Bonobo – First Fires

Official video for Bonobo’s ‘First Fires’. Directed by Alex Takacs aka Young Replicant.

James Blake – Voyeur

Off newly released “Overgrown” album. Animation by Tobias Revell and Ferry Gouw.

Vangelis – A message of hope

TV Interview with Greek composer Vangelis about the role of music in our times.

TEDx: Matt Killingsworth – Want to be happier? Stay in the moment

Data captured from Matt Killingsworth’s study shows that a wandering mind is an unhappy mind.

Emma Persson Lagerberg

The home of interior stylist Emma Persson Lagerberg. Photos by Petra Bindel.

Moto Guzzi Le Mans Mark III

Customized Moto Guzzi Le Mans Mark III motorbike. By Hamburg based bike shop Kaffeemachine.

Pariah – Signal Loss

Low-poly rendered environment for Pariah’s “Signal Loss” track, by Köln International School of Design students Philipp Carbotta, Hannes Hummel and Thilko Limbeck.

Anna Calvi – The Wall

Cover version of The Invisible’s “The Wall”.

Atoms For Peace – Ingenue

Thom Yorke performing interpretive dance with contemporary dancer Fukiko Takase for the second single off the band’s debut album “Amok”. Directed by Garth Jennings, choreography by Wayne McGregor.

Alex Fowler

Still life and landscapes by UK based artist Alex Fowler.

Chilly Gonzales – Minor Fantasy

Off “Solo Piano II”. Full concert for Arte Live Web’s “Les Salons de Musique” here.

Oslo, August 31 – clip

Starring Anders Danielsen Lie.

Oslo, August 31st – trailer

Directed by Joachim Trier.

TED: Benjamin Zander – The transformative power of classical music

Inspiring talk about how classical music can touch everyone.

Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending

Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Domestication of a Pyramid

Art installation by the Czech artist and architect Magdalena Jetelova.

on loneliness

“Although I am a typical loner in my daily life, my awareness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has prevented me from feelings of isolation.”

- Albert Einstein

Choros

Experimental short film combining music, dance and image multiplication. Directed by Michael Langan and Terah Maher. Music by Steve Reich (“Music for 18 Musicians”).

Tomasz Stanko Quartet – Suspended Variation II

Off “Suspended Night” by jazz trumpeter Tomasz Stanko.

Balmorhea – Constellations

Off “Constellations”, the fourth album by Austin instrumental minimalist ensemble Balmorhea.

Sangram Majumdar

Still life, interiors and geometric abstractions by Indian-born, Brooklyn based painter Sangram Majumdar.

Anna Aden

Works by 25 year old freelance photographer Anna Aden based in Umeå, Northern Sweden.

The Home of Gisele d’Ailly van Waterschoot van der Gracht

The home of 100 year old artist Gisele d’Ailly van Waterschoot van der Gracht, located on the 6th floor of an apartment block in the center of Amsterdam. Full article here.

Wye Oak – Civilian (Live)

Acoustic version live on a balcony in Amsterdam.

Gheorghe Lazar Attic Conversion

Residential rehabilitation using reclaimed items by architect Corvin Cristian.

CocoRosie – Fairy Paradise (Live)

Live performance in the KEXP studio.

Tiny Matchbox Apartment in Barcelona

Tiny apartment in Barcelona with space saving built-in furniture – the home of architect Valentina Maini.

Rautavaara – Cantus Arcticus

Orchestral composition by Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara that uses conventional instruments and tape recordings of Arctic birds birdsongs.