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Clinic - Seamless Boogie Woogie

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ArtistClinic

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Synopsis

Clinic's "Seamless Boogie Woogie" is an abstract, psychedelic visual piece rather than a conventional narrative video. Shattered fragments, liquid-like textures and cascading fields of color pulse, smear and reorganize in time with the track's restless electronic rhythm. Images appear to break apart, overlap and dissolve before new shapes emerge, creating the sensation of watching a malfunctioning screensaver or a corrupted television signal. The constantly shifting imagery gives the song a vivid, disorienting visual counterpart while keeping the focus on atmosphere, motion and texture.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video was released online in January 2013, ahead of Clinic's UK and North American tour dates that spring.
  • Its visual style was described at the time as psychedelic, with broken images and cascading colors. Another contemporary listing compared its look to a Windows 95 screensaver.
  • The Vimeo credits list liquid footage by Paulski of Nano Projections, suggesting that the clip combines processed computer imagery with projected or fluid visual material.
  • The song is associated with Clinic's 2012 album "Free Reign" and its 2013 companion release "Free Reign II," which featured alternate mixes involving Daniel Lopatin, also known as Oneohtrix Point Never.
  • "Free Reign II" was released in the UK and Europe on March 4, 2013, and in North America on March 5, 2013.
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