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MUSIC . FASHION . CULTURE ERIK HASSLE BY MARTYN BAL CONTROL Precision & Isolation LONELADY XIU XIU SUMMER CAMP NOSTALGIA I Hate Myself STORY Etheria HEARTS BJ HOUGHTON LF MARKEY ERIK HASSLE By Martyn Bal N OTION 044 / 2009 / UK 3.6 5 OTI ON 0 44 2 009 3.65 US$9 .99 A US $13. 50 US$9.99 / AUS $13.50 I BELIEVE WE BOTH HAVE A CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH TO OUR WORK, WHERE WE BOTH AIM FOR UNPRETENTIOUS PERFECTION THAT FLIRTS WITH THE RAW AND THE PRIMAL. Martyn Bal on Erik Hassle 003 / Notion 000 planetnotion DARE TO TRANSFORM NEW STYLE CONNECTION surface shifting stylers Unleash your creativity. New Style Connection complements professional cuts through pioneering textures and high-fashion finishes. Cutting-edge products for surface transforming hairstyles. Do you dare? NEW VELVET GELATINE 07 cushioning blow-dry gel LIGHT, AIRY GEL METLS INTO HAIR FOR A CUSHIONED FINISH WITH A NATURAL SHINE All rights reserved. 2010 WWW.STYLECONNECTION.CO. GET INSPIRED. BE PART OF IT. 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LONELADY CONTROL LONELADYs debut on Warp Records, NERVE UP, is a beautiful study of the contradictory, conflicting nature of solitude delivered through 10 concise, perfectly-crafted guitar pop songs. Each track is a world, isolated and bleak, each with an insistent hook their warm, beating hearts; t / LAYO & BUSHWACKER / Notion MUSIC L L planetnotion 000 IM VERY ANTI-ROMANTIC ABOUT THE ARTISTIC PROCESS I SEE IT IN A VERY ARTISAN-LIKE WAY. I SIT DOWN TO IT LIKE IM GOING TO WORK EVERY DAY. THERES NO HANGING AROUND WAITING FOR THE MUSE, THERES VERY LITTLE ABOUT IT THATS ACTUALLY ROMANTIC, EXCEPT FOR THE FINAL THING YOUR TRYING TO CREATE. CONTROL IS MO / LAYO & BUSHWACKER / Notion MUSIC Theres a sentence that I wrote half-jokingly which was that Id built a room to avoid having a conversation with somebody. Theres a certain truth in that, a certain need to kind of keep that process of music making separate and private. think the act of writing is THE ELEGANCE O F BE i NG ERIK HASSLE By Martyn Bal With the arrival of Erik Hassles raw, soulful debut album of timeless, uncomplicated pop, Pieces, we wondered whether it was time to eulogise a trend in both music and fashion towards the direct and unpretentious. The brilliant menswear designer, Ma S TRAiGHTFOR WARD Raw, honest, open, emotional, direct, unpretentious these arent qualities you could accuse many artists of having today. At a time when most cloak themselves in facile conceits to sell us a lifestyle and cover up their mediocrity, its such a joy to come across one on the path to stardom with a stra ERIK & MARTYN Yes. Pop music. Lets dispatch that issue quickly: do you make pop music? The songs are definitely pop songs. Theres nothing really to discuss about that. Its Scandinavian, kind of minimalistic, straight pop. 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