David Vincent Reep, who goes by the pseudonym Elephant & Castle, put together a sublime mix for M.A.H.’s Xfm show. His ethos, “Anything emotion-based is usually my favourite kind of music” really can be heard in his selection. Having lived in Colorado, Texas, London and California, his influences are the likes of DJ Shadow, Flying Lotus and Burial. One to keep an ear out for will be his debut LP Transitions slated to be released on Plug Research in 2012.
Tracklisting:
Andy Stott – Passed Me By
Joy Orbison – Ellipsis
Slowlight – Wish I Went to School
Ifan Dafydd – Miranda
Balam Acab – Apart
Matthewdavid – Truss
Beep – Mbira (Shortcircles Remix)
Crazy Bald Heads – First Born
RaveDeep – Watch It
Thundercat – For Love I Come (Lapalux Remix)
High on Hope is a film which presents the real story behind what acid house meant in Northern England in the late eighties and early nineties. The explosion of electronic dance music has since become a multi-million pound global industry, but for the hundreds of people in Blackburn during this time period it was much more than that; an escape route from the crippling effects Thatcherism was having on their livelihoods and communities. High on Hope tells their story.
The film has already been premièred at several film festivals, winning best film in Barcelona’s In-Edit festival and won the audience Award at Leeds Film festival, beating the Kings Speech in the process. But whilst the film has been finished, financed by a combination of borrowing, call in favours, waiving fees and sown together by director Piers Sanderson’s hard work and determination, there are still costs relating to licensing the music and various scenes within the film.
For the film to be released on DVD and shown in independent cinemas, a small amount of money needs to be raised. There is a Crowd funding appeal set up.
Norse Projects have been making some great moves in menswear this year. Based in Copenhagen their collections are inspired by local weather (similar to our very own British weather).
Functional and clean, the Lindisfarne jacket is lined with heavy cotton/fur to keep you warm, whilst the British Millerain cotton canvas outer has a really durable feel.
Will Clinkard is the man behind online store Street Casuals. He got in touch with us requesting a link exchange, but we’ve done so much better. After the jump you’ll find out how Will went from working at Ginsters (yes the Cornish pasty makers!) to owning his own online streetwear store.
Plus, Will has kindly given us £200 to give away to one really lucky reader in our Street Casuals Competition.
The Eastpak Padded Pak’r Authentic Returnity is one of the brand’s more premium offerings. Along with the front compartment the main section also houses a sleeve for your laptop (up to 13″). The body is made up of durable brushed cotton, whilst the leather base and detailing gives this rucksack a little more appeal. And, of course, as with any good rucksack there is also a loop to hold your ice pick!
Breaking from the traditional format, Moniker highlights the work of a generation of artists often overlooked in British mainstream fairs, though widely acclaimed by museums and established art institutions throughout the world.
With such success last year, Moniker Art Fair will be expanding its 2011 programme to include galleries such as Scream London, who will showcase the iconic art of Andy Warhol alongside LA neo-pop artist, Greg Miller at the fair. Other artists exhibiting include the up and coming Russell Young, street art favourites Ben Eine and Herakut, as well as the introduction of a strong group of Pop Surrealist artists such as Luke Chueh from California and New York photographer and ‘beautiful loser’ Cheryl Dunn.
Moniker Art Fair – 13th – 16th October 2011 – Village Underground, 54 Holywell Lane, London, EC2A 3PQ www.monikerartfair.com
Even though the Indian Summer didn’t last out this weekend the masses still turned up for Meeting Of Styles, where graffiti artists from across Europe took over walls across the Studios, just off Holloway road.
Here’s the trailer that was posted a while back on here. Excited to see that it has finally made it to a big screen in the UK!
The UK premiere of ‘Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest’, Michael Rapaport’s award winning film documenting the highs and lows of Hip Hop’s Golden Era’s most celebrated group A Tribe Called Quest. Featuring an original soundtrack by Madlib and including humorous & insightful interviews with the likes of ?uestlove, De La Soul, Ghostface Killah, Pharrell Williamsm Adam Horowitz and Mary J Blige as well as extensive accounts from Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Jarobi White and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, never has the story of A Tribe Called Quest been better told. The screening will be followed by an exclusive live show by original Tribesman Phife Dawg featuring ATCQ classics from ‘Peoples Instinctive Travels’, ‘Midnight Marauders’, ‘Low End Theory’, ‘Beats, Rhymes & Life’ as well as new material.
Monday 21 Nov 2011 at KOKO, London
7pm-11pm (Screening commences 8pm, Live show 9:30pm) @ KOKO
Pushing on from his Greater Lengths album back in 1999, Martyn’s second project maintains a refreshingly diverse exploration of music at 140 bpm. The Holland-born/Washington DC-based artist connects the dots from London’s bumpy garage to the mechanical grooves of Detroit, whilst holding a nostalgic sentinment that runs throughout as he titles the LP, Ghost People.
“A lot of the music and the themes behind [Great Lengths] were taken out of my daily life: my sorrows and my melancholy,” he says. “For this album, I chose things that are further away from me: the Ghost People theme. There are references to DJing in general. Not the jet-set DJ life, but the old Paradise Garage DJ life, where people want to share and play the music they really love, regardless of if it’s trendy. Nothing fancy or flashy. Just back to the roots.”
Brainfeeder will release Ghost People on October 10th, 2011.
Pre order it from Ninja Tune
