One may still be claiming atheism, the occasion is just too perfect to not praise Tom Knox to the skies, once again, for a part entirely filmed at one spot atht is normally swarmed with strolling tourists, and for once deserted under the petty excuse of a pandemic. Tom makes the best lemonade possible out of the situation, here, as one would expect. Certainly one of the most gifted, and an ever more interesting skater of his generation… But, that, you already know!
The Atlantic Drift saga now lives onto its tenth chapter with this new installment in which Moscow turns out to be the playing fields. The featured skateboarders make for quite the all-star roster as the project's timeline is shared by the resourceful, varied likes of Chris Jones, Max Palmer, Nick Jensen or Nik Stain; although, the true M.V.P. here has to be the seemingly invincible Tom Knox whose skating really proves to display a savant reading of the urban architecture, absurdly well-refined technical sorcery even in environments so unpractical they become straight up hostile, and finesse as the capital cherry atop of the cake.
Behind the lens and in the editing room: again Jacob Harris, one of the most important skate videographers of the last decade ("Eleventh Hour", "Vase"). What can go wrong?
Let's head to Athens, with the whole gang in full force, even if once again, it is Mike Arnold that just displays his own magic whatever the spot might be… He really is in his own bubble, for our collective pleasure!
New Balance finally gives Tom Knox his own colorway on the NM 440. The main interested therefore takes the opportunity to remind us how comfortable and complete he is on a skateboard, through a short but really effective video.
So, are Jacob Harris and co. producing the best thing there is to be seen these days, when it comes down to that wheels on a plank thingy? Well… Yes. Period. Even when they reach slightly rinsed grounds, just like those San Francisco hills, they manage to surprise us, in all the best possible ways!
Where one takes the simplest daily pleasures of skateboarding, mini-ramping and, furthermore, the good ol' hippie jump, to turn it into its very own category of performance, reaching Olympic –yet, actually creative– levels… Skateboarding is a beautiful thing, especially when it's done by dudes like the Atlantic Drift crew. Seriously…
In case you would have been grounded all last week, and/or deprived of an internet connection, we'll save you some time, here: This new edit by Jacob Harris is the one and only thing you should watch (and re-watch), to catch up on that week, but mainly to fill up on beautiful skating full of ideas put together in an actually original way…
Where one of the most famous London spot gets a new breath of life, and a handful of lines nobody seems to have spotted before… Bet, you did not see that one coming… Bet you already knew Jacob Harris was damn good at what he does!
Be warned, this is a small masterpiece! Jake Harris is back with an edit that should stand the test of time, and for good reasons only… Sure, all Isle is here, and the guest are also top notch… But, mainly, the filmmaking talents of Jacob reach here a new level…
The classic spots, the other ones hidden in back alleys, the old timers, the fresh faces, the locs and the tourists: they all here! Paris, Berlin and London are three cities more than rich in character, and this is what the De Paris Yearbook crew has been pushing on us for a couple years now, and their latest video production is in the direct logic of this editorial line. But, let's not forget that De Paris, Aus Berlin and Of London are –before all– books you will be more than happy to find on your shelves in a few years!
