Pastel: Odezenne's new cartoon clip sets the bar high

Rocked by the release of the albums of Odezenne (Au Baccara in stores since October 12), Lomepal, Columbine, Georgio, Scylla … 2018 was the year of French rap. And we announce it right away, Au Baccarat takes the lead of pearls of the genre. Today, it is the clip of Pastel, shared on the media on November 14 that we dissect. On the program, inventiveness, ingenuity… and a good dose of magic!

An atypical clip in cartoons

After Baby, Odezenne offers a new clip in cartoons. However, the universe chooses completely denotes the crazy and color-loving style Pop art of Baby.  

Pastel's music video enjoys a rare sophistication. The interest lies in the details. Status of woman, status of little soldiers…, rappers summon erotic symbols as well as from the field of dreams and childhood (sometimes trip, like these trees that grow while the protagonist rolls).

Initiatory journey, pure trip, or both?

It all begins when, in the middle of the desert, a man with a single shoe and who looks suspiciously like a potato wakes up, and begins to roll. Then follows a crazy chase against, in bulk : Death, nasty dogs, landslides, a giant wave and a giant broth worthy of the greatest witches' drums.

At the crossroads of Tim Burton and Salvador Dali, exists this character, hero of Pastel, and burlesque misadventures. Odezenne are the heirs of surrealism, and expresses a crazy solitude and a void of possibilities of action through the words of Pastel, which we perceive, salient, in the video clip. 

Odezenne resurrects for a time the old demons of childhood, in a visual tale claiming the misery of certain existences and the perpetual metamorphosis of a world populated by sacred monsters. 

The music video was directed by Vladimir Mavounia-Kuka. He has already collaborated with Odezenne on the clips of Dedans and Bouche à lèvres. 

P.S. : Reference to Pushkin read and approved.

BONUS: Pastel'swords here! :