"Themata" is the second single/music video from Australian progressive

Progressive rock

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/alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band Karnivool

Karnivool

Karnivool are an Australian progressive rock band formed in Perth in 1997. The group currently consists of Ian Kenny on vocals, Drew Goddard and Mark Hosking on guitar, Jon Stockman on bass guitar, and Steve Judd on drums. Karnivool emerged from a band Kenny and Goddard formed during high school...

. It was released as the second single from their debut album Themata

Themata

Themata is the debut full-length album by the Australian progressive rock band Karnivool. The album was released independently on 7 February 2005, and was distributed via MGM Distribution. The album was released in the United States on 10 April 2007 via Bieler Bros...

 on 11 July 2005, following the first single, "L1FEL1KE". "Themata" is the first song by Karnivool to chart on Triple J

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's Hottest 100, where it reached #97 in 2005

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The song was covered by Australian Idol

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 contestant, Reigan Derry, in 2006

Australian Idol (season 4)

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EP

1. "Themata" (radio edit) - 4:43
2. "Themata" (album version) - 5:47
3. "Sleeping Satellite" - 4:03
4. "Shutter Speed" - 6:34

Music video

The music video for the song was released with the song on 11 June 2005. It was Karnivool's second music video, after the video for L1FEL1KE (2003). It was followed by the video for Shutterspeed (2005), and then Set Fire To The Hive.

The music video features the band playing in a room with red curtains, with the band's trademark, a little bug with what appear to be glass eyes, flying around. Some lyrics of the song flash up on screen and disappear again. The trademark bug is also seen in the video for Shutterspeed, and on the cover of Themata, both album and single. The video is edited down from the song's original length of 5 minutes 40 seconds to 4 minutes 35 seconds. In the part of the song where violins can be heard, three or four people playing violins appear in the room, then disappear again.