“Power” Director Marco Brambilla Speaks To Vulture, Says “Dark Twisted Fantasy” Is A Potential Title For Kanye’s 5th LP
Vulture scored an interview with the director of Kanye’s video portrait.
So what exactly is the piece?
Well, it’s a video portrait of Kanye. It starts with a very tight shot introducing him that’s kind of a reinvention of a neoclassical painting. It pulls back from the shot, without any cuts, and we reveal the video canvas, populated by all these characters who are depicted in various stages of undress and decadence. The iconography comes from Roman iconography, Renaissance iconography, and it connects to the sexuality of the music as well. As we reveal the setting for it, there’s a feeling of a moment of transition for him. A fall from grace, if you will. It visualizes power, and him as the icon as power, and then at the end of the piece it challenges the power that I set up at the beginning. It’s an elliptical piece of storytelling.How did you guys end up using that kind of imagery?
He approached me via my gallery and he wanted to do something that wasn’t a music video. He wanted a video work that would accompany the music. I said, “That’s great, because I don’t do music videos.” I wanted to give it an epic feeling. The song feels very personal, but the orchestration and the production of the track is epic and I wanted to give it something hypersensational and exaggerated.
Full Interview Link: Marco Brambilla Speaks To Vulture
He also let the cat out of the bag about Kanye’s new album title:
And I understand you’ve heard that Dark Twisted Fantasy is the name of the album?
I’ve heard that’s the latest name. I would say not locked-in, and it would probably not get locked until closer to the time of the album release.
Last week, Ye announced that he scrapped the “Good Ass Job” title (confirming what we reported three weeks prior.)
But five days before that, he inadvertently posted a banner with the text “My Dark Twisted Fantasy”; later replaced with a text-less version of the same image.
The title was track #2 on the leaked tracklist, now possibly the LP’s title-track.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Thats it!!
I’m putting a pack of Life Saver Gummies on Solars head. Tropical.
Dead or Alive.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
Mark my words, the NBA’s insistence on lowering team payrolls by limiting individual salaries instead of making their team cap more strict will turn the NBA into MLB. That sucks.
Think about it. Every team can now afford to have two or even three marquee players, since many are limited to playing for 15-20 mill a year. And players are already talking about forming big 3s all of a sudden, since they already know the paltry maximum salaries they can get. So now many cities wont have a chance at keeping their good players. Kevin Durant and the Thunder are an anachronism, trust me.
It won’t be about which teams are the richest, but which cities can help your brand, and which cities have the best party scenes and flyest bitches. Much worse than when players used to play for money.
Cities like Cleveland, Minnesota, Milwaukee, and even Toronto [not justified IMO] are screwed forever. Just like a few teams in the MLB are. The NBA should be trying to be more like the NFL, which is the gold standard.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Good Ass Job>>>Dark Twisted Fantasy, as far as titles go.
Then again wanting a good ass job is a pretty dark and twisted fantasy, so they’re pretty much the same.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
BITCH BITE YO TONGUE!!!
August 5th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
I can live without Kanye West raps… Quite easily.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:46 pm
As much effort as Yeezy puts into his videos, the results tend to be pretty underwhelming
August 5th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Think about it. Every team can now afford to have two or even three marquee players, since many are limited to playing for 15-20 mill a year. And players are already talking about forming big 3s all of a sudden, since they already know the paltry maximum salaries they can get. So now many cities wont have a chance at keeping their good players. Kevin Durant and the Thunder are an anachronism, trust me.
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I don’t understand your point regarding the NBA. Every team could always afford to have two or three maqrquee players. There has been a cap on individual player salaries for 12 years now. The current CBA allows for current teams to offer their players more money per year as well as an additional year on the contract as an enticement for star players to stay with their home team. This will surely be kept in the next CBA. LeBron is the unique situation, look at star drafted the past 12 years, the vast majority stayed with their original team because they could pay them more. This will not change with the new CBA.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
# Dewill Says:
August 5th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
BITCH BITE YO TONGUE!!!
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This has nothing to do with your comment, but I hope you don’t live in or closest to a boring city that has an NBA team. Because you may as well give up on your team. In 5 years there will be 6 teams with big 3s and you better hope you’re a fan of one of them. It’s too late for this Raptors fan, I’m afraid.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
I sincerely doubt I’m Back won’t make the album. Co-Sign on Got Your Back being awful.
And, again, lol @ Dewill …
August 5th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
” Game talks R.E.D. Album delays; says previous buzz singles “Krazy”, “It Must Be Me”, “Shake” won’t be on album ”
Haven’t heard It Must Be Me yet [and, like the Dre single, I don't intend to], but Krazy and Shake really couldn’t make the album. Terrible songs.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
Torontos a boring city??
August 5th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
MLB has no salary cap and a weak luxury tax compared to the NBA. The introduction of a hard or lower cap in the NBA will make it more difficult for elite teams to hoard talent. If the NBA had no salary cap like MLB then I would agree with your point, but tafter the new CBA next summer, they will have something closer to the opposite end of the spectrum.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
* applauds Google for shutting that Wave shit down *
What a fuckin’ terrible service that was.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:53 pm
# Charles Oakley Says:
August 5th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Think about it. Every team can now afford to have two or even three marquee players, since many are limited to playing for 15-20 mill a year. And players are already talking about forming big 3s all of a sudden, since they already know the paltry maximum salaries they can get. So now many cities wont have a chance at keeping their good players. Kevin Durant and the Thunder are an anachronism, trust me.
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I don’t understand your point regarding the NBA. Every team could always afford to have two or three maqrquee players. There has been a cap on individual player salaries for 12 years now. The current CBA allows for current teams to offer their players more money per year as well as an additional year on the contract as an enticement for star players to stay with their home team. This will surely be kept in the next CBA. LeBron is the unique situation, look at star drafted the past 12 years, the vast majority stayed with their original team because they could pay them more. This will not change with the new CBA.
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Marquee meaning top 25 players, not just great players. I can’t think of too many teams that had 3 stars as big as Boston in 08 [not relevant to my point], and now Miami, and maybe the Knicks next year.
The money they allow a players current team to offer isn’t much more. And I’m not so sure there has always been a cap on player salaries this decade, if there was it was pretty high given guys like Garnett and Shaq were getting more than players do now. Shaq earned 32.5 mill his last year on his old-old deal.
Now players who finished their rookie contracts and have established themselves as elite still have to play for 15 mill, so they may as well play beside another star or in a city that more fun to live in and helps their brand.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
# Dewill Says:
August 5th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
BITCH BITE YO TONGUE!!!
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This has nothing to do with your comment, but I hope you don’t live in or closest to a boring city that has an NBA team. Because you may as well give up on your team. In 5 years there will be 6 teams with big 3s and you better hope you’re a fan of one of them. It’s too late for this Raptors fan, I’m afraid.
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well sir… I reside in ATL… And my fav team is the Lakers… So, none of ur comments pertain to I… Lol
August 5th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
Hopp Says:
August 5th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
* applauds Google for shutting that Wave shit down *
What a fuckin’ terrible service that was.
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Shit really was a waste of my 5 minutes.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
# Shooter Says:
August 5th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
Torontos a boring city??
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It’s not, that’s why I said it’s not justified that players believe that. And they think out taxes will rob them, also not true–I think Bosh even complained about this. Plus some players don’t want to play in Canada.
We’ve had an easy time attracting foreign players as of recent years, though.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:00 pm
# Charles Oakley Says:
August 5th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
MLB has no salary cap and a weak luxury tax compared to the NBA. The introduction of a hard or lower cap in the NBA will make it more difficult for elite teams to hoard talent. If the NBA had no salary cap like MLB then I would agree with your point, but tafter the new CBA next summer, they will have something closer to the opposite end of the spectrum.
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I hope you’re right. The NBA’s cap is so soft only like 1 or 2 teams follow it, and most teams are between 70-90 mill [cap is like 55 mill]. Almost every team can get around the cap, and the Lakers and Celtics were the teams with the highest payrolls last year. The Cavs and Magic were near the top too. The cap doesn’t stop tams from buying titles, so in effect it is kind of like the MLB IMO.
And it’s funny because the NFL has a hard cap and has had no trouble building those dynasties casual fans love so much [Patriots], all the while making sure every team has a chance.
I just think they should lift restrictions on individual salaries, and make the team cap a hard one. It’ll force the teams do lower salaries the most efficient way.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
It’s not, that’s why I said it’s not justified that players believe that. And they think out taxes will rob them, also not true–I think Bosh even complained about this. Plus some players don’t want to play in Canada.
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ah I see
Im thinking about doing a year in Canada and i had heard pretty great things about Toronto as a city
August 5th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
well sir… I reside in ATL… And my fav team is the Lakers… So, none of ur comments pertain to I… Lol
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Alright, alright.
*bites tongue*
August 5th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
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This chick is >.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
you’re gonna hear more music…be on the lookout for Elmatic. I’m in talks with Madlib, I’m in talks with Khrysis, 9th Wonder, on working on these new projects. Be on the lookout for The Feed, guest appearances [from me], and…yeah man, we ‘bout to kick it in full gear. I’m working on my solo show right now; we ‘bout to start going on the road… So, be prepared to bare witness to the new music and the new vision with eLZhi.
DX: Is it too early to predict a potential release date for that sophomore solo, The Feed?
Elzhi: Yeah it’s too early. You’re gonna hear the Elmatic before you hear The Feed.
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dope article…
August 5th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
*bites tongue*
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LOL.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:05 pm
Marquee meaning top 25 players, not just great players. I can’t think of too many teams that had 3 stars as big as Boston in 08 [not relevant to my point], and now Miami, and maybe the Knicks next year.
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I don’t agree with this. CHI, UTA, SEA, ORL in the 90′s – DET, LAL, SAS in the first half of 00′s were all stacked with either 2 top 10 or 3-5 top 25 players on their rosters.
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The money they allow a players current team to offer isn’t much more. And I’m not so sure there has always been a cap on player salaries this decade, if there was it was pretty high given guys like Garnett and Shaq were getting more than players do now. Shaq earned 32.5 mill his last year on his old-old deal.
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It is a lot more. 12% raises per year vs. 8%, plus an additional year. This is a difference of over 30 million for a max contract staying at home vs. leaving to a new team.
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Now players who finished their rookie contracts and have established themselves as elite still have to play for 15 mill, so they may as well play beside another star or in a city that more fun to live in and helps their brand.
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This has been the case since 1998. Besides what your saying is going to happen as far as a few teams dominating has been the norm. CHI dominated with 90′s, HOU won the other 2 championships. LAL went to 4 finals, SAS won 4 championships, and DET went to six straight conference finals. LAL has just been to 3 straight finals. Their is not parity in the NBA now, there wasn’t any before, and your right, their won’t be any in the future.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:05 pm
ah I see
Im thinking about doing a year in Canada and i had heard pretty great things about Toronto as a city
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Yeah, it’s pretty nice. Although I’ve only lived here and can’t really compare it to other cities, lol.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
I hope you’re right. The NBA’s cap is so soft only like 1 or 2 teams follow it, and most teams are between 70-90 mill [cap is like 55 mill]. Almost every team can get around the cap, and the Lakers and Celtics were the teams with the highest payrolls last year. The Cavs and Magic were near the top too. The cap doesn’t stop tams from buying titles, so in effect it is kind of like the MLB IMO.
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The cap does not make it more difficult to keep and pay your talent. It makes it more difficult to acquire more talent. The LAL got lucky that MEM just gave Gasol away. BOS got lucky that Minny’s GM was a moron. They did not sign all of their players like the Yankees or Red Sox, they had to wait for an opportunity to arise. And they had to have the requisite expiring contracts.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
This has been the case since 1998. Besides what your saying is going to happen as far as a few teams dominating has been the norm. CHI dominated with 90′s, HOU won the other 2 championships. LAL went to 4 finals, SAS won 4 championships, and DET went to six straight conference finals. LAL has just been to 3 straight finals. Their is not parity in the NBA now, there wasn’t any before, and your right, their won’t be any in the future.
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I know a lot of teams have dominated the Finals all the time, but I just have a feeling the way the Eastern Conference playoff look this year is gonna spread to the West, and be the norm from now on.
Instead of having the bottom 4 teams have 50 wins, and a chance for exciting playoffs it’ll be like the East this year, where the first round was mainly sweeps of teams that had no chance.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
” dope article… ”
Indeed.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
The cap does not make it more difficult to keep and pay your talent. It makes it more difficult to acquire more talent. The LAL got lucky that MEM just gave Gasol away. BOS got lucky that Minny’s GM was a moron. They did not sign all of their players like the Yankees or Red Sox, they had to wait for an opportunity to arise. And they had to have the requisite expiring contracts.
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I see what you’re saying, but between Miami and what might happen in NY, it just feels like certain teams don’t stand a chance to keep players they draft and may as well give up.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Why are suckas on here talkin’ bout sports? Take dat shit to a sports blog. That is all.
August 5th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
Random Trivia: Brambilla directed Demolition Man.
^ demolition man sucked. reading that last bit dropped my expectation for this video sharply. lol.
August 5th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
If Kanye is trying to sell more, then he needs to name it something not terrible
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