Do not be deceived by the darkness surrounding the boys of Blacklist. For starters, they would love for you to be their friend. Second, if you click on the media link over at their site, you can download the three songs off of their 3-song ep (thanks fellas!). And lastly, they’ve allowed Ms. Aridjis to go and direct their video.

Aside from being a Mexican (yay!) documentary filmmaker, she’s easy on the eyes and from a caring and distinguished family, which is good no matter what your background is. With already a film and thought provoking doc under her belt, word on the street is she’s using this shot for Blacklist to rev her up for her next exciting project concerning a Mexican death cult! Awesome!

I’m always interested when someone from a film background similar to hers, turns to music videos. I get the darkness effect of the black and white, and appreciate that the fellas wear their sunglasses at night. But in the midst, there are shots and setups that intrigue me, such as why the drummer only has one drum, how the skeleton at the beginning fits into the scheme of things, and the story behind the shots of the girls (i believe) dancing from the knees down. James always tells me that figuring out what those intentions are is usually more interesting than knowing. In this case J, I’m in. Lets roll up our sleeves kids, its Monday and time for work…

Blacklist – Language of the Living Dead
Directed by Eva Aridjis

Quicktime 7 (iPod compatible), via SRO