One of the main gripes I have about the Internet is that it’s hard to find something if you don’t know what it is you’re looking for, unlike in a physical store or library where you can browse whatever is there. But I will say this for YouTube: every now and then their algorithms cough up something truly amazing.
Like Ukrainian electro-folk band Onuka and their beautiful, bizarre, surreal and amazingly compelling video for their song “Zenit.” The imagery is beautiful, the music is both primal and ethereal, the costumes are…kinda creepy, really, but they’re balanced by the flaxen-haired cherub squad. In any case it’s audio-visual feast, and I share it with you with the understanding that many, if not most, of you won’t like it. But it will make an impression and kick you out of the mundane for just a moment.
I leave you with Onuka’s own quote on this video: “I hope this video will help to open eyes to the beauty of the world around us. Regardless of the troubles we face, the demands made of us by modern living, or the fast paced run we are all thrown into. Sometimes you need to stop for a second to see the happiness of the moment. We see that what we want to see.”