Plutonic Rainbows

Bochum Welt - JIL SANDER

Beautiful new EP that forms a collaboration with fashion house Jil Sander, guided by the creative direction of Simone Bellotti. The album weaves minimalist electronic landscapes with analog warmth, uniting meticulous sound design and a fashion-forward sensibility.

The project is a collaborative EP between Jil Sander and Italian electronic producer Bochum Welt that doubles as Simone Bellotti’s opening statement as the house’s new creative director. Titled JS EP, it was conceived in Hamburg — Jil Sander’s birthplace — and introduced mid-July 2025 with the 'Wanderlust' video, ahead of a boutique/online vinyl release (two cover variants) and wider streaming rollout. Across seven tracks — the record blends ambient/IDM textures and analog warmth with meticulous, minimalist sound design, mirroring the brand’s rigor-meets-emotion aesthetic and signaling Bellotti’s long-term plan to make sound a defining element of the Jil Sander identity.

Blog Update 2

I have completed the first major phase of refactoring my python blog generator, transforming it from a 798-line monolithic script into a modern, modular, and fully backward-compatible system. I introduced clear domain models (Post, Site, Page), a dedicated service layer, repository abstractions, and a Pydantic-validated configuration system, backed by 53 passing unit tests. The build process is now faster, with smart filtering and optimized I/O, while the new CLI offers rich options, structured logging, and robust error handling. This layered architecture, built on solid principles, dramatically improves maintainability, testability, and extensibility, enabling easier feature development, better debugging, and team scalability — without disrupting the existing workflow.

Progress

Making progress with refactoring the blog.

Found a lovely picture of Gail Elliott for Escada, 1989.