Noctis Issue 3 by Noctis Magazine

Noctis Issue 3

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Welcome to issue three of Noctis magazine. We can’t believe how quickly it’s come about! This quarter it’s all about the Tribes. We’ve got tribal shoots and features and our amazing contributors have all managed to capture the vibrancy and energy that the tribal theme brings to mind. With pages packed full of some of the most exciting and energetic shoots you are likely to see anywhere and fantastic features and illustrations, we really think you are going to love Noctis issue 3. As always we couldn’t have put the magazine together without the input and creativity of every single person who has helped make this issue so wonderful. We’ve had some amazing contributions and the opportunity to work with some truly incredible creative teams. The issue is full to bursting with brilliant content including interviews with Karen Park, Herve, New comer Attaque and the Young & Lost Club. We also had the opportunity to shoot with the brilliant Yiannis for our 90’s neon tribe shoot. We now have a beauty section too which we’ve added to the issue, headed up by our new beauty editor Marie Isabel. Finally we’d like to say a special thanks to Bitching and Junkfood for providing a clothes and Pebble London for some jewellery. This issue really is incredible and we hope you enjoy it as much as we have. Thanks again to the whole Noctis “Tribe”

Dolly Dyer

Editors In Chief PICTURE EDITOR Dolly Dyer

Leoni Blue Leoni-Blue leoni@noctismag.com

FASHION EDITOR

Sophie Monro-Pruett

Fashion Editor

MUSIC EDITOR Sophie Monro-Pruett Erin Davies sophie@noctismag.com BEAUTY EDITOR

Maria Isabel Music Editor

Erin Davies DESIGN erin@noctismag.com Erin Davies ADVERTISING FEATURES BeautyAND Editor Carl Ellis Coward

Marie Isabel maz@noctismag.com EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Bee Wilson Rebecca Evans

Features

Features Editor

7 Ted Polhemous 26 From The Mind Of Greg 49 Shane Meadows: Mirror to Society

Carl Ellis-Coward STAFF WRITERS carl@noctismag.com Greg Swaby Timothy Stephens Christian Newman Steve Hardy Hayley Meredith Jo Smo

Graphic Designer

Fashion

9 Lakeside Reservation 31 Caravan Palace 35 Delaware 40 Modern Faces 53 This is London 59 Tribal Shadows

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Editorial Assistants Bee Wilson bee@noctismag.com Rebecca Evans rebecca@noctismag.com

Beauty

64 Beauty 70 Products 71 Anabell’s Wigs 73 Bright Hues 79 Pebble London

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Art 19 The American Dream 81 Indiginous 83 Anthropology 91 Neil Edwards 95 Gregory Nolan

Music

101 Scarlett Etienne 105 Dan Avery 109 Young and Lost Club 113 Edu Imbernon 117 Karin Park 121 Herve 125 Attaque

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Imager makers

Illustrators

Leoni-Blue leoni@noctismag.com www.leoniblue.co.uk

Mary Cooke http://littlemare.carbonmade.com/

Sheree Porter http://shereeporter.com/

Martin Butler http://www.elixirsue.co.uk/

Yiannis Mouzakitis http://www.yiannismouzakitis.com/

Stylists

James Beattie jamesbeattiephoto@gmail.com Josh Carroll http://www.joshcarroll.co.uk Elliott Morgan www.elliottmorgan.com Nadine Ijewere http://www.nadineijewere.co.uk/

Writers Bee Wilson bee@noctismag.com Rebecca Evans rebecca@noctismag.com Greg Swaby Christian Newman Erin Davies erin@noctismag.com Carl Ellis Coward carl@noctismag.com Timothy Stephens

Sophie Monro-Pruett sophie@noctismag.com Steph Lennox http://www.tumblr.com/blog/stephlennox Sarah Ineson

BUTORS fashionvent.tumblr.com Rebecca Evans rebecca@noctismag.com

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Faye HĂŠran http://epinettefiles.tumblr.com

Ross Cosgrove - Hair http://rosscosgrove.tumblr.com/

Camilla Hunt http://littlemythblog.blogspot.com

Marie Isabel - MUA maz@noctismag.com http://www.wix.com/marieisabe6/nailsbychelseadagger

Hannah Oaxley http://styleboxtwelve.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/tribesnoctis-mag.html

Charli Avery - MUA http://charliaverymakeup.tumblr.com/

Ib Kamara http://www.wix.com/ibrahim_oyah1/ibkamara

Alexis Day - MUA www.alexisday.co.uk

Stacey Moors

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you ask any modern fashionista where they got their inspiration for their current attire, many will simply answer; street style blogs. The internet has been a huge influence in current fashion trends, with sites like ‘Lookbook. nu’ and ‘What I Wore Today’ becoming increasingly popular. Not only this, but magazines have also picked up on trends coming straight off the street, with publications like I-D and Look dedicating pages to street fashion. In his book, Streetstyle: From Sidewalk to Catwalk, Ted Polhemus talks about street fashion from the 1940’s to modern day, concentrating on the phenomenon known as style tribes. A style tribe (or fashion tribe) is a group of people who dress distinctively in a certain style to show their membership of the group. The most common examples of style tribes include Punks, Goths, Mods, Skinheads and Teddy Boys. These subculture groups define themselves through their dress and behaviour, living different lifestyles, but still operate in normal society. They’re often, howvere, associated with negative connotations, especially

cultures, Dior’s New Look in Paris was the pinnacle of fashion, and was completely oblivious to ‘the street’. Now though, society was forced to sit up and take notice of what was being worn on the street, and what was emerging as the new way of dressing. Polhemus explains in his book that it is almost human nature, to have this sense of belonging and comradeship. Style tribes like the Hipsters and Teddy Boys rose to satisfy the need for a sense of community and common purpose which was so lacking in modern life back in the late 40’s and early 50’s.

One subculture that was a huge influence on society and modern fashion, was the Punk movement back in the 70’s. Fashion pioneers Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren opened a boutique called “SEX”, in 1971, which sold bondage wear, amongst other controversial clothing. Mainstream punk style was influenced by the clothes sold in their shop. Around the time that Punks emerged there was an economic depression, which lead to less jobs Teddy Boys who were sometimes linked to available and a huge amount of unemployment. violence, and Punks who came out of the economic Youths generally felt left behind in society, which only encouraged youth dissatisfaction and a need depression at the time. for belonging, and lead to the style tribe, Punks, These style tribes emerged from one key element being formed. during the 20th Century - the rise of the teenager. Before the 40’s, you were a child and then you Style tribes over the last 20 years have included New became an adult. However, older children soon Romantics in the 1980’s and Grunge in the 1990’s. began to break the barrier of adult life, often Other, smaller, styles have also emerged, such as choosing to rebel against becoming a responsible the Goth and Preppy fashion, which ran alongside adult. This happened for many reasons, but the the mainstreams. However, the 2000’s saw a filter most common was connected to post war trauma. of fashion, with no dominant style tribes emerging. During the war soldiers were killed, leaving many It is known as the “mash-up” decade, where trends families broken, whilst children started to return saw the fusion of previous styles. To this day, some to their home towns after being evacuated, and may argue that fashion is so diverse that we will were left trying to suddenly re-connect with their never again have a style tribe so dominant as to families. This is pin pointed as one of the key causes influence British fashion on a whole. Polhemus also of youth delinquency, and soon, teenagers were comments on this, telling I-D magazine in 2010; “There is not now, nor will there ever be a single the majority of the population. look or a single happening hot spot. We are just too As society changed, fashion quickly followed. With multi-faceted, pluralistic and post-modern for that the arrival of the teenager, fashion was no longer – never ever again will there be a single Next Big dictated by what appeared on the catwalks; it was Thing which will sweep all before it.” driven by individuals’ styles. Before the rise of sub 7 Issue 3 www.NoctisMag.com

STYLE TRIBES

Ted polhemous

Although the 21st Century seems to be lacking in style tribes, there is still a fuse of designer fashion and street fashion. Individual style is as sought after as it ever was; you only need to look at style from fashionistas outside Sommerset House in September to know that the bigger and crazier

personal style you have, the better. It seems that with media, such as television and the internet, allowing us to view different styles from all over the world, that we will never again see another one, defining look, emerge to take over British fashion.Â

Words by Bee Wilson

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i c an D r e am Photography by J ames Beattie

James Beattie is a photographer from Alton, who’s work has been praised ever since picking up his first camera from a young age. Inspired by a childhood friend, Beattie started taking his own photographs, usually down by his home town’s old railway track. He started off with his family’s compact digital, before moving on to a Canon 350D, and then eventually Film. Beattie’s latest collection of photographs come from the vast landscapes of America. Covering 6 states, he travelled with his brother and captured some visually stunning pictures, which have become increasingly popular on his Flickr account and his website.

A large part of Beattie’s work comes from traveling, especially in Paris and Australia. “Traveling is definitely one of the best things for a photographer and that’s where I tend to use my camera the most,” he explains. With a keen eye for landscapes, Beattie’s work in America spans from snowy mountain peaks to colourful sunsets. He works with a Canon AE-1 and Olympus Trip Compact, but chose to work with his Bronica Medium Format camera during his time in America. Documenting everything from skateboarding to local shops, Beattie’s interesting shots are all available on his website for us to view. Although he clearly has a passion for photography, he is concentrating on films at the moment, but is planning a group photo exhibition around Easter. Phototgraphy by James Beattie Words by Bee Wilson Phototgraphy by James Beattie Words by Bee Wilson

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Tribal Dramality From Greg Swaby, a source of information.

Many anthropologists use the term ‘tribal society’ to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship.

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Tribes of the South 3 Tribes of the North 4 See Also

Introduction With this edition of Noctis looking at tribes. I will be writing a few lines examining the tribes that are, for some of us, right on our doorsteps here in Britain (‘Great’ removed due to austerity cuts). With the Beeb being the home to natural history and wildlife documentaries for many years the commercial channels have began to create their own. However due to the financial constraints and possibly a lack of show sponsors - producers are still trying to get Iceland to bring back Kerry Katona in a series of “wacky” sponsorship ads in the arctic where she has to survive the perils of the tundra - the “filming on location” has been drastically reduced to somewhere between Dover and the Orkneys. But the BBC has almost monopolised our nation, Think: Spring Watch, Countryfile and the like…or has it? A new breed of natural history show has emerged featuring the up close and personal tribal etymology in the UK today.

Tribes of the South The members of The Only Way Is Essex tribe are easy to spot with their distinctive all over wode, local dialect – it seems to have similarities with English - tribal dress and daily rituals. Looking into the history of British tribes the cast of TOWIE are decedents of the Trinovantes, historians state that, “they used coins, cremated their dead, ate from plates and drank from cups.” The

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cast of TOWIE manage two out of four of these per week, apparently. Historically the Trinovantes and their current descendents have always had conflicts and rivalries with their neighbours to the west, the Atrebates, who at the time were considered to one of the most powerful and wealthy tribes in the British Isle’s. The Atrebates now go by the new name, re-branding is always a key, and now known by the tribal name of Made in Chelsea. The show allows us to take a sneak peak into the lives of some of South-west London’s socially elite. Chelsea-ites - spoilt, overpriced lifestyles, with their musing of utter bollocks, yah? Following the trials and tribe-ulations of (read: throwing expensive cocktails over one another - for full melodramatic effect) various members of the tribe. This over summer 2011, the mating seasons of MICs, focusing on the as the-willthey-won’t-they-will-they-won’t-they-no-oh-theywon’t-oh!-they-will relationship of upper-middle class Ken and Barbie - Spencer Matthews and Caggie Dunlop. Although the documentary makers could not exactly identify the Alphas of the group these two seem close to the centre of tribe community. Perhaps it’s all that constant revolving that gets them so wound up to the point of cocktail-lobbing...?

Northern Tribes Now turning our attention to the North, while their Southern contemporaries were slugging it out, forming basic economies and using cups, The Cornovii, who, according to historians, “are a surprisingly obscure tribe”, who, “did not use coinage”. Now, I’m no Roman-Briton Historian, but this

Tribal Dramality

Created by Directed by .

Satan Himself

Same people who used to bring you Channel U Video’s

Staring Orange Essex Harry Essex Gina Essex Ollie Essex Dani Essex Tony Essex Hugo Chelsea Edward Chelsea III Spencer Chelsea Ettie Chelsea Sleepy Chelsea XVI Hattie Chelsea Orwell Chelsea -II Welloff Chelsea Samantha Desperate Billie Desperate Lucy-May Desperate Okyoull-do Desperate Wanker. Opening theme

The Imperial March

Country of Origin

USA

Languages .

English – colloquial vernacular

No. Of series

Too many. And expanding.

No. Of episodes

Many. Many, many, many.

ancient tribeare clearly the ancestors of Desperate Scousewives. Wearing the modern British tribal colors of Tan-Wode and platinum locks they are seeking, desperately, men to take care of them, so that they don’t need you forge their own coinage. All the tribes mentioned share a basic common language structures and similar motivations, securing a good mate, accumulating wealth and honour. However rather than through the trade and barter of goods but through the trade and barter of themselves on screen, in magazines and hocking their dignity to us.

Conclusion If we want to try to look at or add a little bit of logic to these Dramality shows and the groups which occupy space within the box in the corner of the room, then we need to use a little bit of Etymology and Evolutionary science. We, normal, regular people working and living outside of the black mirror are part of a Civilisation, with complex social hierarchies and organized, institutional governments, which occupy the top tier of evolution. However our cousins in their micro Dramality Worlds are living within the second tier, we live in the fourth and highest, Tribal societies in which there are some limited instances of social rank and prestige, they are all as awful as one another. With these tribes we are seeing a strangely more equal kind of society that we can only dream of living in. they have no major worries it appears, no bills to pay, it’s a bizarre mix of Schadenfreude and what we would like our lives to be like. Where the hardest decision is whether to go to someone’s T-shirt launch or what shape to have your vajazel a lined in.

See Also Glasgow Golden Brown Sadly not trailing the ups and downs of perma tanned Scots but the High and Lows of a group of Glaswegian heroin addicts as they try to score, explain to relatives where the TV set has gone and occasionally gorging themselves on deep fried foods (look up so local-isms for this!) Only Fools and Hackney Following the lives of tracksuit clad youths as they spend a summer trying to get hold of new plasma TVs, trainers, and more trainers. And rice. And trainers. Dramatic series finale aired in early August 2011 Stocks and the City Closely following a group of City workers as they spend their days loosing millions of pounds of

other peoples money and are then seized upon by an angry mob and placed in the stocks in the town square. TOWIBO - (the only way is black ops) Not in fact the lives of a group of gamers, but in fact closely following with ear defenders, the albeit pixelated, lives of America’s elite multiplatform fighting force, as they prepare to take out the worlds most wanted man in the thrilling season opener, the rest of series sees, our pixel faced warriors struggling with the post-traumatic stress, never being able to tell anyone what they did and all the banter that goes on back on base! Paul’s Camp Following the lives of a group of Arts school lovies who have joined protestors at the Occupy camp by St Paul’s, following them as they try leach wifi from Starbucks and as they compose glitchy electro pop protest melodies on their mini synths.

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Satan Himself

Same people who used to bring you Channel U Video’s

The Imperial March

Country of Origin

USA

Languages .

English – colloquial vernacular

No. Of series

Too many. And expanding.

No. Of episodes

Many. Many, many, many.

Words by Greg Swaby

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Shane Meadows

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From criminal to cult icon, how did Shane Meadows Meadows’ experience is likely to be with one of his become one of the finest British directors of our big hits, Dead Man’s Shoes (2004) or This Is England (2006). But unlike Ritchie and Tarantino whose generation? fame blew up in the wake of their first feature, He has made eight feature length films. He directs, Meadows had already completed a plethora of he writes, he even acts. He has collaborated on work that is not only worthy of note, but is at times music videos with the Arctic Monkeys, won a just has moving, powerful and provoking as the handful of Independent Film Awards and he has a contemporary work most of us know him for. BAFTA.

Shane Meadows is not just your average short, bald and stocky Northerner. If you’ve never seen a Shane Meadows film, I would suggest you choose wisely before you settle down with the kids on a Sunday afternoon. Varying from comical and heart-felt stories to cutting edge ultraviolence, Meadows has established himself upon a plateau for which he can be counted among other great cult-directors of his time such as Guy Ritchie and Quentin Tarantino. For many, the first

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There is something very exhilarating yet tenderhearted about a Shane Meadows film. What makes the Staffordshire born film-maker unique is his loyalty to British cinema, focusing on stories influenced by Meadows’ own experiences growing up in the English Midlands. Meadows’ has always been very open about his difficult years as a young adolescent living in Staffordshire, and later in Nottingham. As a teenager he became involved in petty crime (he boasts that he was once charged for stealing a breast pump from his local boots store) and inevitably dropped out of school before taking his exams. Though enduring the social ills of drugs and violence in Thatcher-era Britain, Meadows’ concluded he was no master criminal and instead

and make a laughable botch attempt at robbery. The film is lacking in narrative and structure and the acting, as well as the wigs, are very suspect. Yet, the niche style of distinctive story telling that was to become his trademark is very noticeable here, as is Meadows knack for assembling a soundtrack even Tarantino would approve of. The film was screened in several festivals and gained some small recognition within the industry. This was merely the beginning.

found an opportunity working at Intermedia Film & Video Ltd, for which he volunteered unpaid, upon agreement he could borrow their filming equipment for his own personal projects. And so, a young Shane Meadows’ began his early work, shooting shorts with his friends and family in and around Nottingham. He even started his own film festival at the local cinema. By 1996, coaxing the BFI out of £5k, Meadows succeeded in extending one of his shorts into an hour-long feature.

His next step was to immerse himself into a project, Twentyfour Seven, about a well-known local character and childhood friend of Meadows, who in attempt to wean the local juveniles from their gangbased lives, opens a local boxing club. And in order to give the film much needed weight, Meadows persuaded none other than the irreverent Bob Hoskins to take the lead role. The tale Meadows likes to spin of his first meeting with Hoskins was in the Oscar nominated Actor’s dressing room, while performing on stage in the West End. They are said to have enjoyed getting pissed on a fair amount of vino and chatted for an hour before discussing the project. And when they did, Hoskins merely laid out that he did not care about the money, he loved the script and really wanted to do it. Hoskins was paid less for the entire project than he was able to earn in a day’s work in other jobs. The result was a truly unforgettable film, shot in noire style black and white, with an edgy yet heartfelt tale of youngsters just finding ways to pass the time in an era of high unemployment, against a gritty back drop of rough Midland’s estates.

The fact Meadows used Hoskins to cameo in Meadows and his mates went his next feature was a comfort for concurrent we would see throughout Meadows out in their transit van with one collaborations career. He shares co-writing credits for several of camera, a sound boom and a his films, noticeable those closest to Meadows own life with Paul Fraser, a life-long friend. Meadows’ bunch of badly fitted wigs. claims the lead role of Romeo, played by newcomer The film, Small Time, in which Meadows plays the Andrew Shim, is an auto-biographical account of lead role (not showcasing the richest of his talents) Meadows in his youth at the tender pre-teen years follows a week in the life of a group of small time and the best friend next door neighbour Knock ruffians as they get drunk, fight with their girlfriends Knock is accurately based on Paul Fraser. A Room For Romeo Brass (1999) can easily be remembered

as Meadows most appreciated script, if not his best movie. And it’s the growing bond between the films lead protagonists that keeps the story close to our hearts. Not only was this a shared experience with Meadows oldest friend, it was also the first collaboration with new pal Paddy Considine, who blows the screen away with his terrifying performance of loveable rogue come psycho-child abuser, Morell.

Of Meadow’s works thus far, many would argue that This Is England is a story that is closest to Meadow’s own life. And many Meadows enthusiasts believe this to be his masterpiece.

Meadows and Considine met at Burton College, Staffordshire, and the mutual love of getting out and having a go at making films, bonded a lasting friendship that would not only see them working together regularly, but positively encouraging each other in the major decisions of their chosen projects. After the frustrating blip of Once A Time In The Midlands (which is a touching and warming love story, suitable for the kids on a Sunday afternoon, yet regarded by Meadows as his least favourite of his films) Considine convinced Meadows to make a film that would give Considine the ammunition to perform his most convincingly abrupt yet chilling character to date and would become Meadows’ proudest achievement. The portrayal of Richard, an army veteran whom, along with his younger brother Anthony (Toby Kebbell), journey back to their small Midlands hometown to seek retribution with the small town bullies who tormented Anthony in the cult classic Dead Man’s Shoes. Based on experiences Meadow’s witnessed of a close childhood friend who was bullied into drug abuse and later committed suicide, Meadow and Considine portray a dark, intense and raw revenge flick that beautifully captures the green and grey of the Midland’s landscape, with a brutal and bloody tale of vengeance. If you have a fear of gas masks or elephants, then maybe this is not the Meadows movie for you.

Casting a young and unknown Thomas Turgoose, wonderfully played as the isolated and confused Shaun, Meadows has created a fictional character in the vision of himself at the vulnerable age of 12. This coming-of-age tale set in Thatcher’s ‘83 reflects Meadows own encounters with the early skin-head movement (which should also be remembered as a musical fashion trend before it’s xenophobic connotations) during a time of racial turmoil in the streets of post-Falkland’s War Britain. Audiences are served up a good helping of unexpected explosive violent aggression we have become accustomed to with Meadows and yet here we get closer to the story’s central characters of Woody, Lol, Milky, Smell and co that find a special way of pulling on our heart strings with their compassionate nature.

To understand Meadow’s art, is to understand Meadow’s vision of his beloved English suburbs

, through simple characters in simple surroundings. Never one for writing larger than life, Meadow’s has an uncanny ability to bring a rich and raw drama to the lives of everyday British folk. Even until his recent successes, Meadows has continued to bring amateur and sometimes untrained actors to the big screen in his attempt to portray a gritty realism that is reminiscent of Ken Loach and Mike Leigh. And Considine progressed to the brink of Hollywood in particular, it is the level of detail bestowed in his fame (The Bourne Ultimatum, Hot Fuzz) giving image of working class England, from Ford Sierras, Meadows the opportunity to work with some fresh to Doc Martins, tie-die jeans and Ben Sherman new talent. shirts complete with red braces, which depicts the country as we natives know it best. And more so, it’s the accents and mannerisms of Meadows’

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Paddy Considine, this time bringing newcomer white boy rapper Scor-Zay-Zee to the limelight in a fictional comical documentary in which we get to see Meadows behind the camera-on the camera. Although his acting hasn’t improved, there are some moments that should at the least make you tickle. Yet, it remains at the bottom of the Meadows recommendation list. But fear not, because if after all that you’re still eager for more, the British film industry is whispering about Beware The Devil, which may or may not see Meadows venture into the unlikely sub-genre of Exorcism. Plus, a Stone Roses Documentary seems to be well into the pipeline, so the future is looking bright for the Shane Meadows hard-core elite. It’s fair to say, whatever Meadows does in the near future, it’ll be Given Meadow’s reputation for not only sticking to making films HE wants to make. Personally, I just low film budgets, but also incredibly low advertising want to see him work with Bob Hoskins again, and costs, you would be forgiven for not being aware hopefully they’ll be working in the Midlands. he has recently released yet another film with characters that bring charm and endearment to British cinema cultural identity, sadly missing in many high budget British flicks that market themselves towards the money-churning dream world of Hollywood. Meadows’ feet are firmly planted on English ground. Of course, that is not to under-estimate Meadows’ global achievements. He may not have the big box-office revenue he deserves, but he has won enough independent film awards to fill the shelving in a deluxe Midlands country-house toilet. And of course, there’s that BAFTA. If thus far all this hasn’t been enough for you, Meadows has since worked with Thomas Turgoose again, both in extended short-feature Sam’s Town and later in the This Is England TV series spin offs.

Words by Steve Hardy

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Debrina wears Head piece by Patricia Yatunde Sawyerr, earrings and all bangles by Leila El-Ayadi, shirt by Ziv Gill Kazenstein, Hand Knitted cardigan by Elizabeth Morling Tassle dress by Chichi Luo

Debrina wears Head piece by Patricia Yatunde Sawyerr , necklace by Leila El-Ayadi Silk Embellished coat by Ziv Gill Kazenstein

Symara wears Mask and Tassle dress by Chichi Lou, Leather coat by Elizabeth Morling bangles by Leila ElAyadi

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Colour Bugs

The moment Edward Meadham and Benjamin Kirchhoff sent their Spring Summer 2011 Collection Models down the runway with full heads of rainbow hair, a trend was born. Ever since then, fashionistas and young movie starlets across the globe have been throwing caution to the wind and expressing themselves with colour. With this trend anything goes, anything that is, but natural. Since Autumn 2010 this micro trend for coloured hair has been on the rise, and judging by the AW12/13 Collections it won’t o be going anywhere just yet.For those of you who are desperate for to join the colour party but without the commitment, we have compiled a conclusive collection of temporary hair colour measures... No Hair Mascara necessary! The COLOR.BUG is an absolutely essential innovation for session stylists. Developed by Kevin Murphy, the man Vogue credited with the invention of “beach hair”, COLOR.BUG gives “wipe on, wipe off” hair colour. COLOR.BUG is a highly pigmented powder, which when applied to hair over product, melts into the hair, giving the appearance of a dye job. Session Stylist Ross Crosgrove applied Kevin Murphy SESSION.SPRAY (£5.95 kevinmurphysotre.com) to my hair and then worked COLOR.BUG in pink and purple to the hair, creating a two-tone dip-dye effect. COLOR. BUG left my hair with incredible body and texture. Unbelievably COLOR.BUG lasted two days, and despite my horror that it would stain, I was actually disappointed when COLOR.BUG washed out with just one shampoo. COLOR.BUG is available in Pink, Purple & Orange from www.kevinmurphystore.com at £12.95 each.

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Rings from Pebble London Shell necklace from Pebble London Fringed earrings around neck, by Chi Chi Lou Trousers by Hermione De Paula

Neck cuffs by Ăşna Burke Top by Natalie Anne Moran Skirt by Natalie Anne Moran

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INDIGINOUS

The Algonquin Indian Tribe of Quebec . Boys of this age were brought to a secluded area, often caged, and then given an intoxicating medicine known as wysoccan, an extremely dangerous hallucinogen that is said to be 100 times more powerful than LSD. The intention of the ritual was to force any memories of being a child out of the boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind. Unfortunately some boys also suffer memory loss to the extent that they lose memory of their family, their identity, and even the ability to speak. Some boys who showed recognition towards their childhood after returning to the village were then taken back and given a second dose and forced to attempt to cheat death a second time.

Shaiva Sadhu, a Hindu holy man. Sadhus have been around for thousands of years. Today there are around 4 million, mainly in India. There are many paths which lead to spiritual enlightenment, reflected in a the many varieties of Sadhu. The long hair which can reach the ground, is in emulation of Lord Shiva, whose long locks were said to bring him supernatural powers. Sadhus come from all walks of life... some have been Sadhus all of their lives, others only in their latter years, even after families and careers. Illustrations by Martin Butler

ANTHROPOLOGY

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MARY COOKE

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You work free hand and with spray paint, have you always worked that way, or did you start by using a different technique? I’ve worked in a variety of more traditional mediums my whole life, and unintentionally fell into painting photorealism using spraypaint. I guess it was a natural progression from painting regular graffiti for me, as I got older I gradually lost the desire to paint my name on things and using the medium in a more sophisticated way seemed natural. How did you get into street art? Did you do a degree or anything similar? I have a degree in Illustration but graffiti was part of my life for a long long time before that. When I started my degree the whole street art thing as we know it today didn’t exist and I was dissuaded from using graffiti in my work by the tutors at every turn. These days it’s far more accepted. How has your work progressed since you first started? I think BEST | EVER’s style has been refined over time. When we started our paintings had a huge amount of texture and layering which has gradually been stripped away as we felt that much of the techniques we were using equated to no more than cliched street art devices and camouflaged what we were trying to portray. What countries have you visited to spray paint? What was that like? We’ve been lucky enough to paint all over the world... Berlin on numerous occasions, Portugal, France, Finland and most recently the Gambia in West Africa. For me it’s the most amazing aspect of what we do. I love to travel and for people to pay for you to come to their country to paint is a huge privilege.

Whats your favourite piece you did abroad? We painted a portrait of the Chief on the side of his house in a tiny remote village in the Gambia. A huge honour and one of the most bizarre settings to find yourself painting in. How to people abroad react to your work? We try to not think about how our work is perceived too much, but it tends to split people down the middle. We have spoken to people who fully grasp what we’re trying to put across and it affects them in a positive way, and some people are offended or disturbed by the motifs in our work. What inspires your work? The best and the worst of the human experience. Can you remember the first ever piece of street art you did? Yep, a tin of CarPlan chrome and a Japlac black and a huge, crappy dub in a subway in Hertford. Has your style been a result of anything in your life? Does it have a hidden meaning or is it just abstract? For sure... The content of our work comes solely through life experience I think. The meaning behind our paintings isn’t intentionally hidden as such, just conveyed using semiotics. The distorted figurative elements in our work are usually abstractions of the human form. Have you ever gotten into any illegal graffiti or been in trouble because of it? Yes. Two arrests to show for it. Why do you work primarily in white and greys, and not with a huge lot of colour? A subdued pallet suits the content of our painting Do you have a story behind each piece?

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illegal graffiti or been in trouble because of it?

Yes. Two arrests to show for it.

The photoreal elements in our work generally focus on the eyes and on the hands because they are people’s primary tools for communicating with one another visually.

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Not necessarily a story as such, but every piece is attempting to convey an idea of some kind.

Does any of your work have a religious meaning? A few pieces have halo-style silhouettes around the heads. Neither of us is religeous in any way, we’re just fascinated by the concept of faith and the power it has to comfort people facing the inevitable challenges of life. What made you start painting human features instead of anything else?

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GREGORY NOLA

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Gregory Nolan has been a staple photographer on the London indie scene since 2005. He’s worked as KOKO’s in house photographer, been the official photographer of the iTunes Festival and has photographed the likes of Amy Winehouse, Oasis and Dizee Rascal. In fact we featured his shots of the fantastic Bastille in our last issue. What we really love about Greg’s shots, and what made us want to feature him in this issue, is the fact that he really captures the “tribal” feeling of music. Everyone knows there are a myriad of different music genres, each with their own unique fashions and lifestyles accompanying them. From hip-hop, to punk rock, to electro every type of music has a following who dress and often behave in a certain individual way. What Greg does is capture the feeling of each of these movements, be it the fans or the musicians

themselves Nolan doesn’t merely photograph the individuals; he captures the feeling of the movement. Getting up-close and personal with his subjects Nolan somehow transports us to being part of the group. When looking at his work you get the feeling you understand what the movement is about or at least feel like a part of it. Greg is currently on the road with Frank Turner and has produced some amazing images of the tour so far. We’ve been lucky enough to be given a selection of images from his previously unpublished (and aptly named) “Scene” series which truly captures the essence of a seriously diverse group of musical genres.

Phototgraphy by Gregory Nolan Words by Carl Ellis-Coward

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SCARLETT

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ETIENNE

Your musical style is hard to pin down. Do you think it has a set genre? Technoelctropop/stilettolectro

Of course, every party is different. Anything by NT89 seems to do the trick just about anywhere in the world.

What do you think about the need these days to Does having multiple residences around the world pigeon hole exact styles of music from bro step for allow you experiment with tracks more freely that example to future bass and nu disco? just playing gig to gig? Is there a need to do that? Yes. I don’t think there is a need to be that specific. I don’t even know what ‘future bass’ is. Are there certain artist you look up to when producing tracks? You play all around the world, Do you have favorite cities to play in? How do crowds differ from country to country?

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I can play what I want, go as underground as I desire. I try not to make generalisations about how crowds are going to be in different countries, as even in one city the parties can vary from venue to venue. Like in Paris, for example, I’ve played at more glitzy places like Queen Club on Champs D’Elysees to the more underground Social Club. It’s like night and day. Are there some cities that if you drop a tune it will go off and others where it will flop? Have you got any secret weapons that never leave you DJ bag? 103 Issue 3 www.NoctisMag.com

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Stuart Price, Flood, Nellee Hooper, Nile Rodgers. .

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I read recently that up and coming french DJs and Producers such as Gesaffelstien and Brodinski don’t like playing in the UK because the audiences are too boozed up and don’t seem to appreciate the music in the same way as audiences on the continent and around the world. Do you find this is the case? Thank you. It’s all very spontaneous. I do love to use analogue gear. Soft synths don’t really get used in my studio except for the Arturia Jupiter v8 and Trilian bass module. When your not listening to, playing or recording electronic music, what else do you like listening to? The Pixies, Siouxsie, Madonna, Lana del Rey, Stevie Wonder, Bowie, Jay-Z, DAF, Sonic Youth, Tchaikovsky....loads of stuff.

Your cover of Video games shows of your skill at the piano. Are you ever tempted to move toward starting a band or making music in a more traditional sense? Thank you. I am performing acoustically on a grand piano as Scarlett and the Pixels for the BMW party at the Formula One Malaysia, followed by a DJ set. This is my ‘band’, as it were, a syth-pop vocal project. Your latest releases have been put out on your own record label. Was it hard to make the move from music production to music publishing and management? Did you fall into it or was it a conscious decision to move away from major or established record labels? I really hate ‘sitting’ on tracks, waiting for label to release them. It’s nice to have control, however I hope to sign some new tunes to my favourite record labels this year.

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DAN

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How did you begin Djing and producing? Was it an organic progression from one to the other? I started playing records at an ‘alternative’ night in Bournemouth when I was 18. I had no aspirations to be a DJ whatsoever before that but I loved it straight away and the practice of picking music week in, week out was amazing grounding. I also think it’s important that it had little to do with dance music. Whilst we played electroclash records like Peaches and Tiga, they were placed next to things like ESG, Les Georges Leningrad, Chicks On Speed, Death In Vegas. It wasn’t about beatmatching but, instead, finding music which all shared the same energy. It was then through DJs like Erol Alkan, Optimo and Andrew Weatherall that I started to fall in love with house and techno. Fast forward a few years and I got to a stage where I had lots of ideas of tracks I wanted to be playing, but could quite find the right ones so the obvious answer was to start making some myself. It felt like a natural progression. When your not making music what do you spend your timing doing, are you a secret computer game addict perhaps? It’s no secret! Other than that, I spend a lot of time reading and watching films. What motivates you when you’re writing or remixing tracks? I just try and make stuff that sounds good to me and that I think stands out. I want to make records which people remember after a night out. I know it is some producers’ goal to make tracks which fit seamlessly and invisibly into sets but that is almost exactly the opposite of what interests me. I guess it’s because I don’t come from that world. In the same way, it’s very important to me to also make music which doesn’t exist directly on the dancefloor but which fits alongside the club stuff. There are so many different areas I want to explore and I love how they all feed into each other. What couple of times could you not do with out in you record bag, nifty gadget or lucky socks ?. 107 Issue 3 www.NoctisMag.com

Earplugs and deodorant! What was it like when Fabric called you for the first time to invite to become a resident? The whole thing with Fabric is nothing less than a total honour. They really believe in everything they do, are constantly pushing underground music and genuinely care about clubbing as an escapist pursuit. It’s a place in which to lose yourself and playing records there is always a special experience. What do you feel about the current state of the music industry for example downloads, legal and illegal having a lot of column inches recently, yet your first proper physical release is via cassette. I worked in record shops for a number of years so I’ve seen the change first hand but I believe the only way to keep things moving is to stop being so damn negative all the time. There are still plenty of true music fans out there but it’s as if loads of labels have given up on them because they assume “everyone steals.” The reason I made the tape was to have something which people felt excited about buying and actually want to put on their shelves. I spent a long time with designers to try and make it look as special as possible and, whilst I only made a small amount, the reaction was great. The internet is a wondrous thing but I will always buy music in its physical as well and I think there are still plenty of people out there who feel the same. Labels are just going to have to get a little more imaginative. Do you still have any of your first demo mixes that you made; can you see any of your current work in them? They are still knocking about somewhere, I guess a few might be alright. I am still no technical expert by any stretch of the imagination but I DO know what I like and what sounds good in a club. I think I’m better at defining what that is now. What’s on the horizon for you then? More tape

releases? Will you be going somewhere hot to DJ this summer? Tonnes of DJing all over the place, a trip to America, loads of remixes coming out. I have a new EP called Light Into Dark coming out on the New York label Throne Of Blood, another collaboration with Justin Robertson on Gomma and something else very exciting which I can’t quite reveal just yet. I’m extremely excited about this year. DJs and Producers can become as big as the artists they work with, Mark Ronson, Calvin Harris for example. Do you aspire to work with some big names in the future or have a few people you secretly would like to ask you to remix a track of theirs? That world just isn’t me. Playing records in sunglasses and making heart shapes with my hands. Nah, sorry, I don’t get it. My bank balance will be in a much more desperate state because of my decisions but I can live with that…. Saying that, there are tonnes of people I’d love to work with and remix. We’ll see what happens. What advice did Justin Robertson give you when you’ve been working together over the last year? It must have been great to receive acclaim from a guy like him and then get to collaborate together. It’s another huge honour to work with him. Justin is a hero and continues to rock it. I think it works because we share lots of influences outside of dance music. We aim to make club records with a psychedelic heart. In terms of advice, an afternoon with his record collection is enough to expand your mind ten fold.

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I’m still pinching myself about all of this, it’s very surreal but it proves to myself that I must be doing something right. There is little chance of me getting overhyped because my name has already been about for a while whilst I’ve built my name as a DJ. I couldn’t care less about any of that anyway. I’ve worked in music for eight years and have seen so much hype come and go and it makes you realise how unimportant it is. I simply want to be as good as I possibly can be and if others like it, then great, but as long as I can stand back and be proud of what I’ve done then that’s all that matters.

Everyone is saying to watch the space around your over the coming months for sounds that will be coming out but who have you got your eye on for 2012? Labels like Phantasy, Relish, Throne Of Blood, Clouded Vision, World Unknown, Tigersushi, Live From Robert Johnson, History Clock, Items & Things, Bird Scarer, How The Other Half Lives, Astrolab and MEANT are all really coming into their own and it feels like it’s going to be their year

Another legend of the scene Andrew Weatherall wrote a glowing and gush review of you and your work, being praised by your peirs is fantastic but do you worry about keeping your feet on the ground or being over hyped or simply let your work do the talking for you? Words by Greg Swaby

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Hi girls how are you both? S Good thank you! A little tired from staying up to watch the Oscars. What are you up to at the moment? S we’re busy working on our upcoming album and single releases. N - we are also just starting up a new club night with Loud & Quiet magazine. You’re both still incredibly young, what inspired you to start Young and Lost Club? S Nadia and I were both working in the music industry seven years ago, and it felt like there was a gap in the market for bands to release music. There just weren’t very many singles labels that bands could do a small first release and be introduced as a band. We liked the idea of making it a club too, and having all the bands play the clubnight. How did you both meet? S We met at boarding school when we were 12! N I wasn’t sure about Sara at first but we ended up being best friends! What was the first gig you ever went to? S I saw The Muppets On Ice when I was four, that probably doesn’t count. I remember going to an Ash gig with Nadia when I was younger, that was really fun. N I went to see Blur on their Parklife tour, it was amazing! What was the first CD you ever bought? S I had The Beatles Live At The BBC tapes when I was really young. N i first bought tapes! One from Boyzone and Blur on the same day. That says it all about my music taste. Who were the first band you ever signed? S Vincent Vincent and The Villains (see next question)

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What’s been your favourite single you have released? S Vincent Vincent and The Villains “Blue Boy”, that was our first single, and I was so happy to be able to work with them, and so privileged to release their music. They were such an awesome band and paid such close attention to detail in everything. Their live show was amazing, they had cool press shots and artwork. They took being in a band seriously, and made an effort with everything, while still making it fun. So many bands today don’t seem to have that same ethic or respect for what they do. What is it you look for when signing a band? S A full set of songs and ambition to work hard and keep moving forward with the band. What’s currently playing in the Y&L office? S I’ve been listening to The Lemonheads’ “Car Button Cloth” a lot this week. N I bought the Lana Del Rey album, its been a bit dissapointing. What’s been your proudest moment in terms of the label? S The success achieved by Noah and the Whale, they’ve accomplished so much with their three albums, and it was exciting to be a part of all of that. What advice would you give to any of our readers thinking of starting their own business? S I would advise to wait until you’ve had a lot of experience, it’s not something to rush into and take the time to plan things out. Also don’t be afraid to ask for people’s help or advice, Sometimes there will simply be things that you do not know how to do. N do as many internships and work experience as you can. Its a great way to make contacts to. What’s been the best thing about running your own record label? S It’s great to have no one else to answer to when choosing what music we want to release, Having that much control gives us license to help bands do what they want without too much added pressure.

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And the worst? S It’s hard to stay self motivated all the time, especially when all businesses have their ups and downs. Also you think about your business constantly, there is no switching off at 5pm.

What’s your favourite club night in London? S Le Baron is an interesting space, but kind of relaxed inside and unpretentious. We’ve been going to White Heat for so many years now too, it’s an indie institution and we’re so happy it’s still running. N Push at Astoria 2 was the best! R.I.P Astoria Who do you predict big things from through Y&L in 2012? S We’re hugely looking forward to Being There’s debut album release! N Oh Minnows has just done some amazing new recordings that we are really excited about to. What’s next for Y&LC in 2012? N We are looking forward to get two albums out this summer from Being There and Exlovers. Also lots more Djing and club nights!

You guys must have some great back stage stories, what’s been you’re most rock ‘n’ roll moment so far? S To be honest, in all the years we’ve being doing this and running clubs, nothing was as messed up as organising one of our best friend’s bachelorette party. We were thrown out of two very nice clubs.

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EDU IMBERNON

You’ve experienced a rapid rise in profile since 2009 but for those who aren’t familiar with your music how would you best describe it? I would say it is a mix of house, techno and electronica.. Your music caters excellently to an enthusiastic following of House tunes in the U.K. How would you say your sound fits in within Spanish clubs? Very good. I grew up in Spain so I know what the people likes there and I try to give them exactly that. People in Spain like to party and to dance, and thats exactly how my sets sound like. How do you feel living in Spain has influenced your sound? Well I guess my roots are in Valencia, where I spent a lot of time playing in raves when I was younger and also going to clubs like Barraca. I think there are not many places in the world where the clubbers like to party like there, so It influenced my music in the way it always has a dancefloor bass. With regards to your work in the studio, do you feel you can attribute your success to any production techniques or specific musical practices? I like to be very meticulous when it comes to make the final mix and the mastering. I think that has made my tracks sound quite fat. Having the studio at home and making it cossy has also made my production hours more comfy, which is very important too. Lately Ive got new gear for the studio. Im loving my new Virus. Which artists, Spanish or otherwise do you consider to be the most significant influences on your music? I think all my friends , that are fighting like me to make the spanish sound international are the most influential as I spend a lot of time with them. Uner, Coyu, Los Suruba, Triumph...I think we all influence 115 Issue 3 www.NoctisMag.com

each other . If I look at the international scene I would say that Maceo Plex has been the most influential the past year, for breaking through like he has done. And of course I like to listen to other type of music, like Gotye or SBTRKT , which can often inspire me. What can we expect from Eklektisch during 2012 and how are you finding running your own label? People can expect more releases than in recent years. My idea is to start releasing only digital between the vinyl releases. I love to discover new artists and release the music if I feel it, as happened with Pleasurekraft some time ago. The upcoming tracks are from a dutch guy called You’ve just landed a residency at the mecca of dance music, Space in Ibiza, which for someone your age is amazing. How does Space compare to other clubs you’ve played in across the 4 continents you’ve toured? Well Ibiza is the capital of dance music, thats out of any question. Space is fantastic and its a great place to showcase myself. Everything works smooth, its like a precise machine every night. Sound, visuals, stuff, bars, lights, door...everything just works! They know what they do after so many years managing one of the best clubs in the world.

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How do you feel your residency at Space has effected your career? As I said before its a perfect place to showcase my music. Its definitely very important for any artist

to play in Ibiza, and even more if its in a club like Space. It allows you to play for an international crowd. You may have japanese people, americans, english, germands, argentinians in the dance floor which makes it very special. Can you pin-point a favorite gig in amongst your tours so far? My favorite gig has probably been my first gig at Truth in Johannesburg. I played for 7 hours in a small room as the floor where I was supposed to play had to close due a flood. The people kept dancing, the lights was coming in through the small windows.. it was just one of these nights that seem to be chaotic and end up being crazy wild. Who would you tip as artists to keep an ear out for in 2012? Los Suruba... these guys are doing very good! Finally, Having achieved so much so fast, what do you feel there is left that you’d like to achieve as a musician? Are there any new side projects or aliases your considering exploring? Of course releasing an album is the next natural step. Im just waiting for the correct moment. In the future and after that, I would love to work a on a show for big stages..but this needs time and Im still very young.

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KAREN PARK Karin Park may appear on first meeting to be a model more than a musician but don’t be fooled by looks. This girl knows her stuff. Scandinavian born Park was first a pop star in Norway with her 2004 debut ‘Superworldunknown’. Her collaborating with Datarock’s Fredrik Saroea on the previous album ‘Ashes To Gold’, is now a route that she’s now continued with UK based producer Barry Barnett. Although she has kept to her roots with the album being co-produced and mixed by Christoffer Berg (The Knife/Fever Ray/Little Dragon) into an even darker soundscape. Karin’s new album combines electronica, industrial, dubstep and synth pop with her unmistakeable, truly unique voice. When talking to Karin the first point of call is her origins, it is easy to tell from her ease of conversation that even though english is not her first language that having sung in this language for nearly the last decade that she feels at home with her comments. A girl from a small town in Sweden who is now located in Norway. Now claiming she is just Scandinavian. After moving to Bergen in the north of Norway she discovered a small town full of inspiration. From open

mic’s to everybody being in the same places and knowing the same people. Living in Bergen began to push Karin towards the musician she has now become. Bergen is known for putting out such acts as The Knife, Datarock and Bjork. This small town and this community has really propelled her career meeting and working with Datarock, Karin Park toured with Datarock around the UK and the US and having her latest album produced by them. Karin’s musical taste has evolved throughout her career from a pop star continuing into dance. She now claims that she is flirting with Dubstep. Although this is not to be taken too seriously. Karin says that fans of Dubstep in the UK are really into it. Comparing it to Punk from the 70’s and that

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the UK continually pushes new genres of music.

Although claiming that she says that she is only dipping her toes and that she sees herself as an outsider in any genre but is enjoying the ride all the same. Karin is regularly compared to Bjork vocally although when it is brought up she feels that it is a nice compliment but feels that it is just due to their Scandinavian roots and their way of treating the English language as it is not their native language.

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Having worked with Datarock Karin now has a full live setup with drums and live synthesizers, building up different sounds live creating something new. Her brother who drums for her also controlling loops and bass with pads and foot pedals. When asked about how it is working with just 2 people live Karin claims that she wanted more people in the band but when the initial practices took place it developed with just the two. Even though it took time they are now happy with their live setup they never consider live when they are writing records and then end up reworking most of their tracks when they play them. Although Karin has worked across multiple albums and genres she feels that it has all been a progression, feeling few regrets, saying she sometimes she wishes she knew then what she knows now. With more shows coming with SBTRKT across Europe and another UK tour on the books Karin’s tour schedule is ever growing and continually busy. Her name is one to watch out for especially as her reputation grows and the list of possible interested collaborators grows.

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To go right back to the inception of your work as Herve, what artists or movements can you attribute your interest in club music to? Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin , XL recordings, Warp records and UK rave scene. How important has Switch been throughout your career? For the first year he gave me some great advice, but after that he wasn’t really around. He was so busy and had all but left the UK. So i have hardly spoken to him since then, work just gets in the way of life for both of us i suppose. Could you pin-point an artist who you’ve particularly enjoyed working with in amongst your bountiful list of collaborations? I always manage to work with really nice people some how, good karma i suppose! Working with kai and will (from mystery jets), who i was great friends with already, was brilliant. we were so close to making an album together of afro beat indie club music!! I still would love to do it if any label out there wants to step in and help us make it happen?? Your work as Herve has seemingly acted as a launchpad and an anchor for you as a musician. That said, is it the favorite of all your many guises? Yeah its basically me , everything else is a satellite to Herve. How’s 2012 been so far musically speaking, any new projects started with the new year? It seems to be going great. I’ve got my solo album coming (Better than a BMX, the first single is out early march), also my Machines Don’t Care album (single coming in april on Deconstruction). theres a couple of other projects and some people I’m producing but keeping that under the radar!

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I’m really getting into Brian Eno and Harold Budd and reading a lot about Salvador Dali at the moment so maybe a 45 minute ambient surrealist music “piece” could be in the offing too! What’s the ethos behind your label Deep Thrills and how have you approached assembling the group of artists releasing on it? The great thing about my label is that we get lots of different styles sent to us and Deep Thrills seemed like a great way to release the more electronic and garagey sounds i wanted to put out. I’m still looking for the next Aphex Twin or Burial!! I’m also hoping for it to be an output for interesting bands. Can we expect much output from Deep Thrills in 2012? Yeah, the next two release are Mista Men feat Detboi then Detboi’s darkside mega ep / mini lp both have been getting loads of attention from the previews online and it seems garage is having a great underground resurgence. We’re on the look out for more!

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Can you give readers a heads up on any artists you recommend within U.K Bass music at the moment? I’ve just signed some great tracks by Rack n Ruin, D1 and Afghan Headspin and Baxta is always making great new unique bass music for me to put out!

Are we going to be treated to any new output from Machines Don’t Care throughout 2012? if so, what kinds of sounds can we expect? There should be an album out towards the end of summer. The first single from that should drop in April, (we shot the video yesterday!) then a second single before the album drops. The sound will be a mixture of nu-jungle/ragga/dubstep/drumstep/128/epic orchestral and some great songs i hope How are you currently distributing your focus, are you leaning more towards your production or label work? Oh its crazy at the minute, everyday changes, just during the day it changes. I’m currently editing a short film about my various aliases as an intro to people who are new to what i do! It’s stressful, but things are happening all the time so its always exciting, I may implode at some point this year though!

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Lastly, where do you see yourself musically a year from now? Hopefully finishing my second Hervé album, finishing the film script I’ve been working on for a while and producing some new artists!

With regards to production, do you have any tips for new producers trying to differentiate themselves from others and push things forward? Listen carefully to people you like, learn from their productions, steal what you can from them, but make sure you make a record that sounds like you. More importantly be very very very patient, make 100 tracks before you release any (you can always go back and raid the old tracks for ideas) so that you really are putting the best you can do out there. Dynamism is clearly at the heart of your approach to music, are there any avenues you feel you would like to but have been yet to explore musically? I really want to produce great bands and singers, its up to me to get music out there to show people what i can do and have them trust me with their projects. Hopefully with the span of music I’m putting out this year I will go a long way towards doing that. Words by Christian Newman

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ATTAQUE “ “ TEHCNO’S SUSAN BOYLE

Growing up in Essex Attaque found electronic music getting drunk in the shed behind the pub listening to Laurent Garnier. Though as with everyone he moved on from his hometown, leaving the squadies and peroxide blondes of Colchester behind. He decided to set up his studio to Brighton with the lesbians and fish n’ chips, where he was discovered busking on the seafront by future techno pioneers Autokratz.

Now wiith 3 E.P’s behind him Attaque has shown extraordinary talent making some of the best future techno we’ve heard His first EP on label-ofthe-moment Bad Life was Light Falls, which gained huge support from the biggest names including Tiga, Erol Alkan, Fake Blood and Brodinski with BBC Radio 1 following, Mixmag made it their ‘track of the month’. Moderate continued Attaque’s rapid rise in the scene, with massive coverage claiming him as the most exciting new performer in Future Techno.

On first meeting Attaque with his manager in tow you can quickly tell his musical taste from the shirt he wears, listing everyone from Altern8 to Donna Summer. Over greetings at the bar Dominic makes an early apology. Claiming that interviewing him whilst he is drinking may not turn out so well. Yet it seems to be the order of the day as drinks are continually ordered over the course of the interview.. The first point of discussion is about his discovery busking on the seafront which is quickly changed as we doubt he wants to give the impression of him playing stairway to heaven on an acoustic guitar. He was playing on the sea front with a portable batter powered drum machine as so many people busk along the sea front anyway he thought he could get away with it.. Although this theory was short lived. As he stood there, Autokratz (the head honchos of the new label to be on) walked past laughing. To which he claimed to them that he made some serious music and it all went on from there.

And now with his newest E.P shine out in all digital retailers and an upcoming mini-album on Bad Life Music is an integral part of Attaque’s day to day we were lucky to have a chance to catch up with the but how did he attain such sudden exposure. Why man of the hour.

hadn’t we heard of him before on other labels.. “When I first started writing i thought releasing on BNR or Turbo was the place to be and the thing to do.. There are this hand full of labels that are good but that is what you expect coming from them.. Why can’t there be a new label which is doing something interesting? A sound that is there own and having a little family of it...” He seems happy with his new found family at Bad Life and with his current rise who wouldn’t be.

referencing the new Nt89 and Burns collaberation on Bad Life as a perfect example. Saying he would like to aim big possibly collaborating with the likes of Bat for Lashes or Hot Chip...

When asked about the feedback on his tracks so far a grin graces his face.. saying that the artists giving him feedback is like a list of people who he’s into and has been going to watch at clubs for the last five years. The conversation changes back to his press Attaque is one of the new generation of producers releases. Bringing up the “Techno Susan Boyle” creating his own sound infused with his influences. sends laughter around the table and when it’s asked Yet with every new group of artists comes a tag. A whether he has attained this comparison due to genre. Now the genre which is written when ever A: his talent, B: his looks or C: his desire to meet you hear about Attaque is the sound of Future the Pope he responds swiftly due to the laughter Techno. A name which when hear instantly leads of his manager sat next to him claiming “It’s about to either of two names.. The frenchman known what goes on behind closed doors that only my as Gesaffelstein or the Brit known as Attaque. manager knows.” Following with “Alongside my Although the name of the music is pretty simple to looks, voice and weight.” But on a more serious note say apparently it’s pretty hard to pin down musically. it is about regardless to the above. It is about the sudden launch of his career which is unexpected in When asked to describe the sound of future techno electronic music. Dominic laughs claiming Now having this feedback has thrust him into the limelight with Erol Alkan playing his tracks on 6 music. He is enjoying it and as it gathers momentum he now begins to tour live for the first Bad Life tour I can’t describe it and booking shows like Bugged out alongside Fake in words... Only Blood. There is no sign of this slowing down with his upcoming album ready for release and more shows with music... added to his upcoming lists almost daily. 2012 will be the year of Attaque.

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Suggesting that the reason it is exciting to be a part of it is due to the fact that there isn’t a distinct sound, with each producer having their own idea of what it sounds like.. But all being 4am music without being generic. Moving on and talking of his future Dominic says at the moment he wants to make club music. With his upcoming album being tracks from his E.Ps with some new pieces along he is drawing the line under this work at this moment in time and preparing for something new. Aside from this Attaque is open to collaberations, 127 Issue 3 www.NoctisMag.com

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