iamamiwhoami

(Ambient, Electronica)

WHO IS THIS!? It's been bugging me for a few weeks now. You may be wondering what I'm talking about, so let me explain...

A few weeks back, a YouTube profile entitled iamamiwhoami surfaced, releasing periodical (music?) videos that are incredibly well produced. Each video, (there are now five) is incredibly confusing and seem to revolve around a different animal each time. The music played in the background is also entirely unique. After watching the first video or so, I had chills. It's a kind of ambient electronica that's got a definite rhythmic power to it. In most of the videos, they revolve around a blonde woman, and an extremely freaky blonde woman at that, usually covered in mud or something (we are never shown a good enough image of her to make out who it is).

So why is this profile causing such a stir? Well a) because it's mad weird and freaky, b) the music is surprisingly incredible, c) the production quality is superb, and d) the profile is MEANT to keep you on edge. With a name like iamamiwhoami, many are putting names of possible bands, groups, or artists that could potentially be behind these string of viral videos. The profile is meant to read as "i am am i who am i," but originally I thought it read "i am ami who am i." I guess it doesn't particularly matter, because I still have no friggin' clue who this is! The lady in the video does actually look like Lady Gaga, and many people are saying that's the case, but hello! Lady Gaga doesn't sound THIS good. Others have stated it could be: MGMT, Animal Collective, Panda Bear, Christina Aguilera, Grizzly Bear, and/or other. But what if it's someone completely new?

My own theory isn't that it is someone entirely new, because it looks like it cost some well-earned cash to produce. I do believe it has to do with Animal Collective, or Panda Bear projects (Panda Bear is the stage name of one of the members of Animal Collective). Animal Collective definitely sounds a lot like this. And, in each of the videos, a different (yet random) animal is chosen for the video to revolve around, thus making it some kind of collection of animal videos. ANYWAY, I'm probably totally wrong. We probably all are. I'll post the videos though, so check em out and enjoy! (Don't be too frightened).

The first video doesn't actually have the dirty blond in it (hehe). But the music is certainly relaxing. If you look closely (well you don't have to look that closely), you'll see that there are a bunch of limbs swaying from the trees. Interesting, no? This video revolves around the Goat. It is called:
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The second video is the first in which you actually see the blond woman... She's licking a tree. And it's not hot, no.. No it isn't. The music enters a bassier mood this time around. And it revolves around the Owl. It is called:
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The third video starts off with an almost Flaming Lips atmosphere to it. Very serene. The atmospheric sounds soon turn into a very Animal Collective-like beat, which furthers my belief on who's behind the video. Also, notice the strawberry cake in the background. (Please note that one of Animal Collective's albums is entitled "Strawberry Jam"). This time, the video revolves around the Whale. It is called:
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The fourth video introduces the first vocal chants, sung, of course, by the blonde freak lady. Notice the introduction of the dog, playing in the snow in front of the small hut. Significance? Who cares. It's starting to to sound more like M83's Saturdays=Youth, or Stereolab. In other terms, it's starting to sound VERY French. This video revolves around the Bee. The video is called:
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The fifth and latest video, released on the 22nd of Feb, is a little more fast-paced than the previous ones, song-wise. Still, it's bugging me more and more. She makes contact with the black dog and it runs away from her. Also, more strawberry's. Six of them hanging, at the end of the clip. This video revolves around the Llama. Yes, random. It's called:
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So, what do you think?