Marino: The Videos by Caribou
Formats: DVD+CD (BAY 55DVD) Digital (4 audio tracks only) (BAY 55E)
Release Date: 31 October 2005
Those of you lucky enough to have caught the Caribou live juggernaut as it’s ploughed its way round the world will have been treated to an audio-visual experience to be remembered. At the very least, you’ve probably seen the sparkly videos clips for 'Yeti', 'Skunks' or 'Jacknuggeted' on the telly.
Now you don’t even have to leave the house, because you can take the experience home with you. Marino contains over 60 minutes of music videos - one for almost every song from Caribou’s two most recent albums The Milk Of Human Kindness and Up In Flames - plus a bonus CD containing 4 previously unreleased tracks from The Milk Of Human Kindness sessions. The whole lot comes in a deluxe DVD-sized book package with an extensive booklet.
The videos featured were all made by Dublin's Delicious 9 outfit, who have produced all the visual content for the Manitoba/Caribou tours. Most of the images in the videos were hand-drawn and later coloured on a computer, then meticulously synchronized with the kaleidoscopic swirl of electronics and the heavy, heavy double drummer attack that is the Caribou experience. The DVD contains a special feature, comprising of a narrative edit of the videos from The Milk Of Human Kindness, which tell an old fashioned story of Boy Meets Girl, with a few twists…
PLEASE NOTE: The DVD format is NTSC region free. It requires an NTSC compatible DVD player and TV, which should include most modern units.
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DVD:
1. Yeti
2. A Final Warning
3. Lord Leopard
4. Bees
5. Hello Hammerheads
6. Brahminy Kite
7. Pelican Narrows
8. Barnowl
9. I've Lived On A Dirt Road All My Life
10. Skunks
11. Jacknuggeted
12. Hendrix With Ko
13. Bijoux
14. Twins
15. Crayon
16. Every Time She Turns Round It's Her Birthday
CD:
1. The Barn
2. Marino
3. Handelschnapp
4. Sunsesame REVIEWS
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