#in this instance specifically going from the quite literal idol = religion ? to voyeurism and expectation and perception of image

[sanstropfremir]

people have obviously spoken at length about OnlyOneOf's MVs, mostly stuff from Libido onwards, but i'm curious your thoughts on their earlier material and the themes/references they were exploring and making. Like i was watching Savanna recently and it's so interesting the use of computer glitch effects and being seen through other lenses, that they were already exploring that "artificiality" of the entire performance (like they do in skinz) even at that stage.

i feel like i definitely talked about angel at one point but who fucking knows anymore, i sure don't. i actually think that libido and the be series are building off of the blocks made in their earlier mvs. i love how strong and literal the techno-religiousity of angel savanna sage etc, it's that literalness that establishes that this group is taking on the challenge of trying to deconstruct the highest concepts of what an idol is, and how that concept interacts with the world around it. the advantage of spectacular imagery is that it allows you to manifest your metaphors physically. techno imagery especially, like how the techno orientalism of cyberpunk is a manifestation of the west's fear of asia's rising economic power in the 80s. so by spelling out these religious and idolatrious ponderings in glitches and visual effects, it lays the bricks of intent for this alt idol group that pays off in mvs like libido and skinz where we might have lost the visual depictions of being seen through other lenses, but the voyeurism is stronger than ever.

#its a very interesting distillation of idea: #sci fi is a speculative genre by nature so it allows for these grand visions and questions to be made manifest large #but then there's a narrowing down to a handful of tigher ideas that have a more focussed point #in this instance specifically going from the quite literal idol = religion ? to voyeurism and expectation and perception of image #so i dont think their 'loss of aesthetic' was a loss really #but more of an 'we arent asking questions about what an idol is anymore. we know and we will use it against you' #onlyoneof w #text #answers #i know people didnt like the dopamine mv but that was the purest of vodka. literally just hot guy calvin klein ad #the rotating sparkly torsos really got me like damn they really said 'is this all you care about? hm?' #and calling it dopamine too that was the cherry on top. mwah chefs kiss you did it you boiled being an idol down to its bare essentials