Animated band members embark on a "quest for freedom" in Toybloïd music video
Music: Belgian studio Framekit based its animated music video for French band Toybloïd's track If You Dare on road trip films from the 1960s and 1970s (+ movie). More
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Kamiel Rongen creates Sea of Decay for Julien Mier music video
Music: musician and director Kamiel Rongen mixed water and oil with paint, sugar, and even an air freshener to create a series of misty surreal landscapes for this music video (+ movie). More
A Nice Idea Every Day creates Snapchat-inspired video for Peter, Bjorn & John
Music: Berlin-based studio A Nice Idea Every Day explores the relationship between boss and employee via various social media outlets in this new music video. More
New Media Limited creates "dark and cartoony world" for Yeasayer music video
Music: New York directing collective New Media Limited takes hand-painted clay characters on a Hansel and Gretel-inspired adventure in the music video for Yeasayer's Silly Me track. More
Tessa Chong contrasts Japanese landscapes and cityscapes for Super Magic Hats video
Music: inspired by her travels to Japan, Melbourne-based director Tessa Chong has depicted a "moving tapestry of city life" for Super Magic Hats' track Transpose (+ movie). More
Girl attempts to "tame the evil that lurks inside herself" in K Flay music video
Music: Brooklyn director Ken Edge's video for American musician K Flay's FML track follows the journey of a young girl fighting an internal battle between good and evil. More
Marie Larrivé and Lucas Malbrun animate an acrylic landscape for Tropicool music video
Directors Marie Larrivé and Lucas Malbrun depict the journey of a young man and his psychologist in the music video for French band Gable's Tropicool. More
Ruffmercy collages archive footage of J Dilla for The Sickness music video
Music: Bristol-based director Ruffmercy has combined archive footage of J Dilla with hand-drawn animation in the music video for the late American rapper's most recent posthumous track The Sickness (+ movie). More
Sabine Volkert depicts a journey of self-discovery as "liquid motion" for Koloto music video
Music: colourful swirling graphics create a lost girl's fantasy world in animator Sabine Volkert's music video for Koloto's track Fay. More
Quentin Baillieux animates urban horse race for Charles X music video
Music: horses canter along highways and through city streets in French director Quentin Baillieux's music video for Can You Do It by Charles X (+ movie). More
Kevin McGloughlin uses "digi-cut" technique for Shit Robot music video
Music: facial features materialise from an ever-changing background of geometric graphics in Irish director Kevin McGloughlin's music video for End of the Trail by Shit Robot. More
Japanese cartoons inform Que's music video for DJ Vague
Music: inky illustrations based on Japanese comics wash across the frame during the music video by Tokyo animator Que for DJ Vague's track Freakout. More
OK Go performs in zero-gravity for Upside Down & Inside Out music video
Music: director and choreographer Trish Sie tells Dezeen about how she worked with US band OK Go to create the gravity-defying stunts in the music video for the track Upside Down & Inside Out (+ interview). More
Fernando Lazzari's music video for Reid Willis combines natural and "supernatural" imagery
London-based director Fernando Lazzari combined 3D animation with 360 degree images of natural environments to develop a "unique universe" in the music video for Reid Willis' The Slow Knife (+ movie). More
Frozen "pee landscapes" feature in music video for Marle Thomson's Levitation
Music: audiovisual artist Kamiel Rongen used his own frozen urine to create visuals in the music video for Dutch musician Marle Thomson's debut track Levitation (+ movie). More
Dancer becomes a 3D-printed lattice in music video for The Chemical Brothers
Music: a dancer gradually becomes a 3D-printed version of herself in Dom&Nic's music video for UK electronic act The Chemical Brothers' track Wide Open (+ movie). More
Mushroom-like figures travel through space in Planet Sizes music video
Music: animator Anna Ginsburg has designed a psychedelic cast of colourful helmeted characters for Scottish musician Steve Mason's Planet Sizes music video. More
Pink-haired fugitive detonates a "love bomb" in Kris Merc's music video for James
Music: American director Kris Merc has created an animated tale of a hooded outlaw on a mission for English rock band James' To My Surprise music video. More
Red threads control 3D models in Michael Fragstein's Dagner video
Music: German designer Michael Fragstein used digital 3D modelling to create forests and landscapes populated by miniature figures for Berlin group Dan Freeman and the Serious' Dagner music video. More
Sissi Rada's glitchy Sunday music video was filmed entirely with Xbox Kinect
Music: German animation studio Schnellebuntebilder used an XBox Kinect sensor to record glitchy footage of electronic trio Sissi Rada for their Sunday music video. More