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Home Video are Collin Ruffino and David Gross, transplants from the misunderstood landscape of New Orleans, now living in the brooding brownstones of Brooklyn, New York. Here they revel in a self-created world of references to Edward Gorey, Massive Attack, The Brothers Quay, Smashing Pumpkins, and a dusting of Chopin, references that they have been collecting for nearly ten years.
They connected in high school art class in 1997. Under the instruction of an eccentric painter, who claimed to have been raised in a Louisiana chateau where servants peeled grapes for him to eat, they spent hours drawing still lives of twisted vegetables and rendering the chiaroscuro of adolescent self portraits. Outside of art class, they made a short narrative video starring David, and directed by Collin, a collaborative set up that continues still and perhaps an influence for their band name.
At the time Collin wore all black, listened to Nine Inch Nails and Smashing Pumpkins, and was in a band called The Great and Secret Show. David, a classical pianist in training and the son of two classical musicians, had been sheltered from the Top 40, or anything composed after 1900. It wasn’t until Collin played him a cassette tape of The Great and Secret Show that David realized pop music had the potential to be as emotionally impacting as classical. Collin continued pulling him into the 20th century, introducing him to albums like Mezzanine, Dummy, and OK Computer. David started playing keyboards for the band.
They connected in high school art class in 1997. Under the instruction of an eccentric painter, who claimed to have been raised in a Louisiana chateau where servants peeled grapes for him to eat, they spent hours drawing still lives of twisted vegetables and rendering the chiaroscuro of adolescent self portraits. Outside of art class, they made a short narrative video starring David, and directed by Collin, a collaborative set up that continues still and perhaps an influence for their band name.
At the time Collin wore all black, listened to Nine Inch Nails and Smashing Pumpkins, and was in a band called The Great and Secret Show. David, a classical pianist in training and the son of two classical musicians, had been sheltered from the Top 40, or anything composed after 1900. It wasn’t until Collin played him a cassette tape of The Great and Secret Show that David realized pop music had the potential to be as emotionally impacting as classical. Collin continued pulling him into the 20th century, introducing him to albums like Mezzanine, Dummy, and OK Computer. David started playing keyboards for the band.
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No Certain Night Or Morning
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The Automatic Process
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It Will Be OK
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Citizen EP
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ANDREY-VAN wrote:
very nice))
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loveandfear wrote:
The vocals sound too much like Thom Yorke.
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Evianne wrote:
Home Video is playing at the Cameo Gallery in Brooklyn tomorrow night.
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fishiearchitect wrote:
I'm playing "when I was young" to death today <3
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albertrose wrote:
omg i love them
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albertrose wrote:
"a quiet place" out now! i downloaded it just yet from amazon mp3. sounds very nice so far.
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Chemphasapple wrote:
таки да!
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special_user wrote:
very nice
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devstones wrote:
woo nice
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KatieDementie wrote:
just love every song.
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pino44iono44io wrote:
Beatrice супер тема!!!
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Merivell wrote:
балдеж
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discokewpie wrote:
The Automatic Process is amazing--it's in my top 5 favorite albums ever at this point
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Ironic-heh wrote:
Where's dialogue box in the top tracks? Supposed it'd be somewhere in their top 5.
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PaulBerk1987 wrote:
Sleep Sweet :))
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feo_meo wrote:
so good songs. so few listeners
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fairwesr wrote:
@AEcid: I was literally about to say the same exact thing... :P
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papirospotoyan wrote:
Osom.
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AEcid wrote:
sometimes he really sounds like thom yorke, but the music is much more accessible
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discokewpie wrote:
Beatrice is the most awesome song ev0r
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News
New EP: 'A Quiet Place' Available Now
4 Oct 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/homevideo
Following the release of 'The Automatic Process,' we will be
releasing a new EP today titled 'A Quiet Place'. The EP features
two bonus tracks that were included on the Japanese release of 'The
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andres134p, voldemeg, krristtta and 17 other people added Home Video to their libraries. Saturday evening
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huey_7 tagged Home Video with electronica, indietronica, atmospheric and 2 other tags. last month
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Chameleon_Boy wrote about Home Video in MOST PLAYED OF [2011]. last month
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Ann_Kinglet, sergsvist, mandalouz and 2 other people added Home Video to their libraries. last month
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Massdron tagged Home Video with indietronica and electronic. December 2011
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Massdron, asdlfm and ohaiikatie added Home Video to their libraries. December 2011
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nevona added Home Video to the lineup of Warm Ghost at Cameo Gallery. December 2011
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