My guess is that the interpretation for this video came from the song title itself, “Let It Happen.” Wilson stops short of guessing what happens on the other side of the portal, and is instead telling a story of acceptance, and the way the horrible anxieties that define our waking lives can slip away in an instant-and that when we relent, we might find peace. Finally, there’s a sense of tranquility as he falls through the sky, and he realizes that he’s not truly falling, but flying toward a source of light-a portal in the clouds. Only when the paddles on the airport floor fail to revive him, and he slips closer to death, does he slowly begin to accept his fate. The scene of his collapse returns, and gives way to more bizarre hallucinations-a talking sandwich, a plane crash that none of the other passengers seem to notice, and finally a free-fall through the sky. The man sits on an airplane, but doesn’t know how he got there the man wakes up to an alarm clock in a depressing hotel, puzzled the man plunges his face in water and takes his pills, but he doesn’t feel better. The ensuing visuals, at least initially, serve to heighten the unease. The man collapses with a heart attack, and my interpretation of the video is that everything that follows can be seen as the hallucinations of a dying man. It’s a feeling of unhappy claustrophobia that’s somehow related to bodily death, which is the next theme to emerge.
The setting is dominated by gray, from the ugly carpets to the monotonous chairs to the industrial windows separating us from the freedom of the outside world. The camera hones in on the actor’s face, which is a mask of panic-a visceral, sweaty kind of discomfort native to air travel. Immediately, Wilson establishes an atmosphere of deep anxiety as a man in a suit sprints through an airport to catch his plane. The video for Tame Impala’s “Let It Happen,” directed by David Wilson, is the year’s best example of an artistic music video. And while most finished products are fairly forgettable, it’s always gratifying when something beautiful is created. Instead, it’s more of an abstract connection-the director translates the emotions of the song, rather than the lyrics. When you think about it, music videos are a strange genre that comes with a loaded question: How do you interpret a song? Most modern songs don’t tell a linear story, so it’s not like the musician or director can follow a script. Introducing Good Night Keaton, an LA-based producer lucky enough to bring us this smooth track.Is it fair to ask for artistic depth from a music video? Maybe not-maybe it’s only reasonable to demand entertainment.
Hands up, if you think that Tame Impala’s music couldn’t be remixed into a house track? Well guess what? It has and pretty damn well if we say so ourselves. Soulwax are no stranger to the odd remix now and then, dazzling us with their take on LCD Soundsystem’s You Wanted A Hit and Jungle’s Julia. You can definitely hear the 808s in this one, giving the track an even trippier feel to what it originally felt like. Tame Impala Let It Happen (Good Night Keaton Remix) Let It Happen (Soulwax Remix) We’ll start off with a track that we’ve already covered quite recently. Quite possibly one of our favourite remixes of Tame Impala is Rambo V’s take on the short, but wonderful track, Nangs.
American producer, Memory Tapes, delights us with this triumphant piece of work, with its light bass lines and its amazing guitar riff halfway through. He does a great job on putting his somewhat rough and intricate spin on Lonerism’s opening track.įeels Like We Only Go Backwards (Memory Tapes Remix)Ĭhilled. Not exactly a remix as per such this time, but an entirely different reworking of Be Above It by Phantasy Sound’s boss, Erol Alkan. This track however, stands out from the crowd, making the once petrifying and beautiful track that was Let It Happen, spring into another dimension. We’ll start off with a track that we’ve already covered quite recently.