The Vinyl-Only Sessions #10: Valentino 45 – Funk is on the ONE
Sessions #10 | Valentino 45 Funk is on the ONE This mix is all about a big musical concept called “The One”. “Everything’s gotta be on the one” or “keep it on the one” is a way of saying “this shit better be tight”. In terms of the band, it meant the solid foundation, based...
The Vinyl-Only Sessions #08: Red Robin
Sessions #08 | Red Robin – Expect the unexpected… For our eighth instalment of our vinyl only sessions, our old friend Red Robin takes out some of the very special and precious records that have accompanied him all along his musical career. Every single one having a deep and and personal meaning to him. The...
VINYLIZE YOUR IPHONE4 WITH THE GRIFFIN + THIRD MAN RECORDS CASE
This is for all of you who do not want to go anywhere without vinyl records. Third Men Records produced a iPhone 4 / iPhone 4S case for every vinyl lover. The cases are cut out of a special 7″ vinyl record pressed at United Records Pressing in Nashville.
The Vinyl-Only Sessions #07: Monkey Safari
Sessions #07 | Monkey Safari – Story of Haensel Y Crates With session number seven we made a one-time-only exception and uploaded this one from Monkey Safari from Halle, Germany well aware that it was not “Vinyl-Only”. However, this duo of relative newcomers remain shrouded in mystery and agreed to take us deeper and deeper...
J Dilla’s Life in Los Angeles
This Stussy-produced documentary chronicles the life of the late great J Dilla in Los Angeles and his involvement with the Stones Throw camp. Peanut Butter Wolf, J. Rocc, Frank Nitty and others reminisce about the early Jay Dee beat tapes, his collaboration with Madlib and Dilla Dawg’s groundbreaking production technique. via J Dilla Documentary by...
SHORT DOCUMENTARY | THE LAND WHERE THE BLUES BEGAN
A self-described “song-hunter,” the folklorist Alan Lomax traveled the Mississippi Delta in the 1930s and 40s, sometimes in the company of black folklorists like John W. Work III, armed with primitive recording equipment and a keen love of the Delta’s music heritage. Crisscrossing the towns and hamlets where the blues began, Lomax gave voice to...
Messenger Bag For Vinyl
Soundscreen Design have come up with a bag that specifically designed to store your vinyl in a safe and secure way. The SSD Messenger bag comes in black and can hold up to 7-10 records at once. It is also UV and water resistant, which makes this bag perfect for concerts, festivals, yard sales, and...
The Vinyl-Only Sessions #06: Slobodan AKA DJ Brka
Session #06: Slobodan AKA DJ Brka takes us deep into the World of the Cosmic Balkan Approach of the 1970tes. Session #06: Slobodan AKA DJ Brka -The Balkans Approach Mix From some new wave, synth tunes like Bastion which was the first band of almighty Macedonian Kirli Dzaikovski. Produced by legendary Suba (Rex Illusivii) over...
Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album
This is the definitive overview of the artwork of the seminal Manchester based Factory label, covering its iconic record sleeves, posters, ephemera, venues and packaging. After a foreword by the late founder of Factory, Tony Wilson, an introductory essay discusses the label’s role in bringing design to the mainstream. Thereafter the book is organized as...
The Vinyl-Only Sessions #05: DJ Dan Cortez
Session #05: DJ Dan Cortez takes us into the straight-edged-deep-tripping minimalistic Berghain/Ostgut Sound he is known for with this exclusive selection for the iCrates Vinyl Only Sessions. DJ Dan Cortez (Confidential Records/Underground Revolution) is one of the best underground techno DJ’s, counts as one of the most legendary artists & belongs to the most talented...
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 system for his undies, but not for his thousands of records? – This man knows his records better than what goes to...
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Anton Spice is a journalist and music lover from London, now making his way in Berlin.
