Synopsis

A fast-moving animated companion to Division of Laura Lee's abrasive punk track, the video favors graphic motion and visual abstraction over a conventional live-action storyline. Shapes, figures and environments shift in time with the song's sharp changes, creating a restless atmosphere of attraction, irritation and confrontation. Its imagery reflects the lyrics' uneasy portrait of romance, where flirtation quickly turns into rejection and aggression. The result is a compact, stylized burst of animation that matches the song's blunt energy.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Central Park" was released as the first single from the album "Violence Is Timeless" in 2008.

• The video was made by the UK-based animation team Man vs Machine.

• It formed part of an unusual promotional project for "Violence Is Timeless": I Made This invited different musicians and artists to create short films for the album's tracks.

• The album's official digital release included videos for "Central Park" and "LAX" as bonus material.

• Bassist Jonas Gustavsson described the song as taking four years to arrive but being completed in four minutes, using four chords.

• The track runs for approximately two minutes and 26 seconds, making the video a particularly concise example of music-driven animation.