Premiere: Sleep Party People’s “The Missing Steps” Video

A surrealist, atmospheric exploration of love, transfiguration and cryopreservation

Captivation stands as a mark of true, substantial dream pop. More than eerie instrumentation and delicate melodies, musicians working in this genre (and tangentially) must truly capture the listener before taking them inward or upward, to sleep or to soar. Danish multi-instrumentalist Brian Batz does exactly this. With a new album on the way—which he has written, recorded, and produced entirely himself under the moniker …

The Features of YouTube TV

More than 50 networks—including ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, AMC and ESPN—are bringing their programming to YouTube under a $35 a month subscription package. This means live content from each network will air on the service—through web, smartphone and tablet—simultaneously with its distribution on TV. A subscription includes up to six accounts per household, so families or roommates don’t have to compete for use. Additionally, YouTube …

Indoek’s “Surf Shacks” for Gestalten

Captivating imagery from inside the homes of creative surfers around the world

Surf-centric website Indoek continues to expand the breath of its offerings, in turn demonstrating an increasing global interest in the full culture surrounding those addicted to waves. “Surf Shacks,” a 288-page foray into the home lives of creatively-employed surfers, has just released on Gestalten. An extension of Indoek’s photography project, the book offers 42 photo shoot’s worth of architecture and lifestyle imagery—oftentimes capturing quiet moments …