Altered Zones

Regal Degal's "The Friday That Never Happened" embodies the slacker aesthetic down to its last sing-spoken, blasé utterance. Fans of Beat Happening and certain items in Sonic Youth's catalog will find some solace here. With its minimalist set and offbeat dance performers, the video they made for the track continues to pay homage to '90s indie rock. What makes the clip stand out is its play on persepective. The screen is split to show us two video renderings of the same performance, supposedly shot with cameras attached to the performers' heads. Framing the image on the top and bottom are squished bars, mirroring the two central image tracks. This is indeed a lo-fi play on latter day Hype Williams (the director, not the band). --Samantha Cornwell, Visitation Rites