A once notorious but now lonely hoodlum named Mr. Six discovers his estranged son, Bobby, has been kidnapped after damaging the car of a government official’s son. When he tries to fix the situation using traditional methods and is humiliated, he summons his retired gang to apply old school tactics to get his son back
In theatres December 25th, 2015
TweetDesigned by Hirst – a long time friend of the hotel – The Connaught’s inaugural Christmas tree stands at over 30ft tall. Unveiled today outside the hotel in Mayfair, the decorated Norway Spruce draws inspiration from the sense of hope derived from the power of science and medicine, one of Hirst’s most enduring themes. The tree is dressed with over 300 decorations, including a series of festively reimagined medical instruments, snowmen formed of giant pills, as well as traditional white doves – a symbol of hope, beauty and fragility – and garlands of pink sausages, playfully reflecting the idea of Christmas being a time of plenty.
Commenting on the tree, Hirst said: ‘The Christmas tree is a celebration of togetherness, a joyful symbol of hope and love. For the decorations, I wanted to reference some of the amazing things that give us hope in the world today.’
Paddy McKillen co-owner of the Connaught stated: ‘We were thrilled that Damien jumped to the challenge to create our first Connaught Christmas Tree. We have a longstanding friendship since he created his amazing butterfly Kaleidoscope paintings for the Connaught’s Hélène Darroze restaurant. I really hope this tree will be enjoyed by our guests, our Mayfair neighbours and the whole of London.’
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Coming from the home of Future Sound of London and credited to their ‘producer’ Yage, the track Rutt Etra is from Ignition of the sun, a deep and evolving journey through liquid spewing analogue sequences, warm saturated swampy sine waves. It calls back to a time from the early 70s with bands such as Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze.
All sounds were created and sequenced entirely on the EMS Synthi AKS, multitracked and mixed to 15ips 1/4 Revox tape. The EMS Synthi AKS was first introduced in 1971, one of the earliest Synthesisers available and as used by Radiophonic Workshop, Pink Floyd, Brian Eno.
TweetJodorowsky’s Dune tells the tale of cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s unsuccessful attempt to adapt Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel, Dune, to the big screen. Composer Kurt Stenzel gives life to a retro-futuristic universe as fantastic as Jodorowsky’s own vision for his Dune–a film whose A-list cast would have included Salvador Dalí, Orson Welles, and Mick Jagger in starring roles and music by psychedelic prog-rockers Pink Floyd.
Building upon director Frank Pavich’s idea for a score with a “Tangerine Dream-type feel,” Stenzel lays out a cosmic arsenal of analog synthesizers that would make any collector green at the gills: among other gems are a rare Moog Source, CZ-101s, and a Roland Juno 6, as well as unorthodox instruments like a toy Concertmate organ and a Nintendo DS. “I also played guitar and did vocals,” says Stenzel, “some chanting… and some screaming, which comes naturally to me.” The score also features narration by Jodorowsky himself. As Stenzel notes, “Jodo’s voice is actually the soundtrack’s main musical instrument–listening to him was almost like hypnosis, like going to the guru every night.”
The highly-anticipated soundtrack LP was sequenced and mixed by Stenzel with the listener in mind and flows through a “four-sides” LP approach. “I wanted it to play like the records I grew up with, where every side was a journey.”
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Taking elements from the classic superstar silhouette, this winterised boot has a rubber shell toe and is lined with durable GORE-TEX for a waterproof finish. A metal lacing system and outdoor-geared tooling provide a secure fit that is geared towards wet and cold conditions. Finishing this mountaineer inspired design is a ripple rubber outsole for premium grip and traction.
The sneaker is available in tonal white and black, alongside an old school trail-style teal colorway.
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1-sided 8″ zoetropic picture disc, square cardboard with full colour printing on both sides, stamped on the back, audio on front side.
London duo Dan Hayhurst and Reuben Sutherland have grown into one of the most compelling live acts on the festival circuit with their psychedelic optomusical performances,
showcasing an engaging blend of experimental pop, condensing various strains of british electronic music, from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop to the more abstract Techno variations of recent years.
Their recorded output is pure eye and ear candy with Hayhurst’s fierce musical collages illustrated by Sutherland’s kaleidoscopic artworks. Often incorporating mesmerizing zoetropic animations printed on picture discs, the moving images reveal themselves under a strobe light or viewed through a digital camera or a self-built viewing device.
Self Checkout Ego Death Westfield Stratford City is Sculpture’s comment on the annual X-mas shopping craze; an acoustic foray through Europe’s biggest shopping mall bursting into psychedelic excess.
Limited edition of 160 copies
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