Magnum photographer, Martin Parr returns to using a film camera in this wonderfully engaging documentary about Teddy Gray’s sweet factory in Dudley in the West Midlands.
Established in 1826, Teddy Gray’s has always been a family owned and run business. Five generations have worked and contributed towards the business of keeping the traditional, hand-made methods of sweet making alive.
You have to love the gaffer there.
Forward Strategy Group are a UK duo that make dark brooding techno, infused with a slight tinge of early industrial music. They have been making tracks for quite some time now and have released on numerous top teir techno labels. This year see’s the duo release their first album on Perc Trax. The album ‘Labour Division” is due for release on the 28th of May.
Jonny from Fluid has worked with the artists to create the Sleeve art and campaign identity. The artwork ( pictured above ) took numerous twists and turns during the concept development stages and ended up in a visual place we can safely say we had never visited before.
The Quietus music magazine wrote a small piece on the forthcoming album. “rain-soaked, dirt-encrusted minimalism and slightly mechanistic feel” Sounds like my kind of thing alright. Check out the article HERE. More Forward Strategy Group HERE.
Some nice portraits of london cyclists, A simple idea that captures the diversity of cycle culture. Ace shots of cyclists and their rides, and a nice blog on bike culture to boot. Check it out HERE.