Rhizome invited a few of our collaborators to submit a few of their favorite links of 2014. These are published as part of Rhizome Today, a series of "ephemeral" blog posts. This post will be taken offline on January 1, 2015.
Skip Skip Slide (still from official music video), (2014)
Jacob Ciocci:
- "Skip Skip Slide (Official Music Video)": this video is perfect from beginning to end and I would call the song one of the best songs that I heard all year. I would even argue that that break down in the middle is one of the greatest musical moments of this decade. I plan on using this breakdown in DJ sets throughout 2015. As you can see by the view count I am not the only one who likes this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8jbSoCbnns
- "Garth Brooks First Facebook Post & Video - Amazing, Authentic & Transparent!" I don't believe this is real. But I also don't believe that cell phones are real. . . . It really reminds me of Nick DeMarco. In addition the title of the video reminds me of the kinds of titles Lil B uses on his videos. I don't know what to say. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyGG0VMldg0&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop
- "My Mechanical Pencils 4 shot November 7, 2012" If you know me you know I am obsessed with videos like these. Internet users like this are the only thing that give me hope as social media continues to decay our minds and rot our souls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfIflecREJU&feature=share
- "Funkadelic glasses" This video reminds me of the work of Petra Cortright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0-0OalldTs
thanks for watching!
Jacob Ciocci is an artist and musician. As a member of the duo Extreme Animals, Ciocci co-organized 2013's Rhizome-commissioned IRLALIENS TOUR. In 2014, Brian Droitcour covered Extreme Animals' video release THE URGENCY for Rhizome. Ciocci's most recent work can be seen on NewHive.