Our “Voyeur Music Video” series is a lot like porn for music lovers. Shot in one take at locations around the city, the videos are intimate, stripped down and raw–nothing like traditional live performances. Enjoy!

It’s time! After shooting all summer long, we’re kicking off our new season of Voyeur Music Videos! Shot in one take, these videos snatch the musicians out of the music venue and plop them down in locations around the city. Like amateur porn for music lovers, these are stripped-down sets by some of our favorite musicians. And this season, we’ve got a slew of diverse artists that represent the full gambit of Austin music.

Kicking off the new season of Voyeur Music Videos is Austin psych pop band Candi & The Strangers. With their lush soundscapes, Candi & The Strangers bring a style that reminds me of the aural incarnation of pop art. Full of dreamy pinks and oranges, their synth-heavy sound mimics the swirls of liquid psychedelic light projections. And the vocals, layered in reverb, have an almost shiny, plastic feel, as if sung by a mannequin who has come to life.

For the video, we decided to represent that plastic, pop art sound by surrounding the band with eerie naked mannequins. Shot in a fixtures warehouse off Cameron road, the band was surrounded by arms, legs, and lots and lots of perky plastic boobs. The end result is something that could have been shot in Andy Warhol’s Factory: a beautiful fusion of sound and style.

WATCH: “Femme Sonique” by Candi & The Strangers

Kind of in love with Erik Woffor’s omnichord. Like an electronic harp, it’s really effing sexy. I’m also in love with Samantha’s Casio SK-1

Erik Wofford plays the Omnichord

Samantha Constant plays the Casio SK-1

Earlier this year, Candi & The Strangers released their debut album “10th of Always.” You can pick it up at End of an Ear on South 1st or at Waterloo. You can also download “10th of Always“ from Amazon.com.

Currently, band members Angie and Greg Rose are on an old-fashioned road trip through the US. In the meantime, songwriting team John and Samantha Constant and producer Erik Wofford have teamed up with Shiny Object to create an animated feature called Children of the Tone. The band also worked on the soundtrack to Man on a Mission, which will have its theatrical debut in New York in January.

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