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múm – Toothwheels Music Video (MV of the Week)

Vee Hua 華婷婷1 min readJune 28, 2013Add comment

This flickering video for “Toothwheels”, a collaboration between múm, Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson and Bruno Granato, visually translates the intent of the record, to “show the juxtoposing of two conflicting meanings, taking advantage of the energy created through the tension of both.” The music video downright electrical, with its blasts of light and luminous accents framing faces and smooth vocals.

As “Toothwheels” begins with a (relatively) hard dance beat and the video flickers with ghostly, strobing visuals, one instantly begins to think, “What the hell happened to the adorable múm that loved to frolick in nature and sing childish songs for adults?”

It seems that they have shed a bit of their sunshine since their 2009 days of Sing Along to Songs You Don’t Know, and their newest record, Smilewound, seems to be a darker and sparser record — though certainly not lacking in the band’s signature use of bizarre percussive sounds, bells, or string arrangements.

This flickering video for “Toothwheels”, a collaboration between múm, Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson and Bruno Granato, visually translates the intent of the record, to “show the juxtoposing of two conflicting meanings, taking advantage of the energy created through the tension of both.” The music video downright electrical, with its blasts of light and luminous accents framing faces and smooth vocals.

“Toothwheels” comes from Smilewound, múm’s fourth full-length record, which is out September 2013 on Morr Music.

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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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