Fort Knox Five, 'Shift' Feat. Afrika Bambaataa and Mustafa Akbar -- Video Premiere

The song 'Shift' by Washington, D.C.'s Fort Knox Five is pretty infectious all by itself, but the video is simply out of this world -- almost literally.

The next-level special effects, animation and surreal cinematography aren't groundbreaking by accident -- they're the result of months of hard work and intensive labor by a team of technicians. While the song itself was conceived last year during President Obama's inaugural ceremonies, the video fittingly represents a new chapter for what is possible to accomplish with music videos. Hats off to directors Stu-Mackay Smith and DJ Ball, who combined live action -- filmed in HD Oakley Red -- with sharp animation for a video that, like we said, is otherworldly.

Oh, and did we mention that there's dancing involved? The choreography is no joke, as sports cinematographer Christian Begin was brought in to capture Vancouver's Now or Never B-Boy crew in action alongside the Hybrid Movement Parkour crew -- and then there are the go-go dancers. Graphic designer John Langdon even created a special Fort Knox Five ambigram for the video. You'll just have to watch the clip below to see what we mean.