Larytta’s Living Kaleidoscope

Swiss laptop sampler pop duo Larytta call their schizotypal steez “Difficult Fun” and I couldn’t agree more. It’s smart, cheeky, surprisingly radio-ready electronica. You may find yourself simultaneously shaking your booty (with zeal) and your head (in consternation). This video for “Souvenir de Chine”, created by  Körner Union with the help of several dozen furry and feathered friends, has certainly left me feeling conflicted (“awww, those poor critters… OOOH, a living kaleidoscope!”) but I can neither stop watching, nor listening:

(Via Siege, thanks.)

Posted by Meredith Yayanos on December 8th, 2008
Filed under Flora & Fauna, Music

12 Responses to “Larytta’s Living Kaleidoscope”

  1. Shay Says:
    December 8th, 2008 at 4:02 pm

    Wow, this is all kinds of awesome. Thanks Mer..!

  2. ozamosi Says:
    December 8th, 2008 at 4:35 pm

    They’re Swiss, not Swedish.

    Completely different countries: one of them is a military neutral country of insignificant size, located on some European mountain top. The other is a military neutral country of insignificant size, located on a completely different European mountain top.

  3. Mer Says:
    December 8th, 2008 at 4:38 pm

    Hahaha! Thanks for the kind correction, Ozamosi. Fixxored.

  4. What's in a name anyways? Says:
    December 8th, 2008 at 4:56 pm

    The male and female mallard aren’t scared like the other birds in the video. They stay in the frame the whole time. It was like they were surrounded by decoys. That’s how I feel sometimes….Creepy dogs and ducks todays letter must be D.

  5. Alice Says:
    December 8th, 2008 at 5:34 pm

    Part of me feels like this video is referencing some sort of multi-dimensionality theory.

    Or maybe I’m just completely strung out on techno…

  6. Ben Morris Says:
    December 8th, 2008 at 9:08 pm

    This is hypnotic. I just keep replaying it.

  7. Geek Says:
    December 9th, 2008 at 5:12 am

    Love <3

  8. Andy Says:
    December 9th, 2008 at 5:37 am

    this is just nifty, random internet jockey approves:)

  9. Nadya Says:
    December 9th, 2008 at 11:38 am

    Love it! I watched it right before I went to sleep last night and this had a completely magical, mesmerizing effect. I kept wondering if they were throwing birdfeed into the corner to make the birdies fly towards the “center.” I hope that all the little creatures that were in this amazing video were rewarded with lots of cheese and bread for being such stars. :)

  10. copyranter Says:
    December 9th, 2008 at 1:32 pm

    As E sang: I Like Birds.

  11. Ruby Says:
    December 9th, 2008 at 2:27 pm

    sugokata!

  12. Charlotte Says:
    November 11th, 2009 at 11:40 pm

    Weren’t the birds eating the mice?