i-D Online: TEED

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Millions of years ago a meteorite crashed into the world's surface, destroying all living creatures. Only Orlando remained, the remixing reptilian entity that is Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED).

Inspired by 80s boogie and pop, TEED is the one-man electronic music project with an instantly identifiable aesthetic and sound. Never found dressed down, Orlando Higginbottom is the garish DJ in the dinosaur onesie. Creating beats as distinguishable as his costumes, TEED has been on the cusp of greatness for some years, biding his time underground, waiting until the moment was right and the world was be ready for his pre-historic skills. Doing the rounds in London and Oxford, playing niche bars and clubs, Orlando's tunes are now in mass demand by those who have been lucky enough to be on the dance floor when he's been behind the decks.

With word of his infectious and progressive sound spreading like wild fire, TEED conceded to go public with his growing musical magic. Soon to be signed to a massively reputable label (but sshh it's top secret), TEED is touted as one of the most exciting acts in dance music right now. Nurtured as the new talent for 2011 by NME and adored by Annie Mac, Orlando is racking up a substantial amount of attention from all the right places. i-D Online spied on Orlando to find out what he has planned for the future...do-you-think-he-saurus...?

Who are your influences? I wish I had been old enough to witness the beginnings of dance music in the UK, and that feeling definitely influences my music. I've always been into bass heavy music: jungle, garage, dub etc. Also I love 80s boogie and pop. And Bach.

Your technique and sound is unique and accomplished, how did you hone your skills? I played piano from the age of six and started messing around on computers when I was twelve I think. I tried studying music production at Leeds College of Music, but everyone wanted to be a roadie so I dropped out. I've never been good with software and the physics side of things, I just play it by ear and see what I can get away with.

What’s the next gig you have planned? Live on Radio One from Sheffield on the 28th Jan. Pretty nervous about it!

Where’s the best party at? A club called Villa in Berlin that shut its doors forever recently. Playing the four day closing party was amazing.

Where's good in Oxford? The pubs, the parks, the rivers and canals, and there's some really good nights at The Cellar and The Bully. Also incredible museums and buildings. I can't say a word against it, music has taken me to a lot of famous cities and I always feel lucky coming home to Oxford.

What do you do when you've got nothing to do? At the moment I play a lot of table tennis. It could well be the best game on earth.

What's the most exciting thing in new music right now? That it's not just bands and singers that are coming through, but a lot of young producers as well.

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Text Milly McMahon

Jessie J Price Tag

Noah and the Whale

Noah and the Whale present The Last Night On Earth

Picking up the pace and infusing their string-centric sound with a sense of optimism, 'Last Night On Earth' is the third and most ambitious compendium from country quartet, Noah and the Whale.

First forming in 2006, Noah and the Whale have undergone a series of changes since the release of their debut chart-topping studio album Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down in 2008. Now fronting friends and musicians Charlie Fink, Tom Hobden, Urby Whale and Fred Abbott, the Mercury signed folk-esque act have successfully evaded trend, sidestepping the more popular genres of mainstream music to wend their own way. Finding international fame with their honest sound, the lyrics and rhythms of NATW are presented like tender, shared sentiments, written and composed individually by each member of the band. With the lyrics of tracks from previous albums being more focused on loss and pains of the heart, the lads have progressed onto more idealistic horizons, throwing cheerful tracks 'L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.' and 'Wild Things' into the mix. After nine months of hard graft the album will be released on Young and Lost Club through Mercury on 7 March.

Moving forward from the claustrophobic, intrusive ideals which helped form their second album The First Days Of Spring, lead singer Charlie describes the ethos behind their forthcoming release 'Last Night On Earth' as much more expansive, commenting, "the main theme of the album is the thread and limitless possibilities of the nighttime. That idea of going out and there being something, somewhere for you to find."

i-D Online caught up with the suited and booted Charlie and Tom to chat plans for the forthcoming worldwide tour.

Noah and the Whale's Top 5 tracks Of All Time
1. Lou Reed - Caroline Says Part II
2. Tom Wait - A Little Rain
3. Arthur Russell - This Is How We Walk On The Moon
4. Tom Petty - The Waiting
5. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road

Listen to the debut release of 'Wild Things' from the new album here.

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Text Milly McMahon
Photography George Harvey

Noah And the Whale: Wild Thing

New Album: last Night On earth Out March 7th

The Original Lolita

Yohji Yamamoto and adidas Celebrate Ten Years of Collaboration

Y-3 is headed for the great outdoors, with a detour to the City of Lights. The sport-style label showed its men's collection separately this Sunday as part of Paris men's fashion week for Autumn/Winter 2011-12. Models marched on an interactive treadmill installation, overlaid with film footage of open roads and expansive valleys. Simultaneously, Y-3 presented a screening of the Yohji Yamamoto documentary This Is My Dream and an exhibition of adidas for Yohji Yamamoto footwear, celebrating 10 years of collaboration. Together, the label presented both a look forward and a look back.

Y-3's new men's collection takes inspiration from nature and the concept of escape, including blazers, trench coats, parkas, and high boots in tones of army green. At the same time, there are explosions of riotous Japanese print, captured on soft bomber jackets and button-down shirts, worn with knitted leggings or slouchy, sarouel-style sweatpants. Accessories include printed sneakers, white Chelsea ankle boots, and wool trapper hats.

Simultaneously, Y-3 presented an exclusive screening of This Is My Dream, a documentary by Theodore Stanley following Yohji Yamamoto during rare, intimate moments of a Y-3 collection in progress. The documentary traces an entire collection from start to finish, including design, casting, styling, and show production. In the short film, Yamamoto opens up about his inspirations, his love of music, and his aesthetic vision.

It is a big year for Yamamoto and adidas, who are currently celebrating a decade of collaboration. The presentation also included an installation of greatest footwear hits from the leader of Japan's avant-garde and the forerunners of sport-style. The installation served as a reminder of the breakthrough concepts brought to reality by Yamamoto and adidas--as well as a symbol of much more to come.

Ducktails

i-ntroducing Kim Ann Foxman

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i-ntroducing Kim Ann Foxman

Kim Ann Foxman is the supremely talented Hercules and The Love Affair frontwoman and DJ turned solo artist with a style inspired sound that oozes 90s New York street chic.

Having started her record collection at the age of eighteen, Kim has been carefully guided and mentored along the learning curve by the music capabilities of house legend and founder of Hercules and The Love Affair, Andrew Butler. First meeting by chance through roommates, the two went on to become close friends, musing off each other's musical influences and passion for undiscovered tracks. Kim fondly remembers their early days record hunting before Andrew recruited her to into 'The Affair', "I used to go digging for records in crazy stores in Greenpoint with Andrew; he taught me to really dig and just pick stuff up that I wouldn't normally, as opposed to choosing from the way something looked or the names I might already know. That's how I discovered a lot of cool new tracks that other people didn't have."

After moving from her spiritual home of San Francisco to New York, Kim became frustrated with the lack of decent house music on the rave scene and took matters into her own hands. Coaxed out of her shell by Andrew's quiet confidence in her outstanding abilities, Kim gradually "grew some balls" and started to sing publicly. Whilst she focused on the now internationally critically acclaimed Hercules and the Love Affair and her solo projects released through Andrews Butler's label Mr International, Kim put her cult gay New York club night on hold, but has big plans to bring it back. Establishing the night whilst working as bar tender at alt-dive bar 'The Hole', Kim found her feet in New York by chance. Hosting her haphazardly organised party at the underground venue every Friday night, Kim hosted raucous events, not charging for drinks and encouraging nudity and graffiti to become commonplace. Vibing off her crowd's energy, Kim describes DJ'ing as the best job in the world, loving the intensity of the rave scenes in cities such as Berlin, London and San Fran.

Following the sell-out success of Kim's debut accessories line, previously stocked in Opening Ceremony and New York fashion store Oak, the multi-talented songstress is currently designing a second metal based jewellery collection. Describing her aesthetic as "a gay boy style" Kim's impeccable dress sense is inspired by the people around her, her early 90s music references and the cult trends BOY London brought to the street.

i-D Online chatted with the quiffed beauty about tattoos, music and life.

Foxman's Fashion hot spots:
Oak
Opening Cermony
Hood By Air

Listen to Kim's debut single Creature here

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Text Milly McMahon

V-Day Parteeee

Saturday 12th Feb

SEXFEST VALENTINES DAY PARTY

with special live guests RENT BOYS (Death Pop single launch)

Late night slow dancing till 4am with:

DJ's
\\\ Scarlett Valentine
\\\\ Butt Seriously
\\\\\ Sex Is Disgusting
\\\\\\\ Sex Beat (Bromance set)
\\\\\\\\ Boner Alert
\\\\\\\\\ Strip Club Steve
\\\\\\\\\\ Hunk Hour
\\\\\\\\\\\\Psycho Sevs
\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Dance Magic (Slow) Dance

FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT
FREE CAKE AND VINYL FROM DEATH POP RECORDS
ROMANCE GUARANTEED 'TILL 4AM

The Middle East

i-D Online: Koudlam

i-ntroducing Koudlam

Koudlam creates tropical theme tunes, representative of his innermost thoughts and feelings.

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Electronically weaving together staccato rhythms and beats which overlap to form an incessant tide of choruses, Koudlam's music is moving and soothing. Inspired by every girl that ever broke his heart, the romantic, melancholic undertones of this French Symphonic composer's signature sound are unique, referencing electronic techniques from an eclectic mix of genres. Originally inspired by John Lennon, the Doors, James Ellroy and Ferdinand Hodler, Koudlam's ability to continually reinvent his sound is outstanding. Reluctant to be confined to just one style, his bold explorations of dramatic concepts and methods have attracted a loyal and internationally vast fan-base.

Creating new material predominantly for his own pleasure, unfazed by reviews and criticisms, Koudlam states that his sole reason for making music is to help him understand the world better. By exposing personal pieces of his character through his lyrics, a dream-like quality resonates when reflecting on the non-sensical, confusing aspects buried within each track. As ethereal as he is illusive, i-D Online spoke with the man behind the music about his inspirations and aspirations ahead of the release of the music video for his latest single 'Brother', directed by Frederik Jacobi.

Where and how do you create the bare bones of your new material? I'm a colonialist musician, I steal all the treasures I find from different cultures, for my own personal glory. This is part of my work, but more honestly I am inspired by love and my appetite to discover truth and new creatures.

If you weren't a musician, what other profession might you work in? Good question. I wish I was a volcanologist, an ornithologist, a professional skateboarder or a pro climber. Maybe I will be in the future!

What was the first record you ever bought?
K7: 'Nevermind' by Nirvana.
Vinyl: something harcore and techno.

Your style is evocative, how is it representative of your perspective on life? In part I think it is war-like, I love life and for me that's all that counts.

What are your ambitions for Koudlam? I just hope people love the music. I want to touch everyone. The feelings I pour into my music are the same as everyone else's experiences.

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Text Milly McMahon

Skkkkream

BOWLING

HOUSEPARTY!

i-D Online Playlist: January

January Mixtape 2011

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James Ferraro, TEED, Zoo Kid, Craft Spells, Kanye West and Encounters; we hope you'll agree that January's mixtape has it all. Forget the New Year's diet, these tunes are seriously heavy.

January is the month for making resolutions and breaking them, for embracing opportunity and looking forward to the prospects of a new year. To kick start the new beginnings, i-D Online introduces the first in a series of monthly playlists. Scouting the nether regions of internationally undiscovered talent, then lining it up right next to some of the world's most famous bands and artists, this is the definitive guide to what's hot and what's going to drop.

Good new music is in abundance right now, from the D.I.Y. sounds coming out of California to the remarkable underground remixing from Jamie XX and Zoo Kid. Whatever genre you're into and however you like to take your music, we invite you to click, play and enjoy the tracks of tomorrow. Jaguar Shoes animator and illustrator Nicos Livesey is behind this month's fluoro-flavoured cartoon.

Text and Selection Milly McMahon
Image Nicos Livesey
January Playlist 2011 by i-D

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i-D Online: i-Conic barbour

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i-conic: The International Barbour Jacket

Representing over one hundred years of quintessential British Style, Barbour is the international brand for the outdoors individual.

First created four generations ago, Barbour outerwear was originally developed to cater for countryside living. Today Barbour jackets are a staple fashion item prevalent as much on city streets as in rural districts, making today's 75th anniversary of the iconic international wax jacket as current as it is historic. The original wax cotton motorcycle jacket, 'the International', is the brand's most popular product, counting its stylish fans amongst the likes of Alexa Chung, Coco Sumner, Lily Allen, Alex Turner and Daisy Lowe. Maintaining the ability to transcend trends and seasonal fads, the wax jacket's practical style effortlessly expresses a refined sartorial taste. In the introduction to the Barbour Catalogue of 1919, founding designer Malcolm Barbour defined the Barbour design ethos through service to the customer, stating, "Service means doing all in one’s power to oblige a customer, not sticking at a little trouble because there seems no profit at the paying end of the transaction. It means, too, the breaking aside of the icy barrier that frequently separates the merchant from his customer, a coming to handgrips, as it were, the foundation of friendship and personal feeling.”

Initially taking the form of a one piece wax cotton suit, grandson of Barbour founder and keen motorcyclist Duncan Barbour oversaw the creation of the International jacket for the International Six Day Motorcyle Trials (ISDT) event of 1936. The jacket has since been adapted to suit modern living whilst still remaining true to the near-identical specification to which it was first designed. i-D's menswear editor Elgar Johnson is an avid fan of the brand, commenting, "We should all be very grateful for and proud of Barbour, a great British make with a great heritage that is at the forefront of today's fresh take on Preppy, without negotiating its very high standards and morals."

i-D Online took time to rummage through J. Barbour & Sons Ltd back catalogues to discover how the jacket has stood the test of time.

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Text Milly McMahon

Anna Dello Russo's Top Designers for 2011: i-D Online

ADR's Top 5 Fashion Designers for 2011
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Anna Dello Russo is a one woman fashion empire. Always draped in the most incredible clothes, this fabulous fashion editor turned international icon will never be spotted looking anything short of magnificent. Containing her ever-expanding wardrobe in a flat seperate to her home, specially curated to catalogue every outfit, Anna's stiletto archive stretches to just under 400 pairs. A staple on the front row of fashion shows the world over, Dello Russo knows what looks good. i-D Online caught up with the feisty fashionista to discover who her top 5 fashion designers for 2011 are, and then found out from each of them what they thought of her.

Text Milly McMahon



Giles Deacon



"Anna Della Russo is one of those great vanguards of fashion. A fine champion of ideas, beauty and creativity"

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Gareth Pugh



"Anna has a unique vibrancy... It’s something you can almost taste in the air and it’s definitely infectious. All that fun and frivolity she exudes mixed with a very Italian sense of extravagance, and her seemingly insatiable appetite for the bigger, better and brighter! She's like a beacon at Fashion Week. I can't wait until she starts getting sent two tickets for the shows: one for her, and one for her outfit! People like Anna are so important for the industry."

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Mary Katrantzou




"Anna Dello Russo is a modern day fashion icon and she always holds the strength of her own convictions. She wears fashion with intelligence and her presence really gives a special energy to the clothes she wears. She has a great spirit and is a directional force in fashion today with an honest love and appreciation for it. I can't thank her enough for her support. She is such a warm person and you can tell she puts all her heart into what she does and how she embraces and directs fashion today."

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Roksanda Ilincic



"Everything that Anna wears is so beautifully alive, wrapped up in a fashion dream that would usually die after a show is over. She is like a hurricane that sweeps through the fashion world and reminds us that it is all about enjoyment and fun! Anna we love you!"

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Mark Fast



"Anna Dello Russo has an extraordinary energy. She is such a strong supporter of young designers and wears what you see on the catwalk. When she walks into a room, people notice. In particular, I love when she came to the Paris Vogue masked ball in the most fantastic, white dress. Amazing."


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