The rhythmic urgency and distorted synths of Comiti’s “Luminous and Sparkling” from the beginning is an interesting way to get into the more brooding darkwave aspect of the song when the ominous vocals begin. The music video looks like it borrowed a bit from a process video for creating mannequins and sculpting class and doll making footage. Is it commentary on the way people have often crafted how others want to see them and to make a more “perfect” image going back centuries well before the cheap, modern and thoroughly pervasive way of social media? In the video the artist hangs back in shadow while presenting the least glamorous image and though in a mediated format of a music video the most honest presentation of everything we see. The contrast of enigmatic moodiness and driving energy and the collage of imagery in the music video suggests and aesthetic that is more than a simple genre and though conceptual more accessible than a pure art project. As a complete package it challenges conventional notions of image and substance. Watch the video for “Luminous and Sparkling” on YouTube and follow Comiti at the links provided.
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