The Art of Gee Vaucher (Crass)

Gee Vaucher is an artist, better known for her collages work on record sleeves for the anarcho-punk band Crass. Her art deal with a lot of political themes such as feminism, pacifism and the critique of capitalism.

Boards of Canada — Reach for the Dead (2013)

Chances are, if you follow music through blogs, you have already seen this video. Reach for the Dead, the new single from Boards of Canada was relased earlier this year. I wasn't a Boards of Canada fan before but I think this song is just perfect. Something about the haunting retro sound of the synths reminds me of 70's electronic bands like Tangerine Dream. This superb video is directed by photographer Neil Krug.

! Modern Marimba ¡

I had to post about this marimba thing so I guess my blog is reopened! I recently stumbled on a video by a guy called Evan Chapman playing an excellent version of the song Opening by Philip Glass (on the Glassworks album). There is something about the sound of this instruments that makes the song sound better. I feel like the sounds are softer, more flowing than on the original. So I went looking for a studio recording of this song. Turns out I found one. It's by Nathaniel Bartlett on an album called Precipice: Modern Marimba. The album contains marimba renditions of modern composers classics: Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Stravinsky, Boulez and Bartók to name a few. You can buy the excellent Opening version by Nathaniel Bartlett here.

The xx — Angels (2012)

The XX
Angels (Single)
From the Coexist Album (expected sept. 2012)
Preorder album here / Photography: Davy Evans

Sergei Vasiliev — Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopedia

Here are a few fascinating black and white photographs from Sergei Vasiliev. These pictures are published in the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopedia. You can find an interresting review of this book by design expert Rick Poynor on Eye Magazine's blog.