Blog Post#1Brain-melting fun with Animal Collective.

So, recently I discovered that Animal Collective has released what they describe as a "Visual Album" called OddSac.

Animal collective is a psychedelic based art rock band that loves to push the limits of sound to new dimensions. As a band in general, they make some pretty crazy stuff.

The film itself is basically one extended music video. Clocking in at just under an hour it visually acts as a long extensive accompaniment to the music. It contains very little dialogue and loads of crazy cool stuff to look at.

Oddsac appeals almost one hundred percent to the Limbic brain. The music flows constantly throughout the film and many times there aren't even true images on the screen, simply flashing and morphing colors. This makes it a bizarre workout for your emotional brain for sure.

While concentrating mostly on the limbic, the editing often seems to assault you on a Reptillian level. While the brain can only process eight frames per second, this film takes full advantage of its 24 frames per second. Images and colors are flashed at your face at lightening speed before you even really have time to comprehend it.

See what I mean? Also, in some odd way the bright colors seem in correspondence with the music seem to elicit an instinctual response.

Interestingly, I find the idea of a double album to be an interesting selling point. In the age of digital convergence, this is just another direction for artists to explore. Either way, Oddsac was certainly a mindtrip, and not for the faint of heart.