The glowy eyed kids are back! Today M83 released a video for “Reunion” off their latest album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. “Reunion” is part two of the story that commenced with the video for “Midnight City”. Together, these two music videos tell the story of a pack of gifted kids with telekinetic powers who escape from an institution and run wild through a desolate cityscape. In the first video witness their liberation, with “Reunion” experience their defiance. Can’t help but think of Akira when watching this video.

- Jennifer Link

photographer : Manny S.
fashion stylists : Antonio Esteban and Sheree Carella
makeup artist : Inessa Shak
hair stylist : Cesar Bazan
model : Lacy Soto

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With the release of the first new Lords of Acid album in over eleven years Deep Chills, Praga Khan has found a way to refresh the sound while staying true to its origins.

interview by beLIEve

I’ve been listening to your music since the mid-90s and it’s an honor to be speaking with you today. With 68 releases and 421 appearances as Praga Khan, 33 releases and 120 appearances as Lords of Acid (numbers from Discogs), your collective catalog is immense. However, it’s been eleven years since you’ve released an album under Lords of Acid and six since you released “Pick-Up Truck”, could you talk for a minute about what’s been keeping you away from production for so long?
Praga Khan : Well, let me thank you, I didn’t know that it was so large. The thing was that I was involved with a lot of creative stuff here in Europe. I did some music for the Royal Ballet, and I have done soundtracks and theater, and a lot of creative stuff with local performers. A lot of tours in theaters with different performers of every genre. It was really creative, and really got into it, but lost my focus on the music…

You say that you lost your focus, how did you get your nose “back to the grindstone” and get back to the music?
PK : It’s not that I didn’t like music, but it was like a different music on a different level. It was theaters and movie scores and stuff like that. But then I got a phone call from American management, and they said that, ‘there was a lot of youngsters that are into Lords of Acid now, would you think about doing a new record album?’ And I wanted to see it for my own eyes, so I came over and played a couple of songs to see what was happening. And then we booked a tour two years ago, and I was really surprised that so many people came out to see the shows. And was really surprised that there were so many young people that came to see the shows. And that really was when I decided to write some new music. Because I am not a person that can write something on command, it has to come from within… I was touring and had a lot of talks with fans and decided to go back into the studio.

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interview by : Jessica Jewell
photographer : Liz Besanson
makeup artist : Deidre Grant
hair stylist : Mackenzie Hughes
models : Anastasia Eremenko, Veronica Dawn, and Morghan Dever

Autumn Kietponglert’s evocative designs combine darkness, texture, lines, and movement. Based out of Philadelphia, she’s part of a collective of designers forging a new fashion scene. She’s the creative director of the Heartless Revival brand and the designer of Autumnlin Atelier. Zipping down runways and gracing the pages of editorials, her creations are awe-inspiring. Her work has been showcased at New York’s Fashion Week and has earned international rapport turning heads with her international publicity.

Heartless Revival’s aesthetic is edgy, dark Tokyo street attitude colliding with refined, aristocratic Victorian fashions. Her most recent collection, “Sacred and Profane” maintains a brooding look while still integrating lighter materials and more understated, softer colors. They’re ethereal and carry the models down the catwalk with a mesmerizing grace and fluidity.

What’s the buzz all about? Where East meets West, where nightmares meet dreams, her designs are as unique as they are enviable. Auxiliary had the privilege of getting a minute of Autumn’s time to pick the brain of a prodigal creative.

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photographer : Sequoia Emmanuelle
production designer : Alicia Drake
fashion stylist : Ja’Niya Walker
makeup artist : Shelley Rucker, Sabrina Rucker, and Layna Roberts
hair stylist : James Griffiths
models : Chanon Finley, Alexandra Mathews, Pua Perry, and Angelina Vital

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Born and raised in Newcastle, England, the now Los Angeles based Ulorin Vex with her firebrand orange hair is a model, artist, and performer. Modeling for over eight years, she has worked with almost every major name in fetish and alternative fashion, with many magazine covers, advertising campaigns, and runway shows under her belt. In addition, she creates artwork under the name Malady Charlotina and has performed with Torture Garden and as a Bloody Crumpet with Emilie Autumn.

photographer : Allan Amato
makeup artist : J-Chan’s Designs & Miho Suzuki
hair stylist : J-Chan’s Designs & Miho Suzuki
model : Ulorin Vex

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The latest music video from German synthpop/EBM icons And One, “Shouts of Joy”. Black and white, a bit “artsy”, And One being rather creepy, a sexy lady, and two snowmen! (Don’t miss the hand puppet snowman at the very end!) I found this video to be fun and oddly enjoyable.

- Jennifer Link

photographer : Sequoia Emmanuelle
makeup artist : Ashley Joy
hair stylist : Jeremy Nichols (J Michael)
model : Sarah Brewer

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This April Motor will release their fourth studio album, Man Made Machine on CLRX. This album sees Motor shifting gears from their familiar distorted techno sound to a more song-oriented style featuring guest vocals from major stars such as  Martin L. Gore of Depeche Mode, Douglas McCarthy of Nitzer Ebb, and Gary Numan. We caught up with Bryan Black  in New York ahead of Motor’s gig at the Mayday Festival in Germany to speak about his experiences performing on the world stage and how he stays ahead of the game.

photographer : Daniel Martinez
art director & stylist : Ariana Paoletti
interview by : Ariana Paoletti

I saw recently that you worked on a track with Julien K, “We’re here with you”, did you write the track together?
Bryan Black : I did the drums and the synths and the bassline, I sent it to them and they did the vocals and the rest… they arranged it. So it was a collaboration.

Do you see yourself becoming a shadowy producer behind other acts in the future?
BB : Yes, there’s lots of projects coming my way and I do things once in a while, but I don’t do enough because I’m so busy focusing on my projects… I don’t get to collaborate too much at this point. But I love doing it, it’s fun doing different projects outside of the genre I’m in.

read the full interview in the April/May 2012 Issue