#Simon Carpentier.

[galerymod]

HER ...... ROCKET MAN

HER

The story of HER is characterised by massive successes and tragic strokes of fate, by triumph and tragedy in equal measure - but ultimately it is above all the story of a friendship: that between Victor Solf and Simon Carpentier.

German-born Victor and Frenchman Simon met back in 2007 - they were still at school - and the two hit it off like brothers. When they started making music together, their sound was equally influenced by classic soul à la Otis Redding and hip-hop from the post-"Yeezus" phase. They gave their project the name HER in 2015.

Their music became instantly recognisable when the early song "Five Minutes" was used as the soundtrack for Apple's "Shot on iPhone" campaign - which ultimately earned them more than 6.7 million streams on Spotify. The duo from Rennes with Franco-German roots then released the EP series "Her Tape #1" and "Her Tape #2", which were peppered with highlights such as "Quite Like", "Union" and "Her" - which in turn meant more than 20 million additional Spotify streams for HER. Behind the seductively provocative visuals that adorned their covers was a subtly dreamy newer wave sound, minimalist, somewhere between pop and soul, in which jazz elements also flickered - and so the two best friends circled the globe several times, presented the EPs live and also made a decent wave in the States.

So much for the numbers, the impressive successes of the last two or three years - because in the midst of all the hustle and bustle, Simon lost a long, hard, silent battle against cancer, which hardly anyone outside his closest circle of family and friends realised: he died a few months ago, in August 2017.

"The whole of last year was incredibly hard because Simon was so unwell," reports Victor. "For example, it was incredibly difficult for him to do our tour - but he also thought it was important to carry on and give concerts! He just didn't want to give up, he didn't want to stop... he battled with this illness for six years. And we didn't actually talk about cancer or death that much during that time: We wanted to talk about life instead. And now, I think it's my job to continue this line and this approach. It's really difficult for me, but I'm doing my best - for myself and for him."

With the support of his late friend, at least in spirit, Victor went back into the studio and continued working on their debut album "HER", which will be released by Republic Records in 2018. He put the finishing touches to the existing songs and also returned to the stage in between: among other things, he played a stunning, deeply moving set at the Rock En Seine Festival in Paris - a festival, incidentally, where HER had always wanted to perform. More shows followed all over Europe and then the album was as good as finished: "Most of the songs were already finished beforehand; they just needed some fine-tuning on the vocals, the background vocals...", he reports. "It was just important to me that Simon's voice, Simon's vision and his guitar playing remained virtually untouched and really sounded exactly how he wanted them to in the final version. I worked on that."

With the single "We Choose", HER have already released a significant album harbinger in advance: Simon's unmistakable voice spreads out over an extremely minimalist, light and smooth production, meaning that his presence can be felt immediately and his signature is unmistakable. "The strange thing is that this was the very first song we wrote as HER - and also the last one I recorded with Simon," explains Victor. "We wrote it just as our previous band was coming to an end. We wanted to make a real statement with it: that you can't lose hope, that you have to hold on to what you love. We were working on new ideas every day back then, and this song just stood out because we were also about holding on and carrying on - after all, there were people back then who thought we were going to stop completely now that the other band had ended. Well, we didn't stop. And I think now is the perfect time to release 'We Choose': Because even when things are bad, there's still one thing - hope. The song is kind of the prologue to the next chapter. A chapter that will hopefully continue the way he would have wanted it to."

While the band started this new chapter with a sold-out concert at the Bataclan in Paris, the music of HER remains the best and most tangible proof of how unique the chemistry and bond between the two band founders was.

"It's just extremely important that this album comes out," Victor concludes. "It's the only way for me to come to terms with his death. This is music forever, for life."

[starmaniamania]

Just a nice cast seafood lunch before a show (Rennes, June 2023)

[wworldisyours]

bugün arada aklıma gelen bi şeyi yazmak istedim

her ve her’s diye iki ayrı müzik grubu var. 

iki grupta da ikişer kişi var. iki erkek, iki yakın arkadaşlar. 

Her’s 2019′da kuzey amerika turnesine çıkıyor. 19. konserleri için manhattan’a giderlerken yolda feci bi kaza geçiriyorlar. ikisi de orada ölüyor. ben nadir bir grubun bir albümünü severek baştan sona dinlerim. “songs of her’s” öyle bir albüm benim için.

Bir de Her. Simon Carpentier 2017 yılında 27 yaşında kanserden vefat ediyor. sanırım diğer eleman solo kariyerine devam ediyor. herkes yoluna bakıyor tabi ki. kimse kimseyle ölmüyor bu hayatta. olması gereken de bu.

“her” bana çok melankolik geliyor artık. bir yandan rahatsız oluyorum, lanetli gibi.

[thisislizheather]

Women Dressing Women Costume Exhibit at The Met

"The Costume Institute's fall 2023 exhibition will explore the creativity and artistic legacy of women fashion designers from The Met’s permanent collection, tracing a lineage of makers from the turn of the twentieth century to the present day by highlighting celebrated designers, new voices, and forgotten histories alike.

Women Dressing Women will feature the work of over seventy womenswear designers, spanning ca. 1910 to today, including French haute couture from houses such as Jeanne Lanvin, Elsa Schiaparelli, and Madeleine Vionnet, to American makers like Ann Lowe, Claire McCardell, and Isabel Toledo, along with contemporary designs by Iris van Herpen, Rei Kawakubo, Anifa Mvuemba, and Simone Rocha." - The Met

I love that The Met is doing two different costume exhibits a year now. This one only runs for three months, so obviously I had to go this week. Highlights below!

Above Photo: Maria Grazia Chiuri and Grace Wales Bonner at House of Dior, 2020, edition 2022

Above Photo: Louiseboulanger, 1928

Above Photo: Ana de Pombo at House of Paquin, 1938

Above Photo: Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen, spring/summer 2012

I remember when they last showed this McQueen piece in 2016 (at the Manus x Machina exhibit) and they’re finally highlighting the back of it, which I love.

Above Photo: Rei Kawakubo at Comme des Garçons, spring/summer 1997

So in love with the story behind this design (above).

Above Photo: Norma Kamali, 1978

Above Photo: Betsey Johnson at Paraphernalia, 1966

Above Photo: Mad Carpentier, late 1940s

Above Photo: Melitta Baumeister, autumn/winter 2021-2022

At first glance, I really hated this one (above) and then after a few minutes it really grew on me, especially considering the fact that it’s a product of its time period.

Above Photo: Chanel, autumn/winter 1938-1939

Above Photo: Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy at Rodarte, autumn/winter 2006-2007

My favourite piece of the whole collection, by far.

Above Photo: Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy at Rodarte, autumn/winter 2006-2007 (the back of the dress)

And I love that someone had the good sense to put a mirror behind this one so we could see the all of the details.

The exhibit runs now until March 3rd.

[themadknightuniverse]

Her - Five Minutes | A COLORS SHOW

[iovelybb]

RIP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF3KWYpXWCA

[the-rumourhas-it]

HER - We choose

[chansondefortunio]

my opinion on opera recordings (1.)

Offenbach: Orphée aux Enfers

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Réné Leibowitz with the Paris Philharmonic Orchestra

Violette JOURNEAUX (L'Opinion Publique)

Claudine COLLART (Eurydice)

Jean MOLLIEN (Orphée)

André DRAN (Aristée/Pluton)

Simone PEBORDES (Cupidon)

Monique CHALOT (Venus)

Janine LINDENFELDER (Diane)

Bernard DEMIGNY (Jupiter)

Luciens MANS (Mars)

André JONQUERES (Mercure/Morphée)

Anne Marie CARPENTIER (Junon/Minerve)

Jean HOFFMANN (Jon Styx)

1951

★★★★★★★★★⭐︎⭐︎ 8/10

This is the first in Leibowitz's (awesome) series of recordings of Offenbach's most famous Operettas, and the second opera I ever listened to. At least willingly... It's one of Offenbach's earlier works, filled with more meaningless farce compared to his later operettas (that still manage to be quite substantial despite the genre). I mean, most story lines lead nowhere aside from a few jokes and none of the characters are really fleshed out. However, the music is bombastic enough to make me ignore all that. After not listening to Offenbach for a while, going back to this made me realize how energetic his music is compared to other composers. It got my adrenaline going wild!!. What can i say, its early Offenbach!! Orphée aux Enfers is not literary or comedy genius, but it's fun anyways.

This cast suits the opera perfectly, nailing the range of characters and the comedic timing without fail. You can trust the french to do their own comedy well. Even just the dialogue sweeps me up with it's smooth frenchie rhythm. Most of it is cut though, so we were robbed!

Dialogue highlights:

- Claudine Collart delivering this line probably exactly as Offenbach intended: "Je quitte la maison Parce que je suis morte. Aristée est Pluton, Et le diable m’emporte." .btw. I want that on my tombstone? . - Jean Mollien saying this line: "Je ne lui conseille pas de folâtrer dans les blés que voilà, comme il le fait depuis qu’il est venu, je ne sais d’où, s’établir dans mon voisinage" in a SINGLE breath!! im not JOKING!!! wtf?!!!

This recording was where I had my first impression of Jean Mollien's voice. I very distinctly remember that one of my first thoughts was; "oh, he should definitely be in a more dramatic opera". This is not to say that he doesn't fit the role! Jean Mollien has nice control over his voice when it comes to characters. Here, as Orphée, he makes his voice nasally and stiff. And he reuses this same voice in characters like Achilles (La Belle Hélène) and Guillot de Morfontaine (Manon). I call it the the "disagreeable man" because that's all it really is. A little pathetic, a little annoying, and seemingly always upset about something... I would say his interpretation here is pretty tame (especially compared to the absolute AMOUNT Collart is giving in their dialogue) and he also sounds like he's trying to speedrun Orphée any% gitchless. In any case, although he isn't really outstanding, Jean Mollien a perfectly enjoyable Orphée.

Claudine Collart is pretty much perfect as Eurydice! She has the comedy, the melodrama, the coquetter-ry... everything is on HIGH in the best way possible. She's bringing everything to make this character super fun and I'm sure Offenbach would be satisfied with her performance. "J'ai vu le dieu Bacchus" and her fly duet with Bernard Demingny's are some of my favorite parts of this recording. All the absurdity of the story and the charm of Offenbach's music can be found there. Collart and Demingny do a wonderful job, especially with the buzzing. I've heard other versions where the buzzing falls flat, or doesn't sound fly-like at all! Which is understandable. I can't imagine they teach you projection for optimal buzzing in music school.

Speaking of which, Bernard Demingny is absolutely great as Jupiter!!!! He's a hilariously flawed character of course, superficial and sleazy and very not self-aware, but Demigny gives him a little sass and relatablility which really makes it fun to follow his character through the story. He has so much energy and character, absolutely nailing every scene without overpowering the other interpreters. The dialogue with the Gods in the second part of act 1 is just a hilarious mix of perfect executions and (the so often neglected!!) reactions to one another, and because Jupiter is at the center of the dialogue I feel a lot of that chemistry depends on him. Instantly they communicate this sense of being this bored and dysfunctional family who just so happen to be gods. Demingny is, at the end of the day, a very strong force in this recording.

André Dran's Pluton has all the superficial sweetness of a Disney princess and the nerve of a spoiled teenager. That youth really comes out in his dialogue with Jupiter. it's an interpretation I haven't really heard before, but it sure makes this opera feel more like a dysfunctional family comedy. Not sure about how this aligns with the real mythology... But above all, he's very charming!

Finally, I'd like to say that Jean Hoffmann is O.K. as Jon Styx. I would never find enjoyment from this character, god forbid any comedy. But that's because I generally dislike those thin, absolutely flaccid comic tenor roles that seem to always reappear in Offenbach's operas (see: my anger with "jour et nuit" from Hoffmann). Jon Styx and similar roles are very one note and almost purely exist as pathetic men for the audience to ridicule. :/ . Jon Styx is handled here by Hoffmann with enough grace, just enough to stop me from skipping his aria during a casual listen.

⊱ ────── Final thoughts.────── ⊰

I cannot oversell how much listening to this recording feels like this:

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if you like:

Offenbach, Operetta/Opera Bouffe, the 1997 Opéra National de Lyon production (<3)

then this recording will be enjoyable 4 you!! (probably)

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[ash-and-ice]

Her - Swim (Official video) ft. Zefire

[indycar-series]

ROUND 10: Mid-Ohio

Some quick facts:

Location: Lexington, Ohio

Track type: Road Course

Track length: 2.258 miles/3.634 km

Number of turns: 13

Fun facts: The track was originally built as a 16-turn road course. It hosts the Mid-Ohio School which teaches young drivers and riders defensive driving, high-performance driving, and performance track riding.

Indycar Stats:

Defending winners: Will Power (R1), Colton Herta (R2)

Past winners: Johnny Rutherford (1980), Teo Fabi (1983, 1989), Mario Andretti (1984), Bobby Rahal (1985, 1986), Roberto Guerrero (1987), Emerson Fittipaldi (1988, 1992, 1993), Michael Andretti (1990, 1991), Al Unser Jr. (1994, 1995), Alex Zanardi (1996, 1997), Adrian Fernandez (1998), Juan Montoya (1999), Helio Castroneves (2000, 2001), Patrick Carpentier (2002), Paul Tracy (2003), Scott Dixon (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019), Ryan Briscoe (2008), Dario Franchitti (2010), Charlie Kimball (2013), Graham Rahal (2015), Simon Pagenaud (2016), Josef Newgarden (2017), Alexander Rossi (2018), Will Power (2020), Colton Herta (2020)

Year of First Race: 1980

2021 Event:

Event Name: Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio

Duration: 80 laps/180.64 miles (290.71 km)

Dates: Friday July 2 - Sunday July 4, 2021

Weekend Schedule:

Practice 1: Friday 2:30 - 3:15 pm EDT (6:30 - 7:15 pm UTC)

Practice 2: Saturday 9:05 - 9:50 am EDT (1:05 - 1:50 pm UTC)

Qualifying R1 G1: Saturday 12:00 - 12:10 pm EDT (4:00 - 4:30 pm UTC)

Qualifying R1 G2: Saturday 12:20 - 12:30 pm EDT (4:20 - 4:30 pm UTC)

Qualifying R2: Saturday 12:40 - 12:50 pm EDT (4:40 - 4:50 pm UTC)

Firestone Fast Six: Saturday 1:00 - 1:10 pm EDT (5:00 - 5:10 pm UTC)

Final Practice: Saturday 3:30 - 4:00 pm EDT (7:30 - 8:00 pm UTC)

Race: Sunday 12:00 - 1:45 pm EDT (4:00 - 5:45 pm UTC)

Got any questions about Mid-Ohio or Indycar in general? Send me an ask, and I'll get to you as soon as I can!

[ketaminewizard]

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Will you be my gf now?

[starmaniamania]

June 6, 2024: rehearsing "Plus rien à perdre" background vocals

[bande-dessinee]

Corentin

((c) Le Lombard – Christophe Simon/Van Hamme/Carpentier)

[clearlynoodles]

her live tape #2

[maya-mare]

Her - Five Minutes (Official Music Video)

[almightyinternet]

Réalisateur : Valentin PETIT Production: OCURENS Talents : Tina KUNAKEY, Karidja TOURE, Myth SYZER, Léo GAVAGGIO, Lena SIMONNE, Genevieve HOWARD-TROLL, Aline ALMAIDA, Maxence JANVRIN, Enzo COSY, Marine FAURE, Carla JOLIVIERE, Anthony, Mathea LUCCHINI, Johanna PHUNG, Emery AMMAR & Simon NNDJOCK. Producteur : Germain ROBIN DOP : Fabio CALDIRONI 1er Assistant réalisateur : Mathieu PEREZ Cadreur Steadicam : Teva VASSEUR 1er Assistants caméra : Gaultier DURHIN & Louise LEGAYE Photographe : Thomas FRANCIUS & Flora METAYER Accessoiriste : Johanne CARPENTIER Styliste : Margaux DAGUE Assistante styliste : Kim ALAUX Chef-maquilleuse : Anne-Esther DINA-EBIMBE Chef-coiffeuse : Charlotte DUBREUIL Régisseurs : Julien DEJEAN , Florent DEMEULENAERE & Kevin BACK Graphiste : Valentin TUIL Etalonneur : Arthur PAUX Musique : Prélude (THE BLAZE) Design & mixage sonore : Emilien BERNAUX Adidas : Laurence ROSELMAC , Kevin VARIENGIEN , Romain SYBILLIN , Maxime BEAU & Laura USSEGLIO. Pavillon Noir : Ghislain DE LA CHAISE, Charlotte PSAUME & Irvin HELLER.