Feel as free as you want to make fun of me for saying it, but out of all of the taxonomic classes, cephalopoda is above and beyond my favorite (sorry not sorry, mammalia!). Three reasons why: squids, cuttlefish, and octopi. In [Robert Crispe](http://www.robertcrispe.com/)'s video for San Diego dream pop outfit [Inspired & the Sleep](https://www.facebook.com/inspiredandthesleep/)'s "Die Slow," I sense that the Australian director has a similar sentiment: 3,762 individually hand-designed, crafted, illustrated, and animated frames later, few animals&#x2014;or, perhaps [aliens](http://www.nature.com/news/octopus-genome-holds-clues-to-uncanny-intelligence-1.18177)&#x2014;glow brighter. What's more, the entire video was captured in-camera, making this piece soar like Inspired & the Sleep's Max Greenhalgh's airy, Grizzly Bear-worthy vocals.

Our Official Music Video for 'Die Slow'
Directed by Australian director Robert Crispe.

The collaboration/production for the video was a year long process. HUGE thanks to all our Kickstarter Backers that made this possible.

'Die Slow' comes off our EP EYELID KID. 
https://inspiredandthesleep.bandcamp.com/album/eyelid-kid

Stream
https://soundcloud.com/inspired-and-the-sleep/sets/eyelid-kid
https://open.spotify.com/album/7qDJ8nTuFOccyoulsueema

Inspired & the Sleep Social:
http://www.inspiredandthesleep.com/
https://www.facebook.com/inspiredandthesleep
http://soundcloud.com/inspired-and-the-sleep
http://twitter.com/#!/insprdandtheslp


Originally from rural Australia, Robert Crispe is a Filmmaker, and exhibited artist who has a prominent interest in creating experimental, DYI moving images with surreal intent. He has worked at one of London's largest advertising agencies within the last two years, adam&eveDDB, where he created video content for Sony Mobile, John Lewis, and Walls before recently moving to Sydney.  

With a few music videos under his belt - most notable being 'Promise Me' for Brooklyn band, Corbu. It premiered on Nylon who qouted "Hands-down the coolest music video we've seen in a while". Robert wanted Die Slow to be a project that would challenge his creativity to deliver something unique and impressive. 'I wanted this to feel hand made, I wanted to give it scale as well as find a point of difference within the stop motion genre.' 

Robert designed, illustrated and crafted all the visual assets for Die Slow. He, also animated all 3,762 frames himself. What sets this paper craft animation aside form any others - 
everything was captured in camera. No post work, just practical effects. 


Inspired & the Sleep is a dream-pop band based in San Diego, California consisting of a revolving lineup surrounding singer-songwriter Max Greenhalgh & multi-instrumentalist Bryce Outcault. Focusing on rhythm and melody, Greenhalgh’s loop-based demos are rewoven with additional psychedelic/jazz threads to construct groove-centered pop songs. Determined on continuous reinvention, the band is moving towards a more refined and darker approach to arranging with polished production while retaining hints of Greenhalgh's previous lo-fi ponderings.

Inspired & the Sleep - Die Slow

"Die Slow" is off of Inspired & the Sleep's EP, _EYELID KID_, which is available for [free download](https://inspiredandthesleep.bandcamp.com/album/eyelid-kid) this week only.

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