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New Music: Young Jazz Rebels

Kevin Mueller — 2010-03-10T18:49:30Z

A marvellous Jazz record produced by Madlib with classy artwork. Heavily influenced by late 60s, early 70s Jazz, some groovy and more experimental tracks... just great! A beautiful product and wonderful noise coming from the house of Stones Throw! Available exclusively from the label's website until worldwide release in April 2010.

Young Jazz Rebels 'Slave Riot' 18 Tracks produced by Madlib. CD: Thick cardboard, tip-on, gatefold, and inner sleeve. Vinyl: 2/LP, duo-tone sleeve.

CONCERT P1 pendant lamp by Jørn Utzon

Sarah Huber — 2010-03-07T09:46:15Z

Open your eyes... I saw this lamp in a shop in copenhagen and fell in love with it. I wrote down the name of the lamp and designer Jørn Utzon in my phone and forgot about it.
Going through my notes 1 year later I discovered the note and decided to check on the designer and was well surprised - Jørn Utzon is the man who designed the Opera of Sydney, you would probably have know that but I didn't - kind of obvious no?
One day I'll buy that lamp.

Alexa Lixfeld

Sarah Huber — 2010-03-06T11:22:21Z

More beautiful porcelaine. This time from the german designer Alexa Lixfeld.

"SHE COMBINED HER PIONEERING EXPERIMENTS WITH CONCRETE IN THE FIELD OF TABLEWARE WITH THE ULTIMATE IN FINISHING, THE TRADITIONAL JAPANESE URUSHI LACQUERING TECHNIQUE FROM WAJIMA, WHILE LEAVING THE CONTRAST OPEN AND VISIBLE. AFTER A TEN-YEAR CAREER AS A MODEL, ALEXA LIXFELD STUDIED AT KÖLN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF DESIGN, UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED ARTS PFORZHEIM AND DESIGN ACADEMY EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS. SHE WORKS IN HAMBURG SINCE 2006, RUNNING HER OWN STUDIO."

Cups – porcelain vessel
Handmade vessels made of solid coloured porcelain, outside matt, inside glazed.
Available in three different sizes and eight colours.

Kubus – porcelain vessel
Handmade vessels made of solid coloured porcelain, outside matt, inside glazed. Through the productionprocess the vessels bend individually - so each piece is unique. Available in eight different sizes and eightcolours. The sizes are calculated so the vessels fit next to each other either way -it becomes an architectural game.

Ricebowls – porcelain bowl
Handmade bowls made of solid coloured porcelain, outside matt, inside glazed.
Available in three different sizes and eight colours.

Showcase the process based development of contemporary design. The cooperation of computer aided design = CAD and traditional craftsmanship. Metamorphose of formal aspects of industrial manufacturing and uniqueness which can only be achieved from traditional handmade crafts.?Metamorphose of a cylinder and one straight as well as one upside-down smaller cone in CAD, conversation through CNC lathe and traditional craftsmanship. The shapes a computer generated, meanwhile its manufactured using crafts the improper ornament of the ridges become decoration. The design is subsidized by the colour graduation of solid coloured porcelain compound.?The set consits of nine shapes and five colours. The vessels can be ordered individually and in eight different colours.

awards:
NOMINATED: DESIGNPREIS DEUTSCHLAND 2010
FORM 2008
GUTE GESTALTUNG 09
DESIGN PLUS 09

www.alexalixfeld.com

New Music: Lonelady album 'Nerve Up'

Kevin Mueller — 2010-03-02T21:02:14Z

The Lonelady vinyl album arrived today. Regardless the vintage touch this is really fresh music. Minimal instrumentation, great songwriting, an urgent voice... Following up on her three 7" releases, Manchester's Julie Campbell produces one jewel of a debut album.

The single 'Intuition' I received earlier was accompanied by a peculiar but fitting postcard promoting the 'Manchester Modernist Society'... Class!!

Check this impressive artist person in Paul Morley's interview on the guardian website

Lonelady ''Nerve Up' is out now on Warp Records
Lonelady page on Warp | Lonelady on Myspace | Facebook | Lonelady Website

State Library of Queensland, Australia

Sarah Huber — 2010-02-18T22:13:16Z

I still love to browse through the commons on flickr . Recently I discovered these fantastic pictures. They are from the State Library of Queensland, Australia.
I love about everything on these pictures. The super nice girls who look so totally happy and so natural. The outstanding bathing suits and the beach dresses. I would love to have one like that. But most of all these are some very good photos. The photographers are unknown. The pictures are taken between 1940 and 1955.

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'See people hugging the box' - in praise of Joe Muggs

Kevin Mueller — 2010-02-16T13:03:02Z

If he weren't too busy because of his newborn son, music writer Joe Muggs would probably think I'm stalking him. Truth is, I've been following him on Twitter for a while and realized we approve/disapprove of similar things in music (i.e. the music industry). I started looking up on stuff he'd written and music he'd recommended earlier, which turned out to be a very satisfying endeavor. It resulted in me listening to loads of new tunes, getting more background info on stuff I had heard before, learning new things and indulging in plain reading pleasure. The most impressive is maybe his Mary Anne Hobbs interview... If it were in my power I'd bestow on him a prize for "best music interview" for said piece.

Luckily Joe Muggs is making some of his best work accessible on his website ververymuch.com. Check this extract from his interview with Rob Gordon:

Rob Gordon: ...a good sound is hard to obtain these days. I’d like to hear a good soundsystem these days – there’s a lot of loud ones, but we have a few problems. The first problem was that Mosfet amps came in, they came in in the late 70s, and they were really loud and really cheap and whatever, but they had no warmth in the bass. Then the next stop was the disco mixer. The disco mixer had a crossfader on it but it was never going to sound as good as that custom pre-amp that you used to use, but everyone had to have one because it was the fashion. Then the next thing was the CD, that killed it. Each step you’re getting less emotion, and when you turn it up loud it sounds like a noise instead of beautiful music like you’re in heaven. It sounds like… earplugs! You see people in clubs now with earplugs! Back then you’d see people hugging the box – it’s different sounds!

... and read the full Rob Gordon interview on veryverymuch.com

What Joe Muggs does for us is a bit like digging through dusty records and reporting from cutting edge club nights at the same time. Urban UK music has been at the heart of my interest for over 15 years now. To impress me it takes someone with the ability to take in new movements and sounds with an open mind, while reporting those findings with knowledge and respect for what came before, - be it in 140 characters or across five pages. Joe clearly masters both.

I was struggling to stay creative and productive after the birth of our son, let's hope Joe has the energy to keep it up – and that he will get the sleep needed to stay on top of it! In that sense (but by no means limited to) I wish him all the best! ~

Kevin Mueller aka DJ Kev the Head was a member of the Dachstock Concert Collective between 1994 - 2006, promoter of the Echo Club (2000 - 2004) and is a founding member of the CUE Institute and the Mouthwatering Records label. You can follow him on Twitter.

Style rookie Tavi Gevinson

Sarah Huber — 2010-02-13T18:43:41Z

I have to admit my first thoughts upon seeing pictures of the 13 years old teenager at the fashions shows weren't very positive ones.
Anyway, we recently had this discussion at the job about fashion blogs and someone was bitching about that little girl and how ridiculous it's that she is invited to the shows. I forgot about tavi for some days but luckily kathleen reminded my of the whole issue in a recent blog post.
So I finally went to check Style rookie Tavi Gevinson blog and I have to admit to took my breath away. The girl is an artist! intelligent and highly talented, I clearly understand why fashion people call here a source of inspiration or even a muse. On one hand there are these self-portraits from her in these amazing outfits her explanations and thoughts on the outfits are well worth reading. Then there are here collages, all little works of art. Her thoughts on fashion. for me, are a better read than those of many of the fashion bloggers out there.
Go and see for yourself!

http://tavi-thenewgirlintown.blogspot.com/

Sarah Maple

Sarah Huber — 2010-02-13T15:29:40Z

'Meet the heir to Tracey Emin's throne... The best of the new young British artists'
Andrew Johnson, The Independent on Sunday

'Sarah Maple is giving feminism a make over'no more potlucks

Sarah Maple was born in 1985 and grew up in Sussex, where she lives today. She did her BA in Fine Art at Kingston University and in October 2007 won '4 New Sensations', a new art prize for graduates, voted by the public online, organised by Channel 4 and The Saatchi Gallery.

Much of Maple's inspiration originates from being brought up as a Muslim, with parents of mixed religious and cultural backgrounds. Blurring the lines between popular culture and religious devotion in an unfailingly mischievous manner, Sarah's aesthetic narrative urges the viewer to challenge traditional notions of religion, identity and the societal role of women.

visit the sarah maple website

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Subway impressions

Sarah Huber — 2010-02-07T20:05:36Z

2 countrys, 2 cities, 2 subways - could you tell where?

Nightwalks Revisited

Fieldreport — 2010-02-07T17:20:12Z

Here's something we made in 2004...

'Soundtracking': When images from an urban walk merge with the music on your headphones. Video by Sarah Huber / CUE 2004. Music: 'DJ Screams Medic Bonus' by the Shadow Huntaz (label: Plug Research). Track two: 'MES' by Murcof (label: Leaf)