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Distortion Records, Amsterdam
Amo Spay, the owner of Distortion Records in Amsterdam is certainly in the right business. A record collector turned retailer, Amo can now not bolster his own collection by importing records for “the...
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Back Beat Records, Amsterdam
Introducing Dick, Ed and Jeanet of Back Beat Records in Amsterdam… a cosy shop with heaps of character and a superb collection of jazz, funk and soul. Their answers may be somewhat enigmatic, but who...
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Red Robin: The Vinyl Harem
A DJ and his vinyl. Red Robin was one of the resident DJs at the world famous Bar 25 in Berlin before the open air club was closed in the summer of 2010. He gained international popularity in the...
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Interview: Martin Gretschmann aka Console
Martin Gretschmann spreads his talent widely. An integral member of groundbreaking German bands The Notwist and 13&God, he also pursues several electronic projects, most notably under the monikers...
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Funk and the Favelas: Talking Baile Funk with DJ Daniel Haaksman
DJ Daniel Haaksman hasn’t looked back on baile funk since his first trip to Brazil in 2004. Grimy, loud and frenetic, it’s a sound that speaks directly from the favelas of Brazil about the plight of...
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Cassette Culture: An Interview with Awesome Tapes from Africa’s Brian Shimkovitz
It has been an exciting year for ethnomusicologist/blogger/label owner Brian Shimkovitz. His blog Awesome Tapes from Africa has spread like wildfire among music enthusiasts intoxicated by the heady...
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Waxwell Records, Amsterdam
Waxwell Records in Amsterdam is one of the most important stops for international DJ’s visiting the city. With an emphasis on original pressings and stocked to the rafters with over 60,000 records,...
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In A Pressing Plant: Vinyl Record Production
iCrates visits Optimal Media’s pressing plant in Röbel, Germany to show you how our beloved plastic platters are produced. The worker puts a lump of vinyl in the pressing machine and positions a...
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Retromania: An interview with Simon Reynolds
Few other writers have shaped contemporary cultural discourse like Simon Reynolds. The music connoisseur and critical theorist has written extensively on virtually every genre imaginable, establishing...
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Interview: DJ Šoko aka Balkan Beats
When Robert Šoko arrived in Berlin over twenty years ago he wasn’t into traditional Balkan music and he didn’t like the city much either. So how did he end up a resident DJ at Berlin’s Lido with one...
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