From Andrew Kidman

『Glass Love』, 『Litums』,『Last Hope』, 『Lost in the Ether』　
といった名作を秘かに世に送り出してきた独立系フィルマーAndrew Kidmanからメールがきました。

内容としては次のフィルム製作に必要な費用をねん出したい、その為に前回発売した『Lost in the Ether』1000部限定版のうち残り200部をまだAndrew Kidmanを知らない人や見たことのない人に向けてリコメンドして欲しいとのことでした。

Andrewに関しては以前から個人的にフィルムだけでなく、音楽、シェイプ、アートワーク多岐にわたってその才能を発揮するクリエーターとしての彼のファンであり、サーフィンをアスリート・スポーツとしてではなく、アート、ライフワーク、プレジャー・スポーツとして捉えるという観点に気付かせてもらった最も影響を受けた人物であります。
またメインストリームから背を向けて、本当にやりたいことを追求し、ビジネスに迎合しないそのスタイルを心から応援しています。
まだ見たことのない方是非。
お店にDVDあります。

keep smile.


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Dear Shimpei

Just wanted touch base and fill you on the progress of my work and future projects. Lost in the Ether has been selling steadily (having sold 800/1000) this has been a fantastic result and testament to my belief that there are still folk out there that are interested in a non-commercial and beautiful product. Your support has really given me some financial breathing space to work on the next instalment, which will feature Simon Anderson and some of his period Thruster designs from 1981.
I’m hoping to sell the last 200 copies of Lost in the Ether to raise the money needed to edit the next film and print the next book. As Christmas approaches, it would be great to let people you know who may be interested in Lost in the Ether that these final copies are still available. I understand it’s an expensive package, but considering you get a film and a 100 page sustainably printed book which features extensive information and photographs on some of surfing’s most interesting characters it makes for a genuine gift.
Also for those of you that haven’t taken advantage of the $50 discount on Ether – The Collected Works by Andrew Kidman that you received when you bought Lost in the Ether this is still available to you as well. I’ve had a few enquiries about Ether as a Christmas gift and we are capable of getting it to you before Christmas day.
 http://www.andrewkidman.com/books/ether-collected-works1/

The Windy Hills are chipping away at some new recordings for a new album. Friend from Another Star has been well received and is available on CD as well as iTunes here:
 http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/friend-from-another-star/id413828617

This is one of the filmclips from the record She Was a Girl featuring the artwork of Jim Denevan and the girls from Tallow.
 http://vimeo.com/32126983

Thanks to all those that came out to our shows: Songs from the Ether this year on the East Coast, we had a great time.

Also as the internet becomes more and more a source of our daily information, I’ll be updating the news on my website each week with a small snippet of design history. See here for an example:
 http://www.andrewkidman.com/news/

Thanks again for all your continued support. It is greatly appreciated and without it, I wouldn’t be able to continue my pursuit of producing independent projects that lie outside the corporate mainstream. Please feel free to forward this on or re-post.

Sincerely,
Andrew Kidman
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