"Blue on blue/heartache on heartache/ Blue on Blue/now that we are through "
Royksopp combines Moby with the Scandanavian flair of Sigour Ross, adding a little extra spice of the electronic dance scene.
They also make me feel smarter when I listen to them. SRSLY.
"So Easy" was one of their first hits and really all I've listened to from them. Okay that and "Remind Me," but I really just watch "Remind Me." More on that later. The lyrics consist of a single verse (see title) and a tripped-out interjection of "So Easy" every so often.
Here's the entire song:
And here's some nifty Kinetic Typography:
I prefer to call this "high-end KT" because it's not just placing, sizing, or reorienting words. There's some symbology involved and a bit of comics thrown in. Well, kinda. By comics, I mean sequential art theory. Comics need a flow to them. Some sort of direction so they're easy to follow. This video does an excellent job of that. For example, the song shifts focus between the beat and the lyrics, thus the shifting of focus between the blocks (beat) and the wheel of words (lyrics). It's also interesting the blocks of the beat are built and removed, unlike the wheel that goes on and on and on. The consistent nature of the wheel also mirrors the simple repetition of the lyrics.
Moving more towards speech, here's an excellent example of Kinetic Typograpy.
Iron Man's "Jericho" speech:
This one is alright, but the only creative, unique aspect is to change the font for a few phrases.
Joker's story:
And yes, I am being snooty, but there's art, and then there's art. Don't believe me? Just look at the 'art' at our LRT stations. I shake my head in shame. They allow .... that, but they don't allow graffiti? For shame, Edmonton. FOR SHAME.
Back to Royksopp, their most famous song is probably "Remind Me" this neat-o stuff is called Infographics. I'd better just shut up now and let you enjoy this.
They also make me feel smarter when I listen to them. SRSLY.
"So Easy" was one of their first hits and really all I've listened to from them. Okay that and "Remind Me," but I really just watch "Remind Me." More on that later. The lyrics consist of a single verse (see title) and a tripped-out interjection of "So Easy" every so often.
Here's the entire song:
Click to viewAnd here's some nifty Kinetic Typography:
I prefer to call this "high-end KT" because it's not just placing, sizing, or reorienting words. There's some symbology involved and a bit of comics thrown in. Well, kinda. By comics, I mean sequential art theory. Comics need a flow to them. Some sort of direction so they're easy to follow. This video does an excellent job of that. For example, the song shifts focus between the beat and the lyrics, thus the shifting of focus between the blocks (beat) and the wheel of words (lyrics). It's also interesting the blocks of the beat are built and removed, unlike the wheel that goes on and on and on. The consistent nature of the wheel also mirrors the simple repetition of the lyrics.
Moving more towards speech, here's an excellent example of Kinetic Typograpy.
Iron Man's "Jericho" speech:
This one is alright, but the only creative, unique aspect is to change the font for a few phrases.
Joker's story:
And yes, I am being snooty, but there's art, and then there's art. Don't believe me? Just look at the 'art' at our LRT stations. I shake my head in shame. They allow .... that, but they don't allow graffiti? For shame, Edmonton. FOR SHAME.
Back to Royksopp, their most famous song is probably "Remind Me" this neat-o stuff is called Infographics. I'd better just shut up now and let you enjoy this.