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, it’s…
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 mix of cassette music from…
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…
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 of Console and Acid Pauli….
Red Robin: The Vinyl Harem
Famous Bar 25-DJ Red Robin talks to iCrates about DJing, his special mixing technique and why vinyl records are like women…
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,…
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…
Shantel: Anarchy, Romance and the “Rebirth of the Uncool”
Shantel is quite simply one of the biggest names on the “Balkan pop” scene, but he doesn’t like to be classified as such. Although he already had a number of releases under his…
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…
33 RPM RECORDS BERLIN
Friendly record store owners tend to be a gem in the crates. With Adem from 33rpm records store in Berlin, Germany you’ve found at least a shiny baldhead. Who else runs an archive…
