This video is still relevant to today. All people seem to do is work and not care about taking time to slow down and enjoy the moment. I live in a small town and it's like that here. I can't connect with anyone and it gets to me so much. I'm planning on moving to a larger city but, not to large. I don't know. Wow this video really impacted me.
I think it's even more relevant today than it was then, because of smartphones and the way internet addiction has embedded this external machine-world deep inside our minds. I totally relate to what you said about not being able to connect to anyone because they can't relax and just exist in the moment and appreciate it... Always in a rush to do "something else" which they then rush to do something else from. Always worried about "missing out" when in reality they're missing out on every present moment of their life. Anyway, I hope your move helped you.
The move went well enough though, the reason I moved didn't work out. Now I'm back in Michigan. I'm trying to get into photography and maybe move in another year. Thanks for the comment and ya, phones don't help. I know people who would rather be on one rather than to talk to someone right beside them.
You're very right. Back when this video was made you there was an emergent desktop internet culture but not a social media/mobile device one. Now I find myself pulling the "check your phone moment" in a retail line or other socially random situation. Back then I simply bullshitted w/ strangers around me. I'm Gen X and I miss those days: to find a random haha moment w/ a stranger, but I almost never have now. I feel more alone at those times surrounded by people and it's a growing trend of dial into the the virtual world at any chance over the real present one because it seems more seductive or more tailored to you, but it's a lie. You're never closer, because that virtual connection can't make it as real as seeing a face light up to your reaction to them.
I am still impressed by this video 20 years later.... It has a great dark atmosphere that fits the song perfectly. And I also love the concept of so much perceived isolation from what would otherwise be a bustling and average scene of time lapses of city life... Monsters exist and they certainly are us. The masses of unappreciative and destructive, apathetic beings; living only as a blurred enitity of little consequence in a much grander scheme that we cannot see because our eyes have been blinded to it. It also becomes apparent in scenes (such as with the golf), that the character portrayed simply cannot fathom the novelty of such a game, as in her grand scheme of things, it's futility and pointlessness are blatantly dismissed as insignificant in her view. Existence seems so overwhelming that just the mere concept of existence is simply the only thing deemed as important. To wander and discover, observe and collect data... Then filter extraneous data and process relevant data for purpose of learning survival skills and knowledge. Much like a condensed parable of the evolution of humanity; search, observe, manipulate using the 5 senses, compare with past data accumulated, learn, purge extraneous knowledge, execute use of new data, use new data to begin the cycle again. Very primal video in a sense, but also very confusing and befuddling, as it shows how society has come to a spiritual and tangible standstill, each member blindly running the rat race, unknowing of the wonders right outside of the breadth of their perception. The main character; an odd anomaly in an otherwise flawless system. Representing the ideal that we still possess the power to break through the gossamer veil shrouding the true life we can nearly ascertain with our fingertips, but usually never reach. Evolution in the form of regressing is a possibility, and perhaps a glimmering hope for days forward. Awesome Video.
Good thoughts. I was really struck by the part where she sees the plant growing in the alleyway and is amazed by its vitality, by the incomparable beauty of nature. And right after that: the tired, sick, flabby man chugging coffee and eating bad food while standing up in a small shop, rushing to get back to "work" on whatever tedious part he plays in this massive machine-cage we've built for ourselves. The world, nature, takes care of itself. The balance is maintained despite an unimaginable number of variables at play. We are the only species that ruins that. Because we can't just be.
All of our parts to play are tedious... I think the plant was a really an important message, about thriving amidst decay, and the indomitable will of life to always blossom, even when all odds are against it. It's nice to see there are still people out there that read between the lines and artists talents are not wasted on those with such commonplace thought as to not understand or appreciate it.
Yeah, I totally got the same vibe, that the plant was the one shred of hope in the whole video. No matter what we do to ourselves we'll never get rid of the basic strength of nature, and it offers a keyhole through which we can see a way out of this mess. I was actually looking earlier today at some wood on an old shack which was covered with lichen and moss. Really beautiful, probably been decomposing for half a century. And suddenly I envisioned that when that process was over, all that remained would be nutrients that would go into the soil, which could grow a new tree that would eventually rot in the same way as the wood that old shack was made out of. In the video, the screens she's looking at flash really fast: "PLASTIC NEVER DECAYS." And that's what hit me earlier, looking at that old wood. Even the nails driven through it were slowly rusting into oblivion. But we're creating a world of garbage junk that will never go away, that nature can never use as nutrients. And we don't even make plastic stuff WELL, nowadays. All manufactured to fall apart and fail, so more plastic crap can be sold. It's the most ridiculous short-sighted way an organism could possibly live, when you think about it. Life on earth is like an endlessly recharging battery, except for us. But it doesn't have to be this way. Maybe we need a serious environmental catastrophe before we'll learn to change our ways, to fundamentally see conscious existence as being about something other than buying and selling and consuming. But at the very least, as you pointed out, art like this video can serve to wake some of us up. And we don't all have to live this way, to let this machine control our minds and our lives for the brief spark of conscious existence that we get to enjoy in this universe. (Incidentally, I'm listening to the 30 minute version of The Box right now, and after watching this video, I finally realized why the cover of that single is a picture of a house. The Box. What a perfectly elegant metaphor for this modern human state of mind.)
Yes, best thing Tilda Swindon ever did, I used to go to that driving range,surrounded by a cement factory chemical plant and Kings Cross terminus sidings. You could taste the sulphur dioxide.
Got into a lot of different bands due to mtv at late night weekends. Sadly a shadow of its former self now. Should be renamed ratv reality advert television. Crap now
I spent a long time trying to track down this track... couldn't remember track/artist name, and with no lyrics to assist in my search... anyhow... ask and ye shall receive; amen!
Funny I've been a huge fan of Orbital for over 20 years or more and love this song when it came out. However this is the first time ever seeing the video, and holy shit Tilda Swinton lol, so dope.
This is a song i have been hearing for a long time, but here's the point: i never remember when or where i hear it, and i never wondered how's it called. Now that i stumbled upon it thought, i am very happy. Thanks kasetophono!
Damn..we were so spoiled growing up with this kind of music video in the 90s. Magnificent visual imagery layered with deep reflection on a fast paced changing world. I'd love to see what a reboot of this video (with an aged Tilda Swinton) of the world to come in 30/40yrs time would look like..bleak/scary AF comes to mind!
I finally figured out why she has that hat on. Her hair would interfere with the stop-motion. I think that's also why the flight attendants wore hats in 2001: A Space Odyssey (although in this case it was to help you believe that they were in zero gravity).
When I think of Amp I think of Josh Wink's Higher State of Consciousness, Block Rockin Beats, Rockafeller Skank, In Sides, Jumbo, Carl Cox's The Future, and Leftfield's Electric Shoxx or whatever it's called!! And Mr. Oizo's one song, Daft Punk's Around the World, and Music Sounds Better With You
Wat a killer song yeea baby great bassline expecally with great pair of subs mmmm sick as always thank you very much oribital AND YA DON'T STOP ..... DJ 360
Love this video and the music. I really relate to the message in this video. I used to commute into London Daily and this is exactly how I felt most of the time! - For me it has a bleak message. very relevant for today, if will dont change our ways and slow down we are going to kill the planet, ourselves and all life.
Interesting title...Did you know that The Black Box or the Box was the ancient name for Saturn? And given the band name Orbital, like the rings of Saturn, this is either trippy as fuck, or the members of Orbital are part of a Mystery School.Either way, I like the music.
This is an alternate timeline where The Ancient One is trapped in time displacement, for some reason in the UK as opposed to NYC, and there's techno playing in the background. That wacky old multiverse! lol
what? like/dislike bar has nothing to do with gossip... Since you don't want to give a straightforward answer that makes any sense, i'll let my assumptions run wild and that it's a fear of rejection on your side. in any case, thanks for the upload, it's an awesome piece of music.
I post videos and comments on UA-cam and those that don't like my comments will dislike the videos. I, thus, too, have disabled the bar. They'll just have to go find some other way to alleviate the burden of their psychological deficits.
I used to love watching this video on MTV in the 90s.I still love it who's with me?
Yeah Good old Times 🙌🙌🙌
Me too! I first saw this on AMP. Dang, I miss those days.
The video is meh but the music? DAAAAAAAAAAMN!
@@danielcoffman2034 it is done with pixelation technique. Creating that video without fancy CGI is amazing
@@jeppejohansen763 I believe they used the stop-motion technique.
I remember. I was in the 20ties now I m 50 and still love it❤❤❤
Tilda Swinton
I *know* things
Isn't she in Doctor Strange???
@@David_Theisen Yes, and a great many other things
Grand Budapest Hotel,Dr Strange
The Beach
я с 1998 года поклонник вашего творчества ...СПАСИБО БОЛЬШОЕ!!!!! ОЧЕНЬ РАД, ЧТО ВЫ ЕСТЬ!!!СПАИБО!!!!!!
An absolute madness! 🫧
The song, the video, the story, the vibe: an absolute timeless masterpiece
one of the most original pure electronica song out there.
This video is still relevant to today. All people seem to do is work and not care about taking time to slow down and enjoy the moment. I live in a small town and it's like that here. I can't connect with anyone and it gets to me so much. I'm planning on moving to a larger city but, not to large. I don't know. Wow this video really impacted me.
I think it's even more relevant today than it was then, because of smartphones and the way internet addiction has embedded this external machine-world deep inside our minds. I totally relate to what you said about not being able to connect to anyone because they can't relax and just exist in the moment and appreciate it... Always in a rush to do "something else" which they then rush to do something else from. Always worried about "missing out" when in reality they're missing out on every present moment of their life. Anyway, I hope your move helped you.
The move went well enough though, the reason I moved didn't work out. Now I'm back in Michigan. I'm trying to get into photography and maybe move in another year. Thanks for the comment and ya, phones don't help. I know people who would rather be on one rather than to talk to someone right beside them.
Animated Harmony I know what you mean about the phone thing. Glad to hear you're doing things in your life though. Stay well. :)
You're very right. Back when this video was made you there was an emergent desktop internet culture but not a social media/mobile device one. Now I find myself pulling the "check your phone moment" in a retail line or other socially random situation. Back then I simply bullshitted w/ strangers around me. I'm Gen X and I miss those days: to find a random haha moment w/ a stranger, but I almost never have now. I feel more alone at those times surrounded by people and it's a growing trend of dial into the the virtual world at any chance over the real present one because it seems more seductive or more tailored to you, but it's a lie. You're never closer, because that virtual connection can't make it as real as seeing a face light up to your reaction to them.
Animated Harmony Gen X too, I feel ya... for real.
I still love it! 21 years ago... . The time running like crazy!
My all time favorite song from any genre. This song has so much meaning to it.
yes, the lyrics are so amazing. jajajajajaja... just kidding, I love it to
I am still impressed by this video 20 years later.... It has a great dark atmosphere that fits the song perfectly. And I also love the concept of so much perceived isolation from what would otherwise be a bustling and average scene of time lapses of city life... Monsters exist and they certainly are us. The masses of unappreciative and destructive, apathetic beings; living only as a blurred enitity of little consequence in a much grander scheme that we cannot see because our eyes have been blinded to it. It also becomes apparent in scenes (such as with the golf), that the character portrayed simply cannot fathom the novelty of such a game, as in her grand scheme of things, it's futility and pointlessness are blatantly dismissed as insignificant in her view. Existence seems so overwhelming that just the mere concept of existence is simply the only thing deemed as important. To wander and discover, observe and collect data... Then filter extraneous data and process relevant data for purpose of learning survival skills and knowledge. Much like a condensed parable of the evolution of humanity; search, observe, manipulate using the 5 senses, compare with past data accumulated, learn, purge extraneous knowledge, execute use of new data, use new data to begin the cycle again. Very primal video in a sense, but also very confusing and befuddling, as it shows how society has come to a spiritual and tangible standstill, each member blindly running the rat race, unknowing of the wonders right outside of the breadth of their perception. The main character; an odd anomaly in an otherwise flawless system. Representing the ideal that we still possess the power to break through the gossamer veil shrouding the true life we can nearly ascertain with our fingertips, but usually never reach. Evolution in the form of regressing is a possibility, and perhaps a glimmering hope for days forward. Awesome Video.
1996, doesn't seem it. This is a classic. Its even better live mix with Doctor Who remix, omg
Good thoughts. I was really struck by the part where she sees the plant growing in the alleyway and is amazed by its vitality, by the incomparable beauty of nature. And right after that: the tired, sick, flabby man chugging coffee and eating bad food while standing up in a small shop, rushing to get back to "work" on whatever tedious part he plays in this massive machine-cage we've built for ourselves. The world, nature, takes care of itself. The balance is maintained despite an unimaginable number of variables at play. We are the only species that ruins that. Because we can't just be.
All of our parts to play are tedious... I think the plant was a really an important message, about thriving amidst decay, and the indomitable will of life to always blossom, even when all odds are against it. It's nice to see there are still people out there that read between the lines and artists talents are not wasted on those with such commonplace thought as to not understand or appreciate it.
Yeah, I totally got the same vibe, that the plant was the one shred of hope in the whole video. No matter what we do to ourselves we'll never get rid of the basic strength of nature, and it offers a keyhole through which we can see a way out of this mess. I was actually looking earlier today at some wood on an old shack which was covered with lichen and moss. Really beautiful, probably been decomposing for half a century. And suddenly I envisioned that when that process was over, all that remained would be nutrients that would go into the soil, which could grow a new tree that would eventually rot in the same way as the wood that old shack was made out of. In the video, the screens she's looking at flash really fast: "PLASTIC NEVER DECAYS." And that's what hit me earlier, looking at that old wood. Even the nails driven through it were slowly rusting into oblivion. But we're creating a world of garbage junk that will never go away, that nature can never use as nutrients. And we don't even make plastic stuff WELL, nowadays. All manufactured to fall apart and fail, so more plastic crap can be sold. It's the most ridiculous short-sighted way an organism could possibly live, when you think about it. Life on earth is like an endlessly recharging battery, except for us. But it doesn't have to be this way. Maybe we need a serious environmental catastrophe before we'll learn to change our ways, to fundamentally see conscious existence as being about something other than buying and selling and consuming. But at the very least, as you pointed out, art like this video can serve to wake some of us up. And we don't all have to live this way, to let this machine control our minds and our lives for the brief spark of conscious existence that we get to enjoy in this universe. (Incidentally, I'm listening to the 30 minute version of The Box right now, and after watching this video, I finally realized why the cover of that single is a picture of a house. The Box. What a perfectly elegant metaphor for this modern human state of mind.)
Brilliant fucking comment and interpretation
I searched 20 years for this video and it was worth it - so impressive!
Same here, life changing video for me ..
Still as awesome as the first time ! What surprises me is that some tracks, like this one, sounds like NOTHING else, and still being so damn good.
Yes, best thing Tilda Swindon ever did, I used to go to that driving range,surrounded by a cement factory chemical plant and Kings Cross terminus sidings. You could taste the sulphur dioxide.
Это любимая вещь всей моей жизни! Слушаю с 96го года. Всегда на телефоне 2-3 версии. The best! Ever!
математически точное техно-электро )))
They don't play videos like this on MTV anymore
it's just bad tv, you can drop the M from the equation
Got into a lot of different bands due to mtv at late night weekends. Sadly a shadow of its former self now. Should be renamed ratv reality advert television. Crap now
They didn't really play this back then either, except maybe on Amp.
Who watch MTV that thing is a waste of time for more then a decade now imo
There's bo MTV anymore. There's shit-tv with tits, asses, and shitty music
I spent a long time trying to track down this track... couldn't remember track/artist name, and with no lyrics to assist in my search... anyhow...
ask and ye shall receive; amen!
2019? anyone?
Yes and I bought their new CD Monsters Exist tonight too
@@David_Theisen jeez this song is older than me
You know a society is in decline if the youth still likes the older generations' music.
2020
2020
One of a kind ...sound and videoclip years ahead ...THANK YOU ORBITAL !
stop motion feel gives it a certain vibe, a certain mood. excellent song.
Brilliant in every way.
and she is still a stunning woman
Гениальная вещь. Похуй на хии-парады - тот случай, когда шедевры создаются вне мейнстрима. В десятке лучших композиций 90-ых однозначно!
Orbital are audio artists. This is one of my favourites. Would not know this was 20 years old, actually just releasing its 22 years old, holy cow
Amp TV, Headbanger's Ball, and Yo MTV Raps...back when the channel had meaning. Hell, it even had news.
Party Zone, Alternative Nation, Headbangers Ball. It was so great! And that talk show i keep forget the name with that funny guy.
@@RicardoPestana Remote Control?
Funny I've been a huge fan of Orbital for over 20 years or more and love this song when it came out. However this is the first time ever seeing the video, and holy shit Tilda Swinton lol, so dope.
I aways need to come back here and remember how much in the entire universe i love this videoclip!
A young Tilda Swinton!
At the time, i didn't even know it was her! Seeing the video right now, quite a surprise!
This is a song i have been hearing for a long time, but here's the point: i never remember when or where i hear it, and i never wondered how's it called. Now that i stumbled upon it thought, i am very happy. Thanks kasetophono!
μερικα πραγματα γινονται για να μενουν
Είναι υπέροχο κομμάτι! Άκουγα orbital όσο ήμουν στο τρένο για το στρατό! Underworld daft punk chemical brothers και όλα τα 90ς!!
The best of Mtv's AMP and the best recording on UA-cam!
Blasting in 2021 ohhh yessss
Damn..we were so spoiled growing up with this kind of music video in the 90s. Magnificent visual imagery layered with deep reflection on a fast paced changing world. I'd love to see what a reboot of this video (with an aged Tilda Swinton) of the world to come in 30/40yrs time would look like..bleak/scary AF comes to mind!
masterpiece,
This was on MTV2 all the time. Oh how times have changed...
is that Tilda Swinton???
Yes, she is.
Fabulous Masters of Ambient !!!! From Moscow love and respect, legends!!!! True music, not shitty pop fake...
I finally figured out why she has that hat on.
Her hair would interfere with the stop-motion.
I think that's also why the flight attendants wore hats in 2001: A Space Odyssey (although in this case it was to help you believe that they were in zero gravity).
My all time favorite track. ♥️😍
Tilda Swinton has Amazing Control!!
anybody remember AMP? i miss those days...
When I think of Amp I think of Josh Wink's Higher State of Consciousness, Block Rockin Beats, Rockafeller Skank, In Sides, Jumbo, Carl Cox's The Future, and Leftfield's Electric Shoxx or whatever it's called!! And Mr. Oizo's one song, Daft Punk's Around the World, and Music Sounds Better With You
beautiful
2018? Anyone?
Not yet. Wait till I will be born.
forever )
anytime
.
Yeah 🙌🙌🙌🙌
I've been searching for this for years...only knew it by the video...didn't remember the song, name or anything else. Thanks Reddit, you're my hero.
One of my best songs ever 🙌
Just discovering this. Very cool.
Why did not I find this earlier?!
Best music video ever made, here it is... #Orbital #TheBox
Keeping my woovers warm for 20yrs :) MTV is not about the M like it used to.
3:33 Monsters Exist!
Damn it, 98th year, my first audio CD (2CD Orbital - In Sides). This memorable, and this is the best album from the Orbital!
2020 вспомнил молодость, спасибо :)
Art!
J'ai oublié combien ce morceau etait excellent, trop bon de le redecouvrir après tant d'années, still love it!!!
Oh the memories.
Wat a killer song yeea baby great bassline expecally with great pair of subs mmmm sick as always thank you very much oribital AND YA DON'T STOP ..... DJ 360
25 years passed, sounds still fresh. NO RETRO
Sigue sonando tan pura y bella tras 20 años.
Да этож блядь ШЕДЕВР!
I've been trying to remember this tune for fucking years! Played this single to death when it came out!
Masterpiece!
Love this video and the music. I really relate to the message in this video. I used to commute into London Daily and this is exactly how I felt most of the time! - For me it has a bleak message. very relevant for today, if will dont change our ways and slow down we are going to kill the planet, ourselves and all life.
its like when you realize how big and nasty the world is
хорошая музыка щас такую не делают
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ахуанная вещь, шедевр.
Priceless !! Couple of decades after, some people do realize what does it mean being a f*ckin' trendsetter.
yess
Interesting title...Did you know that The Black Box or the Box was the ancient name for Saturn? And given the band name Orbital, like the rings of Saturn, this is either trippy as fuck, or the members of Orbital are part of a Mystery School.Either way, I like the music.
Woan goes for goal! A fantastic equaliser!
I like this.
On headphones in a dark room this track takes me to ipcress files places
The girl is Tilda Swinton!
Very nice
This is an alternate timeline where The Ancient One is trapped in time displacement, for some reason in the UK as opposed to NYC, and there's techno playing in the background. That wacky old multiverse! lol
BEST
Заебись клипчик!!!
Tilda Swinton! Todos começam por algum lugar. Ministra Mason rules!
Hell yea!
I don’t think she was too impressed with London.
Epic💕
3:34 - Monsters Exist ;)
Soon they will :-)
featuring Tilda Swinton
Anyway to fix the aspect ratio? This video is should be 4x3
so kool she was in avangers endgame
How did they pull off the smooth camera pans? 360 Camera? Mechanical panner?
Oh Tilda, I love me a Tilda.
It changed the game..
can anyone remember what old TV programme this is inspired/based on it been driving loopy for years
как это снято в 1996 году-то. с технической точки зрения ?
almost end of 2017 and it is still the same. nothing changed. same issues, addictions... wake up! why? monsters Exist, so what? let's turn the page
Despite this being clearly London, I've always associated the video with Berlin somehow...
This should be listened with Naim audio
The lead at 40-50sec+ make me think about GTA themes !
we rte in a box coronavirus 2020
23.12.2018
UNATCO approves.
Getting a lot of creepy vibes from this.....
♦♦♦♦♦
ehm, care to explain why a like/dislike bar on this video is disallowed? can't think of anything giving merit to doing that
if you are looking for a gossip channel go to another place
what? like/dislike bar has nothing to do with gossip... Since you don't want to give a straightforward answer that makes any sense, i'll let my assumptions run wild and that it's a fear of rejection on your side.
in any case, thanks for the upload, it's an awesome piece of music.
don't worry, this video has many likes ;)....you are happy now?
I post videos and comments on UA-cam and those that don't like my comments will dislike the videos. I, thus, too, have disabled the bar. They'll just have to go find some other way to alleviate the burden of their psychological deficits.
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