Music

IDK knows what it’s like to feel misunderstood. Despite having more than a dozen studio projects under his belt – probably a Dries Van Noten one – the 32-year-old rapper doesn’t think his complexities have been properly conveyed through his music. That’s why he dropped BRAVADO + INTiMO.“I wanted to strip myself down to the simplest form,” he recounts his approach to the enigmatic album.BRAVADO is the braggadocio. The designer labels. The front-row finesse. The sports cars and sleepless nights. Look beyond that and you’ll find INTiMO – the innermost thoughts, desires and worries IDK he describes as his “true self.”This internal battle commands the rapper’s psyche and, therefore, the sonic profile of his fifth studio album. Aside from the introductory “HELLO,” each of the songs on the projec...

Over the past decade, BLOND:ISH has emerged as one of the most genre-blurring artists in electronic music. In the five years since going solo under the BLOND:ISH moniker, Bakos has redefined herself as an artist – where she was once a mainstay at late-night raves, you’re now more likely to see her performing beachside sets in the mid-afternoon. And when not behind the soundboard, she runs a crypto fund and a non-profit dedicated to reducing the amount of plastic waste produced by music festivals.Following a rare after-midnight set at Circoloco’s Halloween weekender, produced by Teksupport at a Brooklyn warehouse, Bakos discussed curating a set, her approach to production and what the BLOND:ISH project looks like today.How has the BLOND:ISH project evolved over the past few years?It evolved...