I was young, my hair was wild and so was my lifestyle. It was when my little DJ career took off, when I was invited to play at open airs like Liquid Time, Nalanda or Indian Spirit. It was an epic festival odyssey. It was reckless party and debauchery. It was 2004… it was my…
Brandalism returns with the largest advertising takeover in world history. Over 2 days teams of guerilla artists emerged from the shadows to takeover 365 corporate advertising spaces in 10 UK cities. The project saw hand-made artworks from 40 international artists installed in public spaces across the UK.
Actually what’s the difference between Jungle and Drum’n’Bass? I had no clue… until I watched this great little documentation about the rise of Jungle music in the UK. Via Dazed.
Deela, also well known as Kabanjak and one half of the Ancient Astronauts, presents his Skullture Mixtape, a bass-heavy, dance floor-orientated take on Latin American music. Starting with traditional Cumbia rhythms, it fades into tropical Juke after a few minutes. And that’s just the beginning of a great stylistic roller coaster ride: Folklore, Bass music,…
The hyperreal paintings of Joel Rae fascinate me for two reasons: On the one hand, looking at them triggers an intense cognitive cocktail of associations and emotions, a state of mind that clearly borders on a psychedelic experience. On the other hand, it’s his deadly precision and craftsmanship that boggles me. All pictures © Joel…
El Remolon delivers the goods. Which is to say: A double strike. First, the Digital Cumbia pioneer drops his fifth album, named Selva. The Argentinian artist delivers his signature mix of traditional Cumbia rhythms, South American folklore, heavyweight bass lines, wobbly quotes from Dubstep, sharp Electro riffs and a fair bit of freestyle Electronica. The…
I love the internet. It is an essential part of my professional life as a journalist and writer, it enables me to work wherever it is available, and it makes my journeys much easier. However, I hate the omnipresence of smart phones. It keeps people away from living in the moment, and it makes people…
Some time ago Guts announced ‘Hip Hop After All’, a new album which the fabulous French beat maker described on his Facebook profile as “the most complete and subtle record“ he completed so far. Now he presents a first tune from this project – and indeed it marks a turning point: Open Wide, title track…
A very likeable character, original Berliner, and one of the greatest Dub Techno talents in Germany: Toby Dreher delivers an extremely smooth blend of deep, hypnotic tunes.
A recent report from the UK shows that 26% of 18-24 year old buy vinyl records, CDs and tapes for the sake of material possession. They do not intend to play these physical formats, but rather listen to digital files of the music. When it comes to a serious music collection, it’s obviously matter that…
21 days, 5800 km, countless impressions – Random photos from an epic road trip through Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales.
And after the next turn of the road… it got even better. Random photos from my recent trip to the south island of New Zealand, one of the most mind-blowing places I have seen.