no. 8
KISS ME QUICK
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editor-in-chief ALYSSA AFRICA creative director Cenon Norial III features editor Mav Bernardo events photographer Erka Inciong contributors Miles Fabonan and Fabo, Rik Rasos and Pat Bondoc, Daniela Monasterios Tan, Nathanael Ng, and Shaf Amis’aabudin, Eva Yu, Shawn James Seymour and Yoshimi Seymour, Jaycee Peñaflorida and Tokwa Peñaflorida, Michael Benedicto and Micaela Benedicto , Vince Crisostomo, Paolo Deoferio, Jasmine Maierhofer, Arion Pennington, Shahani Gania, Chynna Ortaleza, Paolo Crodua, Paul Jatayna, Gia Lalu, Earl Espiritu, Roy Back, Anacleta Paredes, Patti Sunio, Aaron Fuentes, Shin Oderschvank, Everywhere We Shoot!, David Sorrenti, Asela Tagarao, Regina Belmonte, Joseph Pascual, Mike Magallanes, Eunice Acosta, Junie Linsoco, Ari Simangan, Mar Laquindanum, David Loughran, Renan Pacson, Michelle Smith, Jed Gregorio. xx
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on the cover Jasmine Maierhofer & Arion Pennington photographed by Cenon Norial III styled by vince crisostomo & paolo deoferio special thanks to AJ omandac & paul jatayna
contents
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Miles + Fabo Proudrace Miguel + Ryan Mash-up Lullatone Trees Jaycee + Tokwa Outerhope Epilogue Tnx 4 Cumming Peculiar Neighbour Wednesdays OXOX 30 Days by Ryan + Garovs Love Letters for Yourself by Yourself On the Loop Beyond the Reel Polaris Project Tears by Roy Back
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Does it ever occur to you that we seem to be living in a time of instant gratification? We seem to be settling in what we can get so fast for the quick attainability of happiness and contentment. And love seems to be losing its essence day by day because everything comes in a click of a mouse and a tap of a finger. That appreciation means having your picture liked and deeper appreciation means having someone scroll through photos and words you’ve posted. It’s a little creepy, yet if not most, then some of us tend to consider it an act of thoughtfulness and admiration. Love is fleeting. The ADHD Team
kiss me quick
MILES + FABO
Name: Miles Fabonan Nick Name: Miles Gender: Male Birthday: September 2, 2000 Birth Place: Muntinlupa Email: c/o mom, gerriefabonan@gmail.com
Hobbies: Drawing Sports: Running or badminton Music: Pajama-pop Singer/ Band: Lullatone Food: Kaarage or Ramen Drinks: Caramel Latte Color: Mint Green Friends: Pio and Melody Deepest fear: Drowning Motto: “Of course!” What is love? “It is an optional stage in the game of life. One must find a person that they can relate to, tand care for each other equally.” Who is your Crush? None First kiss: None Have you ever been in love? Having a second life in my dreams with an anthropomorphic dog named Kyouji. His/ her qualities that you like best: My secrets are kept in them without judgement.
Name: Fabo Nick Name: Fabo Gender: Male Birthday: December 18, 1969 Birth Place: Makati Email: mailfabo@gmail.com
Hobbies: Drawing; listening to vinyls Sports: Cycling to hunt and dig vinyls Music: Anything on vinyl Singer/ Band: Anyone and any who’s on vinyl Food: My wife’s cooking Drinks: Anything free Color: As of now, black, white and red Friends: Marami Deepest fear: Loneliness Motto: As of now, “You are never fully-dressed without a smile.”
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What is love? “Anything that loves you back for free.” Who is your Crush? My wife First kiss: Hindi ko na maalala Have you ever been in love? Yes, and still is His/ her qualities that you like best: Ang mga ngiti niya sa oras na lahat ng tao ay nakasimangot
How will you describe your art? Miles: It is making entire worlds and stories through a single drawing. Fabo: As of now, it is romantic and sarcastic. What’s your medium? Miles: Pen, markers on paper Fabo: As of now, oil pastel, acrylic and ink. What inspires you? Miles: Artworks by people like M.C. Escher, Salvador Dali, Jan Svankmajer Fabo: Past and everyday life.
How do you feel being a father Does your surrounding affect your art in anyway? If so, of an artist? how? Fabo: Proud, very, very proud. Miles: When I see something strange, I draw it in Do you feel pressured as an my own way. artist’s son? Fabo: Yes, so much. Excited ako palagi sa idea na Miles: No, not really. “lust for life”. Na mahalaga When did you see his potenang ngayon. Ang past ay inspiration, ang now ay ac- tials? tion. Fabo: Noong una kong As an artist what do you think nakita siyang nag-doodle, is the influence your child can hehe. Big fan ako ng anak ko kaya I see everything as acquire? potential kay Miles. Fabo: Siguro, experience What do you think is the diflang. Ang art kasi ay constant change. Siguro mai- ference between your work and your father’s work? papaliwanag ko sa kanya ang art when it reflects life. Miles: Daddy is more on Pero nasa sa kanya na making art with human when art dictates life. characters.
Palette Street
by Miles Fabonan
Calling All Astronomers by Miles Fabonan
The Lost Mother
by Fabo
For There Was No Hope For The Fountain Heads by Fabo
Did you teach him the different types of techniques of drawing/painting?
Miles: Japan Fabo: Japan
was in 98B Escolta Future Market, the first time we joined the market day last year.
Who’s your favorite living artFabo: Hindi ko na maalala. ist? Basta parang yung artwork Can you share us the things na yun ay Flight of Icarus at you have learned from your Miles: Jan Svankmajer isang si Super Man na nagfather? a-ahit. Fabo: My son, at marami Miles: He told me I can pang iba. Most unforgettable experience draw anything and share my opinions to everybody. Where can we go to see more as an artist: of your works? Miles: Being an artist, what advice Date: May 25, 2014 can you give your child? Miles: Deviant Art, I am Place: Secret Fresh CarmeltheSlimy there. In Fabo: “Anak, always hold a my Facebook page and In- Person: No one in particubrush/pen in your hand and stagram, as Miles Fabonan. lar. It’s the feeling. It was the spot-on recorded intera concept on the other.” Fabo: May regular posting view just before the openning of our Testing Testing Where do you think is the best ako sa Facebook. exhibit was a bit awkward. place to see art? I am a bit shy but thankfully What’s the first artwork you it went well. Miles: Exhibits and art ever sold? films. Fabo: Parang wala pa naMiles: First time that man. Fabo: Anywhere, basta my original artwork was alam mo lang ang hinaha- bought, it was from our first nap mo. exhibit at Secret Fresh last How will you describe each May 2014. Its title is “Char- other’s art? What international art desti- acter Session.” nation do you most want to The first time that prints of Miles: I like Daddy’s own style of art. visit? my drawings were bought Fabo: No
Pain
by Fabo
“It’s romantic and sarcastic.” Fabo: I love art. My son is art. What do you love about each other? Miles: We share our creations with each other and always ready and open with opinions or critique. Fabo: Yung constant learning namin from each other. Ang dami kong natututunang bago sa anak ko. Natutuwa ako sa pagiging vocal niya sa mga gusto niya at perspective niya sa mga bagay. Gusto ko magpatuloy ito for a long time kaya I will need to cope up. :)
Too Tired To Party by Fabo
PROUDRACE Name: Rik Rasos Nick Name: Rik Gender: Boy Birthday: June Birth Place: Manila Email: rik@proudrace.com
Hobbies: Collecting black t-shirts Sports: Networking Music: Slow Jamz Singer/ Band: FKA Twigs, Mariah Carey, Masta Ace, Kyary Pamy Pamyu Food: Sausages Drinks: Red Bull Color: Black Friends: Lisbon, Chloe, Prito Deepest fear: Heights Motto: Dream big What is love? Love is crazy Who is your Crush? Akimoto Kozue First kiss: I don’t kiss and tell Have you ever been in love? I am in love His/ her qualities that you like best: Intelligent and Kind
Name: Pat Bondoc Nick Name: Pat Gender: Boy Birthday: April 16 Birth Place: Quezon City Email: pat@proudrace.com
Hobbies: Cycling, video games, taking photos Sports: Marco Polo, lol Music: Anything and everything Singer/ Band: Currently listening to FKA Twigs, Haim, Autre ne Veut, How to Dress Well Food: Korean, Chinese and tocino Drinks: Vodka redbull, gina mango juice, Eight O’ Clock, soy milk Color: Black and black Friends: Yes, please Deepest fear: Growing old Motto: ~ What is love? Love is a hashtag Who is your crush? None First kiss: Can’t remember Have you ever been in love? Yes His/ her qualities that you like best: Everything
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Hi, please introduce yourselves and the brand. I’m Rik and I’m Pat, and we’re Proudrace
How did it all start? And how did it feel like introducing a new brand of street style to the people especially here in the Philippines?
It started as a t-shirt and accessories brand and we mostly sold to friends at parties. It was never our It was a play on words when we were into partying intention to build a brand, it hard. How every night after was more of something that we do on the side. Then we a party things would turn took a year and a half off out crazy and we always and relaunched the label joked that we belong to a proud race. But now it just as a full-time clothing and means more to us because accessories brand. When we relaunched the label, we really are proud of our race. the concentration was more How did you come up with your brand name?
for the overseas market. It’s just now that we are concentrating more locally and rooting the label here in Manila since we opened a retail shop last month. We feel like the country is slowly being open-minded to love their own. Where do you get your inspiration? Everywhere, anything and anyone can be our inspiration. We like to travel and we’re always observant of the street culture of every country that we visit. Youth
“Youth culture, sub cultures, music, and nostalgia inspire us.�
culture,sub cultures,music and nostalgia also inspire us. Your recent collection is called “Man of the Year”, can you tell us the concept behind it? We wanted to get back to square one and what’s the best inspiration but old school streetwear and surf wear that we wore when we were growing up. Maui and Sons is one of our main inspirations we like how it’s still very contemporary until now.
What is the meaning behind the different symbols that are printed on your new collection? Well, basically MMXV is 2015 so we’re trying to say that you can be the man of the year in 2015. The shapes are inspired from the Maui and Sons classic logo.
We always want to reinvent every season and create something new, but we always try to keep the DNA of the label every season. Where can we find Proudrace?
Besides our stockists overseas. You can also shop us online at www. proudrace.com and we recently opened a retail space here in Manila at We noticed the transition of SOMA Stores so you can your first collection from the also visit us there if you latest ones, what made you decide to seemingly jump from want an instore experience. one semblance to another?
We will definitely branch If there is someone who can best represent Proudrace, who out the label to different markets and have a wider do you think it is? audience. It’s definitely us. Proudrace What do you love most about is our blood,sweat and each other? tears. What do you love most about your brand? It’s becoming a staple in everyone’s closet. A goal that we have dreamed of and it’s slowly becoming a reality. How do you see Proudrace 5 years from now?
We encourage each other to be the best in what we do.
MIGUEL + RYAN Name: Juan Miguel Aquilizan Nick Name: Migs Gender: Male Birthday: Dec 21 1986 Birth Place: Makati Metro Manila Philippines Email: ~
Hobbies: Collecting Random Objects, Fashion and Music Sports: Does going out and dancing all night considered a sport? HAHAHAHA! Music: I listen to a lot of different Genres but I am mostly listening to Electronic music at the moment Singer/ Band: Currently obsessed with M.O.O.N, listen to the track called Paris Food: I eat most things but I love Japanese food in particular Drinks: Hahaha, I love Tea and most alcohol Color: I like the absence of color Friends: A true friend will stab you in the front Deepest fear: Flying Ipis, F#ck me Right!? Motto: Better late than later What is love? Love is 90% compromise Who is your Crush? I don’t have one at the moment First kiss: My mother Have you ever been in love? A few times, love is terribly blind and will lead you to places you will either like or hate. I am in love tho don’t get me wrong... His/ her qualities that you like best: Everything about her, from her sh*tty qualities to her best
Name: Ryan Villamael Nickname: Rye Gender: Male Birthday: July 2, 1987 Birth Place: Los Ba単os, Laguna
Hobbies: Stargazing and moonraking. Burpees. Food. Cutting matter Sports: Crossfit Music: Blue Note, Disney, the blues, and some Sylvia La Torre Singer/ Band: Mr. Zimmerman, The Beach Boys, James Brown Food: Anything but also anything Japanese. (Oh! How could I forget… sinigang na baboy sa bayabas plus extra rice) Drinks: Just water Color: Clear sky, the deep sea Friends: Quality over quantity Deepest fear: Hunger Motto: “Take your pleasure seriously.” —Eames
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What is love? Biology states that it’s the theory of evolution: a survival mechanism. Chemistry’s solutions for it are pheromones, dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, oxytocin and vasopressin. Newton’s third law of relativity might be the formula. It could be all of the above. Or it could be about having the last Mary Grace cheese roll, dipping it in hot chocolate, and deciding to share it Who is your Crush? Mary Grace <3 First kiss: I don’t kiss and tell Have you ever been in love? Who hasn’t? His/ her qualities that you like best: A good conversationalist and the ability to eat five courses and have room for a second dessert
How will you describe your art?
people keep notes written on pages and pages of paper—they’re almost Miguel: It’s hard to describe metaphorical. Even in our current technological age, it, I use objects that have we still engage, transact meaning/history as my and communicate using main material and combipaper as a means to record ning it with my own experiences in my life or things important matters. I like those properties of paI see in our society and per. It is such a simple mamake works out of them. terial, and yet you can draw It’s one of my ways of unon its surface, fold, cut and derstanding the world we turn it into something more live in. complex. Ryan: Cut and felt. Where do you think is the best place to see art? What’s your medium? What made you decide to use it? Ryan: Depends on how you look at things. I believe Ryan: We have this long creativity is everywhere. personal relationship with paper. When we start wriWhat international art desting as a kid, we scribble tination do you most want to on sheets of paper. Some people keep diaries. Some visit?
Ryan: Every culture has its own history of art making and I would want to see them all. That’s an ultimate dream. If it’s possible to see everything, why not? Does your surrounding affect your art in anyway? If so, how? Miguel: My surroundings are my inspiration! I use objects as my main material for my work, so it always depends on where or who I am with, and that will dictate the concepts of my projects and the aesthetics of my pieces. Who’s your favorite living artist? Ryan: Do Ho Suh. He’s a Korean artist based in New
York. He works with fabric by creating a series of massive, sculptural, floating structures resembling his native house back in Korea. His works talk about diaspora, home and belonging. I really love his journey and his work. Do you collect anything?
my work. I found out about it because when I got home that night, I wondered, why was my painting hanging on our wall?)
Miguel: I don’t, I just use my instincts.
What inspires you?
Miguel: Work on new upcoming projects and chase the dream!
Miguel: Everything! Living in this time and moment. Do you have a gallery/ museum-going routine?
Ryan: It’s almost an addiction but I like collecting stuff from Booksale and acquiRyan: I do. I enjoy going to ring unnecessary things those spaces. I like observthat I think matter. ing the objects they contain and to be able to expeWhat’s the first artwork you rience the structure of the ever purchased? space. Ryan: The portrait my cousin drew of me. Bought for a Jollie Kiddie Meal.
What artwork/s do you wish you did yourself?
What are your future plans as a creative individual?
Where can we go to see more of your works? Miguel: It’s mostly on the internet, but also if I got some on-going shows in the future you can check them out. How do you see yourself five years from now?
Miguel: To be honest, I don’t know. I could living in Ryan: I’d rather make them another country, I could still What’s the first artwork you my inspiration to create be practicing art or not. I ever sold? more; to be able to learn could be a doctor or a lawthe process and ideas beyer. Hahaha life is full of Ryan: A poster color painhind the work along with the surprises. ting of a tree I made when artists who created them. I joined an art competition Most unforgettable experience in grade school. (This is a Can you tell us your creative as an artist: secret but my mom was the process? Miguel: When I went one who actually bought
reason for creating them?
But some day I wish I can get in the international art stage and show my work in Miguel: I love the craftsmanship of these dolls, they amazing institutions around the world. have this certain aura as well. I looked at the history Ryan: Having my first solo of these dolls and why are What can you say about each they here in the Philippines other’s art? show or maybe cutting and learned a lot of intemyself and fortunately not Miguel: You can see his resting things about them bleeding to death. I think both struck me on the same and why they are here, the heart and soul in his art. way I saw them was they level. did their own migration from Ryan: I want to use the Date: 2011 Place: Silverlens Galleries/ Japan to here in the Philip- word “enticing” because it suggests a different way of pines, and I can relate to My studio. perceiving, when confronthem on my own personal Person: Me. ted by his pieces. His work experience plus other inis about the material, and teresting facts about them Ever wished you were someand other reasons why they material is about his work. one else? if yes, who? were dumped in a country Describe it in 3 words. like ours. Miguel: Not really, I am happy for who I am. Miguel: Beautiful. Intricate. Which ones (dolls) are you Honest. favourites and why? Have you always been fascinated with dolls? Is there any chance of collaboMiguel: I love the one that ration? Miguel: I have, I use to col- is covered with umbrellas, she has a certain aura that lect a lot of Action figures Miguel: We actually talked since I was a kid so its nat- I got attracted too. about it and at some stage ural for me to be intrigued yes. Where do you want to showby them as an adult. case your craft? Ryan: Of course! What’s the inspiration in making these dolls? What is your Miguel: Anywhere I can. back to practice art after I stopped for 7 years. Date: year 2012 Place: Brisbane Australia Person: Me
What would it look like? Miguel: Gin and Tonic Ryan: Like two peas in a pod. What do you not want Ryan to know about you? Miguel: Nothing. He’s my brother from another mother What do you love about each other? Miguel: All about him. He’s the complete opposite of me and I love it. Ryan: He’s a fascinating, multi-faceted, strictly-KTZWestwood-consuming, party monster. And also the most endearing five-inchplatform-wearing human being you’ll ever meet <3
MASH-UP Name: Daniela Monasterios Tan Nick Name: Dani Gender: Female Birthday: 4th oct Birth Place: Bolivia Email: info@mashupcollective.com
Hobbies: Travelling, turning up! Reading, creating! Hanging out with real people. Creepin’ in da intarweb Sports: Hockey , netball , dancing to music Singer/ Band: 90s hip-hop , TLC , Run DMC , Eminem. Anything that gets us grooving, from the deep sounds of old school hip hop to Pitbull’s latin infused top hits Food: Anything with lots of condiments and flavour . Really into Ma La Szechuan food at the moment Drinks: We all drink a big bottle of water everyday, some of our friends think its hilarious ‘cuz the bottles is so big and heavy Color: All of it! Friends: Anyone with a mind of their own Deepest fear: Heights Motto: Just wing it! What is love? Amazing source of power Who is your Crush? Shhhh…. First kiss: Tingly Have you ever been in love? Yes! His/ her qualities that you like best: Everything, even their poop would smell like roses
Name: Nathanael Ng Gender: Alien Birthday: 9th oct Birth Place: Singapore Email: info@mashupcollective.com
Hobbies: Travelling, reading, people-watching, movie marathons, adventures, daydreaming Sports: Swimming, intense cardio that makes you hate it but love it after. Singer/ Band: Depending on my mood. A wide spectrum from Sam Sparro to M83. Listening a lot of Blackbox and Bronski Beat at the moment Food: I eat everything, from street food to brekkie food—except maybe insects Drinks: We all drink a big bottle of water everyday, some of our friends think its hilarious ‘cuz the bottles is so big and heavy. Color: All of it! Friends: Anyone with a mind of their own Deepest fear: Deep sea and big fishes Motto: Live a little, be spontaneous and dream big What is love? The best feeling in the world Who is your Crush: I mean, they are all characters behind a screen so they aren’t real! First kiss: Awkward Have you ever been in love?Yes! His/ her qualities that you like best: Make me laugh and I’m yours
Name: Shaf Amisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;aabudin Nick Name: Shaf Gender: Male Birthday: 19th oct Birth Place: Singapore Email: info@mashupcollective.com
Hobbies: Singing, Dancing, Travelling, Hangin in the hood Sports: Jogging .Yoga Singer/ Band: JLO FOR LIFE Food: Anything without pork Drinks: We all drink a big bottle of water everyday, some of our friends think its hilarious â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;cuz the bottles is so big and heavy. Color: All of it! Friends: Anyone with a mind of their own Deepest fear: Cats & furry things Motto: Be ambitious What is love? Still looking Who is your Crush: None at the moment First kiss: Beautiful Have you ever been in love? Yes! His/ her qualities that you like best: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll let you know when I find the one .
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Hi, please introduce yourselves and the brand.
Mash-Up is us! Nobody else can be us!
We’re Nat, Shaf and Dani. We’ve been best friends since 2006 and we started Mash-Up as a vision that has exceeded our expectations. We’re a collective of creative designers who love to create, be around people and live life as crazily as we can.
How will you describe your style?
How did it all start?
Fun, comfortable and narrative Where do you get your inspiration? Literally anywhere; the toilet, Instagram, books, newspapers, stalking people….
From a phone call from Daniela; “Do you guys want If there is someone who can to start a brand?” best represent MashUp who do you think it is? What separates you from other brands? M.I.A. for sure!
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We think in narratives and try to link disparate elements together.â&#x20AC;?
What is the concept behind #mashuptribe?
Butter Factory to create party nights, Canvas to hold a virtual exhibition, We wanted to create a and now we’re working with fashion label that wasn’t an online retailer (we can’t about being ‘exclusive’, and say yet!) for an awesome to create an urban tribe that range of remixed street anyone that was open to it wear! There will always be would be part of! collaborations, it’s a MashUp collective! :) Thoughts on past collaborations you’ve done, and will Can you describe to us your there be any more future col- creative process? laborations? We think in narratives and We love collaborations! we try to link disparate elWe’ve worked with Lomoements together! For exgraphy to DIY a camera, ample, cubism and strong with Pioneer to pimp up Algerian women for Spring/ headphones, with Uniqlo Summer 2015, or computer to create cool t-shirts that cyber hackers and the were sold all over South Ndebele tribe in Africa for East Asia, cool night-club Spring/Summer 2013!
What word best describes the brand? Energetic. What do you love about your brand? That it’s ours and we can create things we love and meet creative inspiring people while building the brand What can we look forward to in the near future? International domination! HA HA HA!
LULLATONE
Name: Shawn James Seymour Nick Name: I don’t have one yet… (but I want one) Gender: M Birthday: Summer Birth Place: Louisville, KY USA Email: hello@lullatone.com
Hobbies: Making songs, going to the park Sports: Running, skateboarding, basketball Music: Woody Allen soundtracks Singer/ Band: Vampire Weekend Food: Fried oyster lunch set Drinks: Anything during Happy Hour Color: White Friends: Taka, Tsuchie, Ochiai, Yoshimi, Niko, Nina Deepest fear: ? Motto: “You can’t find a four leaf clover without looking” What is love? New socks Who is your Crush? Yoshimi First kiss: In a rollerskating rink Have you ever been in love? Everyday His/ her qualities that you like best: Super cute, books flights for me, nice butt
Name: Yoshimi Seymour Nick Name: Sesame Gender: F Birthday: Winter Birth Place: Nagoya, Japan Email: n/a
Hobbies: Reading Sports: Inept Music: “Baby” by Os Mutantes Singer/ Band: Harry Nilsson Food: Rice and fruit (but not together) Drinks: Red wine while cooking dinner Color: Red Friends: Shawn, Niko, Nina, my mom Deepest fear: Eating Natto (Japanese fermented beans) Motto: “Love is at the dining table” What is love? Giving kisses on the cheek of sleeping kids Who is your Crush? Shawn First kiss: On the little alley Have you ever been in love? Everyday! His/ her qualities that you like best: Very talented, imaginative, clever and funny
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How did you two meet and what made you decide to create a duo that makes lullabies? Shawn: I started writing the first songs while Yoshimi was asleep. I had to make sure they were quiet enough not to wake her up (but I always ended up waking her up when I made one that was so good I couldn’t wait until the morning to show her). Yoshimi: Zzz.
Yoshimi: (Pajama) party jams. Instead of doing other genres, what made you decide to produce lullabies? Shawn: Actually, only a few of our albums are lullabies. The others are all soundtracks for some other type of situation. Like… rainy days, seasons changing and adventures. But there are a lot of lullabies in there!
How is it like living in Japan How did you come up with the as a duo band? How has it afname Lullatone? fected you and your craft? Shawn: Our first album was almost entirely made out of super simple sine tones sequenced to sound like lullabies. Yoshimi: Plus it kinda sounds like “xylophone”
Shawn: Japan is a very clean, detailed and hardworking place. I think that pressure helps keep us productive. Yoshimi: We can eat delicious food every day.
What made you decide to use How do other people describe Raymond Scott’s “Soothing your music? Sounds for Baby” as a reference? Shawn: Music you can read to.
“[Our music is] music you can read to... (Pajama) party jams.”
What separates you from the others?
over to a different instruYoshimi: Our daughter likes ment. I like thinking up our winter EP “While Winter something in one place and Whispers” using it somewhere else. Where can we listen to your Yoshimi: Humming in the music? bathtub. Yoshimi: http://lullatone. Among the instruments you bandcamp.com play which is your favourite and why? What are your future plans?
Shawn: Molecules.
Shawn: Guitalele!
Yoshimi: Negative space.
Yoshimi: Suzuki Andes (it looks like a pianca, but sounds like a recorder).
Shawn: When we first got interested in electronic music, it seemed like a good idea to the first pioneer of it. Some of the sounds he came up with were really ground-breaking at the time.
What can you say about the music industry now?
Shawn: We already have bits and pieces of 3 more albums in the works! Yoshimi: More vacations
Most unforgettable experience What do you love most about Shawn: I don’t really know... as an artist: each other? Yoshimi: I have never thought about it. How do you come up with a new track? What is the process like? Shawn: Each song is different, but a lot start out with playing a phrase on my guitalele (half-ukulele, halfguitar instrument). Then we often change that melody
Date: 26 June 2010 Shawn: Everything. Place: Paris Event: We got to play at the Yoshimi: And more OFFF Festival in front of high-fives. many graphs designers that we really admire. What lullaby would you dedicate for your baby? Shawn: I wrote our album “Songs that Spin in Circles” in the hospital when Yoshimi had our son Niko.
Trees by Eva Yu
JAYCEE + TOKWA Name: Jonah Caesar Pe単aflorida Nick Name: Jaycee Gender: Male Birthday: February 21, 1995 Birth Place: DLSUMC Dasmari単as Cavite Email: jaycee.penaflorida@gmail.com / littlespaceboi@gmail.com
Hobbies: Drawing / painting, playing computer games Sports: Table tennis, badminton, volleyball Music: Indie, Indie pop, Indie rock, Electronic, Blues, Jazz Singer/ Band: Grimes, Crystal Castles, M.I.A, Angus and Julia Stone, Sky Ferreira, Lana del Rey, Arctic Monkeys, The XX, The Raptures, Anomie Belle, Adele, Sam Smith, Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Food: Noodles, shrimp/ vegetable tempura Drinks: Coffee, tea, milk tea, vodka Color: Black, white, night blue Friends: Dianne, Arriane, Nicee, Venci, Michelle, Kim, Dette, Jaira, Mayo, Joomi, Gab, Chammy, Gideon, Kc Deepest fear: Rats, Bats, Frogs ugh Motto: “If you never try you’ll never know” What is love? Love is... I don’t know. Complicated? Haha Who is your Crush? Kiko Mizuhara, Ash Stymest, Francisco Lachowski First kiss: Grade 6 with a girl crush (it’s a dare haha) Have you ever been in love? Yes His/ her qualities that you like best: His stubbornness, cuteness whenever he’s jealous of someone, mostly everything
Name: Joshua Emmanuel S. Penaflorida Nick Name: Tokwa Penaflorida Gender: Male Birthday: 1-31-89 Birth Place: UST, manila Email: tokwa.penaflorida@gmail.com
Hobbies: Aside from doing art (painting, illustrating), cooking Sports: I was a varsity player for badminton and table tennis back in high school. Now, competitive complaining about everything Music: Depends on the mood I guess? Right now I’m more into chill wave, trip-hop, and low-fi RNB. Singer/ Band: Too many to mention haha. Uh... Fyfe, Olafur Arnalds, Bibio, Spazzkid, Wet, Tei Shi, Nneka, and Chet Faker Food: Breakfast food and anything spicy Drinks: Milk tea, coffee, matcha, warm water, ice-cold beer. Color: Black, deep purple, payne’s gray. Friends: ThursdayRoom, Meg Bagadion, Yohan Belramino, Sunshine, Mishi. Deepest fear: becoming blind Motto: Be kind, at least, try What is love? Warm coffee and a good book in a chilly morning Who is your Crush? I find myself attracted (maybe not sexually, not all of the time) to genuinely kind people lately. It’s very hard to find these people nowadays First kiss: I’ll spare you of “my parents” and answer this question based on what we really mean. Elementary days, grade 3? Girl classmate I had a huge crush on Have you ever been in love? Yeah. Im 25 His/ her qualities that you like best: Being that person on that moment
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“I would like to say my work is just honest.”
How will you describe your art? Jaycee: More of a monotone-ish, minimalist kind of style and I love Asian girls’ face, so yeah. :D Tokwa: I really don’t like describing my art because, I really don’t know? I always answer this from the common consensus of the people who are familiar with my work. Melancholy, dreamy, ethereal, art nouveau. “Gumawa ka naman ng masaya, please?” But If coming from myself, I would like to say that my work is just ‘honest”. What’s your medium? Jaycee: Mostly graphite, china ink, markers, minsan nag di-digital din ako. Tokwa: Anything I can get may hands on actually. It’s mainly watercolour/acrylic. But I hardly have a work that is purely done in just one medium.
What inspires you? Jaycee: Family, friends, people. Tokwa: Literature, conversations, song lyrics, a new learned word. Does your surrounding affect your art in anyway? If so, how?
my craft and how I practice everyday, that’s the only important thing I want to influence anyone; karirin mo yang ginagawa mo. Did you teach him to paint/ draw or do you just let him do what he wants to do with his art?
Tokwa: No, I just let him do his shit. I only help him if I see he needs helping, Jaycee: Yup! Especially when you’re surrounded by which happens very selthese creative people, you dom. just seem to be able to connect with their creativeness Where do you think your talent and inclination in the and inspirations. arts came from? Tokwa: Yes. Especially if that particular surrounding Jaycee: Siguro nakuha ko kay mama yung talent ko has the materials I need. Also, I don’t like working in sa arts. noisy places. I get distracTokwa: We come from a ted very easily. family of artists. We’ve been sorrounded with As an artist what do you paintings and painters our think is the influence your whole life. younger brother can acquire? How will you describe the Tokwa: Well, I think he can difference between your art and Jaycee’s? see how serious I am with
Tokwa: Wala masyadong pinagkaiba, I guess. We work in the same studio, live in the same house, and are blood-related.
Tokwa: We are brothers.
Tokwa: Parang sakin din lang, haha.
Where can we go to see more of your works?
How will you describe Tokwa’s art?
Jaycee: Instagram: littlespaceboi , wala pa ako art account for tumblr pero soon i’ll make one, so, watch out!
Do you have a gallery/ museum visiting routine?
What international art destination do you most want to Jaycee: Minsan pumupunta ako sa Vinyl on Vinyl kapag visit? may exhibit ang kuya ko or si mama. If you were to do a collabo- Jaycee: Saatchi Gallery and Serpentine Gallery in ration with your brother, Tokwa: Wala akong routine. what concept or theme do London and Japan. you think you’d be making? Most unforgettable experiTokwa: Copenhagen, Jaence as an artist: pan. Jaycee: Maybe a studio ghibli tribute. Who’s your favourite living Jaycee: Date: April 6, 2013 artist? Tokwa: Just go do what Place: Vinyl on Vinyl, Maluyou want. gay St. Makati city Jaycee:Mall Licudine, HiPerson: Tokwa’s first oneHow will you describe Jay- kari Shimoda, Soey Milk man-show exhibit. Tokwa: Too many. Really. cee’s art?
Jaycee: Magical!! What do you love most about each other?
Tokwa: tokwap.tumblr.com, my instagram: tokwap, Jaycee: His quirkiness, and Facebook, Vinyl On Vinyl Gallery, Lucina Home. some of his dishes.
Tokwa: When I passed my entrance test to UP Diliman; “Ito na yun, legit na”. Date: April 2006 Place: UP Diliman Person: ~
OUTERHOPE Name: Michael Benedicto Nick Name: Michael Gender: Male Birthday: April 15, 1981 Birth Place: Manila Email: michael.benedicto@gmail.com
Hobbies: Bodybuilding Sports: Curling Music: ~ Singer/ Band: Currently most of the Cascine releases, The War on Drugs, Minks, Brothertiger, etc. Food: Anything yellow Drinks: Root beer and tequila Color: Blues and greys Friends: Ross and Chandler Deepest fear: Rats and aging Motto: â&#x20AC;Ś What is love: Carrie Coon and Rose Byrne Who is your Crush: Carrie Coon and Rose Byrne First kiss: braces...painful Have you ever been in love: Carrie Coon and Rose Byrne His/ her qualities that you like best: ...
Name: Micaela Nick Name: Mick / Michelle (to old friends and family) Gender: Female Birthday: April 6, 1977 Birth Place: Manila Email: micaela.benedicto@gmail.com
Hobbies: Doodling and cutting/folding things Sports: Fhythmic gymnastics Music/Singer/ Band: Young Marble Giants / Weekend, Broadcast, The Innocence Mission, more recently â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Yumi Zouma, Brothertiger Food: Corn, toffee/caramel things, mandarin ice cream Drinks: Ginger tea Color: Teal Deepest fear: Burning to death or being paralyzed Motto:Be yourself Who is your Crush: Paul Rudd, Ewan McGregor, and Noel from Felicity First kiss: Leon from the College of Engineering Have you ever been in love: Yes His/ her qualities that you like best: His humor and wisdom and his unusual way of looking at the world
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How did it all start? Michael: It was a personal project. I woke up one summer morning with Mick sitting beside me (being all creepy) and she brought up the idea of us collaborating. A few minutes later, we had our instruments set up inside my room and we started writing. The timing was perfect with me having just graduated from college and Mick finding herself in between jobs. Apart from having more free time than usual, we were both in this transitional period that allowed us to go off on a tangent.
really made anything public. honest, which is probably the hardest thing to do How did you come up with given that we genuinely get Outerhope? inspired by a lot of artists. Michael: It came from this book called Five Miles from Outer Hope by Nicola Barker. Outer Hope is a real place in England. One of the first tracks we wrote called “Five Miles” was alluded to that reference. Micaela: It also stemmed from the idea of making music with just whatever we had, which were two instruments, a keyboard and a guitar.
Who are your musical Micaela: The idea was just, influences and how did they simply—and naively—to affect your music? make a record. We didn’t even know how we would Michael: We listen to so sell it or if anyone would many different types of buy it, it was really just the music that it’s difficult to idea of making one that tell which ones bled into was appealing to me, the the songs we’ve written. idea of making a collection In a way, we’d rather of song-stories. We had not figure that out and been playing music since just attempt to create we were kids but never something unaffected and
Micaela: You absorb certain aspects of your favorites throughout time, or unknowingly select things to retain in your head, musically. I think I’ve always kind of stubbornly wanted to go my own way but the influences are there subconsciously... it’s hard to say what or how exactly. Have you always seen yourself doing this kind of thing? Michael: It was definitely something I romanticized in my head from a very young age but there was never a concrete plan to become a musician unlike taking clear steps towards finishing school or finding a job. Micaela: Me too. I daydreamed about it all the time but never thought I would pursue it seriously. Growing up, I was pretty
satisfied with the fantasy.
mostly online but I’m pretty sure there are still a ton What keeps you occupied these of talented musicians days? who just haven’t gotten around to starting their own Michael: I’m working on thing or haven’t found the this mobile app for artists/ right avenues. We could galleries in Manila called definitely benefit from more Artifact which I’m hoping independent labels, more to release in the next few producers, more show months. venues.
way, because we already know at this age what kind of musicians we are and what feels true to our sensibilities. But there are always new things to explore. I’m always interested in chord building and layering, and the inbetweens, and different ways of building a song. The possibilities are Micaela: I’ve kept on What is the difference between endless, but what working as an architect, and your music now & back in makes you sound like doing art exhibitions. 2004? How has it yourself are your choices. changed? And I guess there are What musical instrument/s do subtle variations in these you play? Michael: We’d like to think choices over time; they we’re continuously evolving become more refined but Michael: Mostly guitar with every record we also surprising. We take but trying to learn how to release. Our tastes change time between releases, so electronically produce beats and we find ourselves what defines each one are and other sounds gravitating towards new the new discoveries that artists every year. You can happen in between. Micaela: Piano / keyboards move forward with new / synth music and still find a corner How does it feel playing in you can carve on your own. front of a crowd for the first What can you say about the time? Micaela: It’s been 10 years local independent music since our first release, Michael: Always a terrifying scene? and a lot of things have experience for me...I’ve Michael: There are a lot happened to us over never been and probably of prolific songwriters out time. In some ways we never will be comfortable there who release music still see things a certain enough playing on stage.
“The influences are there subconsciously... it’s hard to say what or how exactly.”
Micaela: Before Outerhope I hadn’t performed in years, not since high school singing in a choir or singing the national anthem or something. I guess I’ve been on stage in the background playing keyboards or backing up someone. But it was the first time for me to play songs I had written. So yes, absolutely terrifying like a dream where you suddenly lost your clothes. If your song ‘No end in sight’ is going to be used as a soundtrack for one film, What film would it be and why? Michael: No End in Sight was actually written for Ang Nawawala by Marie Jamora...would definitely
love to score a film in the future... Micaela: Would love to score a film too. Where can we listen to your music? outerhope.bandcamp.com What are your future plans? Michael: Trying to get in the groove of writing new material and hopefully release a record in the middle of next year… Micaela: What he said! What do you love most about each other? Michael: I used to frequently stare into
space as a kid and that somehow carried over into adulthood...I get stuck in my head and Mick is usually the one that nudges me out of it. We would not have started writing songs together if she hadn’t literally dragged me out of bed. Micaela: Today I fell sort of head-first in the snow (we are in Montreal visiting our brother) because I was being foolish and talking too much, and Mike picked me up by the armpits like a child. Haha. I guess that sums up our whole dynamic.
photo by Augustine Paredes
Want
by Nico Pascual
Under the linen sheets, the curvature of your cheek bristles at the thought of my fingers. You – inverted like a question mark bend yourself unconsciously wanting the press of my lips, it’s wet to coat the skin that is burning, breaking, into shivers of desire – the sweet nectar of imagination. But in reality, I haven’t even touched you, at least, not yet.
(EPILOGUE) photographed by Cenon Norial III styled by Vince Crisostomo & Paolo Deoferio modeled by Jasmine Maierhofer & Arion Pennington
suit jacket MERGER
t-shirt on cover ADIDAS blouse and jacket RALPH LAUREN
trousers DOCKERS
pique shirt LACOSTE
t-shirt TOPMAN
t-shirt UNKNOWN MANILA denim jacket LEVIS
t-shirt UNKNOWN MANILA denim jacket LEVIS
(♡)
white shirt JIL SANDER
pants DOCKERS shoes ADIDAS
pants LEVIS
shirt UNIQLO
☺ TNX 4 CUMMING ☺
photographed by Cenon Norial III styled by Shahani Gania modeled by Chynna Ortaleza
bra by LA SENZA , custom pin fauz fur shrug SALAD DAY
mesh dress with leatherette sleeves and pockets RUSSEL VILLAFEURTE (opposite page) headdress RABBITHOLE CREATIVE for HERMES
white satin camisole blouse and matching pants LA SENZA grey jacket TOPMAN pink ruffled apron SALAD DAY
blue military jacket with red lining TATAH GALIAS (deconstructed by the stylist) patchwork print dress SALAD DAY
long sleeved shirt SALAD DAY
purple cropped top SALAD DAY metallic purple bikini bottoms TINA DANIAC gold sequin tassel apron GEOF GONZALES
faux fur coat LOTHO LOTHO for LEVI’S
PECULIAR NEIGHBOUR photographed by Paolo Crodua styled by Paul Jatayna makeup by Gia Lalu modeled by Earl Espiritu
hood jacket, shirt and sweater PROUDRACE mask THE ARTISAN
all clothes ROY BACK
custom fur sweater WILLAR MATEO vest and pants HERBERT CUSTDIO bull cap OS ACCESSORIES sneakers RICK OWENS
shirt and pants used as turban SLAVES OF LIBERTY sheer shirt and pants SALAD DAY earrings MYOB
shirt and pants KTZ flatform sneakers ADIDAS X RAF SIMONS
turban H&M shirt RENAN PACSON short KTZ sandals BUFFALO
pique shirt BALLY dress H&M
Wednesdays â&#x20AC;˘ photographed by Cenon Norial III styled by Roy Back makeup by Anacleta Paredes modeled by Patti Sunio & Aaron Fuentes
dress FOREVER21
sweater ZARA
dress BLANC ET NOIR
overalls LEE
white blazer ROY BACK leggings H&M
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OXOX by Shin Oderschvank
30 Days
by Everywhere We Shoot! using Sony RX100
We won a raffle and got to sleep with this view, at night we looked down (Day 1)
In the morning, we had to look up. (Day 2)
After sunset. Time to watch TV/ (Day 3)
While talking with Marie under a street light on a very humid night (Day 4)
Big decisions had to be done today, this was the first issue resolved. (Day 5)
Sunday is God’s gift. (Day 6)
Went home one very tiring day, to this. (Day 7)
A repeat performance (Day 8)
Worked all day on the computer, then noticed the whole room was red. (Day 9)
Late for a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s party. (Day 10)
One of those days you just say “YAY!” (Day 11)
The only day you thank stoplights. (Day 12)
It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the best day for the beach. (Day 13)
Company going home from the beach. (Day 14)
Back home. You look familiar. (Day 15)
Late again for another childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s party. (Day 16)
A fluke of a rush hour, there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any traffic at all. (Day 17)
Felt chaotic. (Day 18)
At the Heima party. Heima means home. (Day 19)
Peachy got to live here for a month. (Day 20)
Travelled 2 hours and 15 minutes to Marikina to meet Gerry. (Day 21)
Hunger in traffic, thank you, ulam na â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;to. (Day 22)
Woke up at 3PM looking for breakfast. (Day 23)
Clean. (Day 24)
How does this make you feel? (Day 25)
Had pizza and stood out the street for a while. (Day 26)
After a street photography shoot. (Day 27)
Got lost. (Day 28)
Soft sky for a hard day. (Day 29)
Got sunburned at work, this happened on our way home. (Day 30)
Love Letters To Yourself By Yourself by Cenon Norial III & Mav Bernardo
ON THE LOOP By Michelle Smith
The Smiths (The Smiths)
The XX (The XX)
May be overrated for some, but this would account as one of the freakin greatest albums of all time. Not only does it stir political sentiments, this album is so meta-phoric (pun intended) that it oddly strikes our hearts whenever we hear it.
Basic words. Subtle lyric attacks. Extraordinary impact. Tell me otherwise and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d smack you down. Just kidding.
The Postal Service (Give up; Singles) I think we can agree that Gibbard is a poet. Alright, fine. Probably because some of us, at some point in our lives, have been guilty of tagging phrases of their lyrics to our facebook/ twitter accounts.
Alt J (An Awesome Wave) Indirect messages embedded in every paragraphâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alt J lingers in your bloodstream, making you come back for more. They remind me of my knack for screamo/post-hardcore (i.e. Saosin) bands back then, only this time it is much fluid, mature and Grammyworthy.
Michael Jackson (All,exceptF arewellMySummerLove&Xsc ape) He certainly had his way to our hearts. Also an indescribable way to our dancing shoes. We may have a specific experience with him, we still end up singing and dancing along once we hear a familiar tune of his, which makes him an icon.
BEYOND THE REEL
HAPPY BIRTHDAY A review of Plum Blossom By Jed Gregorio Plum Blossom (Kwak Ji Kyoon, 2000) is about introducing oneself to the class, bike rides, one’s first kiss, making out on a patch of grass, a girl’s soft lips, her skin like milk and her scent that’s only hers, masturbating while drenched in sweat and the faint glow of the moonlight, trains coming (also, trains leaving?), baggage, reading a poem and responding with a poem, seeing a friend die in front of one’s eyes (fainting in front of him and falling into a comma all day), endless falling snow, the blue
mountain, avoiding the first girl you’ve ever fucked, long and deep sleep, best friends, rowdy highschoolers, roasting what’s most likely domesticated poultry on a camp fire on a cold night, Chilsung cider from a vending machine, being undressed by a girl, seeing her undress, jumping out of a window, fucking in a greenhouse, being told to wait, leaving the girl you fucked, a traditional ceremony one may or may not understand, not one’s first kiss but something
that felt like it, being told “Let’s just forget what happened”, screaming, being told “Screw you and all your ambitions”, cutting, a girl’s room (a teddy bear on a stool, a shopping bag from what is most likely a recent purchase, lace curtains, yellow light), superstition or faith (“If someone sleeps on lilies they will die.”), suicide, waiting, the first snow, a medical checkup, one’s name being called out in a waiting room, how it’s so much more fun to talk to someone else than to talk to oneself, college, being sick of everyone (not necessarily everyone in college, but just everyone), dancing, there being only one person left (not on the dance floor, but elsewhere),
a Don McLean song, a Roberta Flack song, summer clothes, a phone number on one’s palm, the same places (all at once dim, bright, happy, sad), one’s hometown, more conversations indoors soaked in sunlight, Werther and Goethe being dead (but we’re still alive), waterfalls and jumping from cliffs, daydreaming on a rainy day in an empty room, a library (not the empty room), tiny hills, not wanting to sleep alone, pink sheets, staring into space, fast food, being asked why one has to make money, surprise visits, being asked “Are you also hurt by your past love?”, tears over pastries, confessing “I’ve been floating like a ghost”, being
told “Go back and start over again”, a restaurant with pale blue walls (or green—or is that someplace else?) and harsh light, neon lights on an alleyway at night, running, running backwards (being all right), blue nights, a birthday song, a confrontation, how someone who gets hurt always hurts another, congratulating her for getting into grad school, a mountain trail, the same waterfalls, the same cliff, jumping again (now alone), everything being all right (like an incantation), ashes, dust, hope, nothing but a coward who cannot love, a telephone call, coming back.
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Polaris Project photos by Erka Inciong
Tears by Roy Back photos by Erka Inciong
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