SILKE WILHELM I:AUDIOVISUAL COUTURE VOL. 1

Popbitch sent out a link the other day to a video from the Washington Post of Christopher Walken cooking chicken with pears. Nobody™s tied to a chair, but you might as well be. This is one of those stunningly intimate scenes guaranteed to knock you off balance and ensnare your devout attention in one fell swoop. Which brings us to Mr Kowalski™s kitchen. Away from the battlefield of the dancefloor, armour cast aside, DJ koweSix is a very different beast. Audiovisual Couture Volumes are a personal collection of musical reflections in two parts, ranging from the acoustic carresses of Elliot Smith to the silver screen splendour of The Cinematic Orchestra, from the husky tones of Husky Rescue to the subtle whispers of Aeroplane, not forgetting koweSix™s very own bespoke tailoring, bearing the Moonbootica insignia stitched to the inside pocket. Yet even the Moonbootica cuts here reveal them in conciliatory mood.Whilst Kowalski energized the denizens of darkened discotheques, a brilliant young couturier crossed his path in Hamburg - Silke Wilhelm, no stranger to mercurial risings herself. Self-styled urban couture designer Silke Wilhelm I. and cooler than thou koweSix teamed up to conceptualize her Paris Fashion Week show and, recognizing a zeitgeist spirit similar to her own, Silke sought his input as she turned her attention to creating the fragrances which would complement her garments. Stepping outside the comfort zone of his musical expertise, Kowe was not only instrumental in divining the actual composition of the fragrance for men, he also lent his visage to the public image campaign for Embrace, as the product was christened. Silke, meanwhile, graces the poster art for the female fragrance, Lucent. The designer and the DJ, heavenly scents and seductive sounds. An unconventional approach to alchemy, perhaps, but perfectly in tune with Silke Wilhelm™s creative philosophy: šI live, I observe and discover. It is a mood, a passion, a need that floats in the air and gives me the ‚kickš. From then on, a film plays in my head... I grasp the emotion, I immerse myself in it completely.› Having served an apprenticeship under Vivienne Westwood, Silke Wilhelm was discovered as an emerging talent by MTV Designerama in 2003, the year she created the Silke Wilhem I brand. She has since taken part in the prestigious Milan and Paris fashion weeks. The Silke Wilhelm portfolio embraces fashion, perfume, music, vision & design, moving beyond the traditional linear confines of any one genre. These bold aspirations have now been distilled in two delectably packaged mix albums, representing audiovisual urban couture as defined by koweSix and Silke Wilhelm. Each one crafted in the image of the Eau de Parfum bearing its name. If SW™s first perfume, Lucent, radiates with perspicuity, then Embrace is inspired by the complex, yet ultimately harmonious, nature of koweSix™s art. Each of the CDs is presented in a sleek, state of the art, luxury box and comes with samples of the two fragrances, carefully folded into silk cloth and sealed to capture their essence. Lucent & Embrace Crystal clarity, close to the heart. Two mixed compilations, shaded light and dark, warm and cool, downbeat and upbeat, hopeful and melancholic, self-assured and fragile, contradictory and concatenated. An emotionally charged fairytale, where eclectic, electric currents flow through fragrance, fashion and music. Perfume sounds good. A beautiful double-Mix CD by koweSix (Moonbootica) to accompany the new perfume by German fashion designer Silke Wilhelm I Two CDs are nicely packaged in cardboadsleeves inside a box. Box contains 2CD, a booklet, and a sample each of the fragrances ‚Lucentš and ‚Embraceš CD release-party @ Paris Fashion Week @ Bryan Adams˜ showroom, 02.-11.03.10 (invitations only) Tracklisting: CD1 - EMBRACE 01. Gamat 3000: Structures 02. Trentem¢ller: While The Cold Winter Waiting 03. Tricky: Past Mistakes 04. Terranova: Plastic Stress 05. FC/Kahuna: Hayling 06. Moonbootica: Ridin˜ A Train 07. Husky Rescue: Blueberry Tree Part 1 08. Elliot Smith: Angeles 09. Peter Broderick: And It™s Alright 10. Christophe: Sunny Road To Salina 11. The Cinematic Orchestra: Child Song 12. Fink: Move On Me 13. Soap & Skin: The Sun 14. Rob: La Villa Della Droga 15. Dadamnphreaknoizphunk: Waiting feat. JEN 16. Kasper Bj¢rke: Heaven 17. Zwanie Jonson: My Little Proud Bird CD2 - LUCENT 01. Pollyester: The Indian (Mock & Toof Remix) 02. Zwicker : Who You Are (Junior Boys Remix) 03. Lovebirds: Tuesday 04. 40 Thieves: Don˜ t Turn It Off feat. Qzen 05. Aeroplane feat. Kathy Diamond: Whispers 06. Tensnake: Holding Back My Love 07. Vincenzo: Kineo 08. Bottin: No Static 09. Walter Jones: Living Without Your Love 10. Still Going: Untitled Love 11. Moonbootica: Men Of The Future (Kris Menace Remix) 12. Curses!: The Deep End (Holy Ghost! Day School Dub) 13. Sally Shapiro: Time To Let Go (Lindstr¢m Remix) Fast facts Silke Wilhelm I: - 2010 Showroom at the Paris Fashionweek - 2009 Creation of the SILKE WILHELM I. fragrance ‚EMBRACEš - 2008 Creation of the first SILKE WILHELM I. fragrance ‚LUCENTš - 2008 Showroom at the Paris Fashionweek - 2008 Winner of the PETRA Fashion Award ‚Best Newcomer Designerlabel Germanyš - 2008 Nomination for the BUNTE New Faces Award - 2006 Director of the Milan Fashionweek discovers Silke at the Berlin Fashionweek and invites her as new talent to the Milan Fashionweek - 2004 Presentation at the Bread & Butter, Berlin - 2003 Introduction of the brand ‚SILKE WILHELM I.š - 2003 MTV Desigenrama discovers Silke Wilhelm as youngest talent and takes her on tour: MTV Audi Colour Storm Fashion- shows and Pop Up Store Tour - 2002 Barclay Catwalk: With the exams-collection ‚funky popeš Silke Wilhelm wins the Barclay Catwalk Award. - 2001 Internship at Vivienne Westwood - 2000 Invitation as youngest designer to the GWAND Fashion Event. Presentation of the ‚Papageno & Papagenaš collection