Synopsis

A record player becomes the stage for an inventive stop-motion animation in which vinyl is both the raw material and the visual language. Records spin, shift, and transform as grooves, labels, sleeves, and turntable components generate constantly changing images in time with the track. The deliberately handmade look gives the video the feel of a wonderfully strange homemade internet clip, while the music's electro-funk pulse supplies a playful sense of motion. The result is a tactile celebration of records as both sound carriers and picture-making tools.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Dynamite" features vocalist Sebastian and appeared on Kraak & Smaak's 2010 album "Electric Hustle."

• The video was produced and animated by Superelectric, the creative identity associated with Henk Loorbach.

• Its concept deliberately echoes the rough, inventive style of classic homemade YouTube videos rather than presenting a conventional performance narrative.

• The production uses a record player as both a musical device and an image-generating machine. Vinyl records are manipulated as animation objects, making the physical medium central to the video's visual identity.

• Festival and program notes described the animation as being made possible through the sacrifice of many vinyl records.

• "Dynamite" was issued through Jalapeno Records as the label's 100th release, giving the video an added place in the label's catalog history.

• The video was promoted as a "vinyl-tastic" companion to the song, highlighting its combination of turntablism, physical animation, and electronic music.