i-D – The A-Z of Music

Sponsored by Marc Jacobs, the video explores the center of an eclectic variety of music and brings together rising talent and established legends to create a unique individual musical composition unlike any other.

Written by Dave Harrington, the multi-instrumentalist, and producer that makes up half of Darkside, and directed by filmmaker Sam de Jong, I-D’s A-Z of Music effortlessly stitches together 26 live performances captured in the video, creating a new collective composition. Each artist selected an abstract word to identify their music for the film, eschewing outdated genre titles in favor of personalized descriptions of their music ranging from A-Z. The end result is a piece of musical happenstance that finds figures like jazz legend Roy Ayers working alongside the underground DJ and producer collective de Jong, I-D’s A-Z of Music effortlessly stitches together 26 live performances captured in the video, creating a new collective composition. Each artist selected an abstract word to identify their music for the film, eschewing outdated genre titles in favor of personalized descriptions of their music ranging from A-Z. The end result is a piece of musical happenstance that finds figures like jazz legend Roy Ayers working alongside the underground DJ and producer collective Discwoman.

Styled in Marc Jacobs, each artist adds something unique to the song, creating unexpected contrasts and crossovers. Rising electronic musician Serpentwithfeet contributes a haunting gospel vocal while viral rap star Cody B delivers a fiery statement of confidence only a moment afterward. Influential, Avant-legend Tanya Tagaq finds her throat singing juxtaposed with Kodie Shane of Lil Yachty’s Sailing Team crew. Porches’ Aaron Maine supplies a subtle keyboard lick before Bryndon Cook, the guitar virtuoso for Solange, rips a fiery solo over the trail.

Contributors to i-D and Marc Jacobs’ A-Z of Music:
Afropunk: Coco, Breezy, and Quinn Felipe
Bubu: Janka Nabay
Country: Dougie Poole
Dancefloor: Malory
Experimental: Sadaf
Free-Form: Jeremy Hyman
Gospel: Serpentwithfeet
Harmonic: Sharleen Chidiac
Improvised: Will Epstein
Jazz: Roy Ayers
Keys: Will Shore
Love Songs: Zsela
Muse: Lourdes Leon
Noise: Johann Rashid
Organic: Okay Kaya
Protest: Tanya Tagaq
Quiet: Zuri Marley
Rave: Dawn Lombardi, Hana Quist, and Hue
Soul: Nick Hakim
Turn Up: Kodie Shane
Underground: Discwoman
Viral: Cardi B
Who Needs Labels: Porches
X-Factor: Bryndon Cook
Young: Rhi Blossom
Zing: Deem Spencer, Dan English, and Mel English

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Tags: i-D, Marc Jacabs, The A-Z of Music, The Hype Magazine

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