Cut Copy - Standing in the Middle of the Field
Taken from the new album Haiku from Zero the new video for "Standing in the Middle of the Field" is a tribute to one couple daily routine directed by Vincenzi
ALDA: A Film by Lucy Hardcastle
To celebrate the launch of the Levi’s® Made & Crafted® AW/17 collection Riposte commissioned a series of creative works that took inspiration from the Icelandic stories behind the collection.
Visual artist Lucy Hardcastle (previously) created ALDA, a material narrative exploring in live action the raw, unpredictable and awe inspiring elements of Iceland, both physical and spiritual. The film was brought to life by a powerful and dramatic soundscape by Nabihah Iqbal.
To bring a hands on element to the project Patternity has created Alchemical Appreciation, a screen-print design that melds the alchemical symbols for fire and ice against the background of dappled volcanic rock. The black ink in the final piece has been created using volcanic ash which gave each of the prints texture and tactility.
Alchemical Appreciation by Patternity
The whole process has been captured in a behind the scenes film which you can watch below. It documents each of the creative processes and tells the story in the words of the women we have collaborated with.
Each of the commissions reference the beautiful design details of the collection and the strong Icelandic influences. From mossy hills and steaming springs to volcanic terrain and soft, snowy glaciers, these are some of Iceland’s awe-inspiring extreme elements which are reflected in the colours and textures of the collection.
Cover artwork by Clara Nimmo
LAPS
A tense portrait of a woman who is sexually assaulted in plain sight on a crowded New York City subway. Directed by Charlotte Wells
Short Film Special Jury Award for Editing, Sundance Film Festival 2017
Special Jury Recognition for Narrative Shorts, SXSW Film Festival 2017
Charlotte “Charlie” Wells is a Scottish director living in New York. She is in her final year of the MBA/MFA program at NYU where she is a Glucksman Research Fellow and a BAFTA New York and Los Angeles scholar. Her first film Tuesday premiered at Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival in Bristol, U.K. in 2016 and was nominated for two BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards – Best Writer and Best Design (winner). Her second film, Laps, won a Short Film Special Jury Prize for Editing at Sundance Film Festival and Special Jury Recognition for Narrative Shorts at SXSW Film Festival 2017.
Fischerspooner - Togetherness feat. Caroline Polachek
One of our favourite electroclash band Fischerspooner is making a return since the release of the last album "Entertainment" in 2009. Their new single with our another favourite Caroline Polachek , "Togetherness" is hyper-modern. "Co-produced by Michael Stipe, is among the more sonically experimental songs in the Fischerspooner catalog." via Pitchfork
ZHU + NERO - Dreams
Directed by Elliott Sellers and Erik Ferguson the new music video collaboration between ZHU and NERO takes you to the digital purgatory
Hanne Hukkelberg - Embroidery
Filmmaker Alam Ali plays with size and perspective in this perplexing video for Norwegian singer-songwriter Hanne Hukkelberg's latest. "The idea behind the video stemmed from the song’s title,” says Ali. "We were looking for visual shots that could be stitched together seamlessly.
Code Orange - The Mud
Dmitry Zakharov, a visual artist living in Cologne, recently directed the music video for Code Orange' "The Mud" taken from "Forever" album
St. Vincent - Los Ageless
"St. Vincent has unveiled the video for her latest single “Los Ageless” – and “unveiling” really is the appropriate word, as the video sees the musician uncover bandages from her face to reveal a very weird facelift underneath."
"Directed by Willo Perron (Kanye West, Rihanna The xx) and produced with Red Bull, the video lampoons LA life – pedicures, clean eating, yoga, sushi – using bold, vivid colours."
Beck - Up All Night
There's nothing we would rather do, but stay up all night with Beck on repeat. Directed by London-based film collective Canada and starring a strong Solene Rigot, Beck's new music video blazes through, setting the tone for their upcoming new album, Colors.
Oscar and the Wolf - Runaway
New single "Runaway" of Oscar and the Wolf is made into music video, taken from the new album 'Infinity' available for pre-order
Charlotte Gainsbourg - Deadly Valentine
Charlotte Gainsbourg and Dev Hynes become lovers in this beautiful, age-spanning video for Gainsbourg's latest track Deadly Valentine.
Björk - The Gate
Björk has released her spectacular new video for “The Gate”. Premiered in an installation by Nowness for London Fashion Week over the weekend, the futuristic, CGI-heavy video comes directed by her frequent collaborator Andrew Thomas Huang, with creative direction by Björk, Alessandro Michele (who designed the dress the musician wears in the video), and James Merry (who designed her headpiece).
Justice - Pleasure
Directed by Alexandre Courtès the new video of Justice is not only a visual "Pleasure" but the meaning of life and a power to use imagination
Lana Del Rey - White Mustang
"White Mustang" is a prototypical Lana Del Rey piano-pop ballad off the artist's latest album Lust for Life. The video begins with a breathtaking, swooping drone shot that unveils the video's setting: a retrofuturistic metropolis flecked with remnants of old world glamour..
GusGus - Featherlight
Through the light, light as a feather, you come down. Like a snowflake, spiraling down - featherlight.
Galleriet - Allting är som vanligt (Everything is as usual)
Swedish electronic musician Galleriet recently released 'Allting är som vanligt' (which translates into 'Everything is as usual' in English). The song is the third single from her forthcoming debut album, 'Romantic Gestures'. In the music video, we journey through a series of stop motion vignettes created by the artist herself, exploring themes of mortality, sexuality, animal instincts and the passing of time.
Goldfrapp - Everything is Never Enough
"For their seventh album, The Silver Eye, uncompromising duo Goldfrapp toy with the premise of identity from a spontaneous explosion of mortal considerations. Working alongside a collection of collaborators including St. Vincent producer John Congleton and composer Bobby Krlic, the brooding electronic sounds leave ample room for one’s own contemplations." via Nowness
London Grammar - Non Believer
As their new album "Truth Is A Beautiful Thing" is out London Grammar shares the new music video for "Non Believer" from this LP
Washed Out - Floating By
Directed by Drew Tindell "Floating By" is a new mellow track from Washed Out new album "Mister Mellow"