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Kraffhics collective.
Jennifer Pickard
Interview - Si Scott
PSSt - Introduction
Interview - Sky Larkin
Little Robbin Red breast
True love
Interview - Dinosaur Pile Up
At Heptonstall
Hang the Dj?
Things to see and do
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their talents so thinly across too many trades and emerge as mere wannabes within creative circles; shrugged off by the purists of the design world and their scrupulous specifications. And yet this is a pitfall that Kraffhics have thankfully avoided in their promising uprising. The key to this is that they have style that tran-scends their medium.
There is a brand that is recognisably Kraffhics.Their method is refreshingly simple. ‘That’ll look good, let’s do it like that.’
The focus is acutely on the aesthetic and sub-stance seems rarely to feature. But who cares? Thought-provoking they may not be, but visually engaging they certainly are.
Such a philosophy seems to be a product of our generation, and it’s one which has earned Kraffhics some excellent avenues of exposure, largely from within the music industry. This is something that is not wasted on the twosome who openly accept that their strong links to the leeds music scene has been instrumental in their development. But it is a relationship which is mutually beneficial and one which reflects the real community feel amongst bands like Sky Larkin, Pulled Apart by Horses, The Grammatics and Dinosaur Pile-up, and art collectives such as Nous Vous and Kraffhics.
Kraffhics. K-raff-hics. Say it. It’s nice isn’t it. A fusion of words that together holds no offi-cially recognised mean-ing. This has given the creative duo of Leemun and Kirsty free reign to define themselves through the work they produce.
Graphics, art, photography, sculpture, craft...there seems no preferred medium for their work. And this is the risk for a young collective fighting for recognition and exposure. So easily could they have spread
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This is a community which is destined to fragment at some stage as paths begin to lead people into new areas of their careers, however, at this stage this seems to be of no concern for Kraffhics. At the moment it is more important to establish a style and brand whilst also spreading the word, start-ing with a new book ‘My Brain’, which sees Leemun teaming up with Tom Hudson of Nous Vous and Pulled Apart by Horses.Make sure you have a gander!
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JenniferPICKARD
SI SCOTTBoasting clients such as Nike and The New York Times, it’s a wonder how Si Scott remains so modest. Some of his stunning artworks are even available right here in Leeds @ paper - scissor - stone, along with fashion from the Electronic Poet label.‘V’ is for ‘Very nice indeed’!
You studied at Leeds College of Art and design, how did studying in Leeds shape your creativity?I think the main influence was realizing that non of my fa-vourite artists / designers, etc... seemed to live in or be from Leeds! Everything seemed to happen in London (this was way before the internet connected the whole world at the push of a button).Of course it’s not like that now - it doesn’t really matter where you live and there’s great creative stuff going on all over the place.
Do you think these experiences specifically directed your career?I guess they did - I think anything you experience will inevi-tably shape you as a person and where you end up.
If I hadn’t gone to London I would have prob-ably never met a lot of people who had a massive impact on me as a artist.
Your work has been exhibited and commissioned globally. Has this impacted on you significantly?I don’t mean to sound blase about it - but I don’t really think about it that much. I love design and it’s great that I get invited to some amazing places and people are interested
enough in what I do to want me there. But I truly believe it hasn’t changed me as person in the slightest.
The commissions have come from some major brands. Do you retain predominant creative control in any of these projects?It all depends entirely on the brief and size of the job. Generally the big advertising work is a harder sell for everybody involved, so there has to a certain amount of compromise from everybody for things to run as smoothly as possible.
Do you feel it is important to give lectures on your professional experi-ences, such as you do at the Leeds art college?I try and just be as truthful as possible when giving lectures regarding my experiences - honesty is always the best policy!
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Style plays a prominent role in your pieces. How do you balance substance with style, and do you hold one in higher regards?I have a constant struggle with this all the time! My work at college was very concept driven and this was the most important factor - where as now it is very style driven. I totally admit that - I find it a bit more creative just to let loose and not get bogged down too much in the so called rules of design but then I am constantly questioning myself and what it is I am trying to achieve? I think on a whole I want to make whatever I do as stunning and beautiful as possible.
Do you think consistency within style necessitates successful work?I’m definitely on the fence with that one - can’t decide?
Was there a particular piece of your work that thrust you into the art and design world?I don’t think so - I think every piece you work on appeals to some people and not to others - You can’t please all the people all the time.
Did you find the transition from student to designer difficult?At first yeah. I went to a college that was all about the cre-ativity and not the boring side of design,like how to use a computer. I left college not knowing how to make a PDF! Any design company worth its salt will look for a junior designer with strong ideas rather than technical ability - and fortunately for me I found one. If you can think and solve problems, all the other stuff will come with time.
Can you explain your working meth-odology? Is it 9-5? Or do you endorse a more fluid approach?It’s never 9-5. I think in this industry there’s no such thing - you never switch off. It’s not a job when you clock out at night and that’s it - you stop thinking about it. There’s always something to think about, something to draw etc... It’s a lifestyle not a job for me (without meaning to sound like a wanker!).
Is there a personal project that you are particularly pleased with? Unfortunately I haven’t had chance to do any personal work for a while - I think I am quite lucky as a lot of the work I get lets me be on the whole pretty creative! On saying that - I am still pleased with the type based stuff I produced whilst at college.
You have just opened a store in Leeds city centre. Can you explain its concept and your involvement?I’ve known Steve Banks (Electronic Poet - Owner / Founder) for years , we used to work together in the shops around Leeds city centre. I didn’t see him for a good 5-6 years when I got an email from him after one of his colleagues had seen my work in an exhi-bition. He asked me to get involved with EP on the design side - about a year after, Steve came up with the idea for opening a lifestyle store. I was introduced to Jules Balchin who is the store manager and curator. My role in the store is branding and Tea and biscuits.
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What is Paper Scissor Stone?It’s a store in Leeds by clothing label Electronic Poet, illustrator Si Scott and art curator Jules Balchin. Over the years the three of us have worked on dif-ferent projects and have been inspired from travelling and have seen how other artists, brands and shops work on different levels and this store is a culmination of our favourite things that we believe in. What is Electronic Poet?Electronic Poet is a clothing brand which started two years ago and was born out of the thriving clubbing scene in Leeds. The brand’s inspiration and name comes from those DJ’s, bands, record labels and club nights who cre-ate through electronic means. The label has grown pretty quickly and is now stocked in all three Selfridges and cool indies in the UK and Europe. Are artists commissioned to do prints for the EP label?Yes we get artists to come and work on the graphics for the label as we now consider graphic designers and illustrators to be electronic poets too! This started when our friend Si Scott designed the techno tree for us which was really popular, we then thought why not get other artists involved and let them design some tees too. Coming up we have work from Anthony Burrill, No Days Off and of course Si Scott What sort of backgrounds do yourself and your colleagues have?Jules studied Art at Leeds University and has been an art curator for a gal-lery down in London before heading back to Leeds for the start of Paper Scis-sor Stone. Steve from Electronic Poet started working in the music business in Ibiza back in ‘98, this led on to promoting some of the world’s biggest DJ’s and dance acts before starting the musically inspired Electronic Poet. Si is an illustrator who is in big demand and whose work is recognized all around the World, he has worked with big name brands such as Nike, Orange,
Adidas and Wallpaper to name a few and gives talks around the World about his unique style. Can you tell me briefl y about the artists whose work is sold in Paper scissor Stone?We have Anthony Burrill who originally studied here in Leeds, he has a direct style which stems from his appreciation for simplicity. Anthony has also done campaigns for playstation and the London underground, and as well as with paper scissor stone and colette in Paris Alex Trochut is a freelance graphic designer who loves type and il-lustration he prefers not to have a preference and believes “more is more” Alex has done the cover art for faber & faber he has also done the Cover Lettering for the Rolled Gold PLUS Album of the Rolling Stones. We also have art by Si Scott, Steven Wilson, Rose stallard, Revenge is sweet and No Days Off. All prints are signed and comes with a certifi -cate of authenticity How, if at all, does the store help aspiring creative stu-dents?As well as publishing new art work from our resident artists we are look-ing to get some great exhibitions instore, we are also looking to offer intermships so the local students can get some work experience in various fi elds such as photography for our website, general help for EP from the fashion side of things and help with the art gallery learning how to ex-hibit shows ect. We will also have live drawing sessions with our artists and get them in to do talks so they can interact with the students.
For now you can check us out at our Blog www.paper-scissor-stone-store.blogspot.com
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LARKIN
SKY God bless the internet. The settler of countless bets in-volving trivial tid bits of general knowledge, provider of all things porn and fetish and the catalyst for a whole array of bands and artists that would otherwise remain confined to the bedrooms from whence they came. And
to that group we can now add Sky Larkin. Katie, Nestor and Douglas. “We did some demos in an indistrial estate in Bradford and i just put them on MySpace and never really thought any-one would be that interested” explains Katie eagerly over the phone the day before jetting off to tour Europe. A lot has changed over the 18 months that the band have existed in the current format in Leeds. Now signed to Wichita, Sky Larkin can call Bloc Party their label mates and their new album ‘Golden Spike’ has been released to some wholly positive critical acclaim.
The band flew to the states to record the album at Death Cab for Cutie’s studio in Seattle with John Goodmanson (Pavement/Sleater-Kinney/The Blood Brothers) and have come home with a debut lit-tered with indie-pop sing-a-longs that will surely propel Katie and co to a new stage of the fledgling career. Singles ‘Beeline’ and ‘Fossil, I’ are indicators of what to expect from the album as a whole and should be the first port of call to get an indea of Sky Larkin’s sugary snaps of bubbly indie sound. Take it from us, you’ll be singing these for days.
But we wanted to know about the band’s roots. ‘We’re part of a Leeds family tree really’ explains Katie. “Leeds is genuinely an extended group of friends”. And this is something the band hold dear. At their recent homecoming show at the Brudenell as part of the ‘Huw Stephens introducing’ tour, Katie tells the crowd that “they say it takes a village to raise a child, well, Leeds is that village and we’re that child.” This nod to the city which nurtured them was preceeded by thank yous to Nous Vous and local label Dance to the Radio. “Nous vous have done alot of our artwork. If you dont do your own artwork then i think its important to have people around that know you and can represent you correctly. it is nice to have that luxury of someone who knows your character. It feels more genuine.” The evening ended with half of support act and local boys Pulled Apart by Horses joining Sky Larkin on stage to deliver ‘Beeline’ with gang-like vigour.
‘Golden Spike’ is what will drive the band on further in the months to come, starting in Europe and then on to America. The name comes from the writings of American artist, Robert Smithson who wrote about the American East coast and West coast rail workers who, when they met and the finally con-quered the continent, drove a golden spike into the rail road to signify this achievement. “This album is our Golden Spike in a sense, its what holds us together.” But that is where the metaphor ends. They havn’t yet conquered anything at all. But they just might.
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Origins and Evolution JORDAN AMER
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The first pictograms that evolved into the first Phonecian letter ALEPH and eventually our letter A had the form of a bull or an ox. Drawn rather realistically, the animal was represented either in its entirety or simply by the outline of its head.
In the Proto-Sinaitic alphabet, around 1700 BCE it appeared in this form. Later simplifi-cations present the head simply as a triangle on point with horns protruding above. During the eleventh century BCE, the Phone-cians rotated the glyph 90 degrees, with the animals horns now facing right.
The letter A may also be related to another character from the Egyptian hieroglyphic al-phabet, the vulture. Early on, the sign transcribed the sound of the liquid consonants ‘R’ and ‘L’. It’s sound became increasingly shortened over time resulting from the movement of glottis, and today the vulture hieroglyph corresponds to the sound conventionally noted as ‘a’.
The use of the glottis, the first letter of the word aleph, is constructed on the consonant base [‘lj]. Written in Hebrew this word means “cow”, “bull” or large livestock.”
As we can see, the Phonecian letter ALEPH is named after the word for which it is an initial and is pronounced as the first phoneme of that word. This principle of naming letters is called acrophonic principle (from the Greek
akros, “edge”The Greeks, whose language contains more vocal variations than semitic languages do, used the sign of the phone-cian guttural aleph, turned another 90 de-grees, to represent a vowel in their alphabet. Passing from Phonecian into Greek, letters’ names typically were only slightly altered. Thus the Semitic ALEPH became the Greek Alpha the basis for our word alphabet.
The capital A in Latin alphabets is based on the shape of the Greek letter. In certain scripts, such as QUADRATA and RUSTICA, this letter was drawn without a crossbar con-necting its two upstrokes, more closely re-sembling the Greek LAMBDA. Today, it still appears in the form of an up-side down V in certain typefaces.
Its simple and natural pronunciation requires no particular articulation. This is why it was baptised “the baby’s vowel”.In Hinduism and Budhism the letter A is the basis for the mantra that encompasses the whole range of vibrations from the first chakra to the last: It contains fundamental energies that allow for the spirit to be el-evated. The attributes given to the letter A also correspond to those associated with the colour black which absorbs every colour in the luminous spectrum.
jordanAMER
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TLEY
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jonstanleyAUSTIN
A w
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ce, p
assi
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roug
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isp
gold
en le
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of t
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agni
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ak tr
ee s
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neat
h. H
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er, s
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asn’
t jus
t lay
ing
dow
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he w
as h
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w
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a la
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pile
of s
catte
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leav
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ust d
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enou
gh to
rem
ain
on th
e m
ost p
art i
nvis
ible
. She
was
in
a w
orld
of h
er o
wn,
she
alw
ays
had
been
; and
to h
er s
he th
ough
t her
self
the
happ
iest
girl
in th
e w
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. Sh
e ha
d no
nee
d to
dre
am o
f lov
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r she
had
foun
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eryt
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eve
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in h
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cons
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a so
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und,
whi
ch c
ould
onl
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des
crib
ed
as c
ompl
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cont
entm
ent.
She
drift
ed o
ff…
*sna
p*
A s
light
dis
turb
ance
in th
e su
rrou
ndin
g ar
ea s
ent h
er e
ntire
bod
y in
to a
rigi
d st
ate,
she
hel
d he
r bre
ath,
co
unte
d to
ten
and
gent
ly b
reat
hed
a si
gh o
f rel
ief w
hen
no fu
rther
noi
se c
ame
from
the
dire
ctio
n it
was
fir
st h
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. Whe
re th
is w
as e
xact
ly s
he w
asn’
t sur
e, b
ut s
eein
g as
she
had
hea
rd n
othi
ng e
lse in
the
ten
seco
nds
that
had
pas
sed,
she
was
und
er th
e im
pres
sion
that
she
had
in fa
ct im
agin
ed it
. She
was
righ
t to
do
so.
She
was
una
war
e of
how
long
she
had
bee
n hi
ding
, it s
eem
ed li
ke h
ours
- it
had
in fa
ct o
nly
been
46
min
utes
to b
e pr
ecis
e. S
he h
ad n
o pr
essi
ng is
sues
to a
ddre
ss, a
nd w
ith th
e sk
y be
ing
as c
lear
as
it w
as
and
the
air b
eing
that
war
m, t
here
was
no
need
to c
onte
mpl
ate
bein
g an
ywhe
re e
lse.
With
the
fain
test
of t
ouch
es, a
pas
sing
robi
n de
licat
ely
perc
hed
itsel
f on
her o
utst
retc
hed
hand
, it’s
tiny
re
d br
east
bea
ting
like
a th
ousa
nd d
rum
s. S
he c
ast h
er g
aze
over
its
tiny
body
, and
pon
dere
d to
her
self
wha
t it’d
be
like
to fl
y, b
eing
abl
e to
take
up
a m
oder
ate
pace
def
tly fl
ap a
pai
r of w
ings
and
soa
r int
o th
e sk
y, w
here
ther
e w
ere
no li
mits
…
A b
lur o
f mov
emen
t lea
pt s
wift
ly in
to th
e ai
r and
dow
n up
on h
er, i
ts fo
rce
burie
d he
r dee
per i
nto
her
mak
eshi
ft be
d of
leav
es. S
he s
trugg
led
brie
fly, b
ut it
was
sho
rt liv
ed…
she
was
resi
gned
to th
e fa
ct th
at
any
effo
rt sh
e ex
erte
d w
ould
wea
ken
her a
ttem
pts
of e
scap
e at
a p
ossi
ble
late
r ope
ning
if it
aro
se. H
e du
g hi
s fin
gers
into
her
ribs
, and
tick
led
her u
ntil
she
crie
d in
sub
mis
sion
. Som
ehow
thou
gh s
he c
augh
t hi
m o
ff gu
ard
and
the
tabl
es tu
rned
, as
she
tickl
ed h
im h
e bi
t his
lip…
desp
erat
e no
t to
emit
his
fam
ed
laug
h sh
e ha
d gr
own
so fo
nd o
f. Su
ch a
n at
tem
pt w
as in
vai
n. A
fter a
ll of
her
ene
rgy
had
been
spe
nt,
they
lay
toge
ther
. Mom
ents
late
r she
feig
ned
mov
emen
t, re
sulti
ng in
the
both
of t
hem
dar
ting
in o
p-po
site
dire
ctio
ns o
nly
to s
imul
tane
ously
reac
h do
wn
to th
e flo
or, t
urn
swift
ly o
n th
eir f
eet a
nd ru
n ba
ck
tow
ards
eac
h ot
her a
rms
flaili
ng th
row
ing
clus
ters
of l
eave
s…th
is c
ontin
ued
for s
ome
time.
Aga
in th
ey c
olla
psed
to th
e flo
or o
nly
this
tim
e in
fits
of l
augh
ter,
too
tired
to c
ontin
ue b
ut n
ot n
early
tir
ed e
noug
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eir r
emai
ning
ene
rgy
they
cra
wle
d th
e di
stan
ce b
etw
een
them
and
afte
r cat
chin
g ba
ck th
eir b
reat
h, c
atch
ing
each
oth
ers
eye
and
read
ing
its e
xpre
ssio
n…pl
aced
thei
r lip
s to
geth
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sw
eet r
ewar
d af
ter a
har
d fo
ught
bat
tle.
Slow
ly th
ey tr
aips
ed b
ack
thro
ugh
the
woo
ds to
war
ds th
eir r
emot
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ttage
with
the
whi
te p
icke
t fen
ce,
and
fres
hly
plan
ted
vege
tabl
e pa
tch
to th
e re
ar. H
ow a
nyon
e co
uld
desi
re th
e A
mer
ican
dre
am w
hen
they
wer
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dee
ply
in lo
ve w
ith th
eir v
ery
own
Engl
ish
drea
m w
as b
eyon
d th
em, t
hey
coul
dn’t
ask
for
mor
e. M
akin
g th
eir w
ay b
ack,
in ti
me
foot
step
s cr
unch
ed o
n th
e lo
ose
twig
s of
the
fore
st fl
oor a
nd fl
at-
tene
d th
e oc
casi
onal
fern
. He
mad
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r clo
se h
er e
yes
and
pluc
ked
a sm
all s
elec
tion
of w
inte
r flow
ers
loos
ely
root
ed in
the
soft
dirt,
he
gent
ly re
mov
ed a
scu
rryi
ng b
eetle
, and
pre
sent
ed th
em to
her
in a
nea
t ar
rang
emen
t. A
s th
ey n
eare
d th
e ed
ge o
f the
woo
ds, t
hey
look
ed b
ack
fille
d w
ith fo
nd m
emor
ies
that
th
e da
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d br
ough
t the
m. A
s th
ey b
egan
the
final
ste
ps, t
he c
ount
ry h
ouse
was
del
icat
ely
illum
inat
ed
in fr
ont o
f a b
urni
ng s
kylin
e…its
vib
rant
reds
and
ora
nges
cas
t a s
omew
hat m
ystic
al g
low
on
the
woo
dlan
ds to
the
rear
.
They
ent
ered
thro
ugh
the
smal
l woo
den
door
, pla
ced
the
flow
er a
rran
gem
ent i
n a
vase
on
the
livin
g ro
om ta
ble,
and
scu
rrie
d st
raig
ht th
roug
h to
the
kitc
hen
whe
re a
com
forti
ng s
ourc
e of
war
mth
was
es
capi
ng fr
om. T
hey
sat o
n tw
o m
atch
ing
woo
den
chai
rs w
ith p
atch
ed c
ushi
ons
in fr
ont o
f the
Ray
burn
an
d pr
oppe
d th
eir l
egs
on fo
otst
ools
idea
lly p
ositi
oned
for t
he w
arm
ing
of fe
et.
As
she
took
his
han
d in
her
s, h
e to
ok h
er in
his
hea
rt an
d st
ood
to p
ut th
e ke
ttle
on.
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own
on h
er fa
ce, p
assi
ng th
roug
h th
e cr
isp
gold
en le
aves
of t
he m
agni
fi-ce
nt O
ak tr
ee s
he la
y be
neat
h. H
owev
er, s
he w
asn’
t jus
t lay
ing
dow
n...s
he w
as h
idin
g - b
urie
d lig
htly
w
ithin
a la
rge
pile
of s
catte
red
leav
es, j
ust d
eep
enou
gh to
rem
ain
on th
e m
ost p
art i
nvis
ible
. She
was
in
a w
orld
of h
er o
wn,
she
alw
ays
had
been
; and
to h
er s
he th
ough
t her
self
the
happ
iest
girl
in th
e w
orld
. Sh
e ha
d no
nee
d to
dre
am o
f lov
e, fo
r she
had
foun
d ev
eryt
hing
she
eve
r wan
ted
in h
im. A
s sh
e pi
c-tu
red
him
in h
er m
ind,
she
sub
cons
ciou
sly e
xhal
ed e
mitt
ing
a so
ft so
und,
whi
ch c
ould
onl
y be
des
crib
ed
as c
ompl
ete
cont
entm
ent.
She
drift
ed o
ff…
*sna
p*
A s
light
dis
turb
ance
in th
e su
rrou
ndin
g ar
ea s
ent h
er e
ntire
bod
y in
to a
rigi
d st
ate,
she
hel
d he
r bre
ath,
co
unte
d to
ten
and
gent
ly b
reat
hed
a si
gh o
f rel
ief w
hen
no fu
rther
noi
se c
ame
from
the
dire
ctio
n it
was
fir
st h
eard
. Whe
re th
is w
as e
xact
ly s
he w
asn’
t sur
e, b
ut s
eein
g as
she
had
hea
rd n
othi
ng e
lse in
the
ten
seco
nds
that
had
pas
sed,
she
was
und
er th
e im
pres
sion
that
she
had
in fa
ct im
agin
ed it
. She
was
righ
t to
do
so.
She
was
una
war
e of
how
long
she
had
bee
n hi
ding
, it s
eem
ed li
ke h
ours
- it
had
in fa
ct o
nly
been
46
min
utes
to b
e pr
ecis
e. S
he h
ad n
o pr
essi
ng is
sues
to a
ddre
ss, a
nd w
ith th
e sk
y be
ing
as c
lear
as
it w
as
and
the
air b
eing
that
war
m, t
here
was
no
need
to c
onte
mpl
ate
bein
g an
ywhe
re e
lse.
With
the
fain
test
of t
ouch
es, a
pas
sing
robi
n de
licat
ely
perc
hed
itsel
f on
her o
utst
retc
hed
hand
, it’s
tiny
re
d br
east
bea
ting
like
a th
ousa
nd d
rum
s. S
he c
ast h
er g
aze
over
its
tiny
body
, and
pon
dere
d to
her
self
wha
t it’d
be
like
to fl
y, b
eing
abl
e to
take
up
a m
oder
ate
pace
def
tly fl
ap a
pai
r of w
ings
and
soa
r int
o th
e sk
y, w
here
ther
e w
ere
no li
mits
…
A b
lur o
f mov
emen
t lea
pt s
wift
ly in
to th
e ai
r and
dow
n up
on h
er, i
ts fo
rce
burie
d he
r dee
per i
nto
her
mak
eshi
ft be
d of
leav
es. S
he s
trugg
led
brie
fly, b
ut it
was
sho
rt liv
ed…
she
was
resi
gned
to th
e fa
ct th
at
any
effo
rt sh
e ex
erte
d w
ould
wea
ken
her a
ttem
pts
of e
scap
e at
a p
ossi
ble
late
r ope
ning
if it
aro
se. H
e du
g hi
s fin
gers
into
her
ribs
, and
tick
led
her u
ntil
she
crie
d in
sub
mis
sion
. Som
ehow
thou
gh s
he c
augh
t hi
m o
ff gu
ard
and
the
tabl
es tu
rned
, as
she
tickl
ed h
im h
e bi
t his
lip…
desp
erat
e no
t to
emit
his
fam
ed
laug
h sh
e ha
d gr
own
so fo
nd o
f. Su
ch a
n at
tem
pt w
as in
vai
n. A
fter a
ll of
her
ene
rgy
had
been
spe
nt,
they
lay
toge
ther
. Mom
ents
late
r she
feig
ned
mov
emen
t, re
sulti
ng in
the
both
of t
hem
dar
ting
in o
p-po
site
dire
ctio
ns o
nly
to s
imul
tane
ously
reac
h do
wn
to th
e flo
or, t
urn
swift
ly o
n th
eir f
eet a
nd ru
n ba
ck
tow
ards
eac
h ot
her a
rms
flaili
ng th
row
ing
clus
ters
of l
eave
s…th
is c
ontin
ued
for s
ome
time.
Aga
in th
ey c
olla
psed
to th
e flo
or o
nly
this
tim
e in
fits
of l
augh
ter,
too
tired
to c
ontin
ue b
ut n
ot n
early
tir
ed e
noug
h…w
ith th
eir r
emai
ning
ene
rgy
they
cra
wle
d th
e di
stan
ce b
etw
een
them
and
afte
r cat
chin
g ba
ck th
eir b
reat
h, c
atch
ing
each
oth
ers
eye
and
read
ing
its e
xpre
ssio
n…pl
aced
thei
r lip
s to
geth
er, a
sw
eet r
ewar
d af
ter a
har
d fo
ught
bat
tle.
Slow
ly th
ey tr
aips
ed b
ack
thro
ugh
the
woo
ds to
war
ds th
eir r
emot
e co
ttage
with
the
whi
te p
icke
t fen
ce,
and
fres
hly
plan
ted
vege
tabl
e pa
tch
to th
e re
ar. H
ow a
nyon
e co
uld
desi
re th
e A
mer
ican
dre
am w
hen
they
wer
e so
dee
ply
in lo
ve w
ith th
eir v
ery
own
Engl
ish
drea
m w
as b
eyon
d th
em, t
hey
coul
dn’t
ask
for
mor
e. M
akin
g th
eir w
ay b
ack,
in ti
me
foot
step
s cr
unch
ed o
n th
e lo
ose
twig
s of
the
fore
st fl
oor a
nd fl
at-
tene
d th
e oc
casi
onal
fern
. He
mad
e he
r clo
se h
er e
yes
and
pluc
ked
a sm
all s
elec
tion
of w
inte
r flow
ers
loos
ely
root
ed in
the
soft
dirt,
he
gent
ly re
mov
ed a
scu
rryi
ng b
eetle
, and
pre
sent
ed th
em to
her
in a
nea
t ar
rang
emen
t. A
s th
ey n
eare
d th
e ed
ge o
f the
woo
ds, t
hey
look
ed b
ack
fille
d w
ith fo
nd m
emor
ies
that
th
e da
y ha
d br
ough
t the
m. A
s th
ey b
egan
the
final
ste
ps, t
he c
ount
ry h
ouse
was
del
icat
ely
illum
inat
ed
in fr
ont o
f a b
urni
ng s
kylin
e…its
vib
rant
reds
and
ora
nges
cas
t a s
omew
hat m
ystic
al g
low
on
the
woo
dlan
ds to
the
rear
.
They
ent
ered
thro
ugh
the
smal
l woo
den
door
, pla
ced
the
flow
er a
rran
gem
ent i
n a
vase
on
the
livin
g ro
om ta
ble,
and
scu
rrie
d st
raig
ht th
roug
h to
the
kitc
hen
whe
re a
com
forti
ng s
ourc
e of
war
mth
was
es
capi
ng fr
om. T
hey
sat o
n tw
o m
atch
ing
woo
den
chai
rs w
ith p
atch
ed c
ushi
ons
in fr
ont o
f the
Ray
burn
an
d pr
oppe
d th
eir l
egs
on fo
otst
ools
idea
lly p
ositi
oned
for t
he w
arm
ing
of fe
et.
As
she
took
his
han
d in
her
s, h
e to
ok h
er in
his
hea
rt an
d st
ood
to p
ut th
e ke
ttle
on.
tonyPR
OUD
ryanSPACEY
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ryanSPACEY
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True love.I never actually avowed that I loved her, although I did buy her a green friendship bracelet andtied it with a double knot.Well...I use the word ‘buy’ loosely, perhaps I won itin the arcades, which would go someway to vindicating her anticlimactic repost of“thank you, it’s very nice.”I wasn’t oblivious,but instead, tolerant.
Ah, true love at last.
joelGALVINarticulatemagazine.org
timGR
EENarticulatemagazine.org
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joelGALVIN
liamHENRY
It h
as b
een
a b
usy
yea
r fo
r yo
u
guys
. H
as
it
surp
rise
d
you
h
ow
qu
ick
ly t
hin
gs h
ave
pro
-gr
esse
d?
Um
, Ye
ah I
sup
pose
, bu
t I
thin
k it’
s he
alth
y fo
r a
band
if
thin
gs a
re k
ind
of g
row
ing
cons
tant
ly a
nd s
tuff
is p
ro-
gres
sing
. So
mos
t of t
he ti
me
we’
re ju
st
getti
ng o
n w
ith t
hat
stuf
f ra
ther
tha
n lo
okin
g at
w
hat’s
ha
ppen
ed
if yo
u kn
ow w
hat I
mea
n...
Do
you
sti
ll g
et M
oth
er V
ulp
ine
qu
esti
ons?
Is
this
a
Mot
her
Vulp
ine
ques
tion?
So
met
imes
! Is
th
is fl
atte
rin
g or
an
noy
-in
g?N
eith
er
real
ly,
it’s
obvi
ously
go
nna
happ
en I
thi
nk...
It’s
sur
pris
ing
mor
e th
an a
nyth
ing
beca
use
it se
ems
so lo
ng
ago
and
I did
n’t r
ealis
e it
was
suc
h a
poin
t of i
nter
est y
ou k
now
? Bu
t it’s
coo
l fo
r peo
ple
to b
e in
tere
sted
... H
as y
our
exp
erie
nce
wit
h t
he
old
ban
d e
qu
iped
you
bet
ter
for
Din
osau
r P
ile-
up
’s m
ovem
ents
in
the
mu
sic
ind
ust
ry?
May
be a
littl
e, b
ut a
lot’s
hap
pene
d in
th
e la
st y
ear
or s
o, w
hich
has
bee
n a
pret
ty s
teep
lear
ning
cur
ve b
ut it
’s be
en
cool
. I s
uppo
se th
e la
st b
and
was
just
a
good
exp
erie
nce
to h
ave.
.. A
re y
ou a
ctiv
e in
th
e b
and
aes
-th
etic
?H
uh?
Lee
ds
is a
hot
bed
of
pro
mis
ing
ban
ds
righ
t n
ow
an
d y
et e
ach
on
e is
so
d
iffe
ren
t.
Are
yo
u
ple
ased
to
be
invo
lved
in
th
e sc
ene?
Yeah
, it’s
coo
l to
be in
a p
lace
that
s re
-al
ly k
ind
of ‘g
oing
on’
for
band
s at
the
mom
ent,
and
it’s
nice
to
have
frie
nds
in g
reat
ban
ds t
hat
you
can
actu
ally
go
and
see
bec
ause
you
thi
nk t
hey’
re
amaz
ing!
It’s
real
ly c
ool..
.
Are
yo
u
tem
pte
d
by
Lon
don
?H
ell n
o. T
hat p
lace
hur
ts m
y br
ain
afte
r a
whi
le!
I lik
e th
e sp
ace
up h
ere.
Spa
ce is
go
od.
The
park
s in
Lon
don
are
cool
thou
gh, b
ut w
e ne
v-er
rea
lly h
ave
a ch
ance
to
see
them
whe
n w
e’re
dow
n th
ere!
We’
re a
lway
s bu
rn-
ing
abou
t in
our
van
bei
ng
late
for s
omet
hing
...
Wh
at
are
you
r p
lan
s fo
r th
e re
st o
f th
e ye
ar?
Wel
l ou
r se
cond
si
ngle
co
mes
ou
t on
Fr
iend
s VS
Re
cord
s at
the
end
of
this
m
onth
, an
d th
en I
thin
k ou
r ne
xt t
hing
is
the
E.P
whi
ch
shou
ld b
e re
ally
coo
l... I
like
E.
P’s.
No
one
real
ly d
oes
them
any
mor
e, b
ut I
thi
nk
they
’re
kille
r. I’v
e al
way
s w
ante
d to
do
one,
so
hope
-fu
lly th
at’s
gonn
a ha
ppen
...
I h
eard
you
on
Rad
io
one
a fe
w m
onth
s ao
, th
at m
ust
’ve
bee
n a
ce.
An
y h
igh
ligh
ts o
f th
e p
ast y
ear?
Yeah
bei
ng o
n ra
dio
1 w
as
sick
! Pla
ying
in H
olla
nd a
nd
Ger
man
y w
as
also
ac
e...
And
pla
ying
Kok
o in
Lond
on
was
pre
tty f
un t
oo.
I do
n’t
know
- I
t’s a
ll be
en p
retty
w
icke
d th
is p
ast y
ear..
. Get
-tin
g to
geth
er
as
a ba
nd,
play
ing
show
s, w
ritin
g ne
w
song
s,
reco
rdin
g,
it’s
all
been
goo
d. I
’m j
ust
exci
ted
abou
t nex
t yea
r!
No
wor
ries.
Mat
t B.
DINOSAUR PILE UP2009 is made for Dinosaur Pile up. In times like these, what everyone needs is a good old back to basics, no bullshit rock n’ roll band to let us vent our fustrations at jibbering bankers, lack of prospects and the price of bread. Conditions are surely perfect for a revival of balls-out guitar driven bands with massive riffs and sing along anthems. And with this wall of noise surely to assault and liberate our ears in the coming months, Dinosaur Pile up will no doubt be amongst the riders of the crest. We had a chat with founder and frontman Matt Bigland to talk about past, present and the promise of 2009.
jonathanMARTIN
callumTOY
At HeptonstallI want to be something other
than a tourist,with visiting grief.
A man straightens upfrom the grave
of his wife
and knows what I’m looking for.
The weather’s bright;too simple for September
and I don’t expect the headstone,
white and square.
the wind singsin all the trees
I have no flowers, dimes, not even a gesture.
the man stoops again,
trims the grass on the plotuntil it is perfect.
susannahEV
ANS
carolineDICKINSON
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joel GALVINarticulatemagazine.org
Hang the Dj? That seems a tad strong Morrissey, but I take your point. These songs today do say very little to me about my life. But to be fair (and begrudgingly cliche), music is the product of its generation. Even if not intentionally, it reflects the conditions within which it was fashioned.
Therefore, with this in mind, I for one would find it tricky to lay total blame upon our current string of young upstarts who have taken it as their charge to give voice to our experiences in modern era Britain. They are, after all, just giving honest accounts of the mild tribulations which season their young lives and ours too. Can you believe, for example, that at one lowly point of The View’s Kyle Falconer’s life, he had to wear the same pair of jeans for three days straight! The horror. And many other have felt it neccessary to articulate similarly, shall we say, melodramatic life ‘isues’ through the medium of song. Some of our fair nation’s significant success stories over recent
years have told tales of pulling birds, getting messy and the like. It has been a soundtrack of vices and hedonism.
At best there have been moments where the focus has been on the mudance. The Kooks, The Pigeon Detectives, Jamie T, Kate Nash and the like all spring to mind as pin-ups of the NME faithful who have all been guilty of choosing some strickingly dull topics of discourse.
Nevertheless, I must refrain from tarnishing an entire industry with the same brush and I openly admit to generalising. Also I must confess that I have enjoyed scores of recent music. The Streets and The Arctic Monkeys are two decent examples of bands with a rare nack for transforming that which is boring into something engrossing with impressive satire and humour. And there are more too. But they are the minority. And there are also artists which have had important things to say but they too have struggled to be heard over the drone of the mainstream.
However, times are a changing, and so surely must our nation’s creative musical output. We are in a recession apparently. A ‘crisis’ no less. And just
as a comfortable economic climate gave rise to a generation of pleasure seekers, more troubled times will no doubt bare a new generation with something to shout about. For all the problems and challenges that we will inevitably face as our economy coughs and splutters its way through this illness, we must hold hope of a resergence in substance over style.
In decades gone by, such social conditions have spawned many artists with something significant to say. The Smiths, The Clash, The Specials, Pink Floyd, Tears for Fears, Peter Gabriel etc. If music is a product of society, a changing society will produce a shift in focus for musical content. I can’t wait. If not, then maybe Sarah Cox might have something to be a tad concerned about.
HANG THE DJ?
jonathanMARTIN
PSL [Project Space Leeds] is an independent, artist-led contem-porary art space. Based in the city centre, PSL stages exhibi-tions of modern and contempo-rary art across all art forms, and shows work by artists from the UK and abroad.
Morphic ResonanceOur next project is Morphic Resonance which will run from 25 March - 27 June 2009. More information to follow soon...
PSL [Project Space Leeds]Whitehall Waterfront, 2 Riverside Way, Leeds, LS1 4EH, UKinfo@projectspaceleeds.org.uk+44 (0)7930 236383
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Jerwood Photography Awards 2008The five winners of the Jerwood Photography Awards : the most prestigious competition for photographic work by recent graduates from the UK, will be exhibited at Impressions Gallery.
Impressions GalleryCentenary Square, BD1 1SD08450 515 882
Tues-Fri 11am-6pm, Thurs 11am-8pm, Sat-Sun 12-5pm,
Tue 27 Jan - Sun 29 Mar Free
www.impressions-gallery.com
tick circles upon completion.
Bad Sneakers Feat. Filthy Dukes & Chew LipsFilthy Dukes are celebrating the release of their debut album, Nonsense in the Dark in February and are on tour with Secret Machines before coming along to headline Bad Sneakers and they’re certainly bringing the party. They have in the past been a DJ duo of Ollie and Tim, but they’re performing live with their new third member Mark, and they’re also bringing a ton of old synths, and will be performing their album tracks as well as a host of their remixes.
The Faversham, 21st March10.00pm - 3.00am£6 Advance
www.filthydukes.com
British Wildlife
presents its third noble crusade, bringing people together through the medium of noise. Ranging from post-rock & new wave to free-jazz, the festival promises to be a truly colourful weekend showcasing not only a selection of Leeds’ finest bands, but also some of the more obscure acts from all over Britain, USA & Japan. With over 20 bands in one weekend taking place between two extremely friendly and renowned venues, The Brudenell Social Club & The Royal Park Cellars, this is a must for any fans of experimental & alternative music.
The Festival will also showcase an extensive array of Arts & Crafts, Photography, Gig Posters & illustrations all by local artists.
Brudenell Social Club & Royal Park Cel-lars LeedsSaturday 28th March - Sunday 29th March
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Emerging Artists Awards 2009The ‘artsmix* Emerging Artists Awards’ will be held on Thursday 2nd April. This promises to be a great night of celebration and entertainment and is well supported by the business community. Full details of the event will be posted nearer the time, however entry submissions from as many artists as possible in all three award categories are needed. Please note the winners’ prizes go much further than just recognition of your great achievements and will undoubtedly help your development too.
Emerging Artists Awards 2009 artsmix* are proud to host the 2009 Emerging Artists Awards. The Awards Evening will be held at the Loft on Thursday Evening 2nd April.
The Emerging Artists Awards are open to all artists, designers and craft makers who are:• artsmix* members• artsmix* enterprises• or have participated in at least one artsmix* market / gallery @the Loft or /& other market in 2008.
The Loft, Thursday evening, 2nd April.
Gonzo : The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S ThompsonThe life of the legendary journalist who coined the term ‘Gonzo’ comes under the microscope in this fascinating documentary by Alex Gibney (ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM). Dr Hunter S. Thompson is a natural subject for a documentary film. His status within American counter-culture and his reputation as the chronicler of the times mixed with his endless excesses of drink and drugs ensure that any filmmaker would have enough colourful material to work with. Gibney’s film leaves no doubt about Thompson’s talent as a writer and Johnny Depp provides the readings of his work. It also does not shy away from his self-destructive nature.
Dir. Alex Gibney
From 31st January - 26th April @ Hyde Park Picture House
RiP: A Remix ManifestoRiP: A remix manifesto is a polemical exploration of copyright issues in the information age, mashing up the media landscape of the 20th century and shattering the wall between users and producers. The film stars chart-topping mash-up musician Girl Talk: is he the paragon of people power or the Pied Piper of piracy? Creative Commons founder, Lawrence Lessig, Brazil’s Minister of Culture Gilberto Gil and pop culture critic Cory Doctorow are also along for the ride. A participatory media experiment, from day one, Brett shares his raw footage for anyone to remix. Followed by a DJ set by Matt Bradshaw (Jumbo Records). In association with the cutting edge Pigs club night at the HiFi, which will incorporate a selection of sample based mayhem. Free entry for anyone who attends the film screening.
Tuesday 28th April 2009Tuesday 28th April. 7.30pm Admission: £5 / £3.50
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