Fischerspooner: Everything is Just Alright

If the star of Nicopanda’s SS16 campaign film looks a little familiar, it’s because Josh Killacky was the dancer and choreographer of that viral hoverboard dance cover to Justin Bieber’s “What Do You Mean?” Now wearing the genderless, punk-and-ballerina inspired designs by Nicola Formichetti, Killacky dances aggressively to a new song by Fischerspooner—which will be on their upcoming album SIR. The dark, throbbing track “Everything …

Isao Tomita: Arabesque No. 1

84-year-old composer and synth soothsayer Isao Tomita passed away this weekend in Tokyo. He introduced the near-infinite possibilities of a relatively new invention, the Moog modular synthesizer to Japan—approaching the instrument like an orchestra that could express sounds and “colors” never heard before, and evoke sensual qualities. Especially loved was his 1974 album Snowflakes Are Dancing (with the impressive subtitle: Virtuoso Electronic Performances of Debussy’s …

James Blake: My Willing Heart

Pulling a Beyoncé? James Blake takes cue from his collaborator (having worked on two songs on Lemonade) and surprise drops The Colour in Anything. The 17-track album comes out of Blake, interestingly, opening himself up to collaboration as well. He calls Frank Ocean “a huge inspiration for this record” in a Pitchfork interview, and also works with Bon Iver, Connan Mockasin and Rick Rubin. The …