Synopsis
The video presents Ampersand's electronic track as a compact audiovisual piece, using the song's hard, club-oriented pulse as its organizing principle. Rather than supplying a literal storyline, it builds an atmosphere around the track, emphasizing rhythm, movement, and the confrontational energy suggested by the title. The result is a short-form promotional clip that keeps its focus on momentum and attitude, allowing the music to drive the experience instead of following a clearly defined beginning, middle, and end.
Factoids & Trivia
- "Fake Motherfuckerz" was released in 2008 on the Belgian electro label Lektroluv as the title track of a three-song EP. The other tracks were "Her Favourite Hymn" and "Touring."
- Ampersand was a German duo associated with DJ Hade and Brian Damage. The pair reportedly attended the same school without knowing each other, later meeting through a mutual friend and discovering that they were making similar music.
- The track was included on Dr. Lektroluv's live mix album "Live Recorded At Pukkelpop '08," which documented the masked Belgian DJ's set at the Pukkelpop festival.
- The original version runs for 6:40, while a shorter radio edit was later issued at 3:41.
- The clip dates from the duo's 2008 release period and runs for approximately four minutes.
- The video is one of the early music-video credits of filmmaker Aaron Rookus, who later moved into short films, television, and feature filmmaking.