Each visual presentation is a benchmark for any skate company, the skating, the skaters, the music, the filming and the editing all have a strong effect on the way people percept a brand. The HY Skate Bag guys took expert filmer and editor Yoan Taillandier to the place that skaters dream of during the night and the day.
Photos by Clement Chouleur
Have you ever tried to stand in wheelie position for an entire Raekwon song and do you want to know what that looks like? Watch this video!
Our favorite rapper and Asi Pack member Tightill made us aware of this timeless video compilation in the same week that he blessed us with a new album. We suggest you watch the tape and then listen to some RnB Anarchie!
Most of these images could have made it into our current issue, that is a fact. It takes a certain idea, a vibe, a setting and the right people to make a good article. It also strongly depends on the taste of the person working on a specific article direction. Person “A” might like a bit more Heitor Da Silva (who wouldn’t?), Person “B” might prefer some more grandpa’s (elderly Spanish people have the best style!) or simply a second Budgetbeuker portrait (he is a pretty one isn’t he?). Since we have other articles and a limited number of pages, we don’t want to have to leave some stuff on the drawing board just to watch them expire.
Enjoy another episode of Kaffeezigarette!
Welcome to Barcelona and welcome to our house. It’s a simple house but it has a room that’s all your own. It has a shower, a TV set, a kitchen with pots and pans and most importantly, it has “us”– other people in it. Now I don’t know if you…. the person reading this, are still living with your parents or if you recently bought your first house, but I do know that all of the above and in between know the feeling of coming into a new place. A house filled with people you don’t really know. If you’re lucky, there might be some facial recognition here and there. Upon entry, you shake hands, state your name, try to remember theirs and ask for the Wi-Fi password. You do all of this with the goal of dropping your bags and getting to your room so you can lie down for a minute and process everything. Now for some of you, the alarm bells might have started ringing. You know the feeling, you know the drill, but if for some reason you can’t remember the feeling, let me help you refresh your memory. It is the same feeling you get when you go to summer camp.
This film is featuring: Marcus Shaw, Filip Almqvist, Phillip Oehmige, Pekka Løvås, Heitor Da Silva, Daniel Spängs & Martin Sandberg.
Filmed and edited by Peter Buikema.
One time ÉS Game of skate winner and legendary Cologne skater Patrick Bös just hit the internet with his newest part and truth be told it features some of his best footage to date (that last line was particularly great).
We also feel that respect must be given to the fact that Herr Bös still manages to put out good parts at a somewhat later skate age combined with a serious job as a teacher.
At the same time, we like the fact that he is an outspoken person that has been around the block and has seen trends come and go.
We suggest you give his part a watch and then read his blog
“How does it feel to be so well connected that you can go to any location in the world and be at home?”
Those were the opening words of our feature about Sara Parson-Texas and like we said in that feature Sara is still just “right around the corner”, surrounded by her friends and family.
So being that she is the family type, we started thinking and that culminated into one night at the infamous Black Lodge Bar where we asked Sara if she would like to be a member of a new family, our family and she did, she joined with a hug and a big smile!
So without further ado, we present to you the first column created by one of our favorite people Sara Parson Texas!
For the people that don’t speak French:
A.M.V.H – Alfred de Musset
In this world, we must love many things
To know, in the end, what one loves best,
Candy, the Ocean, gambling, the azure of the skies,
Women, horses, laurels and roses.
We must trample barely bloomed flowers;
We must cry a lot, say a lot of farewells
Then the heart perceives that it has become old,
And the effect that goes away reveals to us the causes.
Of these fleeting possessions, only half tasted,
The best that remains is an old friend:
We quarrel, we avoid each other. Chance brings us back together.
We come close, we smile, the hand touches the hand,
And we remember that we used to walk together, That the soul is immortal, and yesterday is tomorrow.
Alltimers went to Barcelona complained about the rain (at least it didn’t snow) but still came back with 8 minutes of high-class footage.
A while ago I posted the first clip of Sports Class, which was really nice and made me already curious about what to expect next. Now in Fresh Beer Cold Beer the team travels trough more or less the three of Europe’s well-known skate metropolises: London, Prague and Barcelona. And especially kind of brings back memories of a time when Prague’s Stalin Plaza was the place to be in Europe.
Featuring Tom Snape, Toby Locke, Goeff Campbell and more.
It is no secret that Alex Ullmann is a good skater right? If it was a secret his cover has now been blown. We have been out skating with Alex on more than one occasion and he is the type that gets something at every spot… Ok so now that we did the sweet talk, we can tell you that Alex can also be the strong silent type, he has a wallflower type of quality without actually being one. We thought it would be nice to launch his new part in conjunction with a little questionnaire so you, me and everybody can get to know a bit more about Mr. Ullmann.
Hey, Alex let’s start this thing… Where have you been?
One second ago?
I just started eating my freshly fried pasta with pesto.
…one minute ago?
I was staying in the kitchen preparing my meal.
…one hour ago?
I was at a tutoring class for business accounting. I force myself to go there two times a week because in May I have my final exam. By then I have to see trough this.
…one day ago?
My roommates and I cleaned up the apartment. It was really necessary. After that my girlfriend Nina and I went billposting on cruisers in Marburg. It’s a good secondary income.
…one week ago?
I had to work till 3 o’clock p.m. and afterwards I met up with Iwan (Martaller) and David (Perez) at the indoor skate park in Giessen. We had a few beers while we were replacing the old stair set with a bank – so you can ride the straight rail from the left side now, too. It’s really awesome!
…one month ago?
On New Year’s Eve, I had a small party with my roomies. We just hung out playing some board games and went downtown for some beers later on.
…one year ago?
I have been to Spain for the most legendary tour ever – The Hell Ride. Paul Zenner, Fabian Lang, Maxi Schaible, Niklas Speer von Kappeln, Mario Ungerer, Dominik Schneider, Leo Preisinger and myself we rented a minibus and drove all the way from Almeria to Lisbon. Unfortunately, I had to fly back home 2 days earlier for my midterm exams, so I missed skating in Lisbon. But it still was one a one-of-a-kind trip.
…five years ago?
After my volunteer social year, I started working at a community for handicapped people for two years, which was a really interesting and valuable experience that lastingly shaped me.
…ten years ago?
I was living at home with my family in Echzell and after school, I always went skating with my homies Sven, Steffen, Henne, Matthias and Felix at the local funbox.
…15 years ago?
I moved from Wölfersheim to Echzell with my mom and three sisters. Three years later I started skating after always seeing some skaters while grocery shopping with my mom. Some day I just went there with my board and waited for them to show up. We hung out ever since.
…20 years ago?
At that point, I was five years old and living with my family in Wölfersheim where I also went to preschool.
…25 years ago?
25 years ago on the 12 February 1991, I was born in Bad Nauheim. It was an uncomplicated singleton breech pregnancy.
Enjoy Alex’s new Barcelona Vacation Part!
Portrait by Danny Sommerfeld
Danish Danni Olsen got himself a pretty nice present for his 30th birthday. One of the first full parts of ’17 is coming from a former Berlin resident and Iriedaily, Mischief Skateboards and Search & Destroy Skateshop team rider; with a big heart and die ability to drink more than the Franken bar has to offer.
Over here in our office we have been quietly following the rise of Yardsale and it certainly has been somewhat of a meteoric rise. From their early videos that were in a sense riding the Bronze 56k wave, up until this moment where both their newest collection of products and the video element have risen to a new level. We hope the brand will develop further and keeps surprising us like they did with this one.
Featuring skateboarding by: Curtis Pearl, Sam Sitayeb, Darius Trabalza, Kyle Wilson, Sam Robots and Julian Kimura.
Video by Daniel Kreitem.
Tampa Am’s freshly crowned G Award winner Justin Sommer with a quick at night attack in Barcelona.
Scandinavians living the life in Barcelona is basically the vibe we get watching this new video by Sour Skateboards. As you probably expected from our northern neighbors there is a lot of tech stuff mixed with creativity in this edit. Enjoy!
Featuring: Josef Scott Jatta, Nisse Ingemarsson, Barney Page, Evan Smith and many more.
I have personally met Luke McManus only once or twice during a stay in Barcelona about two years ago, but still, I was immediately fairly impressed by his skating and his style. Now, he and his comapanions produced a nice Barcy edit, which warms up our winter withered souls at least a tiny little bit! Thank you guys!
Featuring George Rea, Kelley Dawson, Luke McManus, Alexis Lacroix and Kevin Bessett.
FOFA is the name of the clique around maestro Miles Silvas and they went across the Atlantic to Spain for a two-weeks stay in Barcelona. And the long way was very much worth it!
“As adults it’s nearly impossible to plan a big skate trip with all your childhood friends, let alone 14 days in Spain. In September we did just that: amazing skate spots, beautiful beaches, tapas, a side mission to Zaragoza, Damm lemons, Jamboree, and some of the best times of our lives. FOFAlona was one for the books.” – Alan Hannon
Featuring Alan Hannon, Miles Silvas, Miika Adamov, Kilian Zehnder, Andy Dicker, Ryan Martin, Brandon Burdine, Will Grayson and Brenden Stadelman.
Venture Trucks just put out one minute of casual footage of probably the most infamous in Barcelona living Frenchman, Max Geronzi aka the Gronze.
Today we are premiering “Welcome to Franki” a skateboard video by a young filmer out of Frankfurt named Paul Herrmann. The video was shot in Frankfurt, Berlin, Barcelona and the French capital of Paris. It gives you a good insight into what young German skaters are doing (mostly in Frankfurt and Berlin) but it also has some mainstay people like Kai Hillebrand, Valentin Cafuk, and Timo Meiselbach. All in all we back Paul in his efforts and are proud not only to host the online premiere of his new video but also to welcome him into the PLACE squad. From now on Paul will produce a monthly video column for all of you to enjoy but first things first, take a seat, make yourself comfortable, press play and welcome yourself to Franki.
Featuring:
Valentin Cafuk, Tim Griffel, Luis Waterkamp, Max Barthel, Philipp Weil, Lukas Bergener, Clemens Dembinski, Yunus Ergen, Louis Urban, Anton Jäger, Steffen Grap, Daniel Pannemann, Philipp Oehmige, Johannes Schirrmeister, Deniz Bul, Timo Meiselbach, Rahul Rahman, Nils Hansen, Sascha Scharf, Niklas Stube, Ollie Reinicke, Eric Erhardt, Max Obert, Timo Klein, Kai Hillebrandt, Tom Weimar, Martynas Katauskas, Andrius Kohrs, Tim Thomas, Matthias Ellinger, Kert Hollywood, Luis Kohl.
Photo by Max Barthel
Today the famous plaza in front of Barcelona’s cerntral station has become a mixture between DIY and street spot with a certain taste of magnificent history. This nice edit done by the locals shows that Barcelona Sants is probably never going to be declared dead.
Some people might argue that Barcelona is dead for skateboarding because the Spanish metropolis has been overrun by skateboarders over the last two or three decades and its spots might have seen every possible trick. Well, the guys from Sour Skateboards disabuse every unbeliever and with finesse and expertise they show once again that there are no limits when it comes to skateboarding and NBD’s.
Bobby is having a great year and so are his fans. Mr. de Keyzer has had a lot of output on multiple platforms, some more serious than others but all done in style. We only have one question, why do most videos set in Spain feature “Spanish” music? We would like to suggest using that concept for every country you visit, if you go on a trip to Finland score it to some Finish music, a trip to turkey would look good set to some turkish music and of course a trip to Germany would have to feature Nena’s 99 Luftballons! All jokes aside wouldn’t that open up new world of music for us all to enjoy?