Tag: london

hyperdub = a cover story!

UK bass label hyperdub has quickly become one of the most revered labels in the planet via their consistent take on future bass musics from the likes of burial, kode9 & the spaceape, zomby, king midas sound, and many more. what initially began as a 100% music focus, with simple vinyl artwork featuring the label’s logo and record info, has shifted to a more complete package with the futuristic graphics provided by london based studio optigram.

somewhat mysterious and elusive, optigram is a sister company of electrofunk label citinite, and has done artwork for several labels and brands including Clients include Hyperdub, Warp, Planet Mu, Hum + Buzz, Sähkö, Public Information, The Wire, XLR8R, MIT Press and the Red Bull Music Academy.

often recurring to geometric and repetitive patterns, their artworks are a perfect companion for hyperdub’s often mold-braking releases that hover between future garage, grime, house, and techno. however, they are equally effective when stepping out of their comfort zone as is the case on the beautiful and much more organic kode9 + the spaceape album cover (picture above), which is reminiscent of early japanese print art.

follow the label on twitter @hyperdub and keep track of optigram’s work via their website

also check out this spotify playlist featuring some of our favorite music from hyperdub

4 Comments by el colectivo futuro on December 12, 2011

filed in cover story, sounds

tagged art, artwork, bass musics, cover story, hyperdub, london, music, music art, optigram

folk clothing = intricate simplicity!

we recently came across a fantastic clothing brand while shopping at sportivo in madrid (the store alone warrants a post by itself). folk clothing is a london based casual menswear brand born in 2001; they also started making shoes for both men and women in 2004. their mission statement: “making clean, honest understated garments with a meticulous eye for colour, fabric selection and design detail. we create simple everday clothing with subtle, innovative and sometimes playful detailing”. something they definitely achieve with high marks.

not only are their clothes unique, but so is their production process: they make alpaca knits in peru, shirts in portugal, jackets in hong kong, accessories in england, and merino knitwear in uruguay. in this day and age where everything is outsourced to a place with cheap labour, it’s encouraging to come across a brand that is worried with finding the best possible supplier for each product. we’ll take quality over quantity any day of the week!

there are currently only four folk stores, three in london and one in amsterdam, but there are plenty of places that carry their clothes. click for a full list of stockists. check out their website and follow them on twitter @folkclothing for further details. also, make sure to check out the video below, previewing their autumn/winter 2010 collection.

No Comments by el colectivo futuro on November 22, 2010

filed in fashion, lifestyle

tagged clothes, fashion, folk clothing, london, menswear

us + dels = a fruitful relationship!

Us is a multi-disciplinary design studio based out of london, consisting of Christopher Barrett & Luke Taylor. although their work covers a lot of different areas, brand identity and development, printed literature, art direction, advertising, motion, installations & web; it was their promo videos for big dada/ninja tune artist DELS, that drew our attention to their work. while they are conceptually different, both videos are equally stunning. in addition, the studio has also created an equally impressive branding and identity, for which the came up with a unique typeface and animated logo.

the first video, for the single “shapeshifting”, takes place in a surreal world where the artist appears in different costumes and characters, but while the concept is quite simple the result is absolutely brilliant.

the second, and most recent video is for the single “trumpalump” and takes cue from one of the track’s lyrics: “do we dream in colour or black and white”. the entire video was finished without any post production, everything was achieved on camera.