God is a DJ
June 11, 2006 4:43 AM   Subscribe

One of the coolest videos you'll see today - God is a DJ.[youtube]
And, no, it's not Pink or Faithless
posted by twine42 (39 comments total)

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Kind of via fark.com. I saw it a little while back and managed to forget about it. Fark reminded me to dig out the link for you.
posted by twine42 at 4:44 AM on June 11, 2006


cool concept ! Now if only a dj like this really existed..or maybe I am that dj !
posted by elpapacito at 4:53 AM on June 11, 2006


Triple!
posted by matthewr at 5:04 AM on June 11, 2006


Actually, double.
posted by jeremias at 5:25 AM on June 11, 2006


It is a triple. The double was deleted in the last day.
posted by blasdelf at 5:37 AM on June 11, 2006


Well, I missed it, and thought it was cool.... so thanks. :)
posted by Malor at 5:42 AM on June 11, 2006


wonderful!! thanks--i missed it before too! : >
posted by amberglow at 6:03 AM on June 11, 2006


I liked it!
posted by Uther Bentrazor at 6:05 AM on June 11, 2006


YouTube is so popular now!
posted by Wizzle at 6:19 AM on June 11, 2006


Actually, this is better.
posted by Harry at 6:23 AM on June 11, 2006


God needs more compact and mobile gear.
posted by melt away at 6:23 AM on June 11, 2006


Got to like Chewy tubthumpin.
posted by ClanvidHorse at 6:30 AM on June 11, 2006


Oh hell... Still, at least it was a different URL...
posted by twine42 at 6:31 AM on June 11, 2006


melt away : "God needs more compact and mobile gear."

That's what I was thinking. He could at the very least switch from vinyl to CDs.
posted by Bugbread at 7:04 AM on June 11, 2006


Stole a few directing quirks from other things, but what doesn't. I liked it.
posted by Raoul.Duke at 7:20 AM on June 11, 2006


Newsfilter and videos - when did MeFi officially become Fark?!
posted by photoslob at 7:33 AM on June 11, 2006


You've posted one link in four years and you're complaining about the front page, photoslob? Come on.
posted by mediareport at 8:00 AM on June 11, 2006


You mean there's a place on the internet that has videos you can just watch for free?
posted by Ynoxas at 8:03 AM on June 11, 2006


I missed it before as well, and since I see there was some question in the original thread whether it might be produced by Nike, I'll link to a review (about 2/3 of the way down) that should make it clear it's an independent production. Excerpt:
“Spin,” produced for $500 by Double Edge Films in Denver, an exercise in precision. Not a word, not a glance, not a spin or scratch on the turntable is wasted. And the story is memorable: Quite simply, it’s about a DJ trying to change the world around him—and succeeding … sort of.

The best eye candy is the record jock himself—Hayz II—who Winans discovered at a hip-hop show. Listening to Hayz motivated him to go home and write this short script. He then convinced actor friends to volunteer, enticed a couple of tough-looking guys he knew on myspace to play the thugs, and hit the streets with Hayz and his tables.

The film took five days to shoot on a Sony HDV camera, giving Winans “epic-looking footage for almost no money,” he says in the DVD’s director’s comments. The most exciting sequence are the CG effects about two-thirds into the film, giving it a rhythmic climax. “There’s this rhythm to the world; if you tape into the rhythm, you find something beautiful,” Winans says.
posted by languagehat at 8:13 AM on June 11, 2006


Brilliant and inspiring!... well worth the watch...
posted by BeepK at 8:42 AM on June 11, 2006


Must be the father of DJ Jesus (the mixmaster messiah).
(I was so afraid I would never see "Lucy Daughter of the Devil" again, and yet there it is - the whole thing, Yaa!)
posted by milovoo at 8:46 AM on June 11, 2006


Bugbread: That's what I was thinking. He could at the very least switch from vinyl to CDs.

No way. God is analogue.
posted by Skygazer at 9:05 AM on June 11, 2006


Anyhow, Loved it. Two thumbs up!!
posted by Skygazer at 9:07 AM on June 11, 2006


photoslob - MetaFilter has been posting excellent short films since long before you or YouTube were around.
posted by scarabic at 9:12 AM on June 11, 2006


The other post, which is from August, has a link to the producer's website. They have a version with the director's commentary.
posted by smackfu at 9:17 AM on June 11, 2006


Skygazer : "God is analogue."

Bah!! God uses Traktor, operating the mouse with his right hand, while VJing with his left hand. And he controls the lights and fog machine with foot pedals.
posted by Bugbread at 9:24 AM on June 11, 2006


DJesus, fun.

Lucy Daughter Of The Devil, funny! "Hooves, hooves".
posted by nickyskye at 9:27 AM on June 11, 2006


Bugbread: Bah!! God uses Traktor, operating the mouse with his right hand, while VJing with his left hand. And he controls the lights and fog machine with foot pedals.

Nah. That's Jesus's rig, dude. God's* got the sweet direct drive Technics cuttin' those grooves with diamonds the size of stars and platters the size of galaxies. Yo.

*Whatever He or She or It is...
posted by Skygazer at 9:41 AM on June 11, 2006


It makes sense that God would have a soul patch.
posted by Frank Grimes at 9:48 AM on June 11, 2006


Wow! I never thought I'd say this, but God is Hot!
posted by grahamwell at 9:56 AM on June 11, 2006


Skygazer:

Good call on Jesus. But on deeper thought, God's got diamond fingernails, and plays records by spinning his hands around the vinyl, letting the audio pour out of his open mouth.
posted by Bugbread at 9:58 AM on June 11, 2006


tripple.

Actually, I like that this is linked right to yourtube, rather then a lame framing page with google adwords on it.
posted by delmoi at 9:59 AM on June 11, 2006


Wow! I never thought I'd say this, but God is Hot!

Really, I thought he looked like a preening wanker.
posted by delmoi at 10:02 AM on June 11, 2006


Good call on Jesus. But on deeper thought, God's got diamond fingernails, and plays records by spinning his hands around the vinyl, letting the audio pour out of his open mouth.
posted by bugbread at 12:58 PM EST on June 11 [+fave] [!]


*Skygazer Inhales deep making bubbling sounds. Passes the bong back to Bugbread*

Whoa. Excellent.
posted by Skygazer at 10:18 AM on June 11, 2006



posted by MonkeySaltedNuts at 10:23 AM on June 11, 2006


melt away : "God needs more compact and mobile gear."

That's what I was thinking. He could at the very least switch from vinyl to CDs.


Yeah, but if he had CDJs, he'd cease to be a God- and no one who uses Tracktor DJ studio should be responsible for the world's inner workings. Doesn't anyone appreciate vinyl anymore?
posted by sunshinesky at 10:46 AM on June 11, 2006


Holy shit, MonkeySaltedNuts, that visual is A-Ma-ZING!!! Whereja get that? I want to see more!

You probably already know Alex Grey's visuals.

It makes sense that God would have a soul patch. ha, cute.
posted by nickyskye at 11:02 AM on June 11, 2006


Actually, I like that this is linked right to yourtube, rather then a lame framing page with google adwords on it.

Yep. Fair point.
posted by scarabic at 11:14 AM on June 11, 2006


MonkeySaltedNuts, I imagine that's what Maynard's Myspace background image would be.
posted by Harry at 11:15 AM on June 11, 2006


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