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Leya (musicians)
Leya, stylized as LEYA, is the New York based collaboration of harpist Marilu Donovan and violin/vocalist Adam Markiewicz. Career LEYA have released two full-length albums. ''The Fool'' (2018) and ''Flood Dream'' (2020) were released on New York-based label NNA Tapes. LEYA's work has earned acclaim from notable publications including ''Pitchfork, Document Journal, i-D, Noisey'', and ''The New York Times.'' Reviewing their second album for ''Pitchfork,'' contributor Jonathan Williger described the project: ''"The duo traverses the art world and DIY noise scenes, and their music revels in the tension between elegance and disquiet, subverting the stereotypes associated with their chosen instruments. It can sound equally gorgeous or unsettling, depending on mindset and circumstance; it asks more questions than it answers."'' In 2018, the group wrote and performed a full-length soundtrack to "I Love You," a PornHub-produced erotic film directed by American rapper Brooke Candy that a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke Candy
Brooke Dyan Candy (born July 20, 1989) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and tattoo artist. Raised in the suburbs of Los Angeles, she rose to prominence after starring in Grimes' music video for " Genesis" (2012). Following its success, Candy's status in the underground scene rose as she began to release her own music, including the songs " Das Me" (2012), "Everybody Does" (2013), and "I Wanna Fuck Right Now" (2013). In 2014, she signed a recording contract with RCA and released her debut major label single, "Opulence", with an accompanying EP of the same name. Later, she joined Columbia's UK roster. Candy's debut album, ''Daddy Issues'', was originally intended for a 2015 release but saw a series of delays. Following a slew of pop-driven singles in 2016, including "Happy Days", " Paper or Plastic" and the moderately-successful "Living Out Loud", Candy left the labels in 2017. Throughout 2017 and 2018, she toured alongside Charli XCX and Lizzo, also headlining her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychic TV
Psychic TV (aka PTV or Psychick TV or several other aliases) were an English experimental music, experimental video art and music collective, formed by performance artist Genesis P-Orridge and Scottish musician Alex Fergusson (musician), Alex Fergusson in 1981 after the break-up of Throbbing Gristle. They have released over one hundred full-length albums to date. Contributors include artists such as Coil (band), Coil, Current 93, Monte Cazazza, Larry Thrasher, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Soft Cell, Fred Giannelli, Hafler Trio, The Cult, Master Musicians of Jajouka, William Breeze, Derek Jarman, John Gosling (Psychic TV musician), John Gosling, Timothy Leary, Rose McDowall, Andrew Weatherall, and Z'EV. Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth (a.k.a. T.O.P.Y.) formed as an organisation at the inception of the band, who conceived it as a magical order and the philosophical wing of Psychic TV. T.O.P.Y. functions as a cult-like fan-club for the group. Psychic TV was influential in pioneering the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Velez
Elena Velez is an American fashion designer and creative from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, based in New York City. Her work is known for its synthesis of metalsmith and high fashion and has been featured in the V&A Museum and Barbican Centre. Velez was a semi-finalist for the 2024 LVMH prize and the CFDA's 2022 Emerging Designer of the Year. Described by ''Vogue'' as "explosive and aggressive", Velez's work has been inspired by the aesthetics of the American Rust Belt. Themes in her work include deconstruction, "apocalyptic anti-heroines" , and alternative construction methods, which include salvaged materials. Velez coins her visual identity as "aggressively delicate" and anti-fragile. Early life and education Of Puerto Rican heritage but raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Velez claims in recent interviews that the "industrial" nature of her "nontraditional upbringing" as the only child to a single mother who is a ship's captain on the Great Lakes influenced her current artistic ide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council Of Fashion Designers Of America
The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. (CFDA), founded in 1962 by publicist Eleanor Lambert, and headquartered in Manhattan, is a not-for-profit trade association comprising a membership of over 450 American fashion and accessory designers. The organization promotes American designers' participation in the global economy. In addition to hosting the annual CFDA Fashion Awards, the organization develops future American design talent through scholarships and resources in high schools, colleges, and postgraduate schools. The CFDA also provides funding and business opportunities for working designers. Through the CFDA Foundation, the organization engages in various charitable activities. History The first president of the CFDA was Sydney Wragge (1962–1965). Steven Kolb has been the CEO since 2006. As of January 2023, Thom Browne is the group's chairman; he follows Tom Ford, who served as chairman for three years. Additionally, Diane von Furstenberg served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hood By Air
Hood By Air (often stylized as HBA) is a fashion and streetwear brand based in New York City co-founded by designers Shayne Oliver and Raul Lopez. It was launched in 2006 and took a hiatus from 2017 to 2019. Oliver left the brand in 2023. Brand The designer was Shayne Oliver, a former student at the Fashion Institute of Technology and New York University who described his design aesthetic as "ghetto gothic" and banjee. Oliver was named among The 25 Greatest Black Fashion Designers by ''Complex''. Oliver brought in the conceptual artist and filmmaker Leilah Weinraub as CEO and cofounder in 2012. Weinraub was openly skeptical of the brand's celebrity endorsements. The company was notable for refusing outside investment. In the past, Hood By Air, also known by the acronym HBA, has identified as a "luxury streetwear brand," a term coined by Oliver and now “synonymous with HBA's subversive use of logos, high-end production values and an ingenious online presence”. Hood By Air is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acne Studios
Acne Studios is a multidisciplinary luxury fashion house based in Stockholm, Sweden that specializes in men's and women's ready-to-wear fashion, footwear, accessories and denim. When founded in 1996, the label derived its name from the creative collective ACNE; initially an acronym for ''Associated Computer Nerd Enterprises'' and later a backronym of ''Ambition to Create Novel Expressions''. Founder and Creative Director Jonny Johannson's interest in photography, art, architecture and contemporary culture is reflected in the brand's clothing, publications, furniture, exhibitions and special collaborations. History Acne Studios was founded in 1996 in Stockholm, Sweden as part of the creative collective ACNE that focused on graphic design, film, production and advertising. In 1997, cofounder Jonny Johansson created 100 pairs of raw denim jeans with red stitching and gave them away to friends and family. '' Wallpaper*'' and ''Vogue Paris'' quickly picked up on the popularity of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Malletier SAS, commonly known as Louis Vuitton (, ), is a French Luxury goods, luxury fashion house and company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton (designer), Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram appears on most of its products, ranging from luxury bags and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes, perfumes, watches, jewellery, accessories, sunglasses and books. Louis Vuitton is one of the world's leading international fashion houses. It sells its products through standalone boutiques, lease departments in high-end department stores, and through the e-commerce section of its website. Louis Vuitton merged with Moët Hennessy in 1987 to create LVMH, of which it is a subsidiary. For six consecutive years (2006–2012), Louis Vuitton was named the world's most valuable luxury brand. Its 2012 valuation was US$25.9 billion. In 2013, the valuation of the brand was US$28.4 billion with revenue of US$9.4 billion. The company operates in 50 countries with more than 460 stores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Vantzou
Christina Vantzou is a Kansas City, Missouri-born composer and filmmaker of Greek descent based in Brussels, Belgium. First becoming known as one-half of the audio-visual duo The Dead Texan, she has released five albums of orchestral ambient music for Kranky. The albums have been accompanied by short films often making use of slow motion photography, arranged using "dream logic". In a review of her album ''No. 3'', online music magazine '' The Attic'' gave it four stars, describing it as a "sincere, sensible and reflective album."'' The Attic'', January 21, 2016 Christina Vantzou - No. 3/ref> Discography The Dead Texan * ''The Dead Texan The Dead Texan was an audio-visual musical duo comprising Adam Wiltzie and Christina Vantzou. Wiltzie is better known as one half of the ambient project Stars of the Lid. Vantzou has since released a series of solo albums of ambient music comp ...'' ( Kranky, 2004) Solo * ''No. 1'' (Kranky, 2011) * ''No. 2'' (Kranky, 2014) * ''No. 3'' (K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coil (band)
Coil were an English experimental music group formed in 1982 in London and dissolved in 2005. Initially envisioned as a solo project by musician John Balance (of the band Psychic TV), Coil evolved into a full-time project with the addition of his partner and Psychic TV bandmate Peter Christopherson (formerly of pioneering industrial music group Throbbing Gristle). Coil's work explored themes related to the occult, sexuality, alchemy, and drugs while influencing genres such as gothic rock, neofolk and dark ambient. AllMusic called the group "one of the most beloved, mythologized groups to emerge from the British post-industrial scene." After the release of their 1984 debut EP '' How to Destroy Angels'', Coil joined Some Bizzare Records, through which they released two full-length albums, ''Scatology'' (1985) and '' Horse Rotorvator'' (1986). In 1985, the group began working on a series of soundtracks, among them the rejected score for the first '' Hellraiser'' film. After depa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eartheater (musician)
Alexandra Drewchin (; born March 16, 1989), known professionally as Eartheater, is an American multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer and vocalist. Born in Pennsylvania to a Russian father and an English mother, she has been performing since 2009, and is currently based in Queens, New York. Her music has been released on independent labels Hausu Mountain and PAN. Career Eartheater has released five full-length solo albums and one mixtape. ''Metalepsis'' (March 2015) and '' RIP Chrysalis'' (November 2015) were released on the Chicago-based label Hausu Mountain. Reviewing her first album, Colin Joyce of ''Pitchfork'' noted that "''Metalepsis'' is music that's built to overwhelm and envelop you, and maybe even, as Drewchin's moniker suggests, swallow worlds whole." ''Irisiri'' (June 2018) was released on Berlin-based PAN. Andrew Ryce of ''Resident Advisor'' described the album as "baffling and inspired in equal measure", and ''Pitchfork'' named it one of "the best experiment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew McDowall
Drew McDowall is a Scottish NYC based composer and musician. He was a member of Coil in the 1990s contributing heavily to some of their most respected and influential works. As well as his solo work he has collaborated with Kali Malone, Caterina Barbieri, Robert Aki Aubrey Lowe, Hiro Kone, Varg, Puce Mary, Shapednoise Rabit. James K and LEYA History McDowall formed art-punk trio Poems in 1978 with his then-wife, Rose McDowall. During the 1980s, McDowall was a member of Psychic TV. McDowall performed with Coil regularly for several years, becoming an official member in 1994. After moving to New York in the early 2000s he created Compound Eye, a collaborative project with the Tres Warren of Psychic Ills. Starting in 2012 McDowall started to concentrate on solo works, releasing four albums under his own name and touring North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Beginning in 2018 he has toured a live AV reinterpretation of Coil's seminal drone work, Time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liturgy (band)
Liturgy is an American black metal band from Brooklyn, New York. The band have described their music as "transcendental black metal," which was especially described in a manifesto written by founding member Haela Hunt-Hendrix; in the process of transforming their style of black metal, they have experimented with other genres including progressive rock, hip hop and electronic music. In the band's early days, Hunt-Hendrix expressed her interest in the work of Swans, Glenn Branca, Rhys Chatham, La Monte Young and Lightning Bolt as influences. History Originally the solo project of Haela Hunt-Hendrix, the band expanded to a four-piece in 2008, after the release of the 12" ''Immortal Life'', which was followed in 2009 with their debut album '' Renihilation''. The group's second album, '' Aesthethica'', was released in May 2011 by Thrill Jockey, and was ranked as number 26 on Spin's 50 Best Albums of 2011. In a 2012 interview with Pitchfork Media, Hunt-Hendrix expressed her desire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
