Posts Tagged ‘bjork’
And so we come to Friday, the last day of our week profiling exciting new talent in the design world. For your delectation we have the newest label from 2012 Fashion Fringe finalist Vita Gottlieb. London born and bred but inspired by travel, the natural world and alternative cultures, …
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Tags: bjork, Complicite, Daphne Guinness, fashion fringe, LFW 2012, Punchdrunk, Shunt, tilda swinton, Vita Gottlieb
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Thank God for Iceland, right? Where would we be without Of Monsters and Men and Björk? Well, the Icelandic invasion of the British Isles that’s been going on for the past fifteen years or so doesn’t seem like it’ll be letting up anytime soon. The award winning, gold selling, …
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Tags: album review, bjork, Electronic, Glow, iceland, jazz, latin, Miss Nobody, Music video, new album, of monsters and men, Qween, retro stefson, single, solaris, Soundcloud, Time, tour
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We asked our current BOTW – London production duo The Flight – to throw together a playlist for us of the tracks that have inspired them, not just on their debut Hangman EP, but as songwriters in general.
The pair – comprised of Joe Henson and Alexis Smith, who’ve previously …
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Tags: Alexis Smith, Assault on Precinct 13, bjork, BOTW, chicago, Dr. Octagon, four tet, Hangman EP, Iggy and the Stooges, J Dilla, Jackson C. Frank, Jaylib, Joe Henson, John Carpenter, Keaton Henson, lana del rey, london, MADLIB, modeselektor, Nick Drake, PJ Harvey, Spencer Davis Group, Talib Kweli, The Flight, Thom Yorke
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It’s certainly been interesting to see how across the course of the last few years, as music has continued to be consumed in evermore bite-size portions – thanks in no small amount to the ongoing embracing of digital formats, rather than physical albums – concept records have seen a healthy …
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Tags: bjork, Channel Orange, Dark Corners, David Gray, frank ocean, Hangman, Hospice, kanye west, lana del rey, Pretty Polly, The Antlers, The Flight, What a Waste
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In an age where music is consumed in ever-smaller, more digestible, mp3-sized chunks, it’s always wonderful to see an act attach a little more ‘concept’ to their records. East London duo, The Flight – comprised of producers Joe Henson and Alexis Smith – have done this in spades on their …
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Tags: Alexis Smith, bjork, BOTW, Chlöe Howl, east london, Hangman, Joe Henson, lana del rey, Pretty Polly, radiohead, The Antlers, The Flight, The Neighbourhood
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Next up in our series of features exploring the influences of Notion 062 cover stars Hurts is the band’s filmic influences; find out below what movies have been influencing the duo’s distinctly cinematic take on synthpop.
1. Wild at Heart (1990)
Based on the 1989 novel of the same name, …
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Tags: 8 1/2, Alejandro Jodorowsky, bjork, Dancer in the Dark, David Lynch, Donnie Darko, Federico Fellini, Holy Mountain, Hurts, James Cameron, John C. Reilly, John Lennon, Julianne Moore, Lars von Trier, Laura Dern, Magnolia, Nicholas Cage, Notion 62, Paul Thomas Anderson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Kelly, Rob Reiner, stand by me, stephen king, The Terminator, Tom Cruise, Wild at Heart, William H. Macy, Withnail & I, Yoko Ono
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We caught up with Feathers only a matter of weeks ago. Since then they have announced the release of their debut single ‘Land of the Innocent’ on 25th February, closely followed by their debut album ‘If All Now Here’ on 15th April. Their single is a blend of …
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Tags: anastasia dimou, ancient civilisations, austin, battlestar galatica, bjork, Blade Runner, Depeche Mode, desert, fad gadget, feathers, fifth element, Greece, Kate Bush, Mulholland Drive, PJ Harvey, ray kurzweil, solaris
Posted in Electronica, Music, Pop, Singer Songwriter | 2 Comments »
After doing this Q & A with Sonnymoon, we love Sonnymoon even more. They talk about being Modern Day Musicians, being a girl-boy duo, America’s supposed war on drugs, and what new music they’re into – amongst other subjects. Have a read. They say cool things.
Do you think being …
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Tags: annea lockwood, berklee, bjork, debussy, Dirty Projectors, frank ocean, Frank Zappa, ganesh, Garageband, george harrison, Google, india, john berger, louis c.k., marijuana, Mount Wittenberg Orca, MTV, myanmar, national geographic society, new yorker, nikko gray, Philip Glass, sonnymoon, tame impala, terrence mckenna, the gaslamp killer, the ways of seeing, Turkey, twin peaks, war on drugs, weed, youtube
Posted in BOTW, Do Not Miss This, Electronica, Experimental, Interviews, New Age, Pop, rnb, Soul, Synth Pop | No Comments »
Sonnymoon is a crank concept album about existential energy: its rise and fall, and the unity to be found in opposition. The group – long-term project of Dane Orr and Anna Wise – declare on their website that their mission is to represent in musical arrangement the collision between Earth …
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Tags: Animal Collective, anna wise, awe naturale, bjork, dane orr, economy of energy, existential, flylo, freudian, greatness, just before dawn, kali, lauryn hill, Seattle, sonnymoon, thee satisfaction, watersboiled, wild rumpus
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One of Planet Notion’s favourite designers; Fred Butler, has created a new, original track with artist Two Inch Punch at The Reb Bull Studio in London. So, not only has she made threads for the likes of Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Beth Ditto and Bjork – the lass can …
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Tags: artist, beth ditto, bjork, designer, fashion, fred butler, lady gaga, LFW, music, nicki minaj, red bull catwalk studios, Two Inch Punch
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