Your Quarterly Pomplamoose Mashup PLUS Ritual Beard Sacrifice!

November 5, 2013 10:57 AM

Everyone's favorite twee cover band Pomplamoose has a pretty cool new video to go with their mashup of Royals/Loser/California Love. Soy un Perdedor Royal. Enjoy.
posted by carsonb (13 comments total)

I thought Jack Conte's speech at XOXO was terrific and I think it's interesting and clever what he's been doing with these projector set ups, but I've yet to hear a Royals cover that's better than the original.
posted by gwint at 11:08 AM on November 5, 2013 [1 favorite]

I've had a soft spot for Pomplamoose since their Single Ladies cover. Video projection is really being heightened lately.
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 11:11 AM on November 5, 2013

I'll agree with gwint, but so far this one with Puddles the Clown ain't too shabby.
posted by pmv at 11:13 AM on November 5, 2013 [6 favorites]

Sometimes I think the secondary difference between people who do this incredible stuff, and those of us that just click through it, is these guys have no idea what their time is worth! (The primary one is they actually have ideas, but it's way harder to actually stick with an idea until you're really done than it is to come up with them.)

I cannot imagine how mindnumbing and time consuming that must have been. And it's frickin' awesome. So, I'm glad!

Also, ALL the XOXO videos were worth watching. I wasted a lot of time clicking through those the last few weeks.
posted by DigDoug at 11:35 AM on November 5, 2013

So much fun!

Seriously, projection mapping seems both so simple and magical all at the same time. Like most magical things, so much of the work is hidden behind the results, but wow.
posted by Freen at 11:48 AM on November 5, 2013 [1 favorite]

All effects in the following video were created with a single projector, pieces of white foam core, and an electric beard trimmer.

FTFY
posted by Avelwood at 12:58 PM on November 5, 2013

14:59.
posted by drjimmy11 at 1:15 PM on November 5, 2013

Everyone's favorite twee cover band Pomplamoose

Except for Walk Off The Earth who have done their own Royals cover, minus projector, plus didgeridoo (and with beards left intact).
posted by oneswellfoop at 3:37 PM on November 5, 2013 [2 favorites]

Don't miss the plug on the YT site/link - they are playing with Imogen Heap this Friday, November 8.

Kinda short notice for me to get up there from SoCal...
posted by Xoebe at 5:32 PM on November 5, 2013

Thanks oneswellfoop, that was awesome too. Interesting how one little song can inspire so much.
posted by bigZLiLk at 6:04 PM on November 5, 2013

obligatory
posted by rap and country at 6:58 PM on November 5, 2013

what is booya sauce?
posted by Lipstick Thespian at 7:16 PM on November 5, 2013

I like their stuff (and nothing against this post), but I wouldn’t call them “twee”.
This
is
twee.
posted by D.C. at 12:49 AM on November 6, 2013