VIDEO PICKS OF THE WEEK

"VAKANSI" TRAILER

White Shoes and The Couples Company "Album Vakansi" Trailer. Their album will be released this year on the 6th of October under Purapura Records. Stay tuned!

PLACES ONES CALLED HOME.

He is a charming man (over email), a creative mind and such a talented artist. He see's himself as an educator and a father of three 10 years from now, believes in happiness and nothing more, and can describe the most simplest of things, like an aquarium, with such poetry. Please meet, Scott Foley.

Where does your creativity come from?
To be quite honest, I have not a clue where my creativity comes from. But what I do know is that when others showcase their own creativity, it makes me want to do the same. I get filled with passion, and I want to get out there with my camera in hand immediately. I believe everything can act as source of personal inspiration in someway - from the leaves to an earlobe.


If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?
If I could be anywhere in the world right now, I would be in the world's largest aquarium, with a beautiful woman. I have had this image in my mind lately of an innocent, yet stunning, female face silhouetted by a deep blue moving wall behind her. I love the silence and intimacy of aquariums. Public yet private.

What keeps you up at night?

My past and future keep me awake at night, rarely my present.

Why do you do what you do?

I do what I do because I want to score as many chicks as physically possible. That's a lie, kind of. I do what I do because it makes me happy. I believe there is nothing as important. Well, perhaps love, but I do not see the two as separate entities.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

I see myself married to the women of my dreams and my reality. I see myself as a father of 2 children, with a third one on the way. I see myself working full-time as an educator and enjoying it, while still making films and taking photos on the side. I see a smile on my face.

Describe you and your videos in one sentence.

A well of passion, sex, skin, depression, joy, rage, confusion, patiently waiting for your bucket.

Where do you want to be when you wake up?

If I could wake up anywhere, I would wake up in my bed before leaving for college. There are a few choices I would have made differently, and I think regret is real.

All videos by Scott Foley.

www.vimeo.com/scottbfoley

THE PINK MOUSTACHE CAMPAIGN!

We're online this morning found a series of black and white photos, with pink moustache pasted on it. We were questioning ourselves why. After few clicks we found out that it was a campaign for the opening of two new stores and the campaign, it's an interesting one.

So there will be a new store in town lad and lassies!

1. What is pink moustache campaign?
Pink Moustache is a short campaign hosted by Voila Store and Soled Store. Voila store is a new consignment store that carries a wide range of women's local brands. Whilst Soled is a shoe stores that carries local footwear brands (mostly men's shoes). The pink moustache it self is actually the logo of voila store. This whole campaign is a branding strategy for voila store, to mark its existence in Jakarta retail map.

2. What is the objectives of the pink moustache campaign?
The campaign's objectives are basically to raise awareness for many good quality local brands and to welcome the new store.

3. Why pink?
Well pink because Voila is a girl store. Pink. As simple as that.

4. After people send their address (which I don't know what kind of address you guys were referring to, is it home address, or website or what?) what will they get?
Home address..they'll get an invitation via post..but for now the list is full..and they'll just get an e-invitation

5. What kind of products were you guys specifically referring to?

Voila - Clothes and accessories -Proud Parents, Lilou, Never Understand, Eclectica, Screaing Cheap, Sou Brette

Soled - Naima, suedehead, amble

So lads and lassies,
As easy and fun as it sounds, support 'pink moustache' by attaching the 'stache on your picture and use it as your profile picture from aug 21st - sept 3rd.
Ask your friends to join by creating the pink moustache album, just like this one.

Still doing the scanner euphoria. HA!

The store will be open on September 3rd, 2010.
For invitation, send an email to studio13.co@gmail.com
Subject : THE PINK MOUSTACHE
More info: Indra Dwiputra (owner) at indra.dwiputra@gmail.com

OH MY! We almost forgot.
Here's the moustache you can paste on your photo.

Dionne je slušný fotoaparát

Dionne is one decent camera.

Submit your lomo photos to hellotostrangers@live.com to be featured in next month's post.

STAY PUT

Who says you need a camera to have fun?

Stay put because your scanner is waiting.

WELCOMING ALGEBRA

Hello~ This is not an interview, not an album review nor a travel diary, this post is just a little welcome greet for our "big" little gift we had for our self! We can call this as... A semester break gift. Yaaaay~

PS: Silly us, we actually scanned the camera. But look what we did, WE JUST MADE AN AWESOME PHOTO!

Lads and Lassies, introducing and welcoming new member of the About family, Algebra Jr.
Obviously an Instax 120, not a handy camera, it's even wider than most of DSLR cameras. But Algebra came just in time, because we promised ourselves that starting from now, if we have a live interview, we'll have them snapped by Algebra.

Oh well, first trial is always fun!
Have fun reading our posts, requests of artists, places, gig or album you want us to review can be sent to our email, hellotostrangers@live.com yes.
Our first trials :

Rubben Victor, La Tessa and Aditya Anggariady at Beatfest

Ruang Rupa friends

what others can only imagine.

Albert Judiyanto, Jakarta based photographer is one of the best photographers around and is also one of our favorite photographers. There is no doubt he can work a camera. You'll see why..

If someone payed for an all expense trip to anywhere in the world, where would you like to go?
Las Vegas for sure

Who is your favorite photographer?
Juergen Teller, Hedi Slimane

What keeps you up at night?
hunger.

Why do you photograph?
Because i know how to work a camera

Where do you want to be when you wake up?
Playboy Mansion.

ALL PHOTOS BY ALBERT JUDIYANTO

www.albertjudiyanto.com

MUSIC IS LIFE.

Iga Massardi is a very good friend of ours and a hell of a guitarist. I'm pretty sure when you think about The Trees and The Wild, you think about him. He might seem serious on stage but with us.. Oh no no no!

What kind of music captures you and why?
ROCK! I am an aggressive young man who's introverted. So ROCK can really represent me from it's energy, harmony and expression. Rock is very diverse.. From Led Zeppelin to Tame Impala.Well the point is anything expressive.

ROCK! saya adalah pemuda agresif yang introvert. jadi ROCK sangat bisa mewakilkan saya dari segi energi, harmonisasi, dan ekspresi. Rock sangat luas. Dari Led Zeppelin sampe Tame Impala. Intinya sih musik yg ekspresif gitu loh..


If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?
Japan.

Why do you play music?
Me playing music is equivalent to breathing. From the moment I wake up and poo, music is all I think about. Guitar, effects, guitar amplifiers. When other people are thinking about buying clothes, I don't. All I read are guitar magazines. Guitarist & Guitar World Mag.

Kamu ini kok kaya baru kenal saya aja.. *ember.. saya itu main musik sama kayak nafas. dari bangun tidur sampe cebok yg saya pikirin itu cuma musik, gitar, efek gitar, ampli gitar. kalo orang lain masih bisa mikirin beli baju, saya nggak bisa. pedoman saya itu majalah gitar. Guitarist & Guitar World magz.


What's the first album you bought?
I forgot precisely... But if I'm not mistaken, Java Jive.

Lupa persisnya apa..tapi kalo nggak salah Java Jive.

What keeps you up at night?
Internet.

Other than music, what else is important to you?
Nothing. Family, probably.

Where do you want to see your self in 10 years?
At home. Listening to Is This It with my kid.

Where do you want to be when wake up?
In my own room.




All photos by Dimas Wisnuwardono.
( I decided to post both English and Indonesian answers. Some of his answers are just too funny in Indonesian.)

parce qu'ils comptent le plus

Je ne peux pas obtenir assez de instax. Lina fait le dîner pour nous et nous avions le meilleur temps. vous allez nous manquer lin! Doesn't everything sound darling in French?

le sexe dans un cadre

Juergen Teller.

WHO NEEDS REALITY?

It's always nice when you find a musician that's down to Earth, lovely, doesn't think she's a musician, will simply get bored of the music she loves and fall in love with it all over again and is so brilliant. Panda Beach is one of those musicians. Her EP "Last Days Ashore", released last year in the year 2009 was recorded on her phone for the world to hear. She is too shy to perform, adores country and folk music, would love to visit the most beautiful places on the planet and is just pure genius.

What kind of music captures you and why?
There are so many good things about music that anyone will end up with a ceaseless list from contemporary music to roots music. I don't really know where to begin, but I know that I'll always love... country! And to a much greater extent, folk. I will simply get tired of folk and fall in love with it all over again. The word serves many kinds and is so broadly defined. Like an egg. I also love psychedelic rock, cajun, the gymnopedie, ambient, electronic and drone music, and, have I mentioned country?

If someone payed for an all expense trip to anywhere in the world, where would you like to go?
Furano, the lavender farm, Japan. Baden Baden, the spa-town, Germany, and the endless list of beautiful cities, Seoul, Montreal, Casablanca, Marrakesh. I'm a globetrotter at heart. It's mostly for the love of the food and the weather and... the infrastructure.

I heard that you recorded your songs for this EP on your phone? I think that's genius.
Yes, I did. I was just being practical. I forgot things easily so I recorded it before it slipped my mind. Frankly, I don't really know how to record properly. It's either I'm too lazy or too retarded to sort it out.

How long have you been making music?
I've never done it before, so the time between May and August 2009 really was my first time in music. I can't even sing. And I'm not, I'm not a musician. But people were so nice to me. I started a page out of... despair? It was nice to see those songs lining up and conversing with some artists I dearly adored.

What are your favorite movies?
I like movies, a lot. I grew up with Betamax. And I still play movies religiously at the end of the day before I go to sleep. At the moment I'm trying to collect The Cremaster Cycle piece by piece through the internet. There's so many of them and I don't know know whether people have widely and completely distributed the series. If you have some, let me know!

Who is your favorite local musician?
Nowadays? This is tough. I like SORE, The S.I.G.I.T, Sketsa, they're all amazing. I also like Voyagers of Icarie, they're really different. At the moment I like Indah Pertiwi! Haha! The one who sings "Baru Aku Tau Cinta Itu Apa". I can't get that out of my head.

What keeps you up at night?
Ghastly creatures? Midnight movies for sure. I sometimes wake up at 3 in the morning with no reason. And I can't really deep sleep before midnight.

Other than music, what else is important to you?
Healthy life! Lunchboxes and... Love.

I don't think I've ever seen you perform. Have you ever performed?
No, I have never performed before. I'm too shy and I think none of the songs are finished, you know what I mean.

Where do you want to be when you wake up?
A sea of pink sand with the loved one!




You can find her on myspace here:
http://www.myspace.com/pandabeachmusic


Download her EP here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?2kzdtt1t2jm

fish talk.

It's nice bringing your camera everywhere you go. The utterly mundane things you do seem special when it goes on film. The things you see don't turn out as they seem. They sky-scrapers, the window, the kitchen. I'd like to trade my eyes with an actual fish eye just for day. That'd be funny...







I like how these turned out. Jakarta looks nicer this way. Don't you think so?

se te ama

" I am nothing close to a beauty queen. I am nothing compared to a beauty queen. All I have are words, photographs and postcards. Lovers, lies, mental instabilities, sex and everything a beauty queen does not have. I am a pigment of your imagination. I am love. "

"Reeling and Writhing, of course, to begin with, and then the different branches of arithmetic -- Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision."

" If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there. "


" Distraction is an obstruction to the construction. "

Prost! And here we go piles of beers

PROST! Gulp... ~ Burp! Oleeee!

Creativity, bravery and beers, three things we believe are the foundation of PROST!Denim. Not talking about some random Brewhouse or our secret addiction to alcohol, we're here to introduce new independent local brand.

Made by the end of 2009, PROST! has been online for 5 months. With four founder, Nizar Bustami, Chandra Dwi Dietya, Ade perkasa and Arya,Mukti Utomo, PROST! has launched two prototype, one jeans and one laptop sleeve. After few stupid arrangements, we managed to do an online interview with Chandra, and this is his confession.

Why PROST!Denim?
Excuse us, Nizar will answer this as soon as you guys meet up

What is so Indonesian about PROST!?
We use local raw products, like patch, buttons, and the fabric itself. Maybe for now this is the only thing we do for Indonesia.

What differenciates PROST! from other brand?
Our products were designed to fit people without looking too tight or too loose. Yeah that's the magic.

What is art to you?
Art is something that is so hard to be described. Because art itself is something universal.

Where can we get the products?
open http://prostdenim.blogspot.com/ or contact 081315631436. We're somewhere around Cinere.

Erst mach' dein' Sach dann trink' und lach! Mögest du alle Tage deines Lebens leben! - Zum Wohl!

Still longing for Bali

We can't stop uploading our Bali photos. And this is Casablanca (re: our holga)
Please enjoy. Oh yea, by the way, we'll have another backpack trip this summer, anyone?