Synopsis

In a snow-covered forest, DJ Koze encounters a gathering of strangely costumed figures whose behavior gradually becomes more surreal. The masked and futuristic characters move with solemn, ritual-like precision before breaking into slow, playful dances as their bulky suits inflate around them. Colored light gives the woodland setting a dreamlike, otherworldly quality. The encounter becomes even more eccentric when animal imagery and a masked figure with a cat enter the scene, leaving Koze as the bewildered observer of an unexplained woodland ceremony.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Nices Woelkchen" appears on DJ Koze's 2013 album "Amygdala," with Apparat contributing the vocal performance.

• The video was released online on April 30, 2013, through Pitchfork TV and was also presented by several electronic music publications as a video premiere.

• The snowy woodland setting and unusual costumes create a deliberate contrast with the track's soft, dreamy electronic production.

• The figures' inflating suits turn what initially resembles an occult gathering into something closer to an absurdist performance piece.

• A cat appears near the end of the video, an intentionally mundane detail that makes the otherwise bizarre imagery even more disorienting.

• Production credits identify a sizable German crew, including cinematographer Sten Mende, editor Jan Hille, and postproduction work by Uncle Berlin.

• The clip became one of the more widely noted visual treatments connected with "Amygdala," largely because of its combination of deadpan performances, surreal costume design, and unexplained animal imagery.