On life, art, the W Hotel in Hong Kong, living in Berlin, PAN, field recordings, farming and making life beautiful. For someone with a day job in events, the last few months haven’t been particularly easy. That said, for Flora Yin-Wong — a DJ/producer and multi-disciplinarian, inspired as much by the world around her asContinue reading “Flora Yin-Wong”
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— Joker II —
Part Two of a special two-part interview with Joker — Retracing his career from 2008 onwards, here he is on DMZ’s 4th birthday, collaborating over AIM, the origins of Purple, getting his first passport and writing his debut album. “Even going back to the last interview, I’ve missed quite a lot in general”, says JokerContinue reading “— Joker II —”
— Joker —
Part One of a special two-part interview with Joker — Here he is on growing up in Bristol, Kold Hearted Krew, decks, keyboards, Rooted Records, Fruity Loops and Skepta’s ‘D.T.I.’ When our FaceTime chat window opens up on Friday night, Joker sat comfortably in his home studio, walls adorned with hardware and equipment on differentContinue reading “— Joker —”
— GRIME & DUBSTEP MONTHLY ™ —
A temporary home for monthly Mixmag Grime & Dubstep reviews while the magazine remains out of print — here are June’s picks. Album of the Month: Various – ‘Pearly Whites Vol.4’ (Pearly Whites) Expertly curated new-gen sounds from one of Bristol’s true stalwarts Highlights 1. Lemzly Dale – ‘More Life’ 2. Bengal Sound – ‘BoyContinue reading “— GRIME & DUBSTEP MONTHLY ™ —”
— DJ Oblig —
On grime, drill, living in New York, block parties in Rio de Janeiro, touring with Ocean Wisdom and joining the dots between people, sounds and scenes. DJ Oblig is a fixer, a connector, a joiner of dots. Born in New York but raised in Ealing, West London, he’s been omnipresent in grime for the lastContinue reading “— DJ Oblig —”
Lavinya Stennett
On books, music, South London, learning Swahili at SOAS, studying Māori & Indigenous Land Law at the University Of Waikato, racism and the importance of The Black Curriculum. George Orwell once wrote, “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” While events of the lastContinue reading “Lavinya Stennett”
— Mr. Mitch —
On writing albums, vulnerability as strength, Gobstopper Records, legacy, fatherhood and the power of black music. “I think you were my first ever interview”, says Mr. Mitch leaning back a little, “I just used to hate doing phone calls, that was the thing.” Our first interview was back in 2011, around the time Mr. MitchContinue reading “— Mr. Mitch —”
— Capo Lee —
On free-styling, belt-drive decks, using his lunch money to buy records, working with Chelsea FC and always trying to help people. It’s Saturday evening when Capo Lee takes my FaceTime call, clutching a mug of peppermint tea. He’s speaking to me from home in North London, the hazy evening sunlight filtering in through some blindsContinue reading “— Capo Lee —”
— Vicky Grout —
On Kingston, grime, shooting under pressure, building relationships, working with brands and the importance of taking time out. Chances are, if you’ve paid any sort of attention to music photography over the last five years, you’ll have caught one of Vicky Grout’s images. She’s arguably one of the the UK’s most prolific and in-demand youngContinue reading “— Vicky Grout —”
— GRIME & DUBSTEP MONTHLY ™ —
A temporary home for monthly Mixmag Grime & Dubstep reviews while the magazine remains out of print — here are May’s picks. Album of the Month: Footsie – ‘No Favours’ (Studio 55) A proper general Highlights 1. Pattern & Program 2. Under Water ft. J Appiah 3. Pepper Stew ft. JME Everyone wants Footsie toContinue reading “— GRIME & DUBSTEP MONTHLY ™ —”
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