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Hypebeast
25-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Quadeca Sets Sail on His Most Ambitious Album Yet: 'Vanisher, Horizon Scraper'
Summary Quadecahas just released his new albumVanisher, Horizon Scraper— his fifth studio record and most expansive project to date. Dropping via his independent label X8 Music, the 14-track opus arrives alongside a full-length album film, marking a bold new chapter in the artist-producer-filmmaker's evolution. The rollout began earlier this year with 'GODSTAINED,' a genre-blurring cut that dives into Quadeca's complex relationship with religion and identity. Built on bossa nova rhythms and layered with woodwinds, ambient textures and chaotic orchestral flourishes, the track reflects the lasting imprint of a 'God-stain' on his worldview. He followed with 'MONDAY,' a sweeping chamber-pop ballad that uses the motif of a new week to reflect on cycles, grief and emotional inertia. Most recently, he unveiled 'FORGONE,' the project's emotional centerpiece. Nearly eight minutes long, it unfolds like a cinematic elegy — meditating on memory, time and irreversible loss. Each single, sonically distinct yet emotionally charged, offered a glimpse into the raw, genre-defying world Quadeca was building. To fully realize that world, Quadeca directed and premiered a visual film of the same name, debuting at sold-out screenings in New York and Los Angeles. Shot on the volcanic island of Camiguin in the Philippines, the film expands on the album's mythic sailor narrative, threading together surreal visuals of stormy seas, golden fields and solitary voyages — all soundtracked by live musical performances. The album itself tells a modern folklore: a man sets sail in search of freedom, only to drift into obsession and destruction. As the world around him unravels through natural disasters and mythic forces, he grapples with memory, mortality and meaning before vanishing into the sea. The music mirrors this narrative arc, blending orchestral sweeps, gospel choirs, ambient noise and explosive climaxes. Guest appearances include long-time collaboratorDanny Brownand UK experimental rock groupMaruja. Vanisher, Horizon Scraper follows 2022'sI Didn't Mean To Haunt Youand 2024's acclaimedSCRAPYARDmixtape — two projects that cemented Quadeca as one of the most visionary and unpredictable voices in contemporary music. With this latest release, he doubles down on self-produced ambition and conceptual storytelling, pushing both craft and emotion to their outer limits. A 31-date North American and European tour kicks off September 30 in San Francisco, wrapping December 15 in Horizon Scraperis out now. Watch the full film above and stream the album below.
NZ Herald
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Nick Mowbray and Jaimee Lupton spotted on double date with Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds
Flanked by the A-list couple who each have their arms wrapped around her, Lupton is seen wearing a knee high boots and a khaki skirted set decorated with black polka dots. To her left the Gossip Girl actor wears a navy and white jumpsuit, while Lively's husband Reynolds is wearing black chinos, crisp white plimsoles and an orange plaid jacket over a brown top. Mowbray stands next to the Deadpool actor in black jeans, T-shirt and puffer vest punctuated by monochrome Nike sneakers. The couples have known each other for some time. In November 2020 Lively publicly praised Mowbray's philanthropic efforts, revealing that in May that year the entrepreneur and businessman had arranged for 265,000 nappies from the Zuru owned brand Rascal + Friends, to be donated to nappy banks and hospitals in New York and Texas. Posting on her Instagram stories, Lively referred to Mowbray as her 'friend' and revealed at her request, she had also donated over 20,000 toys to children who were in hospital but unable to have visitors due to Covid outbreaks at the time. 'Tonight, reflecting on this silent act of care and community, I felt incredibly grateful. And had to share' she said. As well as the philanthropic connections, the couple share other similarities. Lively and Lupton both run haircare businesses. Lupton launched her brand MONDAY in 2020 and the company has enjoyed five years of rapid growth, expanding to be available in 43 countries with more than 200 retailers globally. Lively launched her haircare range, Blake Brown, in July 2024. In September digital media company Puck reported that the brand's sales at US retailer Target totalled close to US$5 million in the three and a half weeks after launch, but sales dropped more than 87% between August 11 and September 15. Lawyers representing Lively in legal action against her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni have said a 'sudden and unexpected negative media campaign' by Baldoni depressed retail sales of Blake Brown.
