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36 EXPOSURES | 005 | SUMMER PART 2

Last of the summer vibes: Bestival. 

Got the legit open top bus to the campsite. Had certain man trying to play Summer in Miami off their phones to get a snapchat - won’t mention any names...

First things first

Jamie XX on the opening night set the levels very high

The Port stage always going off

Tame Impala was a highlight

Managed to swerve a hangover the entirety of the festival, Shout out to the late night food trucks and the staple sausage and egg bap that kept man feeling nice! 

Before

After...

Summer of Love vibes

Missy Elliot shut shit down. 

Catch you next year Isle of Wight.

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36 EXPOSURES | 004 | SUMMER PART 1

We’ve been gone for a minute but we’re back now. Passports stamped, wristbands off - summer 2015 was a definite wave.  

Started things off way back in July with Lovebox where Skepta most certainly Shutdown. Despite seeing him live in the last couple of years more often than I see some family, the energy is always incredible. 

After Lovebox got straight to the main event. My first ever trip to NYC and it didn’t disappoint. Shouts to everyone that we linked up with when we were there. Typical tourist vibes. 

Top of the Rock

40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Touched the SAIS Presents: Pretty Easy exhibition in the Lower East Side which was everything it sounds like it was. 

Definitely a few characters...

This is how all exhibitions should be hosted, take note Tate Modern...

Took a trip to Coney Island. If you’ve seen The Warriors its a must visit. Weird that the city has a beach and the theme park was a wave. 

CHINATOWN. The little nuances between the different neighbourhoods in the city is wild - its impossible to soak it all in in one trip. 

Summer Part 2 coming soon!

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Rah we went to the @louisvuitton series 3 exhibition the other day, it's all right like, you get to see how they make some of their collection, a few installations here, a few projections there, it's also where they have their actual runway. Take your Mrs for spin init 👌🏾 Its on until October 18th #lvseries3 #louisvuitton #fuckgucciinnitbruv #istillkeepithoodattheeseboujievents #preethesquat (at 180 the Strand)

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Yesterday we went to the screening of Munchies new series "The BBQ Road trip" it's basically man going around the world eating piff food. It made us bare hungry though, but the dons at MEATmission hooked up a munch for everyone, Jack Daniels came through with the juice and had everyone a likkle bit liccccccky. Shout out everyone involved 👊🏾 (at MEATmission)

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We went to the @carharttwip_uk 25th anniversary collection launch on Thursday, the galms were wavy they also got us licked for free. 👌🏾top notch (at Carharrt Clothing)

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NYC DISPATCHES | 001

the new bits.

queens get the money.

Proper

Yeah my nigga Fame up in Prospect Nah them my niggas nah love wouldn't disrespect

keep getting stopped.

Brooklyn public library

when in rome, go see the emperor

FAILE exhibition 

sneaker culture exhibition 

comandante biggie

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SOCKS

Insuring your ankles are on fleek

100% cotton

100% made In England (BNP, NF & EDL approved)

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36 EXPOSURES | 003

Drop number 3: Born n Bred Festival, Taz’s bday & yung Harvey’s jungle baby shower. 

Location scouting...

Taz hits that mid-life crisis age

Jungle vibes

BORN N BRED

Wiley’s appalling (15 min) set

Plotting with Isaac Danquah. Check out his new song U Know It here

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ALBUM REVIEW | RAMRIDDLZ - P2P EP

Who is Ramriddlz?

21 year old from Mississauga, Toronto. 

Why do I give a shit?

Because he dropped this banger in May:

He also has the all important Drake co - sign. Which is in the form of a cover by Drake himself you can listen to it in shit quality here.

He dropped his EP yesterday, Its a solid summer vibe. Easiest way I can describe his sound: a singing, gyalist, Yung Lean. The EP is about chasing fanny which is a consistent theme throughout and emphasised by track ‘Sweetersound.’ 

My hunch is this will have a lot of resonance in the UK due the cultural similarities between Toronto & London. You can clock the slang is similar if not the same. Peep the skit at the end of ‘She Say’.

Another London connection is the beat in “Splenda” being an edit of Mssingno - XE2.

If its hot up in the Six, it’s live in Five and it’s definitely a Sweeter Summer.

Listen to the EP here.

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Portraits | 002

Footwear connoisseur, ambassador of CanAsia and killer chef James Lui in London, May 2015.

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ALBUM REVIEW | ABRA - ROSE

We’ve been messing with Abra since her EP BLQ Velvet dropped in January - and since that project had the rare quality of  being both something we fucked with instantly and one of those ‘grow on you’ ones we were keen for the follow up.

With Rose, Abras’ self produced sequel, the Atlanta artist has a unique sound - You cant really tell where Abra is from in the US which is a good thing. It’s not that basic female vocal over a pop, or a bait R&B song either. Its got a distinct 80′s discoish vibe to it concerning the production, the vocals are nice and laid back and it comes across as a solid body of work.

The themes are dark and the beats reflect that, It’s definitely a fresh sound dealing with issues like: when you are feeling someone and they aren’t feeling you back this embodied by the second track ‘feel’. Title track Roses xo is also standout cut if you are feeling lazy and just wanna check out the sound.

But the whole thing is a wave.

Listen here.

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MUSIC VIDEO | VIC MENSA - U MAD (FEAT. KANYE WEST)

Directed by Grant Singer

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Portraits | 001

Bernard in London, May 2015. 

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36 Exposures | 002

Second edition features plenty of bday vibes, A$AP x Boiler Room Riot Rave and some other throwaway shit. All analogue 35mm snaps taken by me. 

A$AP Ferg

A$AP IILZ & A$AP Rocky

Mel’s bday BBQ 

"You ain’t living til you try that filipino bbq pork bruh"

Party contiuned to Deviation x Yo Yo’s. Fuck Wiley for the no show. 

Must’ve been very waved to think any of this was in focus...

Foday, Issac, Taz Dipo and Frankie before the House of Vans party

Pub. Footie. Lads.

Pizza Pilgrims was the birthday wavvvvve...

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ALBUM REVIEW | JAMIE XX - IN COLOUR

For me this is the summer 15 album for sure. Really representing that new UK sound and culture. Coming off the back of the success he had with ‘All under one roof raving’ i was real receptive to that vibe and this album really follows it up. You get those really colloquial samples that you could definitely pick up just walking around London. Even if you don’t like instrumental type albums you can’t deny this album, its too wavy not to listen too. The features are minimal a couple songs with the female band member of the xx Romy and one with the male vocalist Oliver Sim. The curve ball thrown in, is in the form of ‘Good Times’ which features Popcaan and Young Thug which is definitely the summer tune of the year. 

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Stream the full album here. 

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MUSIC VIDEO | BELLY - WHITE GIRLS (FEAT. TRAVI$ SCOTT)

Pre-Drake Belly was arguably Torontos’ biggest rapper. He never really broke through to mainstream audiences at that time, but since Octobers Very Own put on for the city his predecessor has kept it coming with the consistent quality he established way back. Here we see him with the ever popular Travi$ Scott marking a definate attempt to crack the mainstream.

Colour filters + wavy chicks = dope visuals

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MUSIC VIDEO | TORY LANEZ - ACTING LIKE

Tory Lanez is making all the right moves at the moment, just coming off the back of a feature with Snakeships (Dimelo) which banged for sure. We see him link up with LA producer Shlohmo for “Acting like” Shlohmo recently just releasing his own album Dark Red...which was pretty dark. But most of his commercial  successes comes from this formula...that fresh RnB singer combined with his dark production which I think updates a super commercial sounding genre.  He originated this sound in his past collabs with Jeremih.

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