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Tristesse Contemporaine is a unique breed in the music industry, a veritable trailblazer in the realm of electronica and new wave. This Paris-based trio consists of a Swedish and a Japanese musician, along with its British-origin frontman. Their work, such as the videos for 'In The Wake' and 'Waiting', has consistently been a breath of fresh air, daring to step off the beaten path and capture the attention of critics and music lovers alike.
The band's cinematic influences shine through in their music videos, almost all of which can be described as short art films. The video for 'Waiting' is imbued with a hauntingly beautiful simplicity, depicting a figure on a treadmill against the background of an ever-evolving cityscape. On the other hand, the video for 'In The Wake' reinterprets the spirit of underground music culture by relying on low light and wistful ambiance, portraying a group of youths in a post-apocalyptic urban setting. A unique point to note is that Tristesse Contemporaine's music videos are not just designed to promote their songs; they're crafted to tell stories and evoke emotions, making their work more of a multi-dimension sensory landscape than a traditional piece of music.
One seemingly ridiculous fact would be the peculiar yet intriguing method they adopted for 'Fire'. The band set up cameras and simply let them roll, capturing raw, spontaneous and real reactions instead of following a scripted storyline. While it seems like a gamble, this approach translated into a video that authentically represents the band's ethos of celebrating human emotions in their rawest forms.
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