KID

2011-02-18T15:32:00.000+01:00

Deniz Kurtel at Lucy in Disguise in pictures
The Turkish deep house producer showcases her other artistic passion.


In addition to her celebrated music, Crosstown Rebel Deniz Kurtel creates LED installations at venues around the world. Her interest in lighting began when Zev Eisenberg of Wolf + Lamb suggested they put something together for an upcoming trip to Burning Man. When things didn't quite pan out, Kurtel started experimenting at the label's famed Marcy Hotel. In between European dates marking the imminent release of her debut album, Music Watching Over Me, she was commissioned to bring her vision to a vintage shop in London called Lucy in Disguise. RA tagged along to document the process from start to finish.

Interview featured on: http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1304

NICOLAS JAAR

2011-02-15T15:49:00.000+01:00

A great view on music and is "business", on arts and a bit of is latest album.

Nicolas Jaar - Interview - Space Is Only Noise from Gouru.fr on Vimeo.

Nicolas Jaar interview by Trace a Line ,on http://nightclubber.ro/

2011-02-14T14:03:00.001+01:00

Here are the Nominees, and the respective Winners.

http://www.grammy.com/nominees

Best New Artist

Esperanza Spalding

Best Electronic/Dance Album

La Roux

[Cherrytree/Interscope/Polydor/Biglife]

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Soldier Of Love

Sade

Track from: Soldier Of Love

[Epic/Sony Music]

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

Hang On In There

John Legend & The Roots

Track from: Wake Up!

[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records]

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

On To The Next One

Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Track from: The Blueprint 3

[Roc Nation]

CHILLY GONZALES

2011-01-18T23:35:00.000+01:00

Gonzales, born Jason Charles Beck, is a Grammy-nominated Canadian musician currently residing in Paris, France. Though best known for his first MC and electro albums, he is also a pianist, producer, and songwriter.He regularly collaborates with the Canadian musicians Feist, Peaches and Mocky. Additionally, he has collaborated with Jamie Lidell on the albums Multiply and Compass, and Buck 65 on the album Secret House Against the World. According to The New Yorker, "when Gonzales released an album called 'Presidential Suite', Feist accompanied him on tour around Europe and Australia." As one of the most talented and flat-out entertaining musicians around, you’d expect Chilly Gonzales would have no trouble finding an audience. Yet aside from his successes as a producer, he is yet to make a solo record that lives up to the experience of his critically lauded live performances. Okay, there’s Solo Piano, a beautiful collection of original piano compositions, but somehow that record doesn’t feel like a Gonzales record at all, devoid of the character that makes him one of a kind.

His latest project Ivory Tower, the soundtrack to a film of the same name that he writes and stars in. While the very nature of a soundtrack makes this unlikely to be the record that thrusts him into the mainstream eye, it carries all the hallmarks of Chilly Gonzales the entertainer. ‘Knight Moves’ eases the album into motion in the form of a sweeping instrumental with delicate piano and string arrangements, before two minutes into the second track, Chilly utters his first words, “I’m a dogshit ashtray”. Just when you thought Gonzales had slipped into the realms of serious musicianship, he brings the tone back down with a series of witty and often hilarious one liners. The song continues: “I’m an imperial armpit sweating Chianti, I’m socialist lingerie, I’m diplomatic techno, I’m gay pastry and racist cappuccino...who am I? I am Europe”. Such a song might have had a short lifespan in other hands, but the strength of the accompanying melodies gives it replay value.

Stylistically, Ivory Tower finds Gonzales treading new ground once again: produced entirely by Boys Noize, the record has a pulsating euro-pop flavour. This approach has varying degrees of success, but for the few misplaced blasts of garish synths and computerised vocals, there are neat disco rhythms that add depth to a still-piano-dominated album. Elsewhere there are some down tempo instrumentals in ‘Bittersuite’ and ‘Final Fantasy’, and occasional witty interjections, but vocals are used sparingly throughout. This can make for some fairly long instrumental sections that feel padded out for the sake of the soundtrack, but don’t necessarily work as standalone pieces of music. The best moments, then, are those of joyous pop like ‘You Can Dance’, or clever wordplay as in ‘The Grudge’, that combine his personality with his prowess as a pianist.

"Eu, especulador, me confesso"

2011-01-18T14:42:00.001+01:00

Ja algum tempo que sigo os posts que o Analista da DIF Broker custuma fazer no Jornal de Negocios, visao aguçada e um espirito critico bem limado. Para quem gosta de economia, ou apenas para quem tem interesse pelo mundo das finanças.

"Depois deste assustador primeiro parágrafo, já muitos leitores mudaram a página Eu sou um especulador.

Depois deste assustador primeiro parágrafo, já muitos leitores mudaram a página, incapazes de conseguir ler algo escrito por um daqueles que, segundo os políticos e a opinião pública, estão a dar cabo do nosso país.

Sou um especulador porque tento ganhar dinheiro nos mercados de capitais e tento fazer com que os meus clientes ganhem dinheiro. Sou um especulador porque tento comprar barato e vender caro. Sou ainda mais especulador porque, muitas vezes, tendo vender caro para depois comprar mais barato. Sou especulador porque vivo dos mercados financeiros.

Este parasita da sociedade que vos escreve lamenta informar-vos que sem especuladores não existiriam mercados financeiros. Eles existem desde o primeiro minuto da sua criação e a liquidez que os tornam apetecíveis são garantidos por estes parasitas da sociedade, como eu. Duvido, que sem, especuladores existissem tantos jornalistas a escrever neste jornal. Duvido também que as corretoras ganhassem tanto em comissões e os Estados em todas os impostos e taxas que o negócio dos mercados financeiros envolve.

Lamento também que, como analista, não esteja sistematicamente a dizer que a Bolsa portuguesa vai subir e que o futuro é cor-de-rosa. Bem sei que muitos leitores me acusam de estar a contribuir para o acentuar do pessimismo nacional e para o afundar da nossa confiança. Recordo que o meu papel é dizer o que penso e fazer dos meus leitores as pessoas mais bem informadas possíveis. Não sou eu que vou salvar a Bolsa portuguesa mas, se conseguir que quem me leia possa estar mais ciente da realidade, estarei seguramente a cumprir o meu papel. Mas lamento de novo não ter andado optimista no último ano e não me juntar à hipocrisia de quem via as recuperações em cada décima percentual de ganho num daqueles indicadores tão interessantes como as telenovelas mexicanas. Felizmente, não negoceio no mercado português (apenas para clientes portugueses), senão lá viria a acusação de dizer mal para comprar barato.

Todos os dias durmo de consciência pesada quando vejo José Sócrates, a sua equipa ministerial, o poeta candidato à Presidência da República e mais de metade dos deputados do Parlamento apontarem-me a mim e aos meus colegas especuladores como responsáveis pelo estado a que o país chegou. Por vezes, chego até a sonhar que fui eu que decidi as políticas fiscais, fui eu que tomei as decisões de investimento, tracei as linhas orientadoras das políticas sociais e fui eu que decidi que Portugal devia ser o rei dos Institutos Públicos porque temos dinheiro e perfil para isso.

Como especulador, gosto sempre de acreditar que a culpa dos nossos fracassos é nossa. Aprendi, com a dureza do mercado, que atirar a culpa para cima dos outros é apenas ter medo de enfrentar o erro, as opiniões dos outros e não nos conduz ao sucesso.

O Governo e a maioria dos deputados pensa o contrário. Acha que a culpa desta crise é minha e dos meus colegas especuladores. Provavelmente, ecos de José Mário Branco que no seu "FMI" clamava: "A culpa é vossa, a culpa é vossa, a culpa é vossa".

Se José Sócrates dormir mais descansado, eu assumo que a culpa do país estar neste estado é minha. Aliás, todos acreditam nisso.

Antes de lerem o meu artigo da próxima semana, pensem duas vezes. Afinal de contas, sou um especulador e não sabem se o vosso jornal ou computador se queimará nas vossas mãos por cometerem a heresia de me lerem. Cuidado, sou especulador." by Ulisses Pereira

SMD 20-01 LUX FRAGIL

2011-01-18T12:20:00.000+01:00

Simian Mobile Disco are a UK based production and remix team. The band was formed in 2005 by James Ford and Jas Shaw of the band Simian. In addition to his work with Simian Mobile Disco, James Ford is a producer and has worked with bands such as Florence & the Machine, Arctic Monkeys, Peaches and Klaxons.
Delicacies is the third studio album by British electronic band Simian Mobile Disco. It was released on the iTunes Store on November 23, 2010, and released in physical form on November 29, 2010. It is a collection of tracks inspired and named for various unusual foods the band have sampled while touring the world, hence the name. It has a stronger techno influence than their first two albums. Not to forget the recent EP, that they made with the vocalist Beth Ditto of Gossip.

Simian Mobile Disco, will be showing the goods,this thursday 20 of January in one of the best houses of Portugal, and i will dare to say from Europe, a show that you should not miss.

2011-01-17T11:48:00.000+01:00

"Boardwalk Empire," HBO's crime drama which chronicles the life of Atlantic City gangster Nucky Thompson, played by Steve Buscemi, won the Golden Globe Award for "Best Television Series - Drama", star Steve Buscemi takes home the trophy for Best Actor in a Drama too.
The first episode was directed by Martin Scorsese and was the most expensive pilot episode produced in television history. On September 1, 2010, HBO picked up the series for an additional 11 episodes.
The series debuted on September 19, 2010.
With is creator, Terence Winter, wich is the father of the serie "The Sopranos". A big time hit for many years in the television, wining many globes as well.

2011-01-15T22:48:00.000+01:00

The tale of Mickey and Mallory Knox, two victims of traumatized childhoods that became lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media. The message, if you can call it that, is that we are obsessed with violence, and the director Oliver Stone exposes our love for it and spits it back in our faces. Apart from the great role played by Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis, i have to distinguish the well done carachter by Robert Downey Jr.
The three words that will better describe this movie would be:
Hypnotic ,Violence and Media.

2011-01-15T17:20:00.000+01:00

The film follows the story of Léon, played by Jean Reno, a professional hit man for an Italian Mob crew run by Danny Aiello. He lives next door to a ferociously independent 12-year-old girl named Mathilda - played by then newcomer Natalie Portman, whose father is involved in drugs and crooked cops. One day, a crew of the cops - lead by Gary Oldman in an over-the-top performance - kills her entire family while Mathilda is out buying groceries. Taking pity on her, Léon hides her in his apartment when she returns to save her life. Mathilda learns of Léon's hit man profession and decides to follow in Léon's footsteps as a 'cleaner.' She then falls in love with him and manages to reawaken emotions within Léon he has kept locked away as part of his profession. Good writing, and two well palyed roles.

2011-01-12T16:17:00.000+01:00

Famous britpop rocker Jarvis Cocker sings & stars in the new video for Discodeine’s ‘Synchronize’ on DFA Records.

2011-01-12T15:56:00.000+01:00

Recorded by Deconstruction Records, the EP got 4 tracks. An Partership between Beth Ditto e Simian Mobile Disco is out now.

THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO

2011-01-11T22:49:00.000+01:00

First Mixtape of BKING, of 2011.

The Last Days of Disco by BKing

SOUND OF 2011

2011-01-10T13:06:00.000+01:00

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/soundof/2011/artists/

BBC, tell us all about his most precious to this year of 2011.

My attentions in this list goes first of all to a guy called James Blake.

#2 - James Blake has been announced in 2nd place for the Sound of 2011.
London producer James Blake sails into Sound Of 2011's 2nd spot at the forefront of the emerging post-dubstep sub genre of UK club music. The Deptford based artist started singing and studying piano at the age of six, a tutorage which eventually led to Blake's attendance of Goldsmiths University to study Popular Music. Early listening came in the form of his parent's classical and jazz collections, in addition to US Soul and R 'n' B from the likes of Stevie Wonder, D'Angelo and Sly & The Family Stone. Blake's love of electronic music came much later when the artist discovered dubstep duo Digital Mystikz a few months prior to his Goldsmiths enrolment.

My second attention goes to #5Claire Maguire, an awesome voice, even could be attached more to an Pop music, she could go far thats no arguing about that.

Clare Maguire has been announced as 5th place in the Sound of 2011.
This Birmingham chanteuse has kept her early fans waiting patiently before stepping into the limelight. Signed two years ago after a stream of impressive online demos, the singer has been hidden away since 2008 working on debut album Light After Dark.
Maguire has dreamt of a career in music since the age of seven. It wasn't until a teacher encouraged her to give up the dream at 17 that the Sister Rosetta Tharpe influenced singer found the motivation to quit school and go after her goals full-time. Demos on MySpace and Last FM soon showcased Maguire's impressive voice to a host of enthusiastic labels, and the Midlands girl flew stateside for meetings with Rick Rubin and shots with Jay-Z before finally settling on a deal with Universal.

2011-01-09T03:16:00.000+01:00

From the Director of "Requiem for a Dream" cames now "Black Swan", another masterpiece to echoes for eternity.

The role played by Natalie Portman, it is superb,something that this actress as accustomed us.It came as an surprise,

because when thinking about Opera in the fisrt point, i would not think an psychological thriller set in the world of New

York City ballet would be so amazing.

In the end it is an must see movie.

2011-01-08T17:56:00.000+01:00

Want to get up close and personal with Richie? The minimal star has been chosen as the first subject for Slices DVD magazine’s new ‘Pioneers of Electronic Music’ serie, this was a realease of 2006, but only now came to my hands, its still very fresh to the current days, going trough the begining of Richie Hawtin, passing to the amazing movement of Detroit showing the rise of the Plastikman.

The trailer speaks for itself, no more words from me would describe it better.

2011-01-08T13:53:00.000+01:00

http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1220

RA Poll: Top 50 tracks of 2010

RA winds up its year-end polls with the staff's take on the top tunes of the year.

One thing you probably didn't see coming in 2010: the glorious return of the anthem. Unlike last year, when ultra-subtle tracks like STL's "Silent State" made the top 5, 2010's top 50 is packed with unapologetically catchy bangers, most of which probably got as much play in Ibiza as they did in Berlin. It's as if club music finally became so niched that the crowds once again yearned for collective experiences.

Indeed, if Motor City Drum Ensemble's epic remix of NUfrequency hadn't been officially released in 2009, it might've topped our chart this year. (It'll have to make to do with setting a record for most consecutive months at #1 on RA's DJ charts.) But the RA staff isn't composed solely (or even largely) of DJs. So our list has plenty of weird ones too. UK bass's latest mutations rank nicely, stonefaced techno is still going strong and Chicago's juke phenomenon crashes the party as well. All sorts of music took our fancy this year, this is simply 50 of the most popular among our staff.

If you really like electronic music, this is an really good chart from the bests of the 2010.

2011-01-08T13:45:00.000+01:00

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry TEASER from Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry on Vimeo.

The first feature length doc on the iconic Chinese contemporary artist, Ai Weiwei. A good voice against the on party regime in Comunist China.
Coming 2011.

2010-05-24T02:11:00.001+02:00

A WALTZ BETWEEN, HUMANITY, MEMORY AND WAR.

2010-05-23T12:58:00.002+02:00

PORTUGAL

PORTUGAL, UMA PRAÇA PARA O MUNDO from Anze Persin on Vimeo.

Portugal: Uma Praça para o Mundo is a short film directed by Anze Persin with music by Rodrigo Leão, made for the Portuguese Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010.

2010-05-22T13:04:00.000+02:00

Famous for her crying babies editorial or her animal portrait editorial, Jill Greenberg aka the Manipulator has a impressive portfolio. Here is her latest series, an under water monochromatic synchronized swimming editorial.

2010-05-20T16:01:00.001+02:00

Electro has always been the bread and butter of the Western crowd. France kicked off the distortion explosion with Justice, DatA and the Ed Banger sound, while the US set have been high balling with crunchy jams courtesy of the Los Angeles party set, including Steve Aoki's Dim Mak crew as well as Classixx and the late great Guns N Bombs. But over in Japan, Shinichi Osawa has been making plenty of noise with his relentless output of forward thinking, super-sized bangers, beating his Western contemporaries at their own game.

Having already unleashed a celebrated artist album back in 2007 (The One), Osawa's latest masterpiece comes in Teppan Yaki, and despite its dubious title, the oversized package collects all of Osawa's biggest remixes to date, including main-room reworks for the likes of Boys Noize, Cazals, Van She and Bag Raiders, as well as an extra disc of the producer's remixes for Japanese artists like De De Mouse, becoming a primer of sorts for far-out Japanese club culture.

2010-05-19T17:00:00.002+02:00

Architect Gary Chang’s apartment is located in downtown Hong Kong, and represents a remarkable example of interior refurbishment. With only 32 sqm, Chang studied the different distribution possibilities to optimize his space.

2010-05-19T16:04:00.000+02:00

#1 ARCHITECTURE CLASSICS

The Farnsworth House, built between 1945 and 1951 for Dr. Edith Farnsworth as a weekend retreat, is a platonic perfection of order gently placed in spontaneous nature in Plano, Illinois. Just right outside of Chicago in a 10-acre secluded wooded site with the Fox River to the south, the glass pavilion takes full advantage of relating to its natural surroundings, achieving Mies’ concept of a strong relationship between the house and nature.

Mies explained this concept in an interview about the glass pavilion stating, “Nature, too, shall live its own life. We must beware not to disrupt it with the color of our houses and interior fittings. Yet we should attempt to bring nature, houses, and human beings together into a higher unity.”

Aside from walls in the center of the house enclosing bathrooms, the floor plan is completely open exploiting true minimalism.

“If you view nature through the glass walls of the Farnsworth House, it gains a more profound significance than if viewed from the outside. That way more is said about nature—it becomes part of a larger whole.”

2010-05-17T16:48:00.002+02:00

British photographer David Parker investigates contemporary landscape through the medium of large-scale, black and white photography. Mostly known for his Siren series: long exposure shots of random islands and rocks in the middle of nowhere.

Conceptually, the work demonstrates contemporary art’s vital ability to affirm our physical and metaphysical interactions with the world around us.

Know more here

2010-05-14T16:32:00.000+02:00

The first "long movie" by Samuel Maoz,that more than talk about war or show the war, can make you feel the war.

An "you must see movie".

2010-05-13T12:17:00.000+02:00

Kelsey Brookes is a former biochemist who attributes his raw style to an education system that "refuses to teach scientists to draw.” He abandoned biochemistry because, “I thought I was going to be there for a few months to make some money and get out of there. Four years later I was left wondering if I had become what I always despised – the funny guy at the water cooler, except not so funny. I was the confused, not so funny guy at the water cooler.” Science’s loss is art’s gain.

2010-05-12T13:04:00.001+02:00

British Pavilion - Shanghai

2010-05-12T12:26:00.000+02:00

The Office Cadaval & Solà-Morales shows here The X House . This project takes place in Barcelona, Spain.

Know more here

2010-05-11T17:01:00.000+02:00

Take your life in to the hands of, Dr. Death

2010-05-11T13:46:00.000+02:00

Not so much bloody,but still funny.

2010-05-07T16:47:00.000+02:00

Lego Star Wars

2010-05-05T10:54:00.000+02:00

Hornet is a one-wheel superbike, designed by Liam Ferguson.It looks like a big ball, really cool concept!
Powered by dual 74 hp (55 kW) in-wheel hydrogen fuel-cell six-phase Neodymium-Iron (Nd-Fe) electric, a top speed at 235 km/h, with two side-by-side small wheels to balance it gyroscopically when parked. As soon as the rider accelerates the motorbike, it tilts forward to lifts its rear stabilizer wheels off the ground to run on the central wheel.

HORNET

2010-05-05T10:44:00.003+02:00

Phillip Starck Designed Yacht “A”

2010-05-05T10:31:00.001+02:00

The making of Ephemicropolis from Peter Root on Vimeo.

Ephemicropolis

2010-05-04T10:58:00.000+02:00

Suppose Design recently finished a family house In Obama, in the Fukui prefecture on the sea of Japan. The site, situated near the beach, posed climatic problems such as damage from the sea breeze. The client – the director of a company opposite the house – wished to combine openness on the ground floor to allow for parking spaces for his clients with more protected first floor living spaces.

Kitchen space, bathrooms, study corners and storage are strategically placed at the perimeter of the site to form a buffer around the living areas and bedrooms to protect them from the harsh climate. Light and air are allowed in through the insertion of courtyards with glass-framed walls between the rooms. It opposes the notion of letting the outside world in and offers an intimate controlled environment, but one that can be very open at the same time.

2010-05-04T10:52:00.000+02:00

Standing beside the Vitra Design Museum by Frank Gehry (1989) and the Conference Pavilion by Tadao Ando (1993) VitraHaus in Weil am Rhein, by Herzog & de Meuron (2010) connects the two buildings. The concept behind its design connects two themes which appear in the work of Herzog & de Meuron; the stacked volumes and the typical house figure which we drew as kids.

The entire concept and the primary purpose behind the design of this five-storey building is the presentation of Vitra furniture and objects for the home as if they are in your home. The showrooms proportions and dimensions are very human like and very familiar as the VitraHaus is very similar to a residential setting – the architects prefer to use the term ‘domestic scale’ to describe the case. Despite the showroom appearance, the interiors have turned out to be very cozy and welcoming.

However, what I find most fascinating is the element of the reversed perspective that VitraHaus has. The building has a daytime and a night time view. During the day, one can gaze from the VitraHaus outwards while when the night falls the illuminated interior allows for uninterrupted views from the exterior into the interior. The interior lies before the eyes of the Vitra Campus and the countryside of Weil am Rhein.

2010-05-04T10:35:00.000+02:00

Work of Brazilian/New Yorker photographer Gabriel Mendes, Urban Puns is an ongoing project to shoot random people (yes, random! found the same day in the street), in front of some beautiful graffiti murals in New York, Rio de Jainero & Sao Paulo/Los Angeles. The result is stunning! (Shot between 2006 and 2008)

2010-05-04T10:29:00.000+02:00

TRAVEL WITH WORDS

Advertising Agency: IESP, João Pessoa, Brazil
Creative Director: Elias Figueiroa
Art Director: Elias Figueiroa
Copywriter: Elias Figueiroa
Published: January 2010

2010-05-04T10:22:00.000+02:00

Graphic architectural series of photos by German photographer Holger Schilling.

2010-04-20T00:02:00.000+02:00

40BEST SEX ADS

Know more here.

2010-04-11T23:54:00.001+02:00

ITALY

KOREA

INDIA

BRAZIL

Created to promote The Sydney International Food Festival last year. Brilliant concept by WHYBIN/TBWA, Sydney, Australia to use the iconic foods of each country to recreate its flag.

2010-04-05T13:43:00.000+02:00

The relentless reputation of the French when it comes to mixing/dropping the illest electronic tracks with utter fluency is once again reinforced with this fresh new banger. Jamaica, the Parisian duo formerly known as Poney Poney, recently released ‘I Think I Like U 2’ off their upcoming debut album, produced by Xavier de Rosnay (of Justice) and mastered by Peter Franco (sound engineer, worked on Daft Punk’s ‘Alive 2007’). The quality of the french sound/production is immediately apparent in the track as is the talent and appeal of Jamaica’s Antoine Hilaire (vocals/guitar) and Florent Lyonnet (bass/vocals) who are currently working on finishing up the album with Rosnay and Franco.

2010-04-05T13:38:00.002+02:00

Dubstep is making massive waves in the UK and is finally starting to garner some attention on this side of the pond. And the latest U.K breakout dubstep artist/producer Rusko has gone in on Tupac’s California love, and by gone in I mean he has taken the best part of the song which is “Roger Troutman’s talk-box verse “California love” and turned it into a banger. Though not your typical dubstep track it definitely shows the growth in the genre in terms of adopting new styles and elements. It still retains the essence of a 2tep/dubstep track which is the dark bassline. For once I wish I was from Cali so I can sing along to this with pride.

2010-04-05T13:33:00.000+02:00

In Michael Wolf’s “Architecture of Density” series he documents the complex urban dynamics of Hong Kong, one the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the world. In his vibrantly colorful interpretation of the graphic architectural scapes he has created a beautiful swatch book of palettes. Palettes drawn directly from the highest density of civilization, a true indication that inspiration is all around us.

Via Michael Wolf

2010-04-05T13:23:00.000+02:00

The success of electro-pop phenomenon Hot Chip is no mystery. The English group composed of Alexis Taylor (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Joe Goddard (vocals, synths, percussion), Al Doyle (guitar, vocals), Owen Clarke (synths, guitar) and Felix Martin (percussion), has in the past decade established themselves as perhaps one of the most innovative and unique acts in music. Their eccentric approach to making music has not only redefined their own genre but also somehow transcended the barriers of genre and planted inspiration in all corners of the music world. Although Trendland previously featured Hot Chip in February, I couldn’t help but share this track with you all.

“I Feel Bonnie” is a collaborative remix of Hot Chip’s single “I Feel Better” between Hot Chip and Nashville folk/country musician Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (aka Will Oldham). The seven minute long piece is more a musical journey than a song, and the genius of Hot Chip is made obvious by their insane ability of making seven minutes seem like so much less.

2010-04-05T13:18:00.000+02:00

“I am on a 24hr champagne diet”

2010-04-05T13:14:00.000+02:00

In a world where people appreciate good design everywhere, cool mini hotel rooms are the latest ‘it’ trend. In Tokyo, the Capsule Inn exemplifies the bare-essentials hotel rooms for brief use, and similar concepts are popping up at airports, train stations and downtowns around the world, replacing and mimicking the “day rooms” already existing at many airports.

Taking the next step in rest and space efficiency, Russia’s Arch Group designed the SleepBox.

Via The Cool Hunter

2010-04-05T13:02:00.001+02:00

Logorama from Marc Altshuler - Human Music on Vimeo.

LOGORAMA

2010-04-05T12:59:00.000+02:00

Erykah Badu’s sixth album New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) was released yesterday and one of the instant stand outs is the message laden and immediately controversial “Window Seat.” The song in it’s self is smooth, easy, soulful, and insightful. The majority of the controversy stems from the accompanying music video. The music video was “shot guerrilla style” in one take and captures her walking along a Dallas, Texas, sidewalk stripping off her clothes until she is eventually naked. Suddenly a shot rings out as the song ends and Badu falls to the ground close to the site where John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

2010-04-05T12:46:00.002+02:00

The track “Move For Me” is a collaboration between Kaskade and Toronto native Deadmua5 (Joel Thomas Zimmerman ), two of the most illuminating names in house music. I think it perfectly reflects the potential that house music has to not only move you physically but also on an emotional level with it’s climactic progressions and infectious vocals. The production is top notch and in the right mood and surrounding the potency is infinite.

2010-04-04T14:56:00.000+02:00

SKODA SUPERB GLASS HARP from Sehsucht™ on Vimeo.

Skoda Comercial

2010-03-22T21:24:00.003+01:00

"Shutter Island" a psychological thriller directed by Martin Scorsese an unusual way to this director, but still a masterpeace came from this really good author.

2010-03-15T18:17:00.000+01:00

Brooklyn Tower Clock Penthouse

2010-03-15T18:12:00.000+01:00

2010-03-15T18:09:00.000+01:00

The beautiful Lara Stone is starring in the latest Versace fragrance campaign:Versus. The short tv/internet commercial was shot by Craig McDean.

2010-03-15T18:06:00.000+01:00

Duck Sauce is a collaboration between Armand Van Helden and A-Trak. They decided to team up and create some disco house tunes in a 2009 way and so far so good. As they put it ” its melding the spirit of classic disco house with modern day production thump and clever new twists”. To break it down in lay man terms: they update the old with the new to create the future. To get a little more info and hear them talk about the project check out this interview here.

2010-03-15T18:00:00.001+01:00

Gil Scott-Heron has been off the music radar for about 13 years. That’s a pretty long hiatus for the man who has been called “the godfather of rap” and “the black Bob Dylan.” But he is back. His newest release is not like the rest of Scott-Heron’s music, in that it’s main focus isn’t politics, but rather the singer/poet/author himself. I’m New Here is an introspective piece that expresses Gil’s current state of mind as well as what brought him to where he is. The album is a mix of songs, spoken word recordings, and interludes of Gil speaking. Me and the Devil is a cover of a Bobby “Blue” Bland song. The song has a simple bluesy background beat that allows for Gil’s soulful voice to take center stage.

2010-03-15T17:55:00.001+01:00

Goldfrapp is a London based duo of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory. For their new album, Head First, due out late March, they collaborated with producer Richard X to create a song called “Alive”. However, it seems that Richard X couldn’t get enough of Goldfrapp’s new album and released 3 remixes on Goldfrapp’s recent single “Rocket”. The original track sounds a little bit like 80’s pop music, but the One Zero Remix takes the song to a full blown 80’s spacey, out-of-this-world, retro level. The song is a little long, coming in a 7 minutes, but with it’s build-up, break down, and final crescendo, it is well worth your time. Enjoy

2010-03-15T17:51:00.001+01:00

There aren’t many artists out there that have had a career as colorful as that of John Legend. The six times grammy winning R&B-soul phenom has definitely come a long way since his first appearance in the music world when he was hired to play piano for Lauren Hill’s “Everything Is Everything” on her album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. This remix of his song ‘Everybody Knows’ by RAC (Remix Artist Collective) speaks for itself much like Legends incredible instrumental and lyrical abilities. His capacity to express with such fluency is amazing and it’s to no surprise he has been so successful considering his mass appeal.

2010-03-15T17:42:00.001+01:00

Alexander Mcqueen Fall 2010

2010-03-10T17:37:00.002+01:00

"The Hurt Locker", academy awarded with 6 oscars. Essentialy in my point of view more than a good war film, a state of condicion. With a good writing by Mark Boal.

2010-03-10T17:19:00.003+01:00

erykah badu ft.lil wayne // jump in the air

2010-03-09T19:35:00.011+01:00

Berlin electronic music composer Martin (Paul Kalkbrenner), known as DJ Ickarus, is touring with his manager and girlfriend Mathilde (Rita Lengyel) from club to club around the globe and is about to release their biggest album to date. However, all of his plans are thrown out of kilter after Ickarus is submitted to the emergency ward of a psychiatric clinic high on drugs after a gig- A tragicomedy in Berlin of today.

2010-02-09T20:42:00.005+01:00

LINDSAY´S PRIVATE PARTY // MUSE MAGAZINE

THE DREAMERS // BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI

2010-02-09T01:34:00.008+01:00

In Paris in a time of revolution, came a dream inside the walls of an apartment in the center of the city,a dream away from realitty.

A dream that only can be possible with Eva Green (Isabelle), Louis Gareel (Theo), Michael Pitt (Matthew), but above all with the master vision of Bernardo Bertolucci.

A good opurtunitty to learn about film with the history of cinema ,and to learn about cinema with the film.

Another master piece from the Italian director.

NON, JE NE REGRETTE RIEN // EDITH PIAF

2010-02-08T04:07:00.000+01:00

Palyed at the end credits of "The Dreamers" by Bernardo Bertolucci, in a fight of the May o 1968, this defenitly a "song of the day", a a song of ages.

UP IN THE AIR // JASON REITMAN

2010-02-07T19:44:00.003+01:00

The illusion of appearances, contemporary ironies, this a movie about the seduction of living in the clouds, and the shock that cames when the plain lands.

Features George Clooney in a good role, proving that is a really good professional, instead of a "star". Its a really good movie, what normally dont came out of hollywood.

And with the film of the brothers Coen is one of the movies that should win the oscar in my opinion.

SONG OF THE DAY

2010-02-06T19:21:00.001+01:00

This song goes by the name of "Waltz nº2" composed by Dmitrij Dmitrievič Šostakovič, being the opening credit for the film "Eyes Wide Shut" by Stanley Kubrick

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE // SOMEBODY TO LOVE

2010-02-04T18:45:00.002+01:00

When the truth is found to be lies
And all the joy within you dies
Don't you want somebody to love, don't you...
Need somebody to love, wouldn't you...
Love somebody to love, you better...
Find somebody to love

DIPSET- SKULLGANG

2010-02-04T16:47:00.002+01:00

SLEEPY HEAD

2010-02-03T16:20:00.002+01:00

Passion Pit-Sleepyhead from ssarenofun1 on Vimeo.

THE TRUMAN SHOW // PETER WEIR ,1998

2010-02-02T18:33:00.000+01:00

      The world is a estage.Starring Jim Carrey in the role of Truman Burbank.This shows how life can be "small" or so "huge" at the same time.
       Is a good film that talks about, control, free will, and how your life can be managed. I could talked about the " Big Brother", but the thing here is that the subject here doesnt know that he his the "show" , the center of atention.
       Also takes a good message of the power of telivison, and the effect on people, and public opinion.

"SOLDIER OF LOVE" // SADE

2010-02-02T16:56:00.002+01:00

Sade "Soldier Of Love" Video from My Little Boudoir on Vimeo.

Bring on the soul and the jazz.Great new song.

"WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE" // SPIKE JONZE

2010-02-02T16:37:00.003+01:00

      "Where the wild things are" is an adaption from the book of Maurice Sendak with the same name, being this a "classic" from the american literature, just like "Huckleberry Finn" from Mark Twain, its as story with 46 years old but that shows an impressive modernity.
        I say this because this book show the kids as they are a "wild thing" not that tipicall kid that as good behaviour and goes to bed when is told too. With the art of Spike Jonze this becames a really interesting movie.
       And like Einstein said " People do not grow old no matter how long we live. We never cease to stand like curious children before the great mistery into wich we were born".

"EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP" // BANKSY

2010-02-01T19:01:00.000+01:00

“Exit Through The Gift Shop”, the film is billed as “the world’s first street art disaster movie”, and described by organizers as “…an amazing ride, a cautionary modern fairy tale . . . with bolt cutters.”. This will be the first time the elusive artist, will appear on film. (his publicists have stated however that his identity will not be revealed and only his voice will be heard.)

SPIKE JONZE

2010-02-01T18:51:00.000+01:00

A really great director, you should definitly chek it out.

THE ROAD // JOHN HILLCOAT

2010-02-01T18:34:00.000+01:00

A film about human condicion. A good role by Viggo Mortensen.

WAR PHOTOGRAPHER // JAMES NACHTWEY

2010-02-01T18:19:00.000+01:00

INVICTUS

2010-02-01T16:06:00.000+01:00

Its a film from the director Clint Eastwood, alltough there is not the marks of him in this film, some may say that this was a "gift" from Esatwood to Morgan Freeman, wich role is good, i looks to be born to do this role of Mandela, Matt Damon, also features in this film but the carecter dont have so much "strenght", its a good movie about Mandela, that´s the good thing about it.

"I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.",Invictus by William Ernest Henley

IM HERE // SPIKE JONZE

2010-02-01T01:52:00.000+01:00

Spike Jonze, has recently returned to his ad man roots, collaborating with Absolut Vodka on a 30-minute short film, I’m Here. Described as a’ robot love story’, it premieres at Sundance.

"EYES WIDE SHUT" // CASTLEEVENTS

2010-01-30T19:58:00.000+01:00

Inspired by Kubrick's famous ceremony scene of passion in the movie "Eyes Wide Shut", the Swiss Andrej Lorenc organizes Castles Events in the same vein. He rents castles and invites selected members of his club to spend a night of fantasies: garters, black underwear, wasp-waisted corsets, capes and Venetian masks are compulsory. Drink Champagne, feast your eyes on skin, dance to the sounds of well-known dj's, and give in to your erotic--or perhaps sexual--desires. Sexiness is also a prerequisite. Teased? Basically the parties are scheduled four times per year, mostly in Switzerland. The special of this year takes place during a weekend in an original glamorous Mediaeval Castle in the middle of France in September. For international guests there is an airport 20 kilometers away from the Castle. The exact place will only be communicated to exclusive members. The price varies according to the events. Price fee on this special event varies between $700 - $1000‚Ç for a couple or single men. Single woman pay $200. For 'High End' Guests, Castle Events provide an extraordinary comfortable Service Package, which includes your own Suite in the Castle - varies $2000 - $5000. Be aware there are only 20 rooms available.

VODAFONE HEAD OFFICE //BARBOSA E GUIMARAES ARQUITECTOS// LISBON,PORTUGAL

2010-01-30T19:30:00.000+01:00

MIRAND KERR // ALEXI LUBOMIRSKI // GQ

2010-01-27T20:46:00.000+01:00

ALEXI LUBOMISKI

2010-01-27T20:43:00.000+01:00

MILAN EXPO 2015

2010-01-27T14:36:00.000+01:00

The conceptual master plan for the Milan World Exposition 2015 resulted from the teamwork of five architects: Jacques Herzog, Mark Rylander, Ricky Burdett, Stefano Boeri, and William McDonough. Working with the theme “feeding the planet, energy for life”, the exposition will be a planetary botanical garden that will “feed Milan literally, spiritually and intellectually.” The architects created the framework for the exposition and organized an orthogonal bridge that contains an agrofood park and is surrounded by water ways.

The idea for this planetary botanical garden is based on the Ancient Roman urban plans that included twin axes (the cardo and the decumanus) with a central forum. The two axis create a grid of spaces where some will be developed by the exposition, and other spaces will be give to individual countries to design.

http://www.milanoexpo-2015.com/

http://www.archdaily.com/34772/milan-expo-2015/#more-34772

STEVE MCCURRY 1980-2009. SUD. - EST. // PALLAZO DELLA RAGIONE

2010-01-26T19:45:00.000+01:00

http://stevemccurrymilano.it/
http://www.stevemccurry.com/main.php

The pictures speak for himself, if you are in Milan you should definitly go to see them "talking".

PATRICIA REYES

2010-01-26T00:07:00.000+01:00

MIDEM KEY NOTE SPEAKER

2010-01-25T00:05:00.000+01:00

Pharrell was at Midem in Cannes yesterday and was honored to be a key note speaker in a Q&A format with Rob Stone. Know more here.

VITALIC // PONEY PART 1

2010-01-23T18:08:00.002+01:00

In a time where dance music appears to have stumbled across a barren wasteland artists like Vitalic stand out like a glistening beacon of light: an incendiary guiding force away from the commercially un-listenable pap. The Frenchman uses purely synthesized instruments and states himself that “the only thing he can’t fake is the emotion that galvanizes his music”. He succeeds at making listeners smile, shake their stuff, and still walk away a little shaken by the music’s intensity.

ELLIE GOULDING // STARRY EYED

2010-01-23T17:54:00.000+01:00

Want to be the cool one later this year that gets to say “oh I had this months ago” when people are raving about this new artist they have discovered? Well now is your chance! Ladies and gentlemen I introduce you to a new genre called folktronica and the sexiness that is Ellie Goulding. This British singer and guitarist is in my opinion one of the most promising new talents of the decade, and I’m not the only one that thinks so because she was chosen as BBC’s #1 “Sound of 2010″. It’s a list that highlights the most exciting musical talent for the coming year and as they put it “if Kate Bush, Bjork and Stevie Nicks shared a flat in 2009, but were a little bit more sane, this noise would emerge”. She sounds delicate and strong, ethereal yet raw. Basically if her voice were edible I would be obese.

DAN MARTENSEN

2010-01-23T16:39:00.000+01:00

IM GOOD // CLIPSE FT. PHARRELL WILLIAMS

2010-01-22T17:13:00.002+01:00

"THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED"

2010-01-22T16:38:00.000+01:00

American poet, musician and dignified revolutionary: Gil Scott-Heron releases a new single along with a visual entitled, Me and The Devil. Best known for his lyrical content addressing a variety of social and political issues during his time, his works have had major influence towards the creation of genres such as Hip Hop and Neo-Soul. His most distinguished piece of work was his 1971 Poem entitled, “The revolution will not be televised” – a pithy quote that originates with this gentleman. His upcoming album has a tentative release date of February 9th.

http://hypebeast.com/2010/01/gil-scottheron-devil-video/

OLAFUR ELIASSON // MEKANISM

2010-01-21T15:39:00.000+01:00

JUELZ SANTANA // FOREVER HARLEM FEAT. JIM JONES & TOBB COBAIN

2010-01-21T15:35:00.000+01:00

MOVING WALLS // GARY CHANG

2010-01-20T19:42:00.000+01:00

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01/watch-tiny-transformer-apartment-video.php

ALVARO PUENTES

2010-01-19T17:50:00.000+01:00

SEBASTIEN TELLIER // L´AMOUR ET LA VIOLENCE

2010-01-19T13:22:00.002+01:00

MSTRKRFT // HEARTBREAKER

2010-01-19T10:54:00.000+01:00

MSTRKRFT – Featuring John Legend from vincent haycock on Vimeo.

HARADS HOTEL // THAM & VIDEGARD HANSSON

2010-01-19T10:34:00.000+01:00

http://www.tvark.se/