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E-Rock – The Palace Of Light (Revisited) Music Video

Vee Hua 華婷婷1 min readJuly 17, 2011Add comment

I’ve seen a lot of tripped-out, spaced-out psychedelic videos set to electronic music in the recent past, and initially, this one certainly seems like standard fare. Bright colors and geometric shapes? Check!

What I like best about this video, though, is that it takes only some of the obvious cues while exploring some other unpredictable directions. Like the song, the video for “The Palace Of Light (Revisited)” builds slowly upon itself, but it never takes the obvious route of reflected symmetry and brainless processing, sometimes even inputting some offhanded footage here and there which ultimately leaves you scratching your head.

Directed by Yoshi Sodeoka.
From E*Rock’s album, The Clock & The Mountain.

Tagged asambient digital e rock electronic portland musicians psychedelic

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Vee Hua 華婷婷

Vee Hua 華婷婷 (they/them) is a writer, filmmaker, and organizer with semi-nomadic tendencies. Much of their work unifies their metaphysical interests with their belief that art can positively transform the self and society. They are the Editor-in-Chief of REDEFINE, Interim Managing Editor of South Seattle Emerald, and Co-Chair of the Seattle Arts Commission. They also previously served as the Executive Director of the interdisciplinary community hub, Northwest Film Forum, where they played a key role in making the space more welcoming and accessible for diverse audiences.

Vee has two narrative short films. Searching Skies (2017) touches on Syrian refugee resettlement in the United States; with it, they helped co-organize The Seventh Art Stand, a national film and civil rights discussion series against Islamophobia. Reckless Spirits (2022) is a metaphysical, multi-lingual POC buddy comedy for a bleak new era, in anticipation of a feature-length project.

Vee is passionate about cultural space, the environment, and finding ways to covertly and overtly disrupt oppressive structures. They also regularly share observational human stories through their storytelling newsletter, RAMBLIN’ WITH VEE!, and are pursuing a Master’s in Tribal Resource and Environmental Stewardship under the Native American Studies Department at the University of Minnesota.

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