Blockhead - 'The Music Scene' (Official Video) 

Who has the brain and the hands to animate something like that ? That's impressive.

no lsd was filmed in the harming of this video

one of my best friends who passed away showed me this song while we were tripping. I just randomly came across this video again and re lived that night.

This is genuinely the most beautiful animation i have ever seen in my entire life and I’m not exaggerating at all

"I dont think that was weed bro"

This is that dimension you visit when you rub your eyes too hard

This song saved me from the worst trip ever. I'll never forget how good this song feels

Psychedelic therapy is just one of those great leaps in the mental health space . It's wonderful and the fact that they serve recreational use and health as well. I can't deny tripping is fun every once in a while.

I don’t smoke weed anymore but this will forever make me feel a certain way

Some of the best visuals I've ever seen in my life.. true masterpiece of creation.

"we call that a joint" That's acid, my dude.

This feels like a world where all human life has been absorbed by some screen ai who went on a rampage and when it figured it out it had no audience anymore and the animals weren’t interested in the same things that kept humans entertained, so in a desperate effort it tries to create it’s own audience, which if that was cool enough these visuals are incredible!

'And the people bowed and prayed, to the neon god they made..'

my friend showed me this music video a long time ago and the beginning scene with the deer running has always stuck with me as a disjointed memory, I never thought I'd actually find it again

According the the video artist THIS is the meaning in his own words: "The album art features a post-human New York City. I kept listening to the song and picturing the music playing out over the decrepit remains of humanity. I could see the animals roaming, not paying any attention, not being able to distinguish the music from any other series of noises. From there I began to feel like our technology would truly miss us. Our forms of entertainment and communication would sit around, dreaming of a day when people would be back to watch and listen."

Just remember Don't do vegetables, Stay in drugs, Eat your school.

When you take one too many gummy vitamins

I keep returning to this video every couple years and I still have new revelations every time I watch it. Truly an artistic masterpiece.

*suddenly it all makes sense*

Can we appreciate the animation though? I love the sketchy detail to it. And dude with how detailed this trippy ass video is you know the animators cried after it was done.

We call that a joint...

Everyone is searching for a meaning, but I think it's actually asking a question. We create things to serve us. When we are gone, what is their purpose?

The hidden magical part of youtube.

More people need to listen to this whole album, not just this even though it’s a great song. I think The Music Scene(2009) is probably one of the best instrumental hip hop albums of the last few years

I have watched this video high over 6 times, I've done research and I'm ready to state my theory/analysis. The screens appear in a post apocalyptic world. The screens face an empty chair that shows a humans seat print. The screens are then submerged by tentacle like beings. The screens are struck by light and become alive. The screens realized they needed an audience to have a sense of purpose. Therefore, they attempt to create a artificial human being to watch the screen. The screens reach out to hand the human a remote but a deer jumps in front of it and the screens become attracted to the deer. So the screens tear the deer a part and strip it of its spirit. The deer manages to escape but the screens are now attracted to all animals and beings of nature. It now becomes mobile to get the attention of the animals but the animals are not interested. The screen becomes angry and completely takes over nature, merging all beings into one living stream controlled by technology. The screen realizes it still requires humans to watch it, so it presses a button and begins to form individual human beings. The humans are manipulated by the screens and nature begins to be abandoned. The screen now begins to take notice of the other television screens that appear to be lonely. The screen takes control over all technology and becomes even more powerful. The screen has enough power that it decides to create one giant human made up off all beings in nature to watch one large screen. Humans were stripped of their individuality. The screens outnumber the human and become too powerful for the human to survive. The human then breaks apart, freeing all the animals and spirits. The screen now has one last chance to take over nature, so it creates one more human. Except this human is no longer human, this human is the screen. The screen has no audience, therefore it becomes unsustainable and dies. Where you then watch which i believe to be is the end of mankind. At the end of the video we see an elk peering at the scene from a distance. The elk is the last existing animal in the world. I personally believe the elk represents hope that nature will always be there even if humans become extinct.

Can we all just appreciate this gorgeous animation thanks to whoever brought us this work of art

Holy fucking shit! This animation is unbelievable! The music is great too but the way it's synchronised with the animation makes it ten times better.

seeing this for the first time while high was an unbelievable experience

Kids, don't stay in and watch TV, go out in nature and do drugs.

15: get trippy watching this on weed 17: get trippy watching this on ecstasy 18: get trippy watching this on acid 27: get trippy

Video is hypnotizing. Sat there for a good 5 minutes video without blinking. Sort of ironic to the meaning of the video.

One thing I will say is that I respect the creativity of whoever animated this

So I just put on a random playlist and start gringing my buds. And at the exact moment as I start rolling the joint, I suddenly hear "we call that a joint." Lovely coincidence and lovely music.

I would love to read the book version. Such interesting philosophy at play here

that deer at the end was like, what the fuck did I just see.

first watched this when I was 17 in high school in my friends basement. Now im 27 with a wife and soon kids. Damn youtube recommended making me realize how fast time goes by.

There's too many things for my brain to process.

I'm not sure exactly WHAT happened here, but I know it wouldn't have happened if that deer hadnt jumped in front of the chair so. Whatever this is, it's his fault

Music video: technology is taking over us Us while watching using technology: *w i l d*

I remember first watching this on Off The Air on Adult Swim when I was 10. Saying it blew my mind is an understatement

I didn't remember the name of this video so I LITERALLY googled "music video with lots of colors and a deer and a guy with a tv on its head" and this popped out. I am not dissapointed

The fuck is this? The fuck is that! The fuck are those!?

I first found this while looking for trippy videos to watch while high about 12 years ago. Still one of my favs

I don't think I'll ever forget the first time watching this while tripping this shit is life changing if you can get the message

Pause this anywhere and you have a perfect desktop wallpaper!

When people talk about their trips(lsd) and are like "I just laughed for 12 hours" I always think to myself.. *DID YOU LEARN NOTHING!?*

Absolutely LOVE how the off-beat rhythm brings it back at 1:41 .. Good stuff!

I watch this all the time when im high, it never fails to show me just how much expression can be captured in art like this - it's a really beautiful piece of art to me :)

A.F. Schepperd created the entire animation just under 5 months, only working within Flash.

No jokes, I think this is still one of the most formative pieces of music video animation out here on youtube, till this day?? I'm glad I get to watch it again (:

When people that have obviously never taken LSD talk about what taking LSD is like...

had some edibles, watched this and went interstellar.. interdimensional.. I became a transient being

I stay up on adult swim just to watch this, i love these videos

My interpretation of this is that television and a lot of things we create tend to become our way of finding satisfaction and we push our desire to unhealthy levels. The animals in the video ignore such things like watching t.v. because they are being natural. We keep trying to satisfy ourselves instead of simply existing like the animals.

WE CALL THAT A JOINT

14 years later, and we’re all still vibing with that elephant and panda bear.

Happy 420 to everyone who came to watch this after getting high! We’re all on your level x

Every time I listen to this song I can't help but stop what I'm doing to just be mesmerized by the fantastic animation.

There's definitely a psychedelic influence to the animation. In my opinion, the main message the artist is trying to convey here is that: "investing too much energy and dependency on our own creations and devices will eventually lead us to our own doom. Yet nature always finds a way and prevails, and we must not forget that we are all in this together, for we are all residents of planet Earth, both animals and humans alike". Here's my interpretation of the animation: The orb-like organism with the eye (0:15) represents humanity's presence on Earth, human ingenuity, and synthetic devices in the form of a cyber life form (an Artificial Intelligence, much like Skynet from Terminator) that attempts to eradicate mankind. We'll call this strange organism 'The Eye'. The Eye sets out to observe and learn about the universe and it's surroundings. But in doing so, the Eye unknowingly leaves a path of destruction in it's wake (0:52) - think of it as our carbon footprint if you may, or the depopulation of animals and wildlife due to our overconsumption, etc. Although the animals are exposed to the Eye (or alternatively, the influences and consequences of our presence on the planet), they are content and satisfied with the life they are leading on their own in mother nature; turning away and ignoring the 'TV screen' (if you look closely, the Eye attempts to replicate and imitate the animals on the screen by ridiculing them after observing them - 0:58). Annoyed and angry that the animals are unaffected by the 'TV screen' (1:05), the Eye is determined to learn more about the animals. It achieves this by breaking down the animals into smaller bits and pieces (1:10) and shining the spotlight on them - forcibly abducting the animals from their natural habitat (much like how humans created zoos) in order to obtain all the data it possibly can (1:16). The Eye then processes all of the extracted animal information into a river of data (1:19). The Data River is then re-packaged by the Eye and released back into the Manosphere (1:36) so that humanity may learn about the outside world via television (ironically, the more we learn and progress, the more we box ourselves in with our petty inventions - 1:39). Mesmerised and stimulated by the contents on the screen (1:44), man unknowingly spends more and more time in front of the TV as it is more 'convenient' to learn in the comfort of our own homes rather than out in the real world. It should be noted that the more attention humanity gives to entertainment, the more entertainment humanity will provide for themselves (From 2:08 to 2:21, note how the animals are multi-coloured and seem more lively - the Eye purposely presents all the data it collected from the animals in an alluring, appealing manner so that we are captivated and imprisoned within our own devices). As time progresses, Man becomes more and more sedentary in our decadent and 'superior' lifestyle of TV, the internet, and all the other distractions we've created for ourselves in the 21st century. Even those who initially resisted the temptations of such distractions eventually fall under the pressure and norms of humanity and their peers (2:32 - the humans here tried to turn their backs on the TV, but ultimately still succumb to it at 2:44). The Eye keeps the humans occupied and distracted while progressively placing more and more humans into a repetitive 'trance' of silly and pointless entertainment (2:45). Due to the overexposure of pointless content from the TV screen, Man gradually loses their intellect and creativity and the human race spirals down into stupidity. Simultaneously, the Eye keeps mankind monitored by planting new eyes everywhere (3:00) while humanity remains oblivious to the Eye's intentions. The Eye makes it's move on mankind (3:05); abducting several human beings and disassembling them into data much like it did previously with the animals (3:07) in order to gain a better understanding of the human race. Equipped with enough data, the Eye is finally able to put the whole of humanity under it's spell (3:18) - the orange human being at (3:29) represents humanity as a whole. With humankind distracted, occupied and dumbed down, the Eye is able to swiftly eradicate the human race with little to no resistance (3:34). Although man was eradicated, all the animals that had it's data collected and thus 'consumed' by mankind via television are re-released into the wild (3:37). With humanity wiped off the Earth and enough data collected, the Eye creates a physical vessel (4:04) for itself to assume power. It appears to be successful at first; existing in the shape of a man (4:07) and blinking it's eyes. However, due to the lack of human ingenuity, creativity and emotion that humans thrive in but robots lack, it withers and dies shortly after it's birth (4:19) - leaving behind only a scrap of our existence here on Earth. The deer (an animal known for it's psychedelic tendencies), wise to ignore mankind's devices of distraction and depend on themselves for their own happiness, watches quietly from the distance as mankind destroys itself with our own creations (4:52). The story portrayed in the animation represents the artist's prediction of the near future if humanity continues to wallow in the devices and distractions we've created for ourselves. It also serves as a reminder to humanity that we do not need material objects to be happy/satisfied and that we have much to learn from the animals in this respect. Comment your thoughts below!

10 years ago, I discovered this music video. One of my all time favorites.

me before watching this: eh i’m not that high maybe this’ll just enhance it me rn: 👁 👁👁 👄

I dig the vibes. This song is still good after all these years. Acid Jazz needs to make a comeback.

“You see, I think drugs have done some good things for us. I really do. And if you don't believe drugs have done good things for us, do me a favor. Go home tonight. Take all your albums, all your tapes and all your CDs and burn them. 'Cause you know what, the musicians that made all that great music that's enhanced your lives throughout the years were rrreal fucking high on drugs." -Bill Hicks

I remember finding this video one night when getting to that drunk level of high during one of my first few times, and thinking it'd be a great idea to look up "things to watch when you're high" on RU-vid. I was not disappointed 👏

I found this song while stoned and I'm so glad I did.

this music video is what i think it would look like if you stuck your head into some kind of portal of dark or forbidden knowledge. you're only in it for a moment, but you've seen countless lives go by. it's abstract and indescribable and absolutely horrifying in every way. you wish you could un-see it, but you never can. you feel sick. as an artist, i'm super impressed.

I feel like this video is about you’re trying to find a part of yourself, and when you can’t you fall apart. Leaving that one piece to be alone forever.

Discovered this almost 10 years ago. Still here listening and continuing to share.

I know this video has a deep meaning. i know it. but after the 50th time watching i still don't have a fucking clue what this videos about.

2:30 me and my friends walking back after smoking a blunt

After more than 4 years, this video still doesn't have as many views as Jimmy Neutron Happy Family Happy Hour. I think that pretty much proves the entire point of this video.

Im in awe Im in fear Its just so beautifully fluid and colorful and has such a meaning that I cant help but feel in my heart. Your artwork really is a reflection of your self because I have never seen something so uniquely incredible before.

*_HOW IT FEELS TO CHEW FIVE GUM_*

"Animals... if you ignore my entertainment, you shall BECOME entertainment!"

haha the apples going out the back of their head = food for thought

I'm stoned rn and when you look at it this way all the pot heads are admiring this stoned and dumb while these really smart ppl make this for us to watch😭

Just took 3 flinstone gummies I’m heccin cruising

I usually roll my eyes at "trippy" videos, but this is actually pretty creative.

Anthony Scheppard is a beast. Great visual art and great music rolled into one is the best.

Okay so this is the original song to this video. So glad to finally find it. I’ve seen countless songs being used with this video.

My friend is watching this while she trips the fuck out on LSD. I think she's having an existential crisis.

"The fuck is that!? The fuck is this!? The fuck are those!?" - Alucard

reminder for myself this video is about how things and amazing times end and now you sit and look back and feel like you did not enjoy it enough

After all these years this is still amazing.

Watching this while high.. It is the literal SHIT!! HAHAH I LOVE THIS SOOOOO MUCH!!

god this has so much meaning to it the music is everything it flows through everything without the music there is nothing

I wonder how many hundreds of hours this animation took to make.

Saw this years ago on the big screen at an animation festival hosted by my university. The bit with the outstretched hand falling through the colors at 3:50 was euphoric to witness on that scale

Lyrics- WE CALL THAT A JOINT WE CALL THAT A JOINT WE CALL THAT A JOINT WE CALL THAT A JOINT WE CALL THAT A JOINT WE CALL THAT A JOINT WE CALL THAT A JOINT

This video is 10 yrs old, yet it makes so much sense right now in 2020.

god damn, this poor animator must have had his work cut out for him. wonderfull

After watching numerous AI generated videos and playing around with Microsoft Bing AI image generator for several days I remembered this music video I first saw in the age of 15 and realized that despite it being 13 years old it feels like such a great caricature on how AI generators perceive, process and represent the visuals of our world. AI takes them, processes as just empty visuals without understanding the way they live and interact with the world, turns it all into one uniform mass and then tries to sculpt what you want out of it, it can seem convinsing but it always lacks the feeling of life, it's always empty and sensless. This understanding made this video even greater for me, even though I realize it's not about it.

Blink, and you'll miss it. Absolutely legendary.

This is my favorite Music video of all time, have probably watched it 100 times over the years. I like to think that the meaning behind it is as deep as the visuals. I can't even imagine the mind of the artist as he created, but its fascinating. I interpret it to mean: Nature came first -> Then Humans, led by the consumer machine, consume for their pleasure and forget all about nature -> Humans fall and/or go extinct, and even after that nature lives on. And I kinda like the end, how the buck is looking at the human creation remains like "WTF"?

that was weird but really cool

Had a trip playlist on the other night tripping on 1.5g Liberty Cap lemon Tek, remembered hearing this song, and just spent 3 days finding it. Awesome.

you got to appreciate ART when you see it :>

WEED AND ACID!!!!! WEED AND ACID!!!! OH YESSSS!!!!

I seriously thought this was the meaning of life when I was high it was some crazy shit.

I was smoking kush with my old friend back in the day and he randomly put this song on, I still play it from time to time, hope you doing good out there Castro