Basement Jaxx "Plug It In" Video - A Must See!!!

robolvr · Post by **robolvr** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 12:02 am

Outstanding! But can anyone tell me who the woman at the very end is supposed to be?

RL

Ddroid · Post by **Ddroid** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 6:03 am

oh cool...........i wish i can download it.......

kb7rky · Post by **kb7rky** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 10:18 am

It might have been better, had I a cable modem to watch it straight through, instead of with all the annoying "dropped packet" and "Communicating With Server" pauses...

But, I'll agree with the majority...

Oh...my...GOD!

Doug

htb21 · Post by **htb21** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 1:34 pm

nice find!

CyberFlunkey · Post by **CyberFlunkey** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 3:37 pm

Very nice!

Was anyone able to capture the video? I tried StreamDown, but it gets a handshake error when it tries to connect to the video.

They didn't lock out directory access on the server, but all I could find were the link files (.ram files), I couldn't find the .rm files anywhere. Anyone else have any luck?

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 6:08 pm

Ok, I managed to get the streamed file using "HiDownload". I will keep it on my webserver for some days, you can download it under: http://barthosch.dyndns.org/fbc/basemen ... g-it-in.rm

But it's 'only' a DSL connection and it's my regular computer, so don't expect great reliability or speed.

I also put the file into my eDonkey/eMule folder: [url]ed2k://|file|ASFR.-.basement-jaxx_plug-it-in.rm|9271098|3AF83C688F6AA1EEE14F678B9B07076D|/[/url]

Have fun

Keizo · Post by **Keizo** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 6:39 pm

THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!!!!!!

Trace Venom · Post by **Trace Venom** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 8:53 pm

Please don't tell me I'm the only one around here who owns the actual record and hasn't been able to see this particular video... anyone

?

Stephaniebot · Post by **Stephaniebot** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 11:58 pm

I agree the video is certainly quite something,though I agree that the ending is a bit of a disappointment.What a waste of all those fembots!

serf · Post by **serf** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 12:02 am

Yes, yes, YES!!!!

The movement, the blank stares, the poses...top 10 material to be sure. If teaching Bot Acting 101, this vid gets shown at the first class meeting.

The ending? Not my thing at all, but the rest is just too sweet.

And thanks, Bart, for providing the download. Big thanks.

This one has a ton of replay value, so I think I'll...watch it again!

tectile · Post by **tectile** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 6:11 am

I have never been a big fan of Realplayer because of the way it intertwines itself all over your computer but I do have Realplayer classic.
When I try to watch the video It seems to jump from scene to scene kind of like I am only seeing every fifth frame. The audio is fine though.
Does anyone have any idea what I mite be doing wrong?

CyberFlunkey · Post by **CyberFlunkey** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 7:19 pm

Bart wrote:Ok, I managed to get the streamed file using "HiDownload". I will keep it on my webserver for some days, you can download it under: http://barthosch.dyndns.org/fbc/basemen ... g-it-in.rm

Have fun

Thanks Bart!

fection · Post by **fection** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 2:54 am

Oh yes!
I LOVE the cuddly cop!!
I agree the end is a little extreme (a LITTLE?!!!). Shame - but other than that A++!!!!
Sigh.......Cuddly Cop.......
fec.

fection · Post by **fection** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 5:37 am

Sorry about this, but I THINK I may have tracked down another potential robo-video.
While I was looking for stills from the basement jaxx vid, I found this site....

http://www.xmixprod.com/artists.html

About a quarter of the way down (under felix da house cat) there's this....

Standing On a Corner Watching Cars Go By:
‘Cyberwhore’ The first single from Felix’s new album ‘Thee Courtship of Devin Dazzle’ is now available on Felix’s new label Rude Photo (Cat# ZRP01). Produced with long time collaborator Dave The Hustler, this 12” is filling dancefloors much like ‘Silver Screen’ did. Cyberwhore features a crunching guitar, pulsating bass line and the sexiest female robot this side of Bladerunner. Click here to check out some streaming audio.

....from what I can tell, the streaming audio link isn't a link, but has anyone heard (or more impertantly SEEN!!) this song?
It could be they're just talking about a female robot's voice in the song, but even so....
fec.

tully · Post by **tully** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 6:35 am

It's house music, mostly. No video to be had, and you're pretty much right on the mark, it's a "sexy" femme robot voice.

kb7rky · Post by **kb7rky** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 6:22 pm

tectile wrote:I have never been a big fan of Realplayer because of the way it intertwines itself all over your computer but I do have Realplayer classic.
When I try to watch the video It seems to jump from scene to scene kind of like I am only seeing every fifth frame. The audio is fine though.
Does anyone have any idea what I mite be doing wrong?

It ain't you, Tec...I have RealPlayer something point or another that came standard with my machine, and it only shows about every fifth frame, as well.

Doug

jpetoh · Post by **jpetoh** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 5:57 am

kb7rky wrote: It ain't you, Tec...I have RealPlayer something point or another that came standard with my machine, and it only shows about every fifth frame, as well.
Doug

Ditto.

Keizo · Post by **Keizo** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 6:51 am

fection wrote:Oh yes!
I LOVE the cuddly cop!!
sigh.......Cuddly Cop.......
fec.

You can't have her! SHE'S MINE!!! Mine, I tell you! AHHHHhhhhhh.......

tectile · Post by **tectile** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 7:41 am

Thanks for hosting the file CyberFlunkey,

After a coupld of atempts at downloading the file I was finaly to see the video intact.
Hope I didn't burn up too much of your bandwidth.

tectile · Post by **tectile** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 7:45 am

Woops,
I meant to thank Bart.
Sorry bout that.

Pleasureunit · Post by **Pleasureunit** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 8:56 am

Robotmaster,

I echo the sentiments! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!!!!!! *dropping mechanically to my knees, bending stiffly at waist, offering homage* Those girls were a delight to watch......movements were perfect.....all those foxy locked arms and long legs......mmmmmmm, dreamy. Cute as "Cuddly Cop" was though, I was completely enamoured of the lovely secretarial unit, so much so I went out to Express last night, and put together the tight lil' sweater n' skirt outfit she flaunted.....ahhh, just a creature of many obsessions, hee hee!

Does anyone know who the director is? Fan club address???

Also, my co-worker claims Beyonce is the firefighter robot, Lucy Liu the sports 'bot, and one of the N-Sync boys is the blue-suited fellow. Truth or Bullshit? She also says the company president in the pig mask is the silent member of the Penn and Teller concern, but I really didn't think this is the case. Anyways, with faces on the mind, weren't the expressions of the two guards PRICELESS when they're all blackened with soot, and caught after damaging these plug-in beauties?!?!? I laughed soooo much.

A great, fun video! Thank you again for the heads-up (*BOINGGGGGGG*)

Queenbot

Cybernetique · Post by **Cybernetique** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 9:36 am

Queenbot wrote: One of the N-Sync boys is the blue-suited fellow. Truth or Bullshit?

That one's truth. It's JC Chavez (sp?), the second-in-command behind Timberlake in N'Sync.

The video is definitely interesting. I think I still like "Electric Barbarella" more, but the cuddly cop and the tennis player both put this one into the top ten, no question. Great find!

freejack71 · Post by **freejack71** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 9:58 am

THANK YOU FOR THAT FIND

..............................................................WOW!

RobotMaster · Post by **RobotMaster** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:13 am

Hi,

I've been monitoring the thread over at the Living Mannequins board (just in case anyone wants to know, it is at: http://www.freezemodeling.com ). A poster found a site that has the video in MPEG format. It is almost 50MB in size, which was exciting at first because I thought it may have better resolution. However, it actually doesn't seem to be any better than the 8MB rm file that Bart downloaded from the Basement Jaxx site. I am loathe to say it, since I have an equal distaste for RealPlayer files, but perhaps the format is better? Anyway, if you want it, here is the link: http://www.jc-chasez.org/

BTW, I agree it is fun to speculate on who the models are. I like "Mile Heidi" and her delightful outfit. It actually brought to mind the naughty stewardess outfit Ms. Spears wore in her latest video. And she bears a striking resemblance to Kylie Minogue, in my opinion. Lucy Liu and Beyonce are great calls for "Pinky Tennis" and "Fuzzy Fire". The sexy bride bot looks to me a bit like Jessica Simpson. Not sure who the naughty librarian droid looks like. "Cuddly Cop" is also my favorite; I just can't get over the sexy pants and utility belt. It is immensly satisfying that the editors of the video chose to include numerous shots of her mechanical, jerky movements from the waist down! I am fairly certain that this video was shot in the UK with British models (since Basement Jaxx is a UK band), so perhaps some of our friends on that side of the pond can do some more digging, or even get a better resolution copy if it comes out on DVD or HDTV?

I absolutely love when these kind of things come out of the blue and blow everybody away! Makes the long wait for what may be a disappointing remake of "The Stepford Wives" more tolerable. Have a good one!

RM

ISAF · Post by **ISAF** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:22 am

Thank from Germany

Basement Jaxx "Plug It In" Video - A Must See!!!

Uh-oh

Should have mentioned this before....

Video

Re: Video

MPEG Link