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Matthew Barney in a production still for his 1994 film “Cremaster 4.”

The slow, stylized pace and insular symbolism, together with the vivid film element and arcane eroticism, evokes Matthew Barney’s “Cremaster” cycle.

The “KICK” albums are inspired by expansive works like “Der Ring des Nibelungen,” the 19th century collection of German operas by Richard Wagner, and the “Cremaster” cycle, an aesthetic universe created by the contemporary artist Matthew Barney that includes feature-length films, sculptures, photographs and drawings.

German video-maker Roland Lauth’s pink-tinted piece suggests the influence of Matthew Barney, whose “Cremaster Cycle” spins through enigmatic metamorphoses.

Matthew Barney | The Cremaster Cycle, 1994-2002 Named after a muscle in the penis, the Cremaster Cycle is a nine-hour carnival of gorgeous, grotesque moments, with everything from Houdini to Gary Gilmore, motorbikes to fairies connected by oblique, dream-like associations.