The Following Aesthetic Reasons

A fun mix from Solomun that I was listening to this weekend...

Love how it starts...

That's it. I just received my Toast Catalog from the UK and my day has been decided for me: lounging in cashmere knickers, sweater and socks with a plate of toast and tea. You can even order bramble jam from this company. I have no idea what that is but it sounds adorable, I'm in.

Browse the catalog here.

Alexander Wang



Rodarte


Now, the fun part!




I don't speak Spanish, but the music allows me to follow along like a champ.

Must-see films--macabre, disturbing and intermittently gorgeous. Filmmaker David Cronenberg described Tideland as "poetic horror", which personally speaking, sounds like my ideal genre. And as I was watching Irreversible last night with two friends of mine who are dating, we couldn't help but laugh at what a perfect "date movie" it was--if you are into the whole 9 minute long rape scene type thing...But as Beethoven's 7th symphony plays in the final scene, as the entire picture spins into chaos and then clarity, there is startling beauty and triumphant power. Yep, see em both.

Here's my playlist from last night.


Harpers Bazaar UK November 2008
Model: Jeisa Chiminazzo
Photographer: Alexei Hay
Stylist: Alison Edmond

Par Grindvik has been instrumental to the Swedish techno scene since the nineties as a record store owner, label manager and producer and has recently made the move to Berlin. This mix from Little White Earbuds includes a lot of the releases from his own label Islands and Islets, as well as Dutch label Outland and Swedish label Truesoul. Though he's sometimes been very minimal, this mix is thick with dub, drums, bass and dwindling delays.


Enjoy!

(Paula Put the Kettle On by artist Paula Rego)


I am embarking on a new side project, writing and illustrating a childrens book. My idea isn't new, it's as old as the first stories ever told. In fact, what I'm writing is based on folk tales and fairy tales, embracing the darkness and mystery that these traditional stories often revolve around. Some of my inspirations are Paula Rego's art , Hans Christian Anderson's stories , Edgar Allen Poe's short stories , Luella Bartley's Fall 2008 fashion show, Pan's Labyrinth, and my dreams. I remember when I was 8 my father reading Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with me and my siblings in a tent at our summerhouse in Maine. And from the Hans Christian Anderson catalog my favorite was "Wild Swans". I would love to hear some new stories/folktales as I do research these next few weeks...