertaining videos and...orange overalls & straight-bar sunglasses.

"I spent most of my twenties on POLYSICS. I'd like to spend my thirties and onwards going back to becoming a regular girl doing regular things."

Let's hope we'll get to experience some of those "regular things" she wants to try her hand at :)

Here's a video for their song "Young Oh!Oh!". I find it suitable as it seems to include a story on the four of them "growing up" together.

Here's a special version of another video I've posted on them before.

locks on a bridge

Today, as I was crossing the Rhine over the narrow walkway at the side of one the bridges I was surprised by an unusual sight: small padlocks of varying designs and shapes were attached to the fence that separates the walkway from the railway tracks. They had names, years and sometimes pictures of couples written or engraved on them. Apparently, this ritual was inspired by a best-selling novel of Federico Moccia, Ho voglia di te, where young couples wrote their names on a padlock, chained their locks around lampposts on Ponte Milvio in Rome and finally tossed the key in the river as a symbol of everlasting love.

Unfortunatelly, I saw some locks where the names of the lovers had been scratched out...I guess it was not so everlasting after all.

umbrella

It's Saturday morning, it's cartoon morning!

"Umbrella" is a short film created by Philip Vose for his character animation class at Cal Arts which is about a girl who takes a big risk for a chance at a better life. via Kitsune Noir

Umbrella from philip vose on Vimeo.

the magic shoe polish kit

Coilhouse introduced me to an interesting video featuring a young man...polishing shoes. The video gives another perspective on a seemingly unspectacular activity. Such a complex process executed with great skill, dedication and elegance got me spellbound within the first few seconds.

"precise movements set to a soundtrack of clinking, tapping, rattling and scratching. It's almost disturbingly riveting."

And if you find ironing just as fascinating as I do, I am certain you will appreciate it done in a similar style by another Japanese gentleman.

After all there is nothing more relaxing then watching Japanese men meticulously and efficiently engaging in mundane activities and listening to the sounds they produce as they immerse you in the universe of their craft.

twinkle twinkle

See below for a wonderful video for Vital's "Airport", directed by TAKOM (Takafumi Tsuchiya) - use headphones and play loud for full audio-visual experience:

VITAL "Airport" from VITAL on Vimeo.

download it for free here.

via Das Kraftfuttermischwerk

pixels

"Pixels" is a short by Patrick Jean that illustrates how New York is attacked by 8-bit creatures and how evetually the entire world becomes pixellated.

PIXELS by PATRICK JEAN.
Hochgeladen von onemoreprod. - Unabhängige Web Videos.

via KoiKoiKoi

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