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…
Aussie Hip Hop – The Next Generation with The Tongue
Australia is a country which isn’t usually associated with hip hop, but with the growing popularity of a diverse range of artists out there, ‘Aussie Hip Hop’ is on its way to becoming…
Big Hass and Re-Volt Radio: Bringing Hip Hop to Saudia Arabia
Big Hass is a radio DJ from Saudi Arabia with a love for hip hop so big that he defied the his country’s norms by broadcasting his beats. iCrates was lucky enough to…
Interview: Jean-Jacques Perrey – The Elephant Never Forgets
Well-known as one of the earliest pioneers of electronic music, Jean-Jacques Perrey has always believed in space as a perfect companion for his work. The friendly and inspiring 82-year-old Frenchman also invented a…
The History of the Synthesizer featuring Roger O’Donnell
When Joe Meek recorded the 1962 hit, “Telstar” with his band The Tornados, he used the distorted tape recording of a toilet flushing in his house to recreate what he believed to be…
Interview: Idris Ackamoor of “The Pyramids”
When a young Idris Ackamoor was given the opportunity to travel to Europe with a saxophone and a tape recorder, there was only one thing he was going to do: form a jazz…
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….
Interview: Beppe Loda and the Birth of Afro-funky
DJ Beppe Loda is one of Italy’s pioneer DJs of the 1970s. His fusion of sounds from German space electronics to African percussion tracks have earned him a reputation that led to the…
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…
Sun Ra: Space is the Place w/ Marshall Allen
Sun Ra was born Herman P. Blount on May 22, 1914, in Birmingham, Alabama, but this is something he categorically denied, even in his later years. To that end, on May 30th 1993…
The Official Digger: Diamond D from Diggin In The Crates Crew
Certified digger checked: Diamond D from Diggin In The Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) is one of the HipHop legends that earned a master in sampling via contributions to the classic Fugees album „The Score“ and House of Pains „Same As It Ever Was“. Being famous for his skills in production and MCing, Diamond D is also a master on the decks. His collection of 45s is rare and awesome. Check what Diamond D told us on it in this iCrates-interview!
Introducing… Lord Mouse: The Ambassador Of Calypso
To get the rarest calypso records in the world, you don’t only have to dig some forgotten crates in some backyard in Trinidad, you’ve even got to go diving in the sea! And…
