You may or may not have seen Harry Nilsson's philosophical, fantastical cartoon, The Point, which debuted on American television in 1971. With Ringo Starr narrating, it was an instant hit among children from that era (or so I hear).
The protagonist, Oblio, a small child is born into a village where everything and everyone has a point. Pointed heads, pointed buildings, pointed trees, pointed animals etc... So, oddly enough, Oblio is born without a point on his head and in order to fit into his society he begins wearing a pointed hat.
Eventually the evil count of the village banishes him due to his apparent lack of pointedness. He departs on his 'trip' into the pointless forest where he learns that its okay not to have a point and returns to the village with a valuable lesson. . .yada yada.
Here's a little peek into his magical trip in the forest.
Fittingly, the video doesn't really seem to have a point.
This post, however, does.
A couple of weeks ago I stumbled across the Gomma label who facilitates such radical artists as Munk and Golden Bug. While exploring their somewhat extensive catalog I found an artist named Oblio (happens to be half of In Flagranti) who rekindled my interest in dreamy 70's'esque electronic as well as the Harry Nilsson film.
Here are a few tracks to ride until the next 'Show Your Roots' post slated for later tonight.
Oblio - Escape
Oblio - The Crux of the Matter
Oblio - A Radical Change in Direction
The video for, "The Crux of the Matter" bares a striking resemblence to the animation in the point. Coincidince. . .I think not.
