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28 Nov

10 under-the-radar releases you’ll have missed within the last

10 under-the-radar releases you’ll have missed within the last
There are Okzharp’s futurist adventures, Danny Scott Lane’s Japanese city-pop, and Surusinghe’s Sri Lanka-inspired club tracks In recent weeks on Dazed, we’ve interviewed Burna Boy, Sudan Archives, Kelela, and Alex G. We’ve also checked out musicians turned painters, explored the rule-breaking world of Brazilian grime, and hosted a latest Dazed Mix from Felix Lee. Although COVID continues to fade into the background in lots of places, these are still difficult times given the backdrop of complex issues we’re living inside. Despite the sometimes spoken, sometimes unspoken uncertainties that color the day-to-day realities of many, music continues to operate as a shared communal space and a source of collective solace. The pandemic’s economic impact has...
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6 Sep

After Months of Waiting, We Finally Got Our Hands

After Months of Waiting, We Finally Got Our Hands
Makeup artist Isamaya Ffrench has put seashells, sequins, and snakeskin prints on skin. She's plastered bodies in clay and transformed faces into aliens and insects. And, every now and then, she's had silicone tentacles affixed to her own head. Ffrench brings the word "extreme" to life through her artistry time and time again."My work has at all times been multidisciplinary," says Ffrench, "and I'm now in a position to mix the whole lot that I've learned and practiced throughout the years and channel it into one passion project." She referring to her makeup line, Isamaya Beauty, wherein she is embellishing mascara and lipstick tubes with piercings. "[Years ago], I studied product design, which has lent itself thoroughly to what I'm...
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