Deflow Music - Tarik Rahim
If you haven't met him yet, lets introduce you to Tarik Rahim. We know him for some years now, and we always have been interested by his artistic way of doing things. From helping his father at the family business crafting surfboards in Asturias, to compose his own music with his band Carisma.
Ah, and we can't forget his unique style of surfing different boards and having fun with any kind of waves.
We asked him a few questions and proposed him to create a little playlist to inaugurate our Spotify channel.
Deflow: How is it going?
Tarik: Hey, what’s up, all good around here
D: First of all, introduce yourself, tell us where you come from…
T: Conceptually Tarik Rahim is 20 years old, was born on a cold day of January in Asturias (Spain) but his parents are from the tropical and sunny Brazil and his grandfather was originally from Lebanon, so he is a quiet big combination of cultures that melts into surf (because his dad has been a shaper since the 70’s), music, drawing, photography and in general terms, using creativity in the ways he consider cool since he was little tiny punk.
D: Music, surfing, photography… where does this creativity come from?
T: That’s a little mystery still, but as far as I know, it came in a really natural way; I remember I used to look up for super sketchy websites where I could download music illegally when I was like 9 or something, and I also remember coming back from class when it was flat and just spending hours drawing God knows what in these small notebooks that I still keep and try to understand nowadays.
D: We have heard you have a music band too? How is that going?
T: Aaaaah man, for one side it’s been reeeeal good, getting to know a lot of different people, playing in a bunch of places, and specially having a lot of fun with the rest of the band, shout out to my boys Ivan(Pendejo), Ruben and Santi. But in the other hand it has been a bit busy for me managing it, manufacturing the cassettes, doing posters, looking up for gigs, etc, also tried to get the band on a label a month a go, sent like 50 emails but no one answers back even for saying no, so I guess it’s all about timing.
D: Which type of music you normally play? Planning to be on the MTV Ema’s someday? hahaha
T: For the band I mostly do like 60’s kinda garage rock, which I’m a super fan, but besides that back at home, I love playing some bossanova, funky, jazz chords, even a bit of flamenco I don’t know, I love to play other styles of music so I invite everyone to listen to my Soundcloud and if they want just give some feedback haha and about the EMA’s, yeah, why not, CARISMA would be stocked to do some twerking with Miley Cyrus hahaha
D: Ok, so now introduce us the little music recompilation you’ve done for us :)
T: Alright, maybe is a bit confusing for whoever listens to it because there are many different styles of music in that playlist, but there's one only thing they have in common, and that’s the energy and vibe every single song gives, not each of it has the same energy but they still transmit something, so I hope everyone finds it and enjoys it.
If the Playlist bellow is not visible, click here
Interview / Salt Water
Aloha!
During this dark and cloudy weekend, we shared a coffee and had a little talk with Benjamin Fabre about one of his projects, Salt Water.
He is running a Kickstarter Campaign to launch the first Salt Water Magazine which (we hope) it will be available on the your nearest surf shop very very soon. But, what is Salt Water?
DEFLOW: First of all, explains us who is behind salt water and which is the concept.
BENJAMIN: I created Salt Water in 2016. At the time, my idea was to offer to photographers, writers, travellers, shapers, filmakers... a playground to express their art. Today the community has grown and counts more than 150 contributors from everywhere. So Salt Water is the fruit of many talented persons who trusted the project. Today, after 3 years of digital life, Salt Water will also become a print magazine, in which our contributors will be able to share their work. For this new challenge I was lucky enough to find on my path 2 persons who accepted to join the adventure: Thibaut Spoe Paruite who design all the magazine and Joseba who is in charge of communications and marketing.
D: How did you came with the idea of Salt Water? and why “Salt Water”?
B: The idea came discussing with my girlfriend late at night in a pub we loved after too many beers. But more seriously, I really think that there are many talented creators who don't have enough visibility. Surfing industry is tough and it's hard for small photographers to build a name. Recently some brands have contacted us to collaborate with some of our contributors because they saw their pictures on our website. If Salt Water can help content creators and brands to connect, everyone would be happy.
D: Ohh that would be great, reciprocity. Also, there is something you say on your web that seems very interesting for us: “We believe that surfing has a lot more to offer than performance shortboards and wave pools.” Explain us more.
B: Surfing is evolving so quickly. Surfing contests are organised in the middle of the desert in pools. Crowds are gathering on the beach at every WSL events to see their idols. In one sense it's good. Surfing is becoming a mass activity. It will be at the Olympics in 2020. But I feel we are loosing the real essence of the sport. Experience a close connexion with nature, discover remote places to ride empty waves, enjoy seshs at home with friends or just try any crazy trick in shitty waves for the fun of surf. More and more riders are riding different shapes, asymetrical, longboards, twin fins, single... That's for this part of the surfing community that Salt Water was made.
D: Then, thanks Salt Water for being here! hahaha...Tell us about the evolution of Salt Water. Until now it was a community of content creators. Now it has become a magazine. Which are your thoughts for the future?
B: Salt Water started as a blog, animated by our contributors who hared some articles. In few weeks Salt Water will also be a print magazine that will be published 2 times a year. Our goal is also to develop our agency activity to create content for brands using our network of creative minds. Brands have understood the power of surfing and are using its image and values. That's where we position our agency: from strategy to content creation and amplification, our goal is to inspire consumers to live outside and enjoy the fabulous playground nature is offering us.
D: About the magazine. On your Kickstarter campaign you say you will launch 2 magazines every year. Which is this first issue about?
B: Our first issue called "Somewhere Else" is a 200 pages magazine featuring 14 contributors. Their articles focus on the theme "places". Because location is the most important ingredient in the surfing experience. Each article will describe a moment, an adventure, a simple routine that makes our living so exciting. Whether it's searching for empty waves on the other side of the world or enjoying the simple pleasure of surfing your home break with your friends, we all have a place in our mind that motivates our future.
Want to support the Salt Water KickStarter Campaign? Click here.
The pictures we've been sharing on this blog posts will be featured on the Salt Water magazine, and are taken by: Simon Fitz, Xue Gil Guidonet, Ben Thouard, Fabien Voileau and Adrien Belagner
Margaux Arramon-Tucco
Margaux is by far one of our favourite surfers to see on a wave. He pure perception of the sea and way of transforming her creativity into art inspires everyone near her.
Margaux Arramon-Tucoo grew up in Biarritz, surfing the shores of the Atlantic ocean, mixing surfing and art, her two major influences.
We made some questions in order to know more about a person who is shaping a unique path. Her influences, her icons to follow, her future plans…
Which are your inspirations in surfing?
My main inspirations in surfing , as a girl I would say, Kassia Meador , and in the boys gang , George Greenough , Marc Cunningham , Al knost , Joel Tudor …
When you were a child, and you started surfing, what inspired you? tell as your story…
My main inspiration to start surfing were the other girl surfers that I saw surfing around me and having so much fun .. Then when I grew up as a teenager they came to me and brought me everywhere .. I really understood everything I needed to learn about traveling, boards and equipment .. still learning nowadays .
Which surf magazine and video have you watched the most?
I loved surfers journal and looking into art reviews … some of them included surfing .
It ́s said that a surfer becomes a surfer when starts traveling, visiting new countries and getting to know new cultures. Do you remember your first trip?
After a few trips to Spain , my real first surf trip came when I left home to go live in Cali with my mentor Kassia Meador for three months.
Who are your favorite surfers nowadays? The most interesting?
I still look up a lot to Kass , I hang out with a very talented surfer lady called Erin Ashley during my stays in California as well … and all the guys that surf alternative boards and mostly have fun on it , shape dust it off and go surf it .
Apart from surfing what are you interested on?
I love art , music and people.
Check out her blog http://feelingthefresharea.tumblr.com/
Which is your everyday board and fin?
My everyday board is either a noserider or a good classic but faster log both between 9’2 and 9′
What kind of board, fins or type of surfing do you want to try next?
I would love to learn more into fun boards , I`ve been having a lot of fun the last couple years but I want to improve myself , I have a couple paipos at home aswell that I want to ride in really speedy but small shallow waves …
What does progression in surfing means to you?
It means getting there without getting bored out of it .. learning that when you get bored of a board or a wave , move on and change the scene for a week you will feel so happy to be back on it after that. Stay a child as long as it belongs to the beach and the waves (;
Where do you want to see yourself in 10 years?
Somewhere I will call home and doing things that make me satisfied !
Margaux blog http://feelingthefresharea.tumblr.com
Photos by Yoan Fournier.
