We were at the summit of Mount Donna Buang, in the dead of Melbourne’s winter, for the debut collection of emerging designer Jules Bramley. The concept was out of its goddamn mind – ambitious, extravagant, and excellent. Snow shoots are a right of passage for winter collections among Melbourne’s independent designers, but this was a runway, to be captured on 16mm film, VCR and digital video. The final result would be a fashion film, collection preview, and piece of art in one. - VICE [ full article ]

‘Honey‘ is a wholehearted celebration of raw sexuality, queer solidarity, and Black excellence. A gift of warmth and connection to get you through the colder months into springtime: see what all the buzz is about for yourself. - ClippedTV [ full article ]

“Visually gorgeous (due to the use of 16mm film capture), energetic at times and with a waft of wistfulness, ‘Don’t Stop!’ perfectly captures the song’s themes of choice and self-discovery.” - ABC Rage [ full article ]

“The album features song titles like ‘Fuselage Falls Over Rudower Str.’ which nods to his time living in Berlin up until the end months of 2020, and symbolises a frequency of transit over the last few years that he describes as “Picking up what I have, finishing what I can, and moving onto the next place.” - Acclaim Magazine [ full article ]

“Accompanying the track is an intriguing video directed by the singer-songwriter and Jyo Miyaji. A continuous, tightly-framed shot of Tilly performing, coated with crowd-sourced home footage, scanned and further degraded through VHS by Thomas Molan (icarus.projects). Throughout, glimpses of Tilly’s childhood, trips abroad, and unplaceable shots from nature whisk by” - Phelt Magazine [ full article ]

“Directed by Icarus Projects, she teaches a dominatrix-style lesson with BOY CURSED, Hindley and more in mesmeric attendance, before becoming enveloped in her trademark, fiery red lighting. While R.em.edy’s darker and dominant alter-ego debuted on ‘Love Drunk’ – her last solo entry from earlier this year – ‘Translate’ sees her take full control in her boldest release to date” - AU Dollars [ full article ]

“Noir is an exploration of blackness in all shades, textures and materials. In Ninomiya’s work, black serves as a canvas to his intricate designs and engineering. Whilst his Spring/Summer 2022 show saw Noir Kei Ninomiya explore light, playing with hues of beige, this collection went a bit further, diving right into a pool of neon pink, yellow and green. The spectacle titled “FLUORESCENT” aimed to “[create] a new world by mixing different colours,” says Ninomiya” - To Be Magazine [ full article ]

Images supplied taken on set of the Noir Kei Ninomiya FW22 archival.

“The track is stripped back to REYKO!’s pensive guitar, laying way for his introspective lyrics and dreamy vocals to take centre stage. Directed and edited by Thomas Molan, the music video captures the multi hyphenate creative performing in a candle lit forest and includes an alternate verse to the song” - AU Dollars [ full article ]