Soft Ware
HARD DANCE TEA TOWEL

Communique Records re-issues Spencer Kincy's 'The 4th Day'from 1995 on the sublabel MakeOutMusic!

Jazz/Funk/Soul

Bring It On Home: Peter Grant. Led Zeppelin And Beyond: The Story Of Rock's Greatest Manager.BRAND NEW.

Classic cream chest screen print - Boxy Oversize fit.- Heavy weight.- Set in sleeve with cuffs.- Two needle coverstitch front pouch pocket and ribwaistband.- Double layer hood.- Low pill fabric.- 310 GSM.- Rib neckline, cuffs and waistband.* Hoodies fit large so we advise buying a size smaller than usualManifactured & designed in Melbourne / NaarmDO NOT TUMBLE DRY, HANG DRY ONLY.

In 1994, the New York Times Magazine assigned me to ride along with cops from the Los Angeles Police Department, photographing them at work. This was just two years after the protests that erupted when four officers were acquitted on charges of beating Rodney King, and LAPD needed a public image makeover. So they gave me and the Times unprecedented access to the department, hoping we’d give readers a story about LAPD’s new “kinder, gentler cop.” I was embedded with officers from several divisions and branches, including some of the more notorious ones: the anti-gang unit “CRASH”, the Rampart Division, and the homicide unit. For several weeks, I rode day and night in the back of police cars, taking photos. Most of those photographs have never seen the light of day, until now. Given the potential revolution around policing in the US taking place right now, the time has come to share them with a wide audience. The photos are a reminder that the same problems we are reckoning with today—systemic racism, violence against community members, corruption—have been around for decades. These photographs tell a story about the power imbalance between police and the community, the constant tension between the stated goal of “protecting and serving” and the reality of police violence. From behind my camera, I saw how decades of profiling, racism, and brutality had led to deep distrust in many communities—distrust that the LAPD’s mild attempts at reform couldn’t even touch. The photos capture a particularly turbulent time for the LAPD, just after several very public corruption scandals in addition to the charges of police brutality brought to light by the video of Rodney King’s beating. I was no stranger to this type of assignment. At that time I had already published two books, Spanish Harlem and East Side Stories, which depicted life in impoverished neighborhoods. Covering LAPD gave me a chance to show how police operated in marginalized communities, and how those communities were affected by individual cops and the department as a whole

The ‘Psyche” Tee is inspired by one of our favorite set posters designed for Kyoto-based Dj & Producer Stones Taro’s, when he featured on our mix series ‘The Inner Sound’ where he unleashed a 1-hour UKG / House / Jungle set that we absolutely loved. The design itself was inspired by vast contrasts of colour and sound, created to encapsulate the varying musical journeys we had been taking throughout the 2021 lockdowns, from Japanese Ambient works, obscure left-field electronica & melodious psychedelic dancefloor experiments from all over the world - apart from having a deep dive into our crates of wax to explore avenues of design inspiration, we also took influence from classic rave posters & flyers such as 1992 / 1993 Fantazia, Dreamscape & World Dance.Printed & Designed locally in Melbourne / Naarm