On the video:
Oooooooo - there's a new section already into the new year? Yup, if there's an official video, I will now start commenting on it. This one is particularly interesting because it is composed out of public domain footage. It is intercut incredibly well. The footage that they use is highly appropriate for the song as is the movement and syncing (I love the syncs with the audio effect and the artifacting and general crapness of the video). In the original song, there isn't the narration, but it definitely adds to the whole experience of the video. A lot of it seems like the Worlds Fair era of the middle of America. At about 2:18, I was surprised when I saw the alligator, elephant, and giraffe from one of Disney's amusement park rides. Don't ask how I know, I just remember stupid shit like that.
The video attempts to create a sort of narrative and does an admirable job using just footage lying around. The song itself works really well with the video and has a very nostalgic feel for a previous era that had such bright hopes for the future.
On the song:
Gold Panda originally was known for his remixes and on his first solo EP, Miyamae, comprised of original music, people were kind of cautious about whether it was actually going to be good or not. He showed that he could really pull off some amazing beats and complex rhythms. This song, however, proved to be one of his more mellow pieces of work that had more of a slow fastness to it. The song overall, doesn't climax or slow down too much and keeps itself pretty consistent. It's the perfect kind of music to have in the background while you work; there's no lyrics and doesn't involve you too much to think about it. What it can also do is lull you into a very Zen-like state that I find myself frequently venturing to whenever it comes up on my shuffle list.
Overall Gold Panda does an amazing job of putting together an album and it provides an excellent intro for Mayuri, the next song on the EP.
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