Muthawit “Wasted (Fill my House with Salt)” video review by John M. Ellison IV

You ever see a video really late at night that has a song so out of your realm of possibility that you thought you dreamt it? Well, this is one of those moments. Let me explain, I can’t remember how old I was exactly but I woke up out of a deep slumber and somehow I stumbled onto MTV2. The video for “Epic” by Faith No More was on. After watching it, I fell asleep without realizing it. For two weeks, I thought I dreamt the surreal mix of rap, pseudo-neo classical guitar and Bjork’s goldfish. After watching the video for Muthawit’s “Wasted (Fill my House with Salt)” I got the exact same feeling I did then.

The video is kind reminiscent of Jamiroquai’s Virtual Insanity video…well minus the part where the whole room being moved. I admit that I’m a sucker for videos that add concert footage. Bighead Scientists directed the video, I’m not exactly sure who “Bighead Scientists” are but they did a good job.

Musically, how can I describe “Wasted (Fill My House with Salt)?” A maniacal mix of saxophone, horn hits, distorted bass, swinging drums, subtle string, flanged out guitar and this shift from jazz to blues vocals or in other words UrbAlt.

In closing, if you’re a sucker for videos that have a direct to the point concept and interweaved with live footage, you’ll enjoy the video for “Wasted (Fill My House with Salt).”