We've got something special cooking today. We're starting with a series of guest blog posts by long time music and music video junkie Colin, from the Ourobouros podcast and the Weekly Music Video Podcast! Over the next three days, he'll be sharing music videos that capture the spirit behind Music Videos. Take it away, Colin: 

I've been an audio podcaster for over two years now and earlier this year I decided to create a vidcast as well, Weekly Music Video Podcast. My favourite type of videos have always been those that show imagination, creativity and didn't cost the earth. In fact just the type of videos the fine folks at Music Videos make and promote. April was kind enough to invite me to write this special 'In The Spirit Of' blog that features three videos that highlight what I want to do with WMVP.

Echo Helstrom - Hungry Ghost, directed by Kurt Nishimura
Stop-Motion animation has always been a time intensive, but effective way of making a cheap video. It always seems particularly effective when what's getting animated is a human being, as in this video for Echo Helstrom from Portland, Oregon. Stop-Motion is also has the ability to create many different moods and the ominous, haunting feel of the song comes vividly to life in this video directed by Kurt Nishimura. A solo ballet dancer enters an almost an almost completely black space and is animated dancing to the track as the band can barely be seen in the background. Affecting, effective and brilliant.