APHEX TWIN: COME TO DADDY (VIDEO)
December 5th 2006 10:20
Time to share another video with all y’all: my brothers ‘n’ sisters in rock. But this ain’t no rock video. Nosiree. It’s goldarned electronic music, but not the type you will find slappers and date rapists dancin’ to in trendy nightclubs. Sure, Aphex Twin has been known to produce music for people on ecstasy to enjoy because they are incapable of experiencing true human love, but this tune is weird and experimental electronic music that would probably cause some sort of seizure if you tried to cut a groove rug to it. “Come To Daddy” is a hateful and downright nasty track that sounds like it was spewed out of the bowels of hell.
If you haven’t seen this video before, be warned: it is not for the faint-hearted or the lily-livered.
Aphex Twin “Come To Daddy” Video
This video is directed by Chris Cunningham who has done some great clips for artists like Portishead, Squarepusher, Bjork, and Madonna. Stick around because I will be putting some more of his work up here in weeks to come. Cunningham has also worked with Aphex Twin on the “Windowlicker” clip.
Aphex Twin is essentially Richard D. James, a weird British guy who likes using his freaky grinning face on album covers and in his videos (that’s his face duplicated on all the li’l kids runnin’ around). “Come To Daddy” is one of his more drum ‘n’ bass oriented songs, and while I don’t really know jack about this genre, I love this tune and the entire Come To Daddy EP (1997) it originally comes from.
The drum programming on "Come To Daddy" is really somethin' else, and I dig the way it’s been synced up with the kid’s rampaging and rattling fences. The video is quite terrifying and has a cool horror movie atmosphere with heaps of weird glitchy stuff: ie. when the screen goes fuzzy, it’s not your computer: the video is meant to do that. It gives the whole thing a smattering of techno fear that goes nicely with the anti-TV, anti-music-video vibe of the clip. Ironic that it was snatched up by MTV for high-rotation, although I don't think Richard D James was going for any kind of deep statement with the tune. He claims it was a "crappy death metal jingle" that became huge almost by accident. Joke or no, I think "Come To Daddy" and its accompanying clip are a defining moment in music video history.
Just one last thought. Something about “Come To Daddy” reminds me of the movie Hellraiser. Even though the creature in this video looks nothing like that movie’s Pinhead, there’s a similar motif of devouring souls, and the words “Come to Daddy” were uttered several times by the character Frank in the film. Methinks Richard D. James was inspired by Hellraiser. He’s certainly lived up to that inspiration with this evil and creepy song and video.
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Come To Daddy*
* images on this page were taken from the following Wikipedia page:
Come To Daddy
If you haven’t seen this video before, be warned: it is not for the faint-hearted or the lily-livered.
Aphex Twin “Come To Daddy” Video
This video is directed by Chris Cunningham who has done some great clips for artists like Portishead, Squarepusher, Bjork, and Madonna. Stick around because I will be putting some more of his work up here in weeks to come. Cunningham has also worked with Aphex Twin on the “Windowlicker” clip.
Come To Daddy EP (1997)
The drum programming on "Come To Daddy" is really somethin' else, and I dig the way it’s been synced up with the kid’s rampaging and rattling fences. The video is quite terrifying and has a cool horror movie atmosphere with heaps of weird glitchy stuff: ie. when the screen goes fuzzy, it’s not your computer: the video is meant to do that. It gives the whole thing a smattering of techno fear that goes nicely with the anti-TV, anti-music-video vibe of the clip. Ironic that it was snatched up by MTV for high-rotation, although I don't think Richard D James was going for any kind of deep statement with the tune. He claims it was a "crappy death metal jingle" that became huge almost by accident. Joke or no, I think "Come To Daddy" and its accompanying clip are a defining moment in music video history.
Just one last thought. Something about “Come To Daddy” reminds me of the movie Hellraiser. Even though the creature in this video looks nothing like that movie’s Pinhead, there’s a similar motif of devouring souls, and the words “Come to Daddy” were uttered several times by the character Frank in the film. Methinks Richard D. James was inspired by Hellraiser. He’s certainly lived up to that inspiration with this evil and creepy song and video.
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IMAGES
Come To Daddy*
* images on this page were taken from the following Wikipedia page:
Come To Daddy
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I had heard of "Rubber Johnny" but had never seen it. Have been meaning to see it but didn't want to rent out the DVD because it's only 6 minutes long. It hadn't occurred to me to look it up on Youtube, so thanks again.
Yep, it sure is scary. I don't know what's freakier: the guy with elephantitus of the head or the chihuaha with the glowing eyes.
I still prefer "Come To Daddy" for nostalgic reasons as much as anything. The first time I saw it I didn't know what was coming and it absolutely blew me away. I also prefer the song. Still, this is an awesome video. I hope Cunningham goes on to make some films and not just commercials. That would be a waste of his talents.