Todd Terje, 'Inspector Norse' Video: Drugs, Tears, Dancing with Horses

Posted on Jun 29th 2012 12:15PM by Theo Bark
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Last week, Norwegian disco producer Todd Terje released a video for his single "Inspector Norse," a wonderful and touching clip which matches Terje's quirky, yet somber track. The video stars Marius Solem Johansen, who has stayed home after high school to care of his father, and follows a typical day in the life, dancing in a horse field with his headphones on, cooking up a batch of MDMA, crying alone at night, wrapped in a cloak made of lights, biking on drugs, staring at the ocean.

We asked Terje about the video, its relationship to director Kristoffer Borgli's short film Whateverest, Johansen's dance moves, and generally resisted the urge to inquire as to the similarity between the video and the everyday life of the average Norse dance music enthusiast.

Who came up with the video concept?

Kristoffer Borgli, a very talented director from Oslo, approached me a few months ago with a complete concept about the character and the story.

Where did the idea come from?

Marius from the movie, who's an old friend of Kristoffer, has a quite unique way of dancing to music. Unlike most people in a club who just move their weight from one foot to the other about two times per second, he's developed a collection of his own dance moves. Kristoffer told me he got the idea from watching him in a club dancing to -- guess which tune? Yes, "Inspector Norse."

What is the relationship between the video and Kristoffer Borgli's short Whateverest?

Whateverest is the short film they shot first, the music video came out of it. Kristoffer has made some real innovative music videos lately, but as he wanted more freedom in his narratives, he decided short films were a better format. I'd say Whateverest is a pretty good result.

Where did the Inspector Norse character/title come from in the first place?

Ever heard of Inspector Morse? He's Morse, I'm norse.

Todd Terje's It's the Arps EP is in stores now. Click here to read an interview about the album, which was composed entirely of sounds produced by the ARP2600 analog synth.

Watch Todd Terje's "Inspector Norse" Video