The year-end issue showcases musicians & producers steady rocking it in and around the North Sea. Headlining this section is an in-depth exclusive jawn: the only Stateside interview with the brothers that make up Boards of Canada, as they discuss remixing Becks Broken Drum, the state of electronic music today, Stevie Wonder and God.
Representing the Scandinavia lands are articles on Beatfanatic, Raw Fusion Recordings, Annie, Kinny+Horne, and The Five Corners Quintet. Rounding out the North Sea neighbors from the Netherlands are interviews with true-school beatmaker Nicolay of The Foreign Exchange, the slaphappy breakbeat dons known as Kraak&Smaak, and Twilight Circus Dub Sound System's Ryan Moore. Additional features in #09 come from a cross-section of individuals and bands that youll see in no other magazine, with Roy Davis Jr., Blackalicious, Gilles Peterson, mm, and Fat Freddy's Drop.
Find out how the cogwheels turn with a the behind-the-scene peek from label greats Warp, 18th St. Lounge, and Stones Throw; and learn how Prefuse 73, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and Mr. Scruff manage to keep on top of their daily operations. Hear and see the story of Writerz Blok, San Diego's graffiti stomping grounds, Brooklyns Baile-wood breaks party known as Favela Clash, and the mastermind behind !k7s legendary DJ Kicks series. Plus more reviews, more rewiiiinds, more thrash bands, more graphic design spreads and more Rocc Lobstah sightings. Cheeky.
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