Purple Television
BFRND TV Takeover
Purple has the pleasure of inviting the founder and voice of BFRND Loïk Gomez to take over Purple Television and talk about his musical research and references by choosing a series of four videos.
The French duo is the mastermind behind the fashion show soundtracks of Balenciaga and Vetements and is currently working on AFTERLIFE, a new album mixing New Wave and Rave that – according to Loïk – “will tell you stories, make you dance and maybe even cry”.
[January 22 2018] : music
BFRND TV Takeover – Punish Yourself “Rock N Roll Machine”
“Punish Yourself is the first band I saw live at age 14 and I still remember it as if it was yesterday. The show was incredibly insane, the band uses UV Paint to transform their bodies into cyber punk characters, play with pyrotechnics and make you dance like you never did. I have been marked forever by this performance and went as maximum as possible to their concerts like an adrenaline addiction. I was fascinated by the power of the band and their relationship with the audience. They always find something new to add to the performance and make it each time even more crazy. Today Punish is still a main reference for me and my... Read More
[January 23 2018] : music
BFRND TV Takeover – Alec Empire “The Ride”
“Alec Empire is one of the artists that made me want to do music. Each album is totally different from the other with a strong signature. From political break core in Atari Teenage Riot to suave electronic as Alec Empire he knows how to explore and renew permanently, which is a must for every kind of artist”— BFRND
[January 24 2018] : music
BFRND TV Takeover – Tappi Tíkarrass “Cork The Bitch’s Arse”
Pablo Picasso said “It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child” — BFRND
[January 25 2018] : music
BFRND TV Takeover – Jean Michel Jarre “Equinoxe 4”
“Millennials may not know that guy but he is surely the master of electronic music. My father always played his music very loud at home, insisting on the composition and sound quality as reference. I recently watched this live at La Défense and started to cry non stop. I realized that showing me that and teaching me the values of being an artist with a vision, my father made who I am today”— BFRND
[January 26 2018] : music
BFRND TV Takeover – Vetements Fall 2018
When I composed the soundtrack I always kept the show venue in my mind. The flea market of St-Ouen is dark and dusty. Walking in the alleys is an overload of visual informations from golden cristal chandeliers to design furniture. I wanted to recreate this spirit in the music, mixing rave and cinematic violins followed by industrial guitars. It’s funny how during the show you could actually see the youth banging their heads to the 150BPM and the scared faces of the shop dealers from the market — BFRND
Video by Matthieu Lemaire-Courapied
