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CONTENTS
EDITORS LETTER 8
LFW HIGHLIGHTS
PLAYLIST
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QUEEN OF STREET STYLE
KATY B
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JENNI SPARKS
ZAK ABEL
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PABLO BENITO
KATE MILLER
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HAYLEIGH ON THAILAND
ETTA BOND
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SKY NASH 48 LEEDS JUICERY 50
EDITORS LETTER
Ah, its here. I was wondering for a while like everyone
‘The Fresh Air’ issue I’m confident will in-
else whether we’d get this far, but I didn’t want to disap-
spire. I know this, because it’s done just that
point, none of us did. Welcome to The Fresh Air Issue. Its been a long time since the release of our first issue. This issue is kind of our come back issue, as we return from our long but very needed hiatus. What a lot of
for me. Myself and Josh have spent some much needed time revamping the magazine and focusing in on what we really wanted it to look like. When working on this issue I discovered artists I’d never heard and hope
people might not know is that we’ve been a blog for
that by our social media and website you
nearly four years. We’ve taken some time to find our
too can find some. After all, that’s the point!
feet and let all of the last four years truly sink in. This
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issue covers Zak Abel plus we’ve included an exclusive interview with Katy B we did last year. Theres also an interview with my good friend Kate Miller. I love her voice, if I could marry her voice I would. Believe that.
The whole reason behind IBM is to inspire and I hope that with this new editorial style, our updated branding and fresh ideas you’ll finish reading with a smile on your face. There’s so much more we want to show off and reveal to you but some surprises need to be kept, we’ve
Anywho, anyhow, anyway… I hope you enjoy this is-
got so many exciting prospects and I hope
sue. You’ll be seeing us a lot more, we’ll make sure of it.
you feel our passion through the pages of this issue and continue to support us on this exciting adventure, eeeek! Thank you for getting this far, and I hope we can continue to get bigger and better over the next few years.
Josh Gabbana & Daisy Beech x
Zak Abel
Blonde feat. Alex Newell
ALCHEMY
ALL CRIED OUT Ben Khan
Zak Samuel
ZENITH
I’LL BE PUSHING ON
TUNES
Shakka Feat. Frisco
Jack Ü (Skrillex + Diplo) feat. Justin Bieber WHERE ARE Ü NOW
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Stormzy WHERE DO YOU KNOW ME FROM
ROLLIN’ WITH ELEPHANTS
Astronomyy Feat. Denai Moore ALL I NEED
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K AT Y B INTERVIEW BY WILL ACKRILL
It was a great honour to have Katy in this next issue. I remember the days of Baby Katy and her big tune ‘Tell Me What It Is’ to see her smash into the charts with On A Mission.
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This lady has spiraled up the ladder and proved her artistry. We did an interview with her last year after the release of her second album. She is currently in the studio workng on her third record.
I remember reading about your discovery and then developing love of Peter Hook – bassist of Joy Division and New Order. How did that come about?
Yeah, Red Bull asked me to say who one of my musical heroes was really. I guess it was maybe about a year ago I was in my local library looking in the music section, and I saw his book, ‘How Not To Run A Club’ and I thought that looks really cool. It’s based on the Hacienda and I’d always knew of how influential that club was in dance music today, but obviously it’s before my time, and I don’t really know much about it – so I thought I’d just read that book. It was just really funny and interesting to hear about his tribes and tribulations of being in a band and touring, but at the same time putting all his creative energy into this club and it being like a real hub. It reminded me of Rinse a little bit, I suppose, and I identified with him on a lot of different points he was saying and all his worries. I’m still kind of working out how to be a musician and deal with every day things that arise and it’s just nice to hear his take on things. Him talking about going to Ibiza and just staying there for a year – it just sounded funny.
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Oh, 100% yeah! Hearing him talk about just the way that the records and the music was being influenced by what was played in the club, all the different acts that they getting to come over, all those different DJs influenced their sounds. It was so amazing to see... ...all the different line ups, like between chapters they posted all the line ups, so that was really interesting. That’s the thing, when I recorded my album in Brick Lane, where the Rinse offices are, downstairs there’s the radio studios then upstairs there’s the studio, next door is where they organise the raves and the label. There’s just a real hub with lots of different people, and it all influences me, soaking everything up.
Being respected and liked by both the underground and overground scenes is quite a relatively unique trait to have. Is it a hard one to manage? Erm, no, I don’t think it is really, because it is who I am. I love un-
You worked with Guy Chambers on the Little Red album, but
derground music, love being on that side of things. Like when I go
it’s clear to see how close you still are with Rinse. Do you think
out I rarely go to anything showbizzy, y’know I’m always in a rave
it’s really important to remember your roots and hold onto
somewhere, in like Fabric, Vauxhall, Dalston or Peckham, Brixton,
them?
so that is who I am, that’s where I’ve grown up. That’s the side of
Yeah, definitely. I think I’ve got a strong sense of where I’ve come
London that I know and it’s a massive part of me. But at the same
from. What I like and what I find interesting, what is going on
time, I love pop music, and I love classic songs and classic songwrit-
and what is currently evolving and changing. I love hearing weird
ing and I really love listening to the radio. I have a real passion for
sounds and noises, so there’s that side of things. But I also wanted
pop music as well. So yeah, it’s a real mixture of both.
to work on my songwriting as well, and I really wanted to look at people who write really amazing chord sequences, so that’s kind of why I worked with Guy. He’s been part of writing some really
When making the second album was there more pressure on
amazing songs.
you?
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Oh, definitely. Because my first album started off as a project that I
Yeah, because it does seem like every year the media makes out
was expecting to be something that was released quickly. I made it
that the females are coming to take over music. Is that just a
while I was at university, and basically with Rinse I was doing a lot
really naive way of looking at it, then?
of vocals on house and garage tunes, grime stuff too. I met Geeneus
I just think we’re always going to be doing our thing, I don’t think
through a mutual friend and he wanted to get all the DJs from the
I’ve noticed it any more than usual. When I was growing up there
station to put forward a track to kind of represent the production
was, there was Lily Allen or Adele and Amy Winehouse, loads of
talent of the station. But he wanted someone to kind of be across all
really strong females up there. I don’t think I’ve noticed more than
the songs, so it was all linked, as one would be like a grime track,
usual. The more the merrier really.
drum and bass track or whatever. So he asked me if I wanted to do it and I was just ‘100%, I’d love to do something like that’, and
Does high amounts of female artists put pressure on others to
over the years it turned into my album. It took 3 years to make,
breakthrough?
and sometimes I didn’t even know if it was going to get finished.
No, not really, I think there’s pressure on everyone. Whether you’re
It was just a really fun project to do. Then when it got finished
in a band, or you’re a male artist, or anyone, I think the pressures
and it did what it did, that blew my mind. There wasn’t really any
on. It’s something that you put your heart and soul into and you’re
pressure, we were just making it because we enjoyed it. The all of
standing up there saying this is me, and this is my art y’know. Do
a sudden I’m signed to this major record label, and my team was
you like it? I think that’s pressure on anyone.
much bigger. It’s definitely more pressure now because it’s my full time job, I’m not a student anymore. At the same time, I just felt
Is the festival season as fun as it looks from the outside for art-
like you’ve just got to do what you love, just have the same ethos of
ists?
the first album. I worked with amazing up and coming producers,
Oh God, it depends on what ones. There’s some festivals where
from George Fitzgerald to Joker – who I’ve always wanted to work
you’re backstage and you’re in some kind of portacabin and you’ve
with, and Huxley and worked with Geeneus who I’ve always worked
just got like an apple, a beer and a towel. It’s raining, they’ve given
with, but as well as working with other musicians and producers.
you like a sandwich as your meal. It can be quite cold and you’re
Just branching out there.
hearing the bass in the distance thinking ‘oh everyone’s having a lot more fun out there’. So sometimes it’s like that, other times they put on an amazing backstage, where it kind of feels like a festival. Like V Festival have the really nice bars, everyone kind of sits around and I always manage to have chats with artists, so that’s really nice. Some people really make the effort. Sometimes they’re just like, get in your portacabin and shut up. (Laughs)
Obviously there’s a whole heap of influences, especially dance. But how would you define the music you make by genre? No, I guess not really, it’s quite weird really. There are a lot of different influences in my music. Especially with UK music and that
From the outside, it does seem that dance music is just the most
whole club influence, there’s no real umbrella term like hip-hop has,
family orientated genre around with labels like Black Butter,
because it’s not just dance or just club, because some of the elec-
PMR, Rinse of course. Would you agree?
tronic side of things you wouldn’t play in the club, you’d play it in
Yeah maybe, I guess so. I think with dance and club music it’s the
your bedroom. So it’s weird that we don’t have an umbrella like the
same as like hip-hop, I suppose, in the sense of it being a scene
US does, I suppose. I’m influenced by so much US music as well
and it’s a culture too. There’s so many parts of club culture that it’s
though, so I don’t know. I think genre is created so people can find
like a way of life. It’s not just someone saying, you make music, I’ll
your music and buy it. You can go into HMV and go to the hip-hop
give you some money, confine you and then we market that. Like
section, or go to iTunes and pick a good genre to look around in. I
I have dinner with my managers every Wednesday and we all cook
guess in the real world, genres don’t really exist.
for each other, they’re my friends as well, yeah I guess it’s family, it’s not just a business relationship.
Because when your first album came out, seemingly every review marked you out as dubstep. Whereas this one they seem
Is that what puts it apart from other music?
to be presenting you as a pop star. Do you feel there’s a stigma
I don’t really know, because that’s the only side of things I know,
around creating pop music
to make music with my friends or people who I respect and have
Yeah, it’s really funny that were throwing around the term dubstep
things in common with. I’ve never really wanted to go like half way
when my first album came out. I guess dubstep had just crossed
across the world and make music with someone I’ve never met be-
over into that mainstream eye, so people wanted to use the term.
fore. I mean, I have done that before and I have got good things out
Realistically on my first album there was probably about 3 tracks
of it, but the music I really enjoy making is with people who are my
that you could categorise as dubstep, the rest were influenced by all
friends, and that’s been ever since I was 14. People that I know and
other sides of club music. As I said, like from grime to house, UK
love, people that I’d want to make a cup of tea for. Just have a nice
funky garage, there were hardcore breaks on it, jungle breaks and
time, a social thing. When you’re writing a song, or making music,
samples, it was just a big mixture. I think that goes for the same
being part of something, that’s a really sacred thing.
as my second album as well. But if people want to call it pop then that’s fine, it’s just whatever anyone wants to call it, I don’t mind. ‘It’s
While doing research, I ended up watching your episode of Nev-
good’ would be nice! (Laughs)
er Mind The Buzzcocks, with Kriss Akabusi. How strange was that to film, because it was quite strange watching it? (Laughs) Oh my God, they cut that down so much. That show was about 3 hours long. It was actually one of the funniest experiences of my life though, my cheeks were aching so much when I finished because I was just laughing so much. Yeah, I think someone from JLS dropped out, and Jack Whitehall [hosted the episode] was like I know someone to get, called him up and he came down. Apparently they’re good friends. I was really jealous, I want Kriss Akabusi.
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C OV E R
ZAK ABEL
He is undoutablly one of the best British male vocalists to rise onto the music scene in 2014 and he isn’t going anywhere. He’s is best known for his features on G o r g o n C i t y ’s h i t U n m i s s a b l e a n d Wo o k i e ’s H i g h e r. H i s blissful and soulful tones never fail to impress when he lays down vocals on a track. He has a new EP out right now called ‘Joker presents Zak Abel ’, and its a very interesting soulful introduction into Zak Abel. The EP is a collective of
four Joker produced tracks which
I feel very proud to be living in one of the d r a w i n s p i r amost t i o nmulti-cultural f r o m Z a kand ’ s exciting s o u l fcities u l binu the t urban roots, w i t h s t y l e s s u c h l i kworld. e garage, R&B & soul. ZAK ABEL
ZAK ABEL INTERVIEW BY JOSH GABBANA
North London’s finest vocalist has to be Z ak Abel. There’s something too soulful about this guy and we’ve been a fan since Wookie’s track ‘Higher’ featuring Abel vocals. People might know him best for featuring on Gorgon City’s hit track ‘Unmissable’ which was written
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by Jimmy Napes and blew up last year. He’s honostly one of the most humble and down to earth artists, and he’s only 19. Thats not a knock, we support anyone who works hard. The production on his EP was souly curated by Joker. The f irst track f rom the Joker Presents: Z ak Abel EP is “Alchemy”, it’s got a fier y bassline that contrasts well against Abel’s vocals and the UK Garage beat. The EP was released via Atlantic Records on Februar y 9. The EP is a four track collective, and all tracks are produced by UK dub and grime master Joker. We spoke to Z ak about the nature of this collaboration and about his inf luences, where he’s at now and what to expect from his first record. OUR KEY TR ACK: ALCHEMY
THANKS FOR SPEAKING TO US,
FOR THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW
HAPPY NEW YEAR, HOW ARE
YO U T E L L U S A L I T T L E B I T
YO U ?
A B O U T YO U A N D YO U R B A C K GROUND IN MUSIC...
Z A : I ’m g o o d t h a n k s ! Hap p y n e w y e a r to you too!
My mum is English and my dad was Moroccan. I grew up in north London with my mum. I’ve been singing since I
W H AT H AV E YO U B E E N U P T O ?
c a n r e m e m b e r. I s t a r t e d w r i t i n g w h e n I was around 14/15 and signed a record
Wr i t i n g , r e c o r d i n g t h e n w r i t i n g s o m e
d e a l w it h At l ant i c R e c ords w he n I w as
m o r e . I ’m a c t u a l l y o n a t r a i n t o M a n -
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chester to write and record with a friendly Spanish man called Pablo from a band called The Six.
I WANT TO ASK ABOUT UNMISSABLE, HOW WAS IT WORKING WITH GORGON CITY? THE TRACK IS MASSIVE AND STILL O N E O F FA V O U R I T E S T O D AY. H O W D I D T H E C O L L A B O R AT I O N COME ABOUT? Jimmy Napes (Disclosure, Sam Smith, Mar y J Blidge) had just written the song and they were looking for a vocalist to sing it. I was working with a producer named Jepordise a while back and his manager recommended me t o G o r g o n C i t y ’s m a n a g e r w h o g o t i n touch. I got sent the song and immediately resonated with the lyrics. 3 days later I was in the studio recording it. Matt a n d Ky e a r e a w e s o m e . I ’ v e l e a r n t a l o t from them.
WILL THERE BE ANY GORGON CITY PRODUCED TRACKS? P r o b a b l y n o t b u t y o u n e v e r k n o w.
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C OV E R : Q & A
HAVE YOU BEEN RINSING UNMISSABLE TOO?
YOU GREW UP IN LONDON, HAS IT HAD A BIG IMPACT ON THE MUSIC YOU CREATE?
I actually haven’t played it in a while! It’s just that I’m writing and recording so much, at the moment I tend to listen
Yes. 100%. The amazing thing about growing up in London
to that.
is that you are exposed to so much, meaning more to write about.
DO YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR WRITING
I feel very proud to be living in one of the most multi-cul-
METHOD YOU USE WHEN YOU’RE IN THE
tural and exciting cities in the world.
STUDIO? You never know how a song is going to start. Sometimes
THESE ARE THE DAYS, IS A SUPER SUPER
I’ll have a phrase which I think is interesting/meaningful
SMOOTH TRACK MAN, I THINK EVERY MALE
enough to write about. Other times I’ll just have a melody
VOCALIST NEEDS A HEADS UP. TELL ME
going round and round in my head. Other times I’ll get
MORE ABOUT THE TRACK...
sent a beat and I’ll like it and feel the need to contribute somehow!
Thank you! ‘These Are The Days’ is song about getting back on the right path. Especially whilst you’re still young enough to do so!
TELL US ABOUT YOUR NEW EP, AND HOW WORKING WITH JOKER CAME ABOUT... WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM YOUR ALBUM, The EP consists of 4 songs all produced by Joker. He had
IN TERMS OF STYLE AND GENRE?
made some beats that needed a song over, so I had a go at writing one. I hear nothing for a month or so then suddenly
My album is still a work in progress. But if I do it right, you
I get told he wants to Skype me. So I get a contact request
can expect a modern soul album!
at 2 in the morning from Joker. He starts by saying “I like what you wrote and we should finish it”. DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA WHEN IT WILL BE I told him I was going away in 3 days, so he says” ok let’s
RELEASED?
work on it now then”. I’m thinking, at 2 in the morning are you mad?! Anyway I say okay, so I get a cab to Reading
Hopefully this year!
and then he picks me up in hisW Audi R8 and we drive to Bristol. Whilst in Bristol we made the first steps to making a song called ‘Wise Enough’, one of the songs on the EP.
ARE THERE UP AND COMING ARTISTS THAT WE SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR?
The rest of the EP followed the same kind of thing. Joker would make the beat and I would write over it.
Look out for an amazingly talented multi-instrumentalist, singer songwriter called George Barnett. Also an electronic group called Shy Luv (made up of Karma Kid and Armeria).
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C OV E R : Q & A
W H AT M U S I C D I D YO U G R O W U P L I S T E N -
I F YO U H A D TO F O R M A T R I O W I T H YO U R -
I N G TO ?
S E L F A N D T W O O F YO U R FAVO U R I T E A R TI S T S , W H O W O U L D YO U P I C K ?
I g r e w u p l i s t e n i n g t o m o s t l y o l d s o u l m u s i c . My m u m loves soul music so whenever she would drive me to
It w o u l d p r o b a b l y h a v e t o b e B o b M a r l e y a n d D’a n g e l o .
school I was forced to listen to the likes of Aretha
I ’d g o f o r t h e M i d d l e h a r m o n y
F r a n k l i n , B i l l Wi t h e r s a n d R a y C h a r l e s . I n o w a l s o love soul music. D O YO U H AV E A N Y C O O L P R O J E C T S C O M I N G U P T H AT YO U C A N T E L L M E A B O U T ?
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W H O A R E YO U F I V E FAVO U R I T E A R T I S T S ? T h e r e’s a p o t e n t i a l f e a t u r e c o m i n g s o o n . Yo u n e v e r T h a t ’s a h a r d o n e . It ’s a l w a y s c h a n g i n g , b u t r i g h t n o w,
know whether it will happen or not, but if it does hap-
i n n o p a r t i c u l a r Wo r d e r, B i l l Wi t h e r s , A l G r e e n , M a r -
p e n t h e n I ’ l l b e v e r y h o n o u r e d a s i t ’s s o m e t h i n g I ’m
v i n G a y e , B o b b y Wo m a c k , E d d i e H o l m a n
ver y proud to be a part of.
W H AT D O YO U D O W H E N YO U H AV E T I M E
I T ’ S G O I N G TO B E A B I G Y E A R F O R YO U ,
OFF?
W H AT D O YO U H AV E I N S TO R E F O R 2 0 1 5 ?
I ’m a b i g m o v i e w a t c h e r. I l i k e r e a d i n g , e x e r c i s i n g ,
I have a few live shows lined up for late March which
h a v i n g g i r l t i m e , a n d b r o t i m e . At t h e m o m e n t I ’m
I ’m s u p e r e x c i t e d a b o u t ! H o p e f u l l y m y a l b u m w i l l b e
slowly making my way through Breaking Bad.
r e a d y b y t h e e n d o f t h i s y e a r. A n d p e r h a p s a n o t h e r E P in the meantime...
THANKS FOR BEING ON THEW COVER OF THE FRESH AIR ISSUE Than k you for fe atur ing me!!
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Last year we was introduced to this lady and we introduced you to her in October. I heared her track ‘Collar Up‘ on SoundCloud and then moved into the same building as her the following week, met her and becoming good friends with her. Kate Miller, is asinger/songwriter from North West London and I sat down with her to talk strictly about the music and her influences. She released her debut EP ‘Neophyte‘ via Karma Artists in October last year, which recieved an amazing reception from fans and music critics, but it’s evident that music is more than the fame or anything that comes with the territory of the music industry. She’s definitely one of the most down to earth and humble artists we’ve ever interviewed. JOSH X
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K AT E M I L L E R
HEY KATE, IT’S GREAT TO HAVE A CHAT WITH YOU, TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF...
WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON AT THE MOMENT?
Hey IBM, ’m a singer-songwriter with an EP out, and i’m also a
I took a break from writing after the EP was released, to play a few
student at Central St. Martins.
shows in the UK. Now i’m writing and working on some new material with some really talented artists.
NOW YOU’RE CURRENTLY STUDYING AS WELL, HOW DO YOU FIND TIME TO JUGGLE BOTH YOUR
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PART ABOUT BEING
CAREER WITH YOUR STUDIES, AND HOW CLOSE
AN ARTIST?
HAVE YOU COME TO GIVING UP ON UNI OR BEING A PROFESSIONAL SINGER?
Probably gigging and having the chance to work with amazing songwriters!
At times it can get very busy! but i like it that way. music and art are my biggest passions in life and are definitely symbiotic, i’d find it hard to do one without the other! WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO WRITE? I think i’m most inspired by everyday experiences and by my art WHEN DID YOU REALISE THAT MUSIC WAS WHAT
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projects.
YOU WANTED TO DO, AND WHAT WERE YOUR FIRST STEPS INTO THE INDUSTRY? I’ve always loved singing and writing my own songs, so I decided to
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE THAT YOU’VE
t§ry the songs out at open mic nights. At the first open mic night I
BEEN TO?
performed at I was seen by my publisher. I then signed a publishing deal and that’s how it all started!
Siena and Florence are beautiful places! so much art and lovely food!
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR DEBUT EP, IT’S
WHAT ARTISTS ARE YOU LISTENING TO? IS
HAD A GREAT RECEPTION AND ITS JUST A
THERE ANYONE WE SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR?
REALLY REALLY COOL EP. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. WHAT WAS THE PROCESS LIKE, HOW
I’m listening a lot to Angel Olsen, Eaves and A Grave With No Name
LONG DID IT TAKE?
- Check out his new stuff on SoundCloud!
Thank you very much! The writing process was really fun, I didn’t have a deadline for when to release the EP which gave me time to try different ideas out. I then went through all the songs I wrote, and
LASTLY, WHO IS YOUR BIGGEST MUSICAL
chose the ones I was most happy with. I then went in with the pro-
INFLUENCE?
ducer Danton Supple to record and tie all the songs together! Probably Laura Marling, I love her music and she was a big influence when I started writing songs when I was younger!
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Etta Bond is back with brand new music, and she has just debuted her first single. The MNEK produced track is a straight tune [choon], 18 manages to keep Etta’s grimey, but triffley lyrics and vocals plus has MNEK’s electronic pop production.
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QUEEN OF STREET STYLE
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Fashion editor Giovanna Battaglia is used to giving the paparazzi a run for their money, quite literally. This lady knows a lot about street style, but takes crazy risks herself whether that be tassel on heels or a leopard print sleeping bag style dress. She’s the lady behind most of the high end fashion shoots. She is currently working as a senior editor at Vogue Japan, she is the editor of L’Uomo Vogue, a freelance stylist and contributing fashion editor to W magazine. She is a former model for D&G, but now she leds her experties to the fashion world.
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illustrator, designer, map maker, hand-letterer JENNISPARKS.COM
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PABLO BENITO NIGHTCLUB ILLUSTRATIONS
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There illustrastion were curated paying homage to Benito’s favourite nightclubs around the world including London’s Fabric (to the right), New York’s Paradise Garage (above), Barcelona, Paris and Berlin.
Pebe Design & Art
PABLOBENITO.ES
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TRAVEL & PHOTOGRAPHY
H AY L E I G H O N
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THAI LAND For this project I looked into the works of Duane Michal’s and Jim Goldberg, as the theme was to explore how language and photographs work with one another to create a relationship - a topic in which both of these artists particularize in. Before taking a three-week vacation to Thailand- Phuket, I planned to keep note of a personal journal whilst on my travels due to my grandma asking me to do the same a few years back when I first visited Thailand in 2004. I thought it would be a nice idea to do the same again now as I feel that being older and having developed an interest in photography, I could really appreciate the surroundings and activities that take place there a lot more. Seeing as I was taking a trip to Thailand I thought why not take great advantage of their culture and capture their everyday lives considering it differs from ours quite significantly.
Phuket, Thailand Shot by Hayleigh Longman
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I planned to document different parts of my holiday including taking some time out to get to know different individuals along the way. After returning home from my trip I then collaborated my own personal thoughts from my journal with some of my images to create a documentary feel about the work. I also took the opportunity for some of the locals I had met to write small passages in Thai in my journal, which I have also used in my images. My favorite part of the trip other than the amazing weather, beaches and cocktails, was exploring the culture and environment of Thailand. As their way of life is so different to ours, it was profoundly interesting to see and learn about at my age of 19. It really opened my eyes to a different way of life and helped me see first hand, a lot of the issues faced by less developed countries. I am currently in my first year of studying Photography at Manchester Metropolitan University. Originally coming from Enfield, a small town in London, I am now trying to find my own style of work and developing my photography skills in order to reach my personal goals. 47
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I’ve been following this ladys work for a few years and her pieces always give me the giggles. She’s full of banterr. Here are a few favourites. Check out her site skynash.co.uk.
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LEEDS JUICERY It’s so easy to come across to drinks packaged delightfully, giving you false impressions, whether it be the taste or its attribtutes to your health. I found this company Leeds Juicery which is a cold press juicery company based Yorkshire, Leeds. We had the chance to talk to them and find out a bit more about the jucing world.
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WHAT IS LEEDS JUICERY.
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We are a cold pressed juice company, based in Leeds. We use locally sourced organic fruit and veg supplemented with healing foods/food combinations to produce our juice. Currently we supply other local independent retailers, deliver direct to the customer and pop up at events and markets. INSPIRATION TO SET UP. Amrit used to work in the food retail sector. Long hours, burning the candle at both ends and a very poor diet/lifestyle ended up with a list of conditions which doctors were useless at helping with. Auto immune reactions, allergies, respiratory infections, back injury cut it short I went to India determined to answer some spiritual questions and get back to my roots. I practiced Kundalini Yoga in Amritsar and this impacted my life in a big way. I began researching meditation and Ayurveda as a means to control my symptoms, which led me to go and study Kundalini Yoga intensively in the States. I discovered a great Ayurvedic doctor Dr. Pratima Raichur who helped me return to good health and not long after quit my job and by this time was applying yogic and Ayurvedic principles to my life as well as those around me to help deal with whatever they might have had going on.
I was into juicing at home and using the cooler leafy greens to cool down my fire constitution but could see that a lot of juices didn’t allow for the season, so would add in Ayurvedic principles to balance whatever I was juicing and adapt it to where I was at. So for example my sister was suffering from allergic reactions in summer so i’d make her coriander, cucumber and aloe. She’d drink the juice and apply the coriander pulp to her skin and it would really help - so that’s how the food as medicine approach behind the juicery came about. WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR. We are founded in Ayurveda and Kundalini Yoga. That’s where the roots and the thinking lie. Practically, locally sourced produce wherever possible, small batch hand made production. Ethical and sustainable materials - glass bottles and we compost our waste for local growing projects - give it away for free. As time goes on we want to develop these relationships and encourage people to get closer to their food, where it comes from and how simple Ayurvedic principles can help them better understand their bodies and how the food they consume combined with easy lifestyle adjustments can enable them to live a more fulfilled life. Not just juice then, but a gateway into self discovery. Of course we also stand for just juice. Simple, good quality cold pressed juice
TWO OF THE BIGGEST LESSONS.
PERSONAL FAVOURITES
1: Don’t try and be everything to everyone. 2: Cold pressing lots of juice can hurt your hands - any nice hand cream is always welcome.
I love Whole Greens. Nice and balanced. Fave flavours in general - rosewater, saffron, ghee, coriander.
When producing new drinks it’s about the overall balance of a drink, especially with our first range as they are quite simple juices. So cool and dry leafy greens are usually balanced with warm and heating ingredients for example. Later down the line for unreleased products we’ll look towards Indian and Ayurvedic heritage for inspiration. These are drinks made by my mother or grandmother to aid common ailments or imbalance. Ingredients such as black pepper, rosewater and coriander will definitely be making an appearance, as well as home made grass fed ghee.
CULTURE Greatest thing about doing this in the north: I was born here, I love it. Being based in a part of the country where we have access to so much amazing local produce and independent food producers is a blessing. The best part about Leeds is how supportive all the independents are of one another, the scene is so collaborative. We have had such strong support from the likes of Leeds Indie Food, Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen and The Grub & Grog Shop and many more. It feels like everyone wants everyone to win - and that’s the the Aquarian way to go!
FUTURE FOR YOUR COMPANY.
WHERE TO FIND
We’re very young and the future is the Aquarian age. Be nice to keep innovating and collaborating with other independents. Primarily it would be great to be a part of the greater push to help people live an optimised life. Through juice, Ayurveda or yoga. (Not sure about unexpected but there is talk of kombucha and kefir).
The Grub & Grog Shop Leeds Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen Mill Kitchen Out of this World All Leed based businesses. We also deliver on request + full online shop coming soon.
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