I first stumbled upon the music of London underground house mainstay Mr. G in 2000, off a progressive house compilation I bought in Baltimore called Duty Free 2. This was my introduction to the sound of deep house, and though I wasn’t aware of the distinction at the time, it’s effect lasted long enough to […]
Hello again, readers and listeners. Where have the past couple months gone? Perhaps it’s just best to forget, with the winter refusing to loosen its icy grip on our fair city. Now, we all look forward with even more anticipation to the warmer months, completely forgetting about how unbearable heat can be just as pleasant […]
Shelby White has been one of my favorite creatives and colleagues since we first connected online nearly 5 years ago looking to exchange links for our respective blogrolls. Since that time, both he and I have worked hard to hone our respective skillset, collaborating often, throwing ideas and concepts back and forth, and constantly exchanging […]
Ptaki – Krystyna by The Very Polish Cut Outs Beats in Space has been a constant source of new track discoveries for me for the past few years. For over a decade, Tim Sweeney has been bringing some of the most interesting DJ’s and producers into the studio at WNYU to lay down rare grooves […]
My man Detonate gave me a shout recently and clued me into his latest production work, with King Sterlz. Even though this track goes beyond the normal boundaries of what gets posted up here, I will always support Nate– who introduced me to Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music many, many years back, and with whom […]
I don’t have the discipline to impose a Make Something Cool Everyday mandate on myself, but an endeavor to make something cool as often as I can could be more realistic. Thus, Make Something Cool Today is all about spontaneous exploration of visual creative output in a short time period. The impetus: explore and approach […]
I hope that many of you reader-listener-explorers out there can say you know the name of Theo Parrish. I fear few of us actually boast any of his material in our libraries, and an even smaller proportion who own or have even heard a substantial bit of his discography. I decided to do some deep […]
Massimo Vignelli imparted this wisdom to me a couple years ago while I was working on my NYC Subway Map project at Parsons. I’m not sure if it was imparted unto him at some point too, but it was his rule of thumb for designing the signage for the MTA. It is equally valid and […]
Design and Typography Alex on Nov 08 2012
At one point about a decade ago now, I had just discovered the atmospheric drum n’ bass flavors purveyed by LTJ Bukem, and it was the soundtrack to much of my existence. After years collecting dust on an old external hard drive, I stumbled back across this magnificent mix and have been hooked once again. […]
