I just recently had the chance to do an interview with Le Messie who's the Creative Director and founder of the world famous street fashion label FALSE.
I asked him about the new Better Of Dead brand, upcoming projects, his music/influences, his work with Lupe and of course...Japanese Cartoon. Check it out below!
LupEND Blog: You just launched a new collection of works for the Better Of Dead brand entitled Jacob the Murderer, what inspired you to create this line?
Le Messie: Yes, it’s one of our boldest lines to begin with. The Better Off Dead brand was presented because of its ability to speak its mind in bolder shapes and messages. The collection is an ongoing narration to feelings of the anarchist in our society and culture.
LupEND Blog: This time you also added a special selection of tees for females to your collection. Will there be more of that in the future, maybe even a collection only for girls?
Le Messie: The response has been very good so we will definitely keep hand-screening on various female cuts. Perhaps a female only collection might arise in the future. The design aesthetics for the brand is very unisex and work both ways perfectly.
I asked him about the new Better Of Dead brand, upcoming projects, his music/influences, his work with Lupe and of course...Japanese Cartoon. Check it out below!
LupEND Blog: You just launched a new collection of works for the Better Of Dead brand entitled Jacob the Murderer, what inspired you to create this line?
Le Messie: Yes, it’s one of our boldest lines to begin with. The Better Off Dead brand was presented because of its ability to speak its mind in bolder shapes and messages. The collection is an ongoing narration to feelings of the anarchist in our society and culture.
LupEND Blog: This time you also added a special selection of tees for females to your collection. Will there be more of that in the future, maybe even a collection only for girls?
Le Messie: The response has been very good so we will definitely keep hand-screening on various female cuts. Perhaps a female only collection might arise in the future. The design aesthetics for the brand is very unisex and work both ways perfectly.
LupEND Blog: What's next for FALSE? Are there gonna be more Better Of Dead releases maybe another collabo with Lupe Fiasco? I know that there's a project called FALSE Stasher which is supposed to launch this fall...can you tell us a bit about it?
Le Messie: We have an array of things coming up from a new project called “FALSEYES” to “Stashers by FALSE” to various musical excerpts and collaborations. Unfortunately I cannot go into depth for now but I promise as long as you are on our FALSE network you will see them come to fruition very soon.
LupEND Blog: You also just changed your online store, it's now The FALSE Blackmarkers E-Store. What's the difference between this store and the previous one?
LupEND Blog: It seems like the FALSE brand is reaching out to a lot of people all over the world through all different types of networking sites. You're on Twitter, there are several FaceBook pages and you just recently joined Steven Vogel's Black Lodge. How important is the internet for your brand?
Le Messie: The internet plays a very pivotal role as with most other brands, the internet is like 2nd home to a majority of the generation today and we play in it as much as anyone else. I personally love it, being situated far away in Singapore it keeps me connected to everything and on the go it’s almost as good as me being at every event, launch, product release, party, etc.
LupEND Blog: Let's talk about your music a bit. You recently launched the FALSE Sounds Facebook page where people can listen to a track called "Tarantula Mambata" and there'll be an EP dropping in November called "My Minds A Scary Place". What can we expect from this project and are all the tracks instrumentals or will you also have some features on it (I read something about a possible Lupe feature)?
Le Messie: Yes, I’m very proud of the new sound I’ve found and want to portray it to the world. I found that sound in searching for music to be placed on the latest Lupe album coming up “Lasers”. Again I think the best part about releases is their surprise aspect and I won’t reveal too much but come end year you’ll get to fill your ipods with some new sounds. I thank everyone for their support and digging the new sound.
LupEND Blog: What inspires you to do music? And are there any artists that motivate you to keep doing what you do?
Le Messie: Music is like 2nd nature to me, whenever I get ideas for design or music they happen the same way, a sudden burst of ideas just get released in my mind and it’s usually when I’m relaxing, watching a movie or something. I then just proceed to my little black box and start following what this energy tells me to do.. There are an array of artists out that that have inspired me, I’m very open to music and generally love all types of sounds. I truly about listen to everything, I love tempo and beats, it’s our human innate ability to love them as when we first entered this world all we heard for months before is the steady tempo of our mothers heart beat. Listen and watch the video by Massive Attack entitled Teardrop to feel what I mean.
Le Messie: That’s where I found that “Tarantula Mambata” sound! An array of beats were thrown to Lupe so I’m not sure yet if he’s using any of them as of yet. Majority of my sound time is now dedicated to productions for Japanese Cartoon and my personal project “My Minds A Scary Place.”
LupEND Blog: Cool...that actually leads perfectly into my next question...Japanese Cartoon...I know there's a lot of mystery surrounding this band. Can you tell us something about the project?
Le Messie: Haa haa, well it’s a band signed under 1st & 15th! It’s heavy, it’s groovy, it’s hard but most of all it’s brand new, brand new sounds from the underground, truly like nothing you’ve ever heard before. The key to any form of success is the ability to peek into the future and create for that vision that you peeked into. With Japanese Cartoon, music for the next generation is being built as we speak..
Le Messie: Ohh yes the head tattoo, haa. It’s about 98% done just have to go back for my touch-ups which I haven’t done. 18 hrs under the needle and the type of sustaining pain I’ve never felt has made this a very spiritual worthwhile experience. It’ll be with me till the day I die so it has to be.
LupEND Blog: Thanks for taking the time to do this interview..
really appreciate it!
Le Messie: Hey, thank you for what you do, we would never be where we are today without the passion and dedication from people like you who do a splendid job.
Le Messie: We have an array of things coming up from a new project called “FALSEYES” to “Stashers by FALSE” to various musical excerpts and collaborations. Unfortunately I cannot go into depth for now but I promise as long as you are on our FALSE network you will see them come to fruition very soon.
LupEND Blog: You also just changed your online store, it's now The FALSE Blackmarkers E-Store. What's the difference between this store and the previous one?
Le Messie: We’ve partnered with a brilliant online e-commerce store called Blackmarkers.com situated in Canada. They have superb customer support, multiple shipping and payment options and for the majority of our online clients in the US & Europe ship and process orders at light speed. Basically we have professionals now dedicated to making sure your online FALSE orders go straight to you in the fastest possible worry free traceable manner. All products are stocked and ready to ship so if you order today depending on your shipping method you order could reach you in 48 hrs flat. Go grab a look for yourself at http://store.wearefalse.com
LupEND Blog: It seems like the FALSE brand is reaching out to a lot of people all over the world through all different types of networking sites. You're on Twitter, there are several FaceBook pages and you just recently joined Steven Vogel's Black Lodge. How important is the internet for your brand?
Le Messie: The internet plays a very pivotal role as with most other brands, the internet is like 2nd home to a majority of the generation today and we play in it as much as anyone else. I personally love it, being situated far away in Singapore it keeps me connected to everything and on the go it’s almost as good as me being at every event, launch, product release, party, etc.
LupEND Blog: Let's talk about your music a bit. You recently launched the FALSE Sounds Facebook page where people can listen to a track called "Tarantula Mambata" and there'll be an EP dropping in November called "My Minds A Scary Place". What can we expect from this project and are all the tracks instrumentals or will you also have some features on it (I read something about a possible Lupe feature)?
Le Messie: Yes, I’m very proud of the new sound I’ve found and want to portray it to the world. I found that sound in searching for music to be placed on the latest Lupe album coming up “Lasers”. Again I think the best part about releases is their surprise aspect and I won’t reveal too much but come end year you’ll get to fill your ipods with some new sounds. I thank everyone for their support and digging the new sound.
LupEND Blog: What inspires you to do music? And are there any artists that motivate you to keep doing what you do?
Le Messie: Music is like 2nd nature to me, whenever I get ideas for design or music they happen the same way, a sudden burst of ideas just get released in my mind and it’s usually when I’m relaxing, watching a movie or something. I then just proceed to my little black box and start following what this energy tells me to do.. There are an array of artists out that that have inspired me, I’m very open to music and generally love all types of sounds. I truly about listen to everything, I love tempo and beats, it’s our human innate ability to love them as when we first entered this world all we heard for months before is the steady tempo of our mothers heart beat. Listen and watch the video by Massive Attack entitled Teardrop to feel what I mean.
LupEND Blog: Now that we are talking about music...I remember a while back you updated your Facebook page and said that you sent some beats to Lupe Fiasco for his upcoming album "Lasers". How are the chances that we'll hear another one of your productions on a Lupe Fiasco album?
Le Messie: That’s where I found that “Tarantula Mambata” sound! An array of beats were thrown to Lupe so I’m not sure yet if he’s using any of them as of yet. Majority of my sound time is now dedicated to productions for Japanese Cartoon and my personal project “My Minds A Scary Place.”
LupEND Blog: Cool...that actually leads perfectly into my next question...Japanese Cartoon...I know there's a lot of mystery surrounding this band. Can you tell us something about the project?
Le Messie: Haa haa, well it’s a band signed under 1st & 15th! It’s heavy, it’s groovy, it’s hard but most of all it’s brand new, brand new sounds from the underground, truly like nothing you’ve ever heard before. The key to any form of success is the ability to peek into the future and create for that vision that you peeked into. With Japanese Cartoon, music for the next generation is being built as we speak..
LupEND Blog: Ok...we're almost done,..last thing... what's up with your head tattoo is it complete now? and how painful was it to get it?
Le Messie: Ohh yes the head tattoo, haa. It’s about 98% done just have to go back for my touch-ups which I haven’t done. 18 hrs under the needle and the type of sustaining pain I’ve never felt has made this a very spiritual worthwhile experience. It’ll be with me till the day I die so it has to be.
LupEND Blog: Thanks for taking the time to do this interview..
really appreciate it!
Le Messie: Hey, thank you for what you do, we would never be where we are today without the passion and dedication from people like you who do a splendid job.
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ReplyDeleteok so that's pretty cool.im gonna check out his facebook for that track mentioned....not really much to say...nice interview,looking forward for these future projects
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