karbatal Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 On 6/9/2019 at 9:29 PM, Flip The Switch said: Madonna is the first person EVER who could shut up a YouTuber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocolattee Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 is it just me or the "'Cause your world is" part sounds like the verses of Spanish Lesson..??? weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpentSinner Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 This song and video take on so much more significance after the release on Monday of a document by the Vatican stating that gender is and can only be binary. Madonna taking on the Catholic Church all over again. Talk about timing. Does Madonna have a mole in the Vatican? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SheldonCooper Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I’ve only heard the released tracks waiting for the 14th but i have this song on replay. I can listen to it 10 times in a row. Bloody brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr Ciccone Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Great interview article with Mykki Blanco! http://www.papermag.com/mykki-blanco-madonna-dark-ballet-2638796442.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotlight Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 DB = coup de maître, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelheart Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 A true highlight of MX, absolutely bonkers in the best way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phineaspoe Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 4 hours ago, rebelheart said: A true highlight of MX, absolutely bonkers in the best way Yes, artful. It's a bit of an abrupt departure from Medellin, but it certainly gets your attention. I absolutely love her narration at the end. And the fire blowing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacHarris Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 This is ART. PERIOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boy skeffington Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Back on this fantastic song today. It’s incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugly Hecty Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Billboard named Dark Ballet one of the 20 best music videos of 2019 so far! Quote Madonna, "Dark Ballet" (dir. Emmanuel Adjei) It's not hard to see why Madonna has long been obsessed with Joan of Arc, a fiercely independent warrior persecuted for heresy and cross-dressing, and eventually burned at the stake by the patriarchal Catholic Church in 1431 (and later canonized by the church). Madonna cast queer, black HIV+ rapper Mykki Blanco as Joan in her "Dark Ballet" video because, as Blanco tells Billboard, she told him, "'If you had existed as you in her time — you would have been burned at the stake as well.’” The dark, sumptuous cinematography emphasizes the sinister, shadowy quality to Catholic imagery, and the scenes of Mykki/Joan burning don't shy away from the visceral pain of death by fire. Much like the song, the video itself goes totally bonkers at the halfway point, with rapid-cut editing as Blanco ballet dances to a synth-heavy interpolation of Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Reed Flutes" from The Nutcracker Suite. - JOE LYNCH https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/list/8516848/best-music-videos-of-2019-so-far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I hope it gets awards. IT'S STUNNING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip The Switch Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 9 hours ago, Ugly Hecty said: Billboard named Dark Ballet one of the 20 best music videos of 2019 so far! https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/list/8516848/best-music-videos-of-2019-so-far Awesome! Masterpiece of a song/video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesshot Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 The song is.....nuts, amazing, bonkers, brilliant. I prefer the song played without the video. The video interrupts the flow. The song is stunning. After all this time, I've only commented on it right now, and I am still left almost speechless. Only Madonna! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impressiveinstinct Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 BILLBOARD favorite music video so far vote poll. Dark Ballet currently leading with 53% of votes. Come on guys, vote! https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8516897/favorite-music-video-2019-so-far-vote-poll?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstranger28 Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Demo??? The link is not working anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitchImLoca Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 i wish we could have a real video for this song. The one released is invalid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imakicola Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 I love this video. I love that she put a queer person of color as the main character instead of herself. I love that Mykki said only good things after. And I love how haunting it is. I just wish it were longer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idro Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 4 hours ago, BitchImLoca said: i wish we could have a real video for this song. The one released is invalid Sorry but you should read more and come alive , I smell ignorance . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Coffin Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 12 minutes ago, idro said: Sorry but you should read more and come alive , I smell ignorance . It has been banned so we win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drowned World Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 On 6/14/2019 at 12:58 AM, rebelheart said: A true highlight of MX, absolutely bonkers in the best way Agree, and an amazing video to go along with it. A true artistic masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilt Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 DB should have been the album opener, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Can’t get over the haunting piano lines, the amazing change ups between sections, and the gritty vocals in the first part. Love the lyrics of the spoken word passage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-queen Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 On 6/14/2019 at 1:29 PM, IsaacHarris said: This is ART. PERIOD I know what you mean. It goes beyond being just a song. It’s an artistic landscape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillynate Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 The Batuka thread with the put him in a jail discussion got me thinking about Dark Ballet When she says They are so naive. They think we are not aware of their crimes. is she talking about Trump and/or Putin? Considering the nutcracker is Russian and she says it when the sample happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliebean Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 18 hours ago, sillynate said: The Batuka thread with the put him in a jail discussion got me thinking about Dark Ballet When she says They are so naive. They think we are not aware of their crimes. is she talking about Trump and/or Putin? Considering the nutcracker is Russian and she says it when the sample happens both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheldonCooper Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 On 7/10/2019 at 10:17 PM, Shane said: Can’t get over the haunting piano lines, the amazing change ups between sections, and the gritty vocals in the first part. Love the lyrics of the spoken word passage. It’s brilliant yes. It’s ethereal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
side_streets Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 From The Irish Times Article The power of vocal manipulation lets stars break free from human form What is art about if not breaking free from unremarkable human form? Botticelli envisioned Venus emerging from the sea fully grown. Max Shrek’s face was twisted into a ghostly visage to play the title role in F W Murnau’s Nosferatu. Madonna used auto-tune on her album Madame X to alter the pitch of her vocals into something different. Something superhuman. The record plays like a straight-up museum piece. The way Madonna digitally manipulates her voice on the edgy high-end pop number Dark Ballet encapsulates the cerebral nature of her approach. Over spotless piano keys and a heavy electronic beat, the singer is a creature transformed. When the vocal effects fray at the edges of lyrics like, “‘Cause your world is such a shame/‘Cause your world’s obsessed with fame’/Cause your world’s in so much pain,” it suggests the erosion of our species’ righteousness, the erasure of our humanity. Madonna later uses a vocoder to switch into a more discernible retro-futuristic robot voice, programming such lyrics as, “I will not renounce my faith in my sweet Lord”. Then there’s a rendition of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite: Dance of the Reed-Flutes. By uniting sci-fi tech, classical music and ancient scripture, Madonna creates a jarring juxtaposition. Her methodology highlights what using vocal manipulation techniques can achieve in pop performance. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/the-power-of-vocal-manipulation-lets-stars-break-free-from-human-form-1.3964938%3fmode=amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
From The Irish Times Article The power of vocal manipulation lets stars break free from human form What is art about if not breaking free from unremarkable human form? Botticelli envisioned Venus emerging from the sea fully grown. Max Shrek’s face was twisted into a ghostly visage to play the title role in F W Murnau’s Nosferatu. Madonna used auto-tune on her album Madame X to alter the pitch of her vocals into something different. Something superhuman. The record plays like a straight-up museum piece. The way Madonna digitally manipulates her voice on the edgy high-end pop number Dark Ballet encapsulates the cerebral nature of her approach. Over spotless piano keys and a heavy electronic beat, the singer is a creature transformed. When the vocal effects fray at the edges of lyrics like, “‘Cause your world is such a shame/‘Cause your world’s obsessed with fame’/Cause your world’s in so much pain,” it suggests the erosion of our species’ righteousness, the erasure of our humanity. Madonna later uses a vocoder to switch into a more discernible retro-futuristic robot voice, programming such lyrics as, “I will not renounce my faith in my sweet Lord”. Then there’s a rendition of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite: Dance of the Reed-Flutes. By uniting sci-fi tech, classical music and ancient scripture, Madonna creates a jarring juxtaposition. Her methodology highlights what using vocal manipulation techniques can achieve in pop performance. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/the-power-of-vocal-manipulation-lets-stars-break-free-from-human-form-1.3964938%3fmode=amp
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