Cinéma de Mode: Back to the Wild

Cinéma de Mode: Back to the Wild

For this week’s Cinéma de Mode we have the perfect print trend inspiration for the upcoming summer, thanks to the Basement Jaxx‘ brain-wrecking and psychedelic safari video for Back 2 the Wild, directed by Mat Maitland & Natalia Stuyk. The British dance duo’s music video was released over a month ago, but it still excites us, not only for its kitschy jungle collages with tropical and tribal geometries, but also for the amazing styling by fashion designer Charlie Le Mindu. The young French hair stylist has once again impressed everyone for his unconventional and over-the-top headpieces and wigs, combined with zany safari outfits in a vivid colour overload. Take a journey to this freaky imaginary land after the jump! Read on…

by | Fashion, Music, Videos

Kiss me then I wake up

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The new Basement Jaxx album has already been released a month ago, but I just stumbled across it yesterday. I was already pretty wowed by the title song Scars. But listening to the rest of the record I found one song better than the other and after a while a couldn’t stop myself from dancing around in my office. Haven’t heard such a fun record for a long time, well, since Amanda Blank to be precise.

The line-up of guest vocalists reads like the cast of an ensemble movie: Kelis, Santigold, Amp Fidler, Yoko Ono, Sam Sparro and Yo! Majesty to name only a few. And once again the British producer duo brings the concept of “Too Much” to perfection. More pictures and some music after the jump.

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by | Entertainment, Music