Synopsis
"Tempelhof" unfolds as a stylized film-noir vignette rather than a conventional performance video. Three men move through stark, cinematic spaces where an atmosphere of surveillance, pursuit, and uneasy erotic tension gradually takes shape. Airplanes and the former airport environment connect the action to the track's Berlin setting, while carefully edited scenes give the video the compact feel of a short film. The result is a mysterious, sexually charged visual counterpart to Electrosexual's pulsing electronic production.
Factoids & Trivia
- "Tempelhof" was released as a single on March 7, 2014, with the original version running 4:13.
- The title refers to Berlin's former Tempelhof Airport, once a military and commercial airfield and later transformed into the Tempelhofer Feld public park.
- The video was presented as a short film by Make It From Scratch, helping distinguish it from a straightforward artist-performance clip.
- The cast includes Rene Carton, Franck Boss, and Dimitri Viau. Carton's role is listed as a police inspector.
- "Tempelhof" was included in the official selection for the 2014 Berlin Music Video Awards.
- The single paired the original track with a 7:12 remix by David Carretta and "Crystal Flesh (Voxless)," a 4:44 instrumental bonus track.
- The song also appears on Electrosexual's 2014 album "Art Support Machine."
- The single's artwork was created from a print by Lukas Julius Keijser, with design and layout by Philip Marshall.