Video
EDM Music Videos, Visuals That Hit as Hard as the Drop
Every song is supposed to come with a video, on a four-week cycle, at least in theory. In practice, that usually means filming in and around the house, since we do not exactly have a production budget, and the studio itself makes for a pretty good backdrop once you get past all the boxes we still have not unpacked.
WHERE THESE ACTUALLY GET FILMED
The basement studio, mostly, surrounded by gear that is older than either of us. Sometimes the backyard, if the light is decent and neither of us feels like moving equipment. Once, briefly, the old darkroom, which is technically our kitchen now, though it does not always look like one on camera.
THE GEAR SHOWS UP ON CAMERA TOO
A lot of these videos end up being as much about the room as they are about the song. Old synthesizers make for better visuals than we expected, and there is something about filming next to equipment our grandmother actually used that makes the whole thing feel like less of a performance.
NEWEST ONE IS UP
The video for the most recent upbeat song is up now, filmed entirely in the studio using lighting we are still figuring out how to work with properly.
Pop Music Videos, Made to Match the Hook
These get more thought put into them, partly because the songs mean more, and partly because we have started pulling from our grandfather’s old photography for inspiration. He spent most of the 1970s photographing Chicago’s punk and house scenes on black and white film, and a few of these videos try to borrow a little of that look.
WHY THESE LOOK DIFFEREN
We do not process film ourselves; the old darkroom in the house is our kitchen now, but we still shoot on film sometimes and send it out, just for the character that digital does not quite capture. A couple of these videos are built around that same feeling, grainy, a little imperfect, closer to a memory than a polished shot.
THE FAMILY HISTORY SHOWS UP HERE TOO
One video uses actual slides from our grandparents’ collection projected onto a wall while Evie sings in front of them. It felt strange the first time, performing in front of photographs of people we cannot ask permission from anymore, but it also felt like the right way to do it.
WHAT IS UP RIGHT NOW
The video for the most recent slower song is up now, shot partly on film, partly on whatever camera Lana had charged that day.
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Lectrolab - Good Night
Lectrolab - Hi, This Is Evie
Lectrolab - Let Your Love Come Down
Lectrolab - I WANT TO SING
Lectrolab - You and I
Lectrolab - Run
Lectrolab - Play The Black Keys
Lectrolab - Hi, This Is Evie
Play The Black Keys (Music Video)
Breathe by Lectrolab (Official Music Video)
Beautiful Dust by Lectrolab (Official Music Video)
Shannon
Oh Mio
I Want to Sing
FAQ's
Mostly in the basement studio itself, sometimes the backyard, occasionally other parts of the house depending on what the song needs.
A loose one. We are aiming for a video with every song release, on roughly a four week cycle, though vintage equipment does not always agree with that plan.
Partly practical, partly sentimental. It is the room where all of this actually started, so it tends to end up on camera more often than not.
Mostly improvised around a loose idea. Neither of us has much patience for a full shot list.
Roughly alongside each new upbeat song, though timing depends heavily on how cooperative the gear is that week.
We pull more from our grandfather’s photography for these, black and white, a little grainy, closer to the mood of the songs themselves.
Sometimes directly, yes. A couple of videos incorporate real slides from their collection.
No. There is an old darkroom in the house, but it is our kitchen now. We still shoot film occasionally and send it out to be developed.
After, always. The song has to exist first before either of us can figure out how it should actually look.
Less often than the upbeat ones, since these take more planning and more of Evie’s patience.
