405tv session: Gang Colours –‘Communal Quo’
Originally posted on the 405 We have had a rather soft spot for Gang Colours ever since the release of his violently monikered In Your Gut Like a Knife, back in 2011 Two years later, and two full...
View Article405tv session: PINS –‘Get With Me’
Originally posted on the 405 Manchester-based four-piece PINS have impressed hugely since hitting the live circuit in late 2011, attracting attention and an increasing chattering mass of journalists to...
View Article405tv Session: Pure Bathing Culture –‘Only Lonely Lovers’
Originally posted on the 405 Portland-via-Brooklyn boy/girl duo Pure Bathing Culture charmed our faces off over the summer with the release of their debut album. The album, Moon Tides (review here), is...
View Article405tv Session: Antwerp –‘Blue Marble’
Originally posted on the 405 London-based producer Antwerp creates electronic music via his laptop that makes you happy to be alive. Normally such a statement would require a ‘Citation Needed’ note –...
View ArticleWatch Bishop Nehru perform ‘Elder Blossoms’ for 405tv
Originally posted on the 405 There’s a huge swathe of precious US-based MCs that have come to the fore over the past year or so – and none more impressive as Bishop Nehru from New York City. At just 16...
View ArticleWatch Ásgeir perform ‘Going Home’ in session for The 405
Original article here Ásgeir became something of a sensation in his native Iceland back in 2012, winning a host of awards while his debut LP Dýrð í dauðaþögn racked up the sales. So much so in fact we...
View ArticleMax Richter speaks to 405tv: “Like meeting an old friend.”
Originally posted on the 405 This week sees the re-release of the career catapulting Memoryhouse by highly-revered composer Max Richter – originally seeing the light of day back in 2002. To coincide...
View ArticleWatch Kevin Devine perform ‘She Can See Me’ in Session for 405tv x Last.fm
Originally posted on the 405 Last year Kevin Devine put out his 7th and 8th albums, Bubblegum and Bulldozer on the same date, after Devine’s fans funded them via Kickstarter in just one day. Clearly,...
View ArticleWatch Lizzo perform ‘Batches & Cookies’ in session for 405tv
Originally posted on the 405 At the tail end of 2013 an album of such originality and, get this, an album that was seriously fun was released that made us do some severe last minute End of Year list...
View ArticleWatch Young Fathers perform ‘War’ in session for 405tv
Originally posted on the 405 Independent LA-based record label Anticon have released some of our very favourite innovative records since its inception in 1998 – and are continuing this fine tradition...
View ArticleMusic Video: Pandr Eyez –‘Cinematic’
Myself and Stephen Bevan created our debut music video together with Stephen on directing duties, for boy/girl producer/singer duo Pandr Eyez. Watch ‘Cinematic’ here, which is taken from their current...
View ArticleVideo: Chairman Kato – Purgatory Live at the V&A
In late 2013 I created a short film for my artist friend Chairman Kato, someone who I admire that always partakes in thought=provoking (and beautifully fucked-up) projects. The piece was titled...
View ArticleWatch Snorri Helgason play ‘Autumn Skies #1′ in session for 405tv
Originally posted on the 405 While in Iceland last year The 405 were lucky enough to spend some quality time with the very talented Snorri Helgason, who showed us around some parts of Reykjavik. He was...
View Article405tv Session: A series of poems by Honor Titus (Cerebral Ballzy)
New York City-based punk outfit Cerebral Ballzy are a band that sure know how to have fun with their wild side well documented; if you go on their Wiki page (as every hack-journalist does for...
View ArticleWatch Jetta perform ‘Operators’ live for 405tv
It’s a fair indicator that the industry has earmarked you for greatness when the never ageing ‘happy’ hat-stand Pharrell Williams produces the title-track from your forthcoming EP. Along with the...
View ArticleVideo for Kitsuné – filmed at Village Underground
Me and Stephen Bevan made a video short for French label/general party people Kitsuné, who were hosting their summer party at Village Underground. The night featured DJ sets by Maxxi Soundsystem,...
View ArticleThe 405 meets iamamiwhoami
Originally posted on the 405 Videography, editing and additional photography by Tim Boddy Original Artwork by Mark Belan “Without you, I am who?,” asks Jonna Lee on ‘Blue Blue’, the doubly-eponymous...
View ArticleTónlist trailer – the 405 Icelandic Music Documentary
Originally posted on the 405 Header photo by Nick Miners In 2013, filmmakers Stephen Bevan and Tim Boddy in association with the 405 spent a considerable amount of time in Iceland, embedding themselves...
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