Thursday night is Social night

The Screen Social is a music vs film mashup with an extended mix of music videos, animation, shorts, experiments and much more.

Their first Thursday Screen Social rolls into Ole London Town on April 12th at The Book Club EC2.  The new extended mix will feature even more content than before and steadily builds from 7pm starting with shorts and experiments through music videos, a soundtrack soup from DJs The Sound of Film, showcases from outstanding production collectives Bullion & Canada… a live set from Franz Kirmann, complemented by Cosmo Disco and a crescendo of sound & vision which will ignite the soul!

SPECIAL GUESTS
Music video production collective BULLION
Although barely 2 years old, Bullion Productions are proving their worth in the world of music promos.  Having produced videos for a wide-range of artists including Summer Camp (left), Radio Soulwax, Moby, Professor Green and The Maccabees, Bullion’s value is growing exponentially!

FEATURED SHOWCASE
Directing collective CANADA
Quirky, cool, Spanish, are all words which might describe our second director’s showcase, from the three-man team who make up Canada.  Their irreverent style has charmed acts like Two Door Cinema Club, The Vaccines and Battles (left) and they’re represented by the production behemoth, Partizan.

LIVE ACT
FRANZ KIRMANN
Franz Kirmann is a London based French electronic musician. Having worked as a film editor, Franz has kept a strong cinematic sensibility that’s reflected in his music. According to Franz, he has a weakness for walls of sound and fragile melodies, which to him are the sonic equivalent of the slow-motion sequences and landscapes in cinemascope.  His live set unites with his own unique synced projected visuals on our 4 screens.

DJs
THE SOUND OF FILM
The Sound of Film bring their soundtrack soup to Screen Social every month, with selections ranging from the anthemic to the obscure. There is always something to stir the soul taking you to a place you thought you’d forgotten and something else to hit that euphoric spot in your nostalgia.

COSMO DISCO
A long-time friend and sometime collaborator of Screen Social, Cosmo Disco spins a select set of electro breaks and atmospheric beats, matching the mood of SS content to a tee. Look out for some hard-to-find tunes you’ll want to take home with you. He can also be found playing out on Space Invader Radio.

FEATURES
FILM FREESTYLE
Screen your music promo/film/experiments in the Film Freestyle ‘window’… Turn up with a Vimeo or YouTube link to your film and we’ll screen it on the night. No submission process, just a) give us the  link around 9pm b) wait for our FF screening window around 10pm and c) introduce the film really fast! Films must be no more than 5 mins & brave ‘Film Freestylers’ get a Fujifilm Shorts DVD on the night!

11:59
Beginning appropriately with the first extended mix until 2am, 11:59 is the point in the evening they do something cool.  It might be something simple like screen some classic music videos, a special late-night live performance, or  something else.

SOUNDTRACK HIDE & SEEK
WIN WIN WIN! by guessing the 5 movie soundtrack tunes hidden in a certain part of the evening. There’s a bar tab up for grabs but be warned, The Sound of Film don’t make it easy!

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On a sunny beautiful day in Shoreditch we headed down to a secret rooftop location ‘downtheditch’ to interview 3 piece electronic and soul band Belleruche.  We find out a bit of background about the band and how they started out selling a series of 7″ records on their own record label, Hippoflex Records before being signed by Brighton based label Tru Thoughts in 2007.   As the sun sets in the background, we are also treated to an exclusive roof top performance by the band , we hope you enjoy!

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Check out the latest downtheditch styler which features Tim and Aiko we spotted lurking around Brick Lane.

Once again we have a nice mix of stylish smart jackets mixed with a more casual look and of course a smidgen of vintage in true Shoreditch fashion.

Have a look at our video to fine out a bit more about Tim and Aiko’s style.

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Today we meet two students in Brick Lane who tell us about their fashion style, they tell us that they like to keep their style casual and comfortable.

They are a perfect example of understated style, where one can look stylish without having to go to extraordinary lengths to do so.

The standout items for both of the students are undoubtedly their jackets which clearly have a high-end premium feel which they manage to blend perfectly with their general casual look.

Find out more about the latest stars of our styler series in their video.

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London Fashion Week may be over but we are continuing our downtheditch styler week, showcasing to you to hottest street style fashion in our beloved Shoreditch area.  Next up we have Toni who is from Liverpool and was just down for the weekend visiting friends, the hat she wears was recent purchase to fight off the cold weather.

She describes her style as a mix donated gifts from friends with an eye for good style and a number vintage items which she has hunted down.  The blue scarf pictured above is an example of a donated gift which she got from her mum.

Adding to the donated theme her bag is a gift from a her who visited Thailand and below you can see a close up of her skirt from Topshop.  Toni does exceptionally well to make to blend the colours of gold, orange, purple and pink, she does it very well and makes it look very stylish.

Check out Toni’s video to see more!

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The next edition of downtheditch styler features the lovely Lisa who is a knitwear fashion student in Nottingham.  She tells us that her fashion icon is Alexa Chung and that her style is a mix and match from High Street stores and Vintage shops.

Take a look at her thick grey scarf which she wears over her dad’s Levis jacket!

She wears a top from Topshop with some tights and some vintage purple Clarks.

Last but not least she shows off her rather cute rucksack from Italy which her friend gave to her.

As always, enjoy the video!

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downtheditch styler episode 7 features Nicola, a recent fashion design graduate and vintage clothing businesswoman. We met at one of the vintage fairs near Brick Lane. Nicola shares with us her style of bright colours and material clash with her own creative hand-made jewellery. Come to see for yourself if you are amazed by the beautiful and clever necklace as I was.

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downtheditch styler episode 6 features Jude from Jude’s Junkyard which he opens every weekend on Redchurch Street in Shoreditch.  He tells us he’s wearing a vintage Coyote fur coat, which throws up issues about recycling, animal rights and staying warm in winter, I will let you make up your own minds on that one.

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Arguably our best styler video yet, check out the adorable and stylish Vrinder from Sydney, Australia.  We caught up Vrinder whilst she was out shopping at a Vintage market on Redchurch Street in Shoreditch.

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downtheditch.com were invited to the launch party of a new Dalston space which highlights the growing rise of consumerism.   The new interactive space takes a tongue in cheek look at the pace of change, the impact of technology and mass production.

The Vest is History is running from the 15th December until the 5th January.  You will find a floor carpeted with the leaves of decommissioned books, victims to dwindling print industry.  In addition you can come down to the space and see a classic Bultaco Sherpa 250 motorbike and an evolving calendar of fashion, music, film and art events.

Highlights will include, a homage to the string vest, a gramophone jukebox, a Super-8 cinema and a ‘key to life’ raffle with donations going to supporting Amnesty International in their 50th year.

The installation of this space further highlights the changing face of Dalston and its surrounding areas and leaves asking the question is Dalston becoming the new Shoreditch?

Website: www.thevestishistory.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/MintVintage Twitter: @mint_vintage

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