Impressive Sound Design

Electronically produced music is a dime a dozen these days. As much as I hate to admit it, there are formulas to it and they exploited far too often. There are even a variety of producers who pay others to produce music for them so they can claim it as there own. Then there are the exceptions, the truly creative individuals in the mix. The ones who take sound design to the next level, go out of their way to create new and interesting sounds, as well as how to envision certain tracks. Those the types of producers and artists are the ones who get a second looks, and will always be the ones I support and who's music I share. This time around that comes in the form of the Luca Lush remix to Rihanna's hit 'Work.' Just do yourself a favor and listen to this hit again, reimagined.

https://soundcloud.com/lucalush/wrkwrkwrk

"We Found Love" video

This week I figured I'd talk about how much I love Rihanna's music video for "We Found Love." The video, directed by Melina Matsoukas shows her abusive relationship with Chris Brown. And mirroring that relationship the video is overwhelming and at times disorienting. It's really powerful, not only through just the actions in the video but through the use of color and editing. The cuts are quick and the film doesn't stay in one place for very long. There's a lot going on in this video, with more scene changes than a regular music video and through all these elements the message of this video is able to get across perfectly.