Dan Deacon: U.S.A.
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| Off the Air episode | |
Still from footage of a bighorn sheep from El hombre y la Tierra, superimposed on the animated short Radical Updates by Andrew Benson.
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| Directed by | Dave Hughes |
| Produced by | Jason DeMarco Chris Hartley |
| Featured music | Dan Deacon, from the album America |
| Cinematography by | Alan Steadman (for Stone Mountain Ghillie Suits) |
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| Original air date | July 6, 2013 |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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Dan Deacon: U.S.A. (also known as the Dan Deacon Special) is the first television special of the American anthology series Off the Air. The special was edited and directed by creator and executive producer Dave Hughes. The episode incorporates surreal footage of landscapes in the United States, with music by Dan Deacon from the album America. The special was commissioned by Williams Street Records as part of the Adult Swim 2013 Singles Program. The episode coincided with the release of another track by Deacon entitled "Why Am I on This Cloud?", featuring samples from other Adult Swim programming.
Promoted as a "one-time airing" by members of the production staff, the episode premiered on Adult Swim on July 6, 2013. The special was viewed by 962,000 viewers and received a 0.8 rating among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. The episode received positive critical reception from music journalist websites for its psychedelic visuals and uses of American iconography.
Similar to other episodes of Off the Air, the episode is presented without explanation or narration as a showcase of surreal animations, viral internet videos, and morphing psychedelic imagery, arranged around a single loose theme and blended without pause into a single continuous presentation. Excluding its closing credits, the special features the last four tracks from the album America by Dan Deacon (referred to as the "'U.S.A.' suite"). The episode incorporates the following works, which center on landscapes in the United States:
The episode was produced by Williams Street Records as part of the Adult Swim 2013 Singles Program. Director and editor Dave Hughes had previously collaborated with Deacon in 2008 for his song "Okie Dokie" from the album Spiderman of the Rings. The short film Head On by Lior Ben Horin was featured in the a previous episode of the series entitled "Color". According to Hughes, the special was commissioned to coincide with the release of Deacon's track for the compilation album. Deacon's track was released on William Street Record's website on June 26, 2013; entitled "Why Am I on This Cloud?", the song features samples from other Adult Swim programming. Despite the special's national focus, the episode culls works from artists worldwide.
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