Synopsis
A pair of unruly monkey-like figures battle across a cluttered computer desktop, bursting through overlapping OS X windows and cartoonish environments. Their slapstick struggle matches the track's pounding, distorted electronics, while Otto von Schirach appears through an iChat-style video call, adding another layer of digital absurdity. The video combines live-action performance, playful visual effects, and deliberately chaotic editing to create a surreal collision between a computer interface, a music video, and a bizarre miniature action comedy.
Factoids & Trivia
- The video was made for Monkeytown Records and produced by the Montreal-based Miaou Studio.
- Its central visual device turns the computer desktop into a stage, with the action moving through overlapping OS X windows rather than unfolding in a conventional physical setting.
- Otto von Schirach's appearance is framed as an iChat cameo, tying his contribution to the song directly into the video's computer-based visual language.
- "Evil Twin" first appeared on Modeselektor's album "Monkeytown," released on September 30, 2011. The promotional video followed in January 2012.
- The clip was later included among the bonus music videos on the "We Are Modeselektor" DVD.
- The video received a Vimeo Staff Pick and was selected for the SXSW 2013 music video program.