The London via Valencia multidisciplinary artist returns with yet another brutal set of tracks. Propaganda and Roll the Dice take her signature nu-gabber production even further taking the listener on a rollercoaster of genres and rhythmical switches.
“Safety is an illusion. There’s no such thing” whispers Astrid over a wobbly synth before going into a beautiful melody strangely reminding of some metaverse-based Ace of Base on eccies. The track progresses further with melodic gabber, hardcore and industrial rhythms showcasing Astrid’s ability to juggle between genres both on vocals and production.
Roll the dice goes beyond past productions, showcasing her wide vocal range mixing operatic style vocals. Among the classic hardcore syncopated and frenzied melodies, a pitched vocal emotionally exclaims, “No you don’t get me. I won’t go gently. All of this racing and pacing with greed, burry me in the speed. I’m a dying breed“. Taking a jab at the materialist world view of a consumerist society that keeps burying everything in its “progress” towards collapse. A common thread on Gnosis’ music the heady core progressions are highlighted with a stoic lyrical attitude, punctuated by the hardcore kick drums.
“The main idea behind this track was to adapt and expand on Nitsche’s quote from The Birth of Tragedy ‘One puts to one’s lips what drives one faster into the abyss. These two tracks are both about desire and the tragedy of our relentlessly secular society, which leaves people alone and isolated in the privacy of their skulls. Our materialist world view has created a meaningless and depressive reality, where we are forced to see ourselves as assets or deficits.” – shares Astrid.
These new tracks mark her first drop via Heady Records – also home to the Spanish artist Lucia Gea – since her pre-pandemic 2019 single Quema Rueda.
Propaganda is released alongside another track called Roll The Dice that is currently available for sale as an NFT via Opensea.
Stream Propaganda HERE and don’t miss Astrid’s NTS show on December 22.
For the SS23 collection and Kaczmarek’s fourth collection for the brand, the designer continues to take his inspiration from the world of the Parisian city.
The Spring/Summer 2023 menswear collection of Acne Studios celebrates the joy of dressing up with a hint of subversion, skewing traditional formal dress codes for a modern, idiosyncratic take on occasionwear.
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The collection itself was conceived and created by the Louis Vuitton Prêt-à-Porter Homme studio: a constantly evolving ecosystem of creative minds who shared long working days since 2018 with Virgil Abloh and expanded during his eight seasons of artistic direction.
The classic structure of sartorialism, infused with a sense of loucheness and sensuality. A rumination between the need for protection, and the intimacy of up-close tactility.
Tying into the original DNA of LES BENJAMINS, the Istanbul-based brand returns with a collection of acid-bright pieces that each draw inspiration from the notion of the “Electric Desert”.
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The collection is inspired by the creative agency borne out of “club attire,” coupled with wearability and functionality, brings forth an edited collection full of fluid pieces.
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