Last week in London, KTZ showed us once again why they are in a class of their own. Studded wet leather, tribal sheathes and iconography filled the design duo’s latest collection.
Solaris (1972) Soundtrack Release
Fans of Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1972 sci-fi masterpiece “Solaris” can finally rejoice as this month sees the first ever release of the film’s groundbreaking soundtrack.
Created by electronic music pioneer Eduard Artemiev, the film’s soundtrack utilizes the unbelievably rare ANS synthesizer. Art Info has more on this amazing device.
According to the writer Max Cole, who wrote what appears to be the most comprehensive history of the ANS in the English language, the synthesizer took 20 years to build and only two were ever constructed. It was a passion project for an inventor named Evgeny Murzin, who risked arrest for his electronic inventions (at the time, you could not purchase electronic components in the USSR), and named his machine after Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin, a controversial musical figure around the dawn of the 20th century who developed atonal music systems based on what appears to be occult beliefs.
Both the film and the soundtrack were way ahead of the curve when first released in the early 1970’s. The fact that the soundtrack has never seen a proper release is dumbfounding, but thanks to Superior Viaduct, we can enjoy Artemiev’s compositions on this true gem of a machine. It could be one of the last times we hear something from the ANS on this scale.
The Beast Within: The Making of Alien (1979)
Published on the occasion of the exhibition Linder: Femme / Objet at Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris. The book comprises of 200 works drawn from four decades of practice, this major retrospective exhibition catalogue has been produced in close collaboration with the artist, and is inspired by the format of a ‘fanzine’. Linder is one of the iconic protagonists of British late-1970s punk. Her artistic practice has always covered art, music, dance and fashion and unites various media, such as collage, photography, video and performance. With her uncompromising feminist approach, she questions socially coded ideas about gender and the sexual marketing of the female body. Since the beginning of her career Linder has drawn from the inexhaustible source of porn and glossy magazines, which she puts together in Dada-like collages.
Purchase at LN-CC.com.
Carpenter Brut x Silver Strain - new video edit for “Obituary.” A tribute to Takashi Ishii.
Stockholm Fashion Week - S/S 2014
Last week saw the latest installment of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in beautiful Stockholm, Sweden. While relatively small in number, Swedish brands and the Scandinavian aesthetic have proven to be a powerful force in the contemporary fashion world. Often characterized by unwavering minimalism, monochrome palates and cutting edge designs, this year’s group of designers are a testament to the longevity of the country’s influence.
From global brands like Cheap Monday and Tiger of Sweden, to lesser known favorites like Back and House of Dagmar, here are some highlights.
Back
House of Dagmar
Erïk Bjerkesjö
Tiger of Sweden
This Halloween season experience your deepest fears as they manifest in Alone: An Existential Haunting.
With your help, artist Devon Paulson and producer Lawrence T. Lewis want to scare you to pieces with their new haunted house concept. No prosthetics, no fake blood, no chainsaws, no clowns, no tattered hospital gowns - besides those of us who lurk inside, the only thing you will be confronted with is your own mind. Each guest will be immersed in total darkness with a flashlight and will have to come face-to-face with what scares them, along with some surprises lurking in the dark.
Fundraising campaign has begun for Los Angeles-based ‘haunted house’ attraction hell-bent on offering a unique, psychological horror experience based on enhancing guests’ own fears.
For the true connoisseur of terror, check out more in this video and visit the Kickstarter page to donate!
Louche Berlin
London’s minimal electronic powerhouse is finally coming to Berlin.
On August 31, 2013, Louche will set up shop in the newly opened Chalet Club (below) housed in an amazing 150 year old building.
San Soda will be there, as will Simoncino. Definitely not a party to miss. You can find out more info here.
Until then, check out this amazing new Louche podcast by Paris’ Jacques Bon:
http://www.louchemusic.com/podcasts/louchepodcast111jacquesbon.mp3
We are digging the Celine Winter 2013 accessories.
We recently stumbled upon the work of Maxime Ballesteros, a photographer living in Berlin, and have become very intrigued by the work he is doing along with his partner, Jen Gilpin. Jen co-produces Don’t Shoot The Messengers, a fantastic Brvtalist approved fashion line, along with designer Kyle Callanan. Maxime contributes the images for the line and collaborates with Jen to create a strikingly bold aesthetic.
Here are some shots from Maxime’s exhibition “love me, i’m trying” at Seven Star Gallery in Berlin.
Below are images from the Don’t Shoot The Messengers SS13 lookbook:
