As the hype for these New York boys escalades over the release of their latest music video of their new single ‘New Horizons’, Mirror Mirror gets set to recruit through Europe with their space aged performance that have their audiences on the floor in awe. Dazed Digital gets two seconds to catch up with front man David Riely the day before the band rushes off to London town which you can read here.
The latest single to come out of Bjork’s ‘Volta’ released last year, is the heart wrenching ballard “The Dull Flame Of Desire”. Featuring Antony Hegarty the digital release comes out on September 22nd while the deluxe vinyl and CD editions will be available Sptember 29th.
The music video has already been released. It’s high contrast black and white images of the two singers is full of animated versions of both Bjork and Antony with extreme close ups towards the end. This is a must see for any film fans!
Info: Anthem Magazine
London College of Fashion’s Art Gallery will play host to a new exhibition, Spin. As part of the London Design Week the exhibition will start tomorrow and run until October 3rd. Featuring iconic album artworks that are hand picked by University of the Arts alumni, GQ editor Dylan Jones, and The Horrors’ Faris Rotter and designer Peter Saville. Celebrating the art of the record cover and the relationship that has been prominent between music and art for so many years.
Some covers to look out for are Chemical Brothers ‘Surrender’ with original art work by Kate Gibbs and Everything But The Girl’s “Walking Wounded” by FORM.
“Between the Fifties and Eighties, before style magazines, MTV and the internet, the record cover was the primary visual communication between young people around the world,” says Saville, who famously designed artwork for Joy Division and New Order.
Info: Vogue UK
I just spent the last half hour wandering the online magazine from Jalou Gallery which is great! I fell into the section NEW TALENT which is currently hosting the photographer Benjamin Stasola. Im not 100% sure, (please correct me if I am wrong) but I think he writes some great music also?? Anyway, the photos are gorgeous and you should check them out. Jalou Gallery is very wonderful also x
Would you agree that when you stumble across something really extra, the first thing you want to do is tell somebody? This is exactly how it went down when I found Samurai.fm. Celebrating their fifth birthday earlier this year, the Tokyo based internet radio station have been connecting their online audience with mixes from the industries best. Often the artists’ sets available are made to measure for the site or recorded live from an event, amplifying the exclusivity of the selection. As an opened minded/forward thinking collective Samurai.fm have developed strong ties with the UK, running party circuits between Japan & London. Their philosophy; ‘we play anything that we think is new and exciting.’ The simple truth that has made this station one of the most respected guides to the freshest international music scene. Currently featuring Samon Kawamura from Jazzy Sport fame; a mix not to be missed. It’s time to tune in.
If you are after a piece of the future cake his name is Dam-Funk. Hailing from Culver City L.A, Dam (pronounced ‘Dame’ as in Damon) signed to Stonesthrow Records bringing forth an unstoppable, unmistakable Boogie funk sound. Honing his machines to create early ’80’s modern-soul inspired bass shakedowns, this DJ/selector doesn’t just sit & hit the drum pad. Every monday night Culver City’s westside is heating up a Funkmosphere party; testing ground for vintage synth-bass mayhem. Be sure to keep an ear on this one, L.A funk is getting heavy…and we like it.
Info: Stonesthrow
The most talked about band at the moment is The Virgins. Brought to life by New York’s infamous A-Ron The Downtown Don these guys have now been voted Best Dressed in NYC… The album ‘Rich Girls’ is now on sale and you can also get yourselves a sweet looking tee of theirs here too! Check out there video below, its catchy.
So by now your probably all at the last flicker of your Kitsune candle which spent hours filling your home with the sweet and spicy smell of sesame seed…. well fear no longer as French music label Kitsune have announced their newest flavour to the board, again made with perfumer James Heeley..’Glace au Pain d’Epices’ = Gingerbread Icecream!! Yum!… You cant eat it though. Sorry.
One of the most in demand directors right now is Daniel Askill. With his already extensive and impressive CV, which included collaborations with Dior and Alexander McQueen, as well as musical notaries Phoenix, UNKLE, Placebo and German dance music duo Digitalism, Askill caused the fashion pack to sit up and take notice when he paired up with Paris based designer Michelle Jank for her Australian Fashion Week Show in April with short film, ‘Suspending Disbelief’.
But despite all these successful adventures of these early collaborations it was Askill’s personal and most innovative project to date, a short film titled ‘ We Have Decided Not To Die ‘ that has made the biggest impact on Askill’s career. Winning The Public Jury Prize at the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand Festival in France.
He also worked alongside designer Hedi Slimane with some of Dior’s hottest projects where he was teamed with Jude Law to create the Dior Homme fragrance commercial which was shot from the outside of a helicopter! and directed Air Fance’s TV commercial.
He is said to be quiet about his current agendas but it is said that Askill is to be joining forces with his two brothers, Jordy and Lorin, to produce their first feature film…..
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To follow up on the alternate smash of a first single Strangers, the next official release will be the swingin’ future vintage that is Changes. With its sexy bass lines and infectious guitar laden melodies, the boy’s deliver another sure classic just the way we expect it. Changes is a snapshot of candid late night tales of what the Van She boys get up to while on tour and is a perfect soundtrack to the reminiscing of nights gone by, beautifully put together by Kasia Werstak. The track is full of typical Van She fervor, laying out indications of the past & respectful nod-of-the-head to the future with the band’s next youth-anthem, which will come accompanied by some very special remixes.
Also, the boys have just released their very own mixtape full of tracks that have influenced the album in some way up for download here.