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Black Strobe - Me And Madonna

Music Video
ArtistBlack Strobe
SongMe And Madonna
DirectorNE-O
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

On a grimy subway platform, four stylized figures become caught in a tense, repetitive cycle of pursuit and confrontation. Their identities and positions continually shift as the video cuts between posed photographic backgrounds and angular, cutout-like animation. Subtle camera movements, altered perspectives, and robotic digital effects make the characters appear trapped inside a malfunctioning visual loop. The sparse narrative never settles into a clear resolution, instead turning the song's obsessive hook into a strange, claustrophobic underground tableau.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video uses photographed settings with the main figures presented like paper cutouts or rigid collage elements. Its deliberately limited movement gives the clip an uncanny, almost mechanical quality.
  • The visual concept was associated with the British experimental video scene and was included in the second Onedotzero Select DVD compilation, where it was listed as a two-minute short.
  • The song was first issued by Output Recordings in 2002 and reached No. 30 on the UK Dance Singles Chart.
  • "Me And Madonna" became one of Black Strobe's breakthrough releases and is regularly cited as part of the early-2000s electroclash movement.
  • The track features vocals from Jennifer Cardini and Arnaud Rebotini, combining a female vocal presence with the group's stark, deliberately deadpan electronic style.
  • The title and lyrics treat Madonna as an unreachable pop-cultural fantasy, while the video replaces celebrity imagery with anonymous figures, making the obsession feel more abstract and unsettling.
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