Cool new site launched by our fellow Danes at LEGO: www.legoclick.com.
"It's a little place on the Internet devoted to creativity, innovation, and the moment when ideas just CL!CK. Come to inspire and be inspired. And bring your LEGO bricks"
Note the free LEGO photo iPhone app...
Like so many others do this time of the year, we would like to suggest what we think is this year's best tracks. The songs are not necessesarily from the best albums of 2009 (but most of them are really...)
The songs are in no particular order. Just click on the links to listen...
Dirty Projectors - Stilness On The Move
The Rumour Said Fire - The Balcony
Before our grand X-mas lunch at I'm a komBo (will bring you photos of that later), we went through the freezing streets of Copenhagen to visit some friends and wish them a Merry X-mas. We started out at the Pølsevogn (sausage wagon), went by all the little legendary pubs, that truly mean a lot to our Danish culture, passed WoodWood and Norse, went down to Studiestræde 31 - where we might move to at some point - and ended up with a cup of varm chocolate by our friends at Ricco's. We took a few pictures on the way and created this little sequenze....Merry x-mas!!
Our good friends from I'm a komBo (Lasse & Bobby) have just opened a so-called pop-up restaurant at the A-house, where we used to reside in the old days. The restaurant is open for the month of December and it's been overbooked long before it opened. Luckily we got a few seats and are heading there on Saturday for an AIAIAI Christmas dinner. Will bring you photos next week.
The pop-up restaurant marks the opening of a new apartment hotel project at the A-house called STAY. STAY has pre-opened during the COP15 and houses part of the American delegation for the 2 weeks. Rumors even say Air-force One is landing on Friday and that they are heading straight to the A-house for a quick "STAY". The place will close down for Christmas and re-open early next year.
AIAIAI are actually part of the project STAY. As old facilitators of the creative institution at the A-house, we've been asked to provide STAY some creative concepts and ideas, making it more that just a regular apartment hotel and following up on what happened back in the house back in the days. Pop-up resaturants, music profile, creative workshops, fashion shows are just a few of the projects we're working on. Keep you posted on how it proceeds.
Check out this new blog from the nice gals, and good friends of ours, over at LA Graphic Design - They definitely know their way around art, design, architecture and just random cool stuff. Latest, we espacially like their post on the collaboration between artists Matthew Barney & Elizabeth Peyton
The launch of Tracks Series has been a great success; in only a few weeks we've sold out our first shipment - only a small amount of peach and cream/blue are left at our webshop. For those of you waiting for the other colors to get back in stock, they'll be available again after Christmas for an early January delivery.
On top of the success we've initiated a new version of Tracks called Tracks Leather. Our partners from KiBiSi have based the design on the same principal, but with the 'house' covered by leather adding more than a centimeter to the diameter of the house. The brace is also new in that it has a crome look intead of brushed steal. We are also working on a special carrying case for this version. More on that to come. The Tracks Leather will soon be available for pre-order and will be in shops in the beginning of March 2010.
The good thing about this version is that it easily opens for different versions with different materials used to cover the house. We actually have a bunch of collaborations working on this as we speak, more on that will follow.
Our friends from The Heist have been working with Melbourne based artist Nate Gamble for a while now to present the Heist store 09/10 tee shirt range. Along with this, Nate will be selling some original works and prints. For those of you that don't know Nate, he is a Melbourne artist and skateboarder, has been working a lot in group shows of late such as the Coll-Yarra-bration show on last week with guys like Andy Murphy. If you are anywhere close you should drop by The Heist on the 18th Dec, 6.30pm for a drink or two...
As it's been a good year for our little Record Label Tartelet we have decided to gather some of our friends for a Tartelet X-Mas Marathon at Dunkel on the 18th of December. Hope to see you all for a beer or two and possibly also a snaps or two...in other words we are aiming at a good old snaps-drunk-dicknose-back-to-back-all-nighter...
Our friends and partners from Woodwood are opening up their third store in few days - this time in Vienna, Austria. Our products are going to be available at the store amongst a bunch of other cool brands. Congrats from AIAIAI!
We've just released a range of new colours to our Swirl and Y-model line. Apart from the new colours we've done a minor change on the White and the Purple ones in adding a curl on the lower part of the cable instead of up by the ear. Apart from the visual difference it adds a flexibility in pulling the cable up and down from your pocket or bag or whereever you store your iPod or MP3 player. Hope you'll like it. Click on the picture below to have a closer look.
Pop-up stores seems to be the new thing to do and most of them are not worth mentioning. When we where in NYC last month we met up with the people from ACE HOTEL and they told us about their upcoming pop-up store project at Isetan in Tokyo. Featuring all their really cool collabo stuff through out the years, this is actually not just a matter of selling out the stock they have left. Congrats to Jou and his crew for pulling it of! Make sure you drop by if you are anywhere close...
We hereby present our eighth 12″ - ‘The Work Out 1&2′ Mountain Ride/Restless Swing. This is the first split-12″ on our label, and it marks an important point in the peacemaking process between Denmark and Northern Germany, since the war in 1864. From Hamburg we have Wareika on the A side; one of Germany’s most promising acts. On the B side we have ourselves from Copenhagen (Tomas Barfod and I - aka Fredski).
This is the 3rd Tartelet Galaxy Edition release, which means that it embraces more experimental and deep sounds than the non-Galaxy output from our label.
Work Out 1# - Mountain Ride:
As the other german Tartelet artist Brand Brauer Frick, Wareika are known for their very organic approach to making deep techno and electronica. They have been releasing on some of Germanys strongest house and techno labels like Connaisseur, MotivBank and Liebe/Detail. Wareika has a warm, almost free jazz-like sound with just as clear references to Sun Ra and Weather Report as Kraftwerk. Mountain Ride is best described as an epic, dancy, live country mixup with a whole bunch of clesmer sounds. The whole track is played live by the three Wareikans; Florian does the vocals and plays the bass, Henrik is on strings and Jakob works the electronic elements live into the track as they play.
Work Out 2# - Restless Swing
Tomas and I reveal our passion for avantgarde, world and jazz on our two Get Physical releases during the summer. On Restless Swing we take it even futher, with a live palette of piano drums and saxophones. Expect ‘house-chops’ meets ‘band jam session’.
By the way, we are working on a Tartelet shop-in-shop solution integrated in the AIAIAI webshop and it'll be available sometime soon. In this shop-in-shop setup you'll be able ot buy and downloasd the music and our other merchandise. Keep you posted.
If you don't have plans for the weekend (or next) here's a suggestion. Put on your furry gloves and hats and dig into the world of Distortion. Expect a ton of great acts and fun happenings - as usual...
In case you missed it, Beck has started what he refers to as a "Record Club" where he gets together a group of his friends and covers a classic/famous album from start to finish. For the first album, he joined with a series of folks including producer Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronker, Brian Lebarton, Bram Inscore, Yo, Giovanni Ribisi, Chris Holmes, and from Iceland, special guest Thorunn Magnusdottir. Some of the tracks are better than others, but it sure sounds like they had fun recording the stuff!
Check out musicalpairings.blogspot.com where you can download MP3s from the set.
KiBiSI meets Puma! They've worked with them before, but this time it's a complete series of really cool looking bikes, based on their previous Puma x Biomage project with that brilliant integrated cable lock. For this project they've come up with another prolific feature in merging the basket, carrier and handlebar in one. For a further look click on the pic below.
We've just uploaded all new Tracks Headphones and Headsets to our webshop. More pidtures will follow. Click on the picture below to explore further.
We just created a little T-shirt Label at AIAIAI LAB. The idea is to release a new line of tees every once in a while. It could be resembling one of our partnerships, it could be an artist doing a cool print or just some kind of statement we would like to share. The print on the tees below are all created by MIX - our creative head at AIAIAI. They are now available in our webshop and will also be sold at selected stores throughout the world. Check them out by clicking on the picture below.
Our trusted design partners from Kilo Design have now officially joined forces with no less than Bjarke Ingels and Jens Martin Skibsted. The new formation is called KiBiSi and we are super greatful to have such great new partners join our design team at AIAIAI. For more info on this new setup see www.kibisi.com
Last night we attended one of the best concerts this year, when Phoenix dropped by and rocked Vega. We have been fans of their funk-rock sound for a long time, so needless to say we had high expectations to see them in such a cool venue - we were not disappointed!
If you dont already have their albums - get them fast.
Setlist:
1. Lisztomania
2. Long Distance Call
3. Lasso
4. Run Run Run
5. Fences
6. Girlfriend
7. Armistice
8. Love Like A Sunset (Part I og II)
9. Napoleon Says
10. Branco Remembers To Speak
11. Too Young
12. Consolation Prizes
13. Rome
14. Love For Granted
15. Everything Is Everything
16. If I Ever Feel Better
17. 1901
He reads the book himself and it also features an original soundtrack by Cave and Warren Ellis. The audiobook uses a groundbreaking 3D audio spatial mix, specifically designed for listening on headphones, creating a fully immersive experience for the listener. Quite an interesting setup.
In one of the reviews it says: "The Death of Bunny Munro is not just a wonderful read, it's also a heartbreaking one. Cave writes novels like he does lyrics, with strokes of blood and sulphur and lightning. is not just a wonderful read, it's also a heartbreaking one. Cave writes novels like he does lyrics, with strokes of blood and sulphur and lightning. He strikes at the mind and heart and is able to bring his readers to their knees."
So plug in your headphones and give it a listen by clicking here
It's been all over blogs and in every magazine in the world, but we've only just now had the chance to try it out. The Ace Hotel. Appearently the new 'hipster' place in NYC. At least we kind of relaized that we (AIAIAI crew) are not hip at all. No fancy hats, no Opening Ceremony shoes, just a good old Supreme cap, a pair of Stan Smiths and a Fjellraev carrying around our shit. Obviously we were wearing other clothes, we are not them legendary guys walking the streets of Barcelona, I just can't remember what else we were wearing, but sure thing is that it wasn't hip.
Anyway the hotel is quite an experience, especially if you look into the details. Everything is thought through perfectly, little cool - and carefully chosen - collaboration products all over the place and a crew not casted in a traditional hotel management style, but carefully chosen to fulfill the picture. And it worked. We actually met up with one of the people behind it (Jou-Yie from Neverstop) and got the whole story, the plans ahead, the collaboration thought ect., this should really be interesting to follow and who knows, maybe we’ll be able to work with them in the future…
I’ve added some pics from the place, pics I’ve borrowed from our friends at NotCot, Thanks!
This is the first in a series of little contests on our AIAIAI blog...
If you know what is happening in this picture let us know. The first 3 to answer correct will win a Tartelet T-shirt and an AIAIAI/Tartelet/HuskMitNavn USB. Write us an email at contest at aiaiai.dk with the answer and your address. Good luck!
::::: contest finished in less than 2 hours, you guys are quick. Next time we'll have it run for a few days and do a random pick of the right answers. Congrats to Daniel, Johan & Christian, your stuff is on the way :::::
::::: just added another cool pic from Burning Man :::::
This one was taken by Waldemar Horwat. On the link you can also read a bit further into the Burning Man phenomena.
Our creative head MIX was just recently awarded Young Gun 2009 and went to NYC to pick it up the prize at a ceremonial event of some kind. The prize itself was a little plexi-like cube that almost fit into his mouth. His mouth is quite big though and hasn't gotten smaller after winning that prize...Maybe I'll post a picture of MIX with the prize in his mouth later.
You can see his winning work by clicking here!
"ADC Young Guns exists to identify the vanguard of creative professionals who let loose their imaginations, shattering conventions and breaking boundaries with a dash of briliance and personal flair."
"The Art Directors Club is the premier organization for integrated media and the first international creative collective of its kind. Founded in New York in 1920, ADC is a self-funding, not-for-profit membership organization whose mission is to connect, provoke and elevate creative visual communications professionals around the world. It focuses on the highest standards of excellence and integrity in visual communications for the industry, and encourages students and young professionals entering the field. ADC provides a forum for creatives in Advertising, Design, Interactive Media and Communications to explore the direction of these rapidly converging industries."
Here's our 6th Mixtape. Back to our own roots the mix is once again compiled by our colleague Kasper (Spleen United). In Kasper's own words it's "an hour of sweet psychedelic sounds". You can click on the tape below or on the Mixtape Equalizer on the left side bar. If you prefer one of our earlier version Mixtapes, they are still available in the Pop-up Faritilizer player. Hope you'll enjoy it.
Tracklist:
1. Acid Mothers Temple - Hallelujah Mystic Garden
2. The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
3. My Bloody Valentine - When You Sleep
4. Oh No Ono - Internet Warrior
5. Darker My Love - People
6. Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks (Sitar Mix)
7. Capitol K - Pillow
8. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Love Burns
9. Fever Ray - If I Had A Heart
10. The Dandy Warhols - Every Day Should Be a Holiday
11. Animal Collective - Lion In A Coma
12. The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Servo
13. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
14. Broadcast - Pendulum
15. Serena Maneesh - Sapphire Eyes (Single Version)
16. Caribou - Bees
17. Black Sabbath - N.I.B.
18. Buffalo Springfield - Expecting to Fly
19. No Age - Everybody's Down
"CPH:DOX, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, is the largest documentary film festival in Scandinavia. Each year the festival fills the Copenhagen cinemas with a selection of more than 180 documentary films from around the world. During the ten festival days, CPH:DOX also presents five whole days of professional seminars and provides an international forum and meeting place with the newly founded DOX:FORUM....CPH:DOX continues to develop and expand, presenting a programme that ranges from the works of major international directors to new talent, from large-scale theatrical releases to films and formats that don't reach our cinema and tv-screens. The programme goes beyond traditional boundaries between disciplines and media, offering perspectives on creative crossovers between cinema, television and media art."
If you attend the festival you can experience indie musicians' own recordings in All Tomorrow's Parties, Off Ways about the legendary noise avantgardists from Einstürzende Neubauten, a White Stripes film presented by Jack White himself and a Danish premiere of a brand new film about the Doors, When You're Strange!
Showing our support to such a great event in Copenhagen, we've provided the DOX:MARKET with our new Track Headphones....
