Phil Stiles aka SonicAbuse
Writer
Phil Stiles is the evil mastermind behind the UK-based website SonicAbuse, as well as the guitarist and singer for UK grunge band Final Coil – a band of awesomely noisy potential. A music…
Hugo da Costa
Writer
Hugo da Costa is a new media and interactive designer turntablist, music lover and beat maker.
Renegade&Hipster
Writer
Renegade&Hipster are the names in front of Olga Belchior and Tiago de Almeida. They met each other in a Notting Hill record shop and since then they’ve been partners in digging sprees and…
Andreas [LUPO] Lubich
Writer
Andreas [LUPO] Lubich is a mastering-engineer and co-owner of Dubplates & Mastering. Under his moniker Loop_O he’s been cutting vinyl-masterlacquer discs since 1999. He answers your technical questions and what you always wanted…
Jairo Cataño aka The Crayon Incident
Writer
The Crayon Incident is the alias of Jairo Cataño, Colombian producer, musician and writer currently residing in Barcelona. Member of the electronic dub-band Territorio Comanche, father of the independent label Cambuche Records and…
Dennis Freischlad
Writer
Dennis Freischlad has lived a greater part of his life isolated with Chimpanzees in the jungles of Kenya, studying ape-behaviour and cataloguing the rhythm of their artistically elaborations. Later he shipped to India,…
Valentino 45
Writer
Valentino 45 Long story short on request at the reception … For articles, A&R, translations, aesthetic consultation, health advice, rare vinyl, promotional stunts, handywork, stage management, event management, mixes, anti-Fascist world views, great…
Bianca Jane
Illustrator/Writer
Bianca Jane is an artist who, when not scrawling in her journal can be found brushing her teeth in the shower, drinking large cups of tea or engaged in stimulating conversations, though not…
Data Rusty
Illustrator
Data Rusty has been long friends with dusty computers, urban sunsets, commercial design and his old piano. After moving to Berlin, he spends the time learning how it feels, smells and tastes to…
Jacopo Severitano
Illustrator
Jacopo Severitano is a young freelance designer from the south of Italy, in love with eggplants and turntables. Jacopo’s portfolio on Behance. Jacopo’s latest illustrations appear in the following articles:
Gunter Rubin
Illustrator
Born in ’68, I have the worst record collection here :) I’m into to easy-listening, soul and country… really everything except manufactured pop. I buy my records according to cover or weight, from…
François Lehérissier
Illustrator
François Lehérissier is a graphic designer and letterpress printer from Lyon, France. As an illustrator he particularly likes doing collages to produce playful and concrete objects.













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