Jutojo

Fans of Sonar Kollektiv are probably familiar with the work of this Berlin based trio, as they are responsible for many of the label’s artworks. Here’s a little showcase of Jutojo‘s work, accompanied by an interview.

Interview with Dza

In this interview, Moscow’s Dza talks about growing up in Russia, his musical influences and forthcoming releases.

Some Record Covers… part 2

For the second part of favourite record covers, I asked Dynooo and Nitzan for their choices.

Some Record Covers… part 1

Here you can see some of my favourite record covers from this years, including designs from GiveUpArt, The Designers Republic and Optigram.

Mat Design

If you have been buying records in the golden era of broken beat, chances are you came across the work of Bologna’s Mat Design. Here is a showcase enclosed by an interview with the man.

Interview with Ka§par

Following the all new podcast, Lisbon-based Ka§par and I had a chat about his musical roots, influences and his own production. You also get to listen to some of his tracks and some more of his regular mixtapes.

RE:09 Black Dynamite

While 2009 was a flourishing year for new and exciting music, it didn’t look so good for movies. For music fans though, there were a few cinematic highlights I want to mention.

RE:09 The Domu Good-bye

Today, I’m sharing my little Domu story with you, which I intended to write ever since he decided to call it a day. It’s the first part of my RE:09 series, in which I a look back at 2009.

Beats & Faces

It was through Dorian Concept’s MySpace page, that I first stumbled, completely unaware, across Alice Dufay‘s work. Soon after we got together for a little interview.

Interview with Swede:art

Following yesterday’s podcast, I was having a chat with Swede:art to give him a proper introduction to those that don’t know him.

Jazz & Skateboards

You might remember these beautiful Miles Davis Skateboards, today I present to you an interview with the artist Ian Johnson and a selection of his work.

In Conversation with Amalia

Earlier this year, I was speaking with singer Amalia Townsend about her new home, future releases and live-shows. What took me so long to write it down?

A Shirt and its Designer

Unless you follow me on Twitter, you most likely don’t know about the t-shirts yet! The idea was simply to offer some shirts for fans of this blog. Brazilian designer Rubens was so kind to do a design for the shirt, so I wanted to feature his work on this site.

Machine, the Design of Kindred Spirits

Dutch label Kindred Spirits has been among my favourite labels ever since the first Rednose Disktrikt longplayer came out. It’s not only their versatile catalogue making them special, but also the beautiful artwork that comes with each…

Focus on Dorian Concept

The debut album When Planets Explode from Dorian Concept is set for release next week In fact Rush Hour has it on stock already! A lot has been written about the young Austrian producer, for…

Interview with Dorian Concept

Today, I had the pleasure to talk with Dorian Concept, a young talent from Austria who gained a lot of attention last year. Since his download-only Seek When Is Her from 2006, he added

So I asked around, part 2

Instead of following the usual Best-of talk at the end of each year, I sent some questions to some of the musicians I like. In the second part of my survey, I asked about the expectations for the new year.

So I asked around, part 1

Instead of following the usual Best-of talk at the end of each year, I sent some questions to some of the musicians I like. Here’s the first part, looking back at 2008.

Only the Best!

Like every year at this time, the world feels the need to choose the best of the year. Time magazine has probably the longest tradition in contributing to this: The Person of the Year. Since 1927 (then…