Montreal band Land Of Talk are the latest (lucky) musicians to get to work with Toronto’s multi-media dream-team, We Were Monkeys. The artists, Mihai Wilson and Davide Di Saro, began working together when they collaborated on Malajube‘s Le Crab video. After being nominated for the 2007 MTV People’s Choice Video Award, they knew they were on to something.
Their videos are instantly recognizable animations of dreamlike imagery, rich textures and collages to create stream of conscience works of beauty. Both Davide and Mihai have backgrounds in video production and creative design. Since joining forces they have experimented with new techniques and technologies, mixing 3D rendering, sets and prop construction, photography, illustration and computer animation.
Their most recent work on Land Of Talk‘s It’s Okay is a prime example of their ability to mix mediums and to captivate the viewer. The gray scale video takes us into a dream world where a masked horseman takes over the serene landscape with his endlessly flowing hair. The video itself appears to be separate altogether from the music, other than they compliment the other’s slow pace and beauty.
Enjoy We Were Monkey’s latest video below and be sure to check out their archive on their website
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m53–yTPQNk
Tags: Music, Visual Arts