You may not have heard of Optigram before, but if you’ve been paying attention to the finer side of electronic music for a while, then you’ll definitely recognise his work. Creating covers for several labels and brands including the likes of Hyperdub, Warp, Planet Mu & Red Bull Music Academy, his artwork has graced the covers of some of the most elegant releases of the past half decade. Often recurring to sophisticated geometric and repetitive patterns, Optigram’s artwork reflects the same experimental analogue niche sprouting from these labels. Haven been responsible for Ikonika’s iconic cover, and DVA’s brilliant new ‘Pretty Ugly’ LP cover, Optigram is proving to be one of the influential designers within the electronic music scene. [Read more →]
Interview: Bok Bok talks Night Slugs
11.09.11
When it comes to talent, Bok Bok aka Alex Sushon, posses a lot more of it than any other of his contemporaries. He has carved himself an instantly recognisable sound as a producer, runs a record label that has become a camp well known for fresh and trendsetting sounds, posses a unique style and skill in areas of graphic design and has been gracing the airwaves and clubs with his phenomenal mixing for years. [Read more →]
Interview: Shaun Bloodworth Photography
23.08.11
Shaun Bloodworth is an essential cog in the ever forward-moving wheel of the Bass community, gaining much respect without ever touching a musical tool in doing so. It was Shaun’s ability to take a single frame and capture some of the most important moments that surrounded the early years of the scene that began to gain his recognition. [Read more →]
Street Art: Malarky Interview
29.05.11
With the ever growing popularity of street art, it’s understandable why many people feel it’s becoming a saturated scene. These days anyone can make print offs, paste them up and call themselves a street artist. Now, Malarky is an artist who brings a fresh approach to street art. Originally from South London, these days, Malarky jumps between London and Barcelona brightening up the streets with his vibrant neon colour illustrations bringing a clear Europeon influence to his work; from his choice in colour palette, to choice of canvas’s. [Read more →]
Kosy the Crackhead Interview
11.04.11
kosy the crackhead is a street artist based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. You can find his doodled characters loitering on lamposts, chilling on electricity boxes and walking on walls in towns and cities across europe. They can be seen everywhere from the eiffel tower to the blackpool tower with leeds being their home turf where they congregate in mass. Trust me, if you’ve wandered round Leeds recently you’ll know exactly what I mean. Kosy’s not about political art, his main aim is to simply populate every country with mood brightening little fellas to make your walk home with the shopping a little bit more pleasureable, and it’s working. We caught a few words with Kosy himself, check it out below. [Read more →]
Dan Hillier Illustration Interview
30.03.11
Dan Hillier has become well-known for black line engravings, combining Victorian sensibilities with a fascination for animal attributes to create fantastically surreal imagery. I have been a fan of Dan Hillier’s work ever since I stumbled across it on google searching for images of Victorian engravings a few years ago. Back then Dan was still establishing himself as an artist in London but now 3 years on Hillier’s illustrations have been featured in the magazine Dazed and Confused, arts journal Phoebe aswell as the Losers – Flush feat. Riz MC and Envy official video. [Read more →]
Konx Om Pax Interview
18.02.11
Konx-om-Pax is 24 year old Glasgow based Director/Animator/Sound Designer Tom Scholefield. In recent years worked with Warp Records, Universal Everything and Optimo Espacio. Konx-Om-Pax is one of those enviably hyper-active characters, equally adept at creating dazzling artwork for sleeves like Oneohtrix Point Never’s ‘Rifts’ comp and a number of Rustie releases, as well as art direction for videos from Jamie Lidell and Hudson Mohawke, collaborations with Mogwai and even a series of seriously heavyweight mixtapes. We got the chance to ask the man a few questions about his work.
