Hexstatic
While I may not have as clear a grasp on some memories as I would like, others, specifically the indelible imagery of Ninja Tune resident VJs Hexstatic, are surprisingly vivid. As a student in London in '96, the boys and I would frequent Ninja Tune's now historic Stealth nights every Thursday at the Blue Note in Hoxton Square London. The Hexstatic duo would be laying down the visuals to accompany then regulars like DJ Food, Coldcut, Cabbageboy and others and would always mesmerize the eager, organically- and synthetically-altered crowd of the frenzied Ninja hardcore. Now almost exactly 8 years later, the talented team is back with their second LP (and third release including their Solid Steel Mix) Master View.
Unlike other VJs who focus exclusively on the moving image, Stuart Warren Hill and Robin Brunson are also talented producers and with Master View release their most accomplished material to date. I'll spare the details (you can read a small feature I wrote for earplug here) but will mention that the DVD includes a handful of 3-D anaglyph videos and comes with accompanying nostalgic red/blue glasses.
Below are a couple of MP3s and a link to the "Salvador" video on iFilm. I recommend the 3-D version, available from Ninja Tune on DVD when it is released in a few weeks.
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