hungermuzikThis is a collection of music videos created by friends and associates of the group Hunger, a duo from Hamburg. Their music is a cartoony lo fi mix of beats, cheap-sounding keyboards and the occasional squalling guitar. There is a audible jazz influence as well, often taking the form of squawking brass sounds or an occasional hint of swing in the beats. Everything is thrown into the mix from woozy disco, complete with sarcastic-diva vocals, to abrasive bursts of noise. Film music is another reference point and the video makers are given plenty to work from in terms of a varying sense of mood and texture. The videos themselves are an equally mixed bag, ranging from wonky animations to a couple of instances where someone has decided to just play an 80s computer game along to the music. With a little patience there are some thought-provoking pieces to be found here, but too often the video makers have tried to visually mimic the music too literally. Collage and a succession rapidly succeeding cuts can work well musically, but from a visual point of view end up just feeling faintly nauseating. The artists that have the confidence to juxtapose their own, often more contemplative, rhythms against the flurry of notes Hunger provide are altogether more successful. An edited collection of the more interesting videos here would be appealing. Unfortunately, on this DVD the best moments are obscured by the amount of sub standard material included. That DVD has broken my eyes! -- nick ilott
:: Hunger Musik Filme - hungermuzik.de/sozialistischer-plattenbau.org
