Toplist 2009
To conclude this year’s publications on R.fm we have gathered some of the greatest and most innovative music videos and the most exciting DJ sessions of 2009 on our site. At the same time we want to thank all artists and people involved in this project and all viewers and listeners who have given us purpose to keep on doing this. 2009 has been a great and turbulent year and we know that 2K10 will be an even more exciting one. Stay tuned!
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A mindblowing journey through the realms of disco, house and eclectic.
Todd Terje - DJ Session at The Big Chill, UK 2009
A mindblowing journey through the realms of disco, house and eclectic.
An uncompromising techno blizzard presented by Chris and his CLR.
Chris Liebing - Live session at Fabric, London 2009
An uncompromising techno blizzard presented by Chris and his CLR.
Perfect “getting ready for the weekend” electro love session.
Meat Katie - Session in London 2009
Perfect “getting ready for the weekend” electro love session.
Kwaito-house, ragga-kudoro and tropical ghetto-soca, it’s all here!
Raziek - DJ Session in Montpellier, France 2009
Kwaito-house, ragga-kudoro and tropical ghetto-soca, it’s all here!
DJ Scribbler presents Naibu with a deep dark ambient angle.
Naibu - DJ Session in Paris 2009
DJ Scribbler presents Naibu with a deep dark ambient angle.
Subtle melodious techno. New album out on Connaisseur.
Estroe - Session in Rotterdam 2009
Subtle melodious techno. New album out on Connaisseur.
With a melodic techno and progressive house hybrid sound.
Enola - DJ Session in Paris 2009
With a melodic techno and progressive house hybrid sound.
Italo disco meets progressive (!) old school analogue arpeggio trance.
Alexander Robotnick - DJ Session at Bloc Weekend 2009
Italo disco meets progressive (!) old school analogue arpeggio trance.
The euphoric indie summer mixtape
Aeroplane - DJ Session in Belgium July 2009
The euphoric indie summer mixtape
This is the new Air video from the Mathematic collective. Mathematic produced all the animation in the video with the designs coming directly from the illustrator / directors Mrzyk and Moriceau at El Niño. Using 2D and 3D animation techniques in Flash, After FX and 3D Maya the film was completed in just under 3 weeks at Mathematic Studios. The track is released in 2009 on EMI Music.
Air - Sing Sang Sung
This is the new Air video from the Mathematic collective. Mathematic produced all the animation in the video with the designs coming directly from the illustrator / directors Mrzyk and Moriceau at El Niño. Using 2D and 3D animation techniques in Flash, After FX and 3D Maya the film was completed in just under 3 weeks at Mathematic Studios. The track is released in 2009 on EMI Music.
Another brilliant production directed by Martin De Thurah who’s also behind Röyksopp’s What Else Is There video. Fever Ray is a solo project from Karin Dreijer, one half of The Knife. Album out on Rabid Records.
Fever Ray - When I Grow Up
Another brilliant production directed by Martin De Thurah who’s also behind Röyksopp’s What Else Is There video. Fever Ray is a solo project from Karin Dreijer, one half of The Knife. Album out on Rabid Records.
Ed Banger approached LA based Laundy studio to design and animate the graphics for the new video for Uffie’s classic track from 2006, “Pop the Glock”. Nathalie Canguilhem is the director and the studio claims that they had just about the best time they’ve ever had making these crazy ass graphics. Re-released on Ed Banger Records.
Uffie - Pop The Glock
Ed Banger approached LA based Laundy studio to design and animate the graphics for the new video for Uffie’s classic track from 2006, “Pop the Glock”. Nathalie Canguilhem is the director and the studio claims that they had just about the best time they’ve ever had making these crazy ass graphics. Re-released on Ed Banger Records.
Video directed by Little Red Robot with graphic design by Nikita Zeyfan. The video was made in collaboration with Merlin Bronques from Last Nights Party and features his photography. Track taken from the 2009 album Yeah Yeah Yes released on Digital Piss Factory.
Nid & Sancy - Kidzz
Video directed by Little Red Robot with graphic design by Nikita Zeyfan. The video was made in collaboration with Merlin Bronques from Last Nights Party and features his photography. Track taken from the 2009 album Yeah Yeah Yes released on Digital Piss Factory.
This video, which has rapidly become a viral phenomenon, is crafted from sampling Carl Sagan’s 1980 PBS documentary “Cosmos” and Stephen Hawking’s 1997 PBS cosmology documentary series “Stephen Hawking’s Universe”. The result is a compelling blend of electronica, philosophy, science, space and Antares Autotune.
John Boswell - A Glorious Dawn feat. Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking
This video, which has rapidly become a viral phenomenon, is crafted from sampling Carl Sagan’s 1980 PBS documentary “Cosmos” and Stephen Hawking’s 1997 PBS cosmology documentary series “Stephen Hawking’s Universe”. The result is a compelling blend of electronica, philosophy, science, space and Antares Autotune.
This video is about a guy (portrayed by singer Tomas Höffting) who is utterly unable to find any joy in his many endevours and ultimately, he dies unfulfilled. The message being that happiness lies in the process, not the result. The video is also a visual homage an homage to the American indie-director Wes Anderson, and were especially inspired by the title sequence from “The Royal Tenenbaums”. Directed by Copenhagen based Good Boy! Creative and released in 2009 on Gomma.
WhoMadeWho - Keep Me In My Plane
This video is about a guy (portrayed by singer Tomas Höffting) who is utterly unable to find any joy in his many endevours and ultimately, he dies unfulfilled. The message being that happiness lies in the process, not the result. The video is also a visual homage an homage to the American indie-director Wes Anderson, and were especially inspired by the title sequence from “The Royal Tenenbaums”. Directed by Copenhagen based Good Boy! Creative and released in 2009 on Gomma.
Cult illustrator Will Sweeney teamed up with Steve Scott at Not To Scale to put together this very French electro sounding track, produced by Justice. The directors suggest that the clip could perhaps be interpreted as a lost soundtrack to a bizarre, forgotten film. The video was completed wholly in Flash and After Effects. Track taken from the album Manual For Successful Rioting.
Birdy Nam Nam - The Parachute Ending
Cult illustrator Will Sweeney teamed up with Steve Scott at Not To Scale to put together this very French electro sounding track, produced by Justice. The directors suggest that the clip could perhaps be interpreted as a lost soundtrack to a bizarre, forgotten film. The video was completed wholly in Flash and After Effects. Track taken from the album Manual For Successful Rioting.
This music painting video was made by Jul&Mat based in Paris France. It’s an unofficial but approved video for the Metronomy track released in 2009 on Because Music.
Metronomy - On The Motorway
This music painting video was made by Jul&Mat based in Paris France. It’s an unofficial but approved video for the Metronomy track released in 2009 on Because Music.
Eric Lerner from the Partizan Lab network directed this video. Eric studied at Jerusalem’s Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, taking up design, animation and motion graphics. Track released in 2008 on Hundehaus Records / Cooperative Music.
Rex The Dog - I Can See You, Can You See Me?
Eric Lerner from the Partizan Lab network directed this video. Eric studied at Jerusalem’s Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, taking up design, animation and motion graphics. Track released in 2008 on Hundehaus Records / Cooperative Music.
Directed by Noel Paul and Stefan Moore from That Go. The Seattle based production team won the Grand Jury Prize at the South by Southwest Festival 2009 for this video. Released on Big Dada.
