ABQ MTV: Cactus Fractal

Things in Light is pleased to present the seventh installment of ABQ MTV.

► First, check out the new Leeches of Lore video for "Mountain Candy Rape," featuring an eye-catching mixture of live action footage and creative collage, cardboard signage, and puppetry. 



► Second, 1...2...and don't forget to breathe while watching Tropical Girls' manipulated found footage music video for "Exercise."





► Finally, zone out to Dan Gottwald's psychedelic video, "This is Natural," featuring the sounds of The Analogous Ensemble — played by Dan Gottwald with trombone accompaniment by Christian Pincock.

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Supernormal Kaleb Wentzel-Fisher Directs New Parenthetical Girls Video

Things in Light featured Supernormal Kaleb Wentzel-Fisher's "bokeh words" technique at the end of March, showcasing the talented local artist's "Light Works." To refresh your memory, click here.

Wentzel-Fisher directed Portland's Parenthetical Girls' new video, "Careful Who You Dance With," utilizing his "bokeh words" technique, chiaroscuro, and creative camerawork. It's gettin' a lot of buzz, y'all. According to Wentzel-Fisher, the video was shot in the basement of the Bank of America building, at Washington and Central. Fellow Parenthetical Girls fans, we now have a hyper-local tribute zone for our PG-love. Tag suggestion: (♀)

Wentzel-Fisher's video is lovely. Check out it below.

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No Place Like Home: Red Light Cameras Debut "Home" Video

Do y'all like your indie rock with sincere lyrics, tight instrumentation, and strong female vox? If so, you're in luck. Check out Red Light Cameras' debut music video for the twangy, passionate "Home." According to the band, here's how the vid got made: "Shot on the set for Blackout Theatre's 'A Sparrow's Daughter: A Cuento.' We wanted to shoot something on this gorgeous set, so we did it really quickly on a Saturday afternoon. We used a Canon XH-A1 and played the music twice as fast. We put the camera on a skateboard and slowly scooted it. [Our] guitarist couldn't be there, and our other guitarist was filming. Then, [we] slowed it down using the Optical Flow in Motion 4." Now, click your heels together three times...

See Red Light Cameras live at The Box on April 2.

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