HEBE X ICS

We met ICS back in October 2010. Team Hebe attended a Harvey Nichols event and saw the boys perform for the first time alongside a catwalk. We loved their sound which was, and still is, difficult to pin down, so we introduced ourselves to the band and so began the Hebe/ICS love affair.

In May 2011 we produced Leeds In Barcelona: A Creative Encounter which took Leeds creative talent over to Barcelona for a special showcase event. This was the perfect opportunity to collaborate with ICS for the first time, which was what we had been wanting to do since we met them. It gave ICS a great opportunity to perform to a European audience of opinion-formers and we knew they were the perfect band to take as they are ‘fresh, innovative and heavily influenced by the underground of the city and the fashion scene (Lee, Hebe May 2011)’.

Josh performing in Barcelona

After the Creative Encounter

The Barcelona Creative Encounter was great for many reasons but one of the most important was the relationships that were formed on the trip. When you have fashion designers, DJs, bands and media specialists hanging together for three days you are constantly talking creative collaborations and getting to know more about what each other is about. 

On the trip we introduced ICS to our friends at Back to Basics: Dave Beer and Tristan Da Cunha. The guys got on like a house on fire and we were soon talking of what we could do when we got back to Leeds.

We all already knew in the back of our minds that we needed to work together in an official capacity, but obviously first we had to drink lots of beer, watch documentaries about The Clash and party together before any deal was agreed!

After this hard work was done, so was the deal and now ICS are officially managed by Team Hebe and Dave Beer! The boys performed at the Back to Basics 20th anniversary bash with Bez and Pritch which was fun and are scheduled to play Live at Leeds on May 5th. Keep checking the ICS website and Facebook page for updates about upcoming gigs and track releases. In the meantime check out a track from the new EP, Cassette Tapes below...

 ICS do a one-time acoustic set at Lee's birthday party

BIRTHDAY BASH @ TEMPLE WORKS

ICS playing a special live set

In December the rest of the Hebe team surprised me with a birthday party at Temple Works. The guys created an amazing set based on The Palace in Barcelona and everything was perfect: Rogan on the decks, a live performance from ICS and much more!

I want to say a big "thanks" to the team for organising the bash. Shang Ting, Stacey and Simon were like ninjas in the night keeping everything away from me and it was a genuine surprise. Big love to everyone who came too, you made it an ace night!

Check out some of the pics below. Rumor has it a video is on the way soon too ;)

I had to get back behind the decks for the special occasion :)The original Palace in BarcelonaThe original 'Booth of Love' in BarcaThe Palace recreated in Leeds!The booth in Leeds!Big love to everyone who came!

The Hebe Week In Pics (and there is a video!)

ICS Playing Back to Basics 20th Birthday Bash Last Weekend (Sound is not great but enjoy!)

Howard Marks playing some 50's music in Basics!Pritch (Dirty Sanchez) having a laugh @ BasicsSTP and PritchCoffee and Christmas trees at Out Of The WoodsAwesome libraryMore of Lee's toys!Trip to London!Awesome print from Thought Bubble

The Hebe Month In Pics

One of our favourite designers in one of our favourite places! Laura Wellington and Munro House :)Some really cool drawings by kids at Light NightHow cool?Crazy-ass pirates at VQThe superstars that are the Leeds Fashion Show teamThe Trinity Leeds 'T' arriving at Leeds Fashion ShowTeam Hebe's Spielbergo watching onThe start of a new range of menswear from JS? ;)Hebe at the Leeds Fashion Show rehearsalsHebe's Stacey and LFS's AnjulaHebe, DS and Trinity Leeds with the 'T'Chilling with our boys I Call Shotgun (ICS) after their O2 gigICS and 'the shirt' at O2 AcademyShang Ting teaching beer-fuelled karate to ICSAfter all the hard work, we had to play too! Oblivion-ing at Alton Towers

The Hebe Week In Pics

Found this! Shang Ting in 2008 in Barcelona, coolhunted for a magazine!Our boys I Call Shotgun performing for Harvey Nichols at the Leeds Freshers FairWorking the crowd in the Sunshine, weird watching the band without a beer ;)Half of I Call Shot Gun, Iain and Josh!World Curry Festival @ Victoria Gardens Bit of Catwalk action @ Leeds Bradford Airport! Shang Ting and i take in some culture @ Kirkstall AbbeyAbbey House has an amazing old street inside!STP looks superimposed into this photo! Now switch to the moon!Ello, ello, ello!Old school Shang TingLove this. Team Hebe vote pint! And as always, Lee's new shizzle! Hats this time round!