After wrapping up 2016 by popping on numerous year-end lists from the likes of Rolling Stone, Remezcla, andKEXP, Venezuelan artist Algodón Egipcionow readies “El Ciclo del Agua” (“TheWater Cycle”,) the third single off his sophomore album La Confianza Ciega.
On “El Ciclo del Agua,” the producer adds elements from shoegaze and hip-hop to his peculiar brand of eccentric electronic pop music, creating a journey crafted to emote with its textures and dynamics. He does so while linking through metaphors the biogeochemical process with crying as a source of renovation and purification for human beings.
The single is accompanied by a music video done in Barcelona, Spain, by director Jordi Estrada. The visuals present two young men going through a phase of discovery, serving as a window to a friendship that sometimes is tender, others violent;where submission and addiction intertwine, as well as fear and hope. In his own words, he and his teamportrayed a “hedonistic fantasy in their little corner of intimacy, where we explore the idealization of masculinity, platonic desire and self-destruction’s subliming freedom.”
In the context of the current conservative wave that blankets the globe, Estrada, under the banner of Protagoras’ principle of “man is the measure of all things,” searches for his individual truth, which doesn’t necessarily aligns with Western heteronormativity
Orb has partnered with Evan Mock and his lifestyle label Wahine on a limited-edition fragrance oil that captures the feeling of a day on O’ahu’s North Shore.
Moving between the raw energy of Berlin’s underground and pop, Luca Eck embraces fluidity as a creative force, refusing to fit neatly into just one box.
Champion has announced a global partnership with V of BTS, introducing the internationally acclaimed artist as the face of its new True Champion campaign.
The fourth chapter of dunhill’s Heritage in Motion series turns to the Driving Jacket, a modern expression of the leather garments Alfred Dunhill developed for the earliest motorists.
Actor William Franklyn-Miller photographed by Michiel Meewis and styled by Gregory Russill, for the cover story of Fucking Young!’s TRANSPARENCY issue.
Saint Laurent Rive Droite Beijing presents a photography exhibition by Chinese artist No.223 (Lin Zhipeng), curated by Anthony Vaccarello, on view from 6 August to 11 September in celebration of Qixi.
Stone Island has launched The Calm and the Chaos, a new creative project that examines the hardcore and metalcore scenes through the communities that have kept them alive across generations.
Barry Brandon, founder of ICONIQA, discusses queer community building, nightlife as activism, the limits of allyship, and creating spaces of radical self-expression in Barcelona and beyond.
The collection reinterprets archival pieces through a contemporary lens, pulling from workwear and the outdoors while balancing functionality with a sharper edge.
Le Labo has introduced SHIU 25, a new fragrance created for Beijing, joining the City Exclusive Collection that pays tribute to the cities the brand calls home.
Few artists capture the tension between euphoria and vulnerability quite like Tsatsamis. We spoke with the London musician about Tsycophant, queer identity and embracing contradiction as a creative force.
Patta and Lacoste have teamed up on People’s Choice, a project that lets the community decide which archival Lacoste tracksuit gets brought back to life.
For Issue 28, TRANSPARENCY, we explore the shifting relationship between what is revealed and what remains concealed, questioning ideas of authenticity, identity, vulnerability, and self-expression in an increasingly exposed world.
