Afternoon Animation: Psychedelic Bird's Eye View Of A Stop Motion Wonderland

For filmmaker Hayley Morris' vision of Dream the Dare, the newest release offPure Bathing Culture's Moon Tides, the creator sticks to the winning stop motion formula that made her video Joy, for Iron & Wine, such a success.

Pure Bathing Culture, image via CauseASceneMusic

The band, made up of guitarist Daniel Hindman and keyboardist Sarah Versprille, former backers of Andy Cabic of Vetiver, are two Portland-based musicians known for blending traditional folk/ revisionist jazz elements with synth, keyboard, electric guitars, and drums machines. You can read more about Pure Bathing Culture at Partisan Records, or catch them on tour at one of the following:

10/21/13 Eugene, OR Cozmic Pizza

10/22/13 Vancouver, BC Electric Owl

10/23/13 Seattle, WA Chop Suey

10/24/13 Portland, OR Bunk Bar

10/25/13 Boise, ID Neurolux

10/26/13 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge

10/27/13 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge

10/28/13 Omaha, NE Slowdown

10/29/13 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews

10/31/13 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern

11/02/13 Toronto, ON Silver Dollar Room

11/03/13 Montreal, QCIl Motore

11/05/13 Cambridge, MATT The Bear's Place

11/08/13 New York City, NY Bowery Ballroom

11/09/13 Pittsburgh, PA Club Cafe

11/11/13 Cincinnati, OHMOTR Pub

11/12/13 St. Louis, MOOld Rock House

11/13/13 Kansas City, MORecord Bar

11/15/13 Missoula, MTTop Hat

Below, check out more stop motion animation from Hayley Morris:

Iron and Wine "Joy" from Hayley Morris 

"Bounce Bounce" by Hilary Hahn and Hauschka from Hayley Morris 

Hayley Morris