When MGMT set about making the video for 'Electric Feel' they managed to track down an engineer who still maintains those old school animatroinic animals you used to see in theme and amusement parks. In this behind the scenes documentary he also claims to have invented an email system that runs via the telephone. Turns out he was trumped by the invention of the internet before he could produce them. He does lead the film-makers into a dark office room at one point to show them the robot-skeleton that he still dreams of turning into a fully operating, drumming bear. Most bands
actual videos aren't as good as this.
Over 11 minutes we get footage of MGMT in Tarbox studios laying down keyboard parts with Dave Friedman, explanations of why they decided to invite the directors of the first 'Electric Feel' clip to the shoot, even though they were replacing it, and lots of shots of dancing girls, blowhorns and...drumming bears.
Worth checking out.
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