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  •   Event:  Robert Del Naja aka 3D – Fire Sale Dates:   24 May 2013 - 20 Jun 2013  (Private View 23rd May) Times:  Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 7pm Venue:...0May 21, 2013

    Event: Fire Sale – 3D (Robert Del Naja)

      Event:  Robert Del Naja aka 3D – Fire Sale Dates:   24 May 2013 - 20 Jun 2013  (Private View 23rd May) Times:  Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 7pm Venue:…

  • Todd McLellan likes to mess with things. He likes nothing better than to get a big fat screwdriver and make something that was once complete and powerful into a naked and shameful puddle of it's own parts. I like him for that.0May 21, 2013

    Discover: Todd McLellan – Disassembly

    Todd McLellan likes to mess with things. He likes nothing better than to get a big fat screwdriver and make something that was once complete and powerful into a naked and shameful puddle of it’s own parts. I like him for that.

  • This unreleased track from Kieran Hebden was originally made way back when his third LP ‘Rounds’ was released, but due to an un-cleared Tori Amos sample this version was left...0May 21, 2013

    MP3 Takeaway: Four Tet – Unspoken (Unreleased Version)

    This unreleased track from Kieran Hebden was originally made way back when his third LP ‘Rounds’ was released, but due to an un-cleared Tori Amos sample this version was left…

  • What a golden summer it was. 1996 and the sound of drum and bass was kicking out from streets and clubs all over the place, including Nation in Liverpool, home...0April 26, 2013

    MP3 Breakaway: LTJ Bukem@Cream BBC1 Essential Mix 25.08.1996

    What a golden summer it was. 1996 and the sound of drum and bass was kicking out from streets and clubs all over the place, including Nation in Liverpool, home…

  •   One of the most influential artists and designers within the music scene Storm Thorgerson passed away after a battle with illness. In his 40 year design career he created...0April 19, 2013

    ReDiscover: Storm Thorgerson

      One of the most influential artists and designers within the music scene Storm Thorgerson passed away after a battle with illness. In his 40 year design career he created…

  • With the sad passing of legendary Hipgnosis designer Storm Thorgerson, we can use this moment to take stock of design’s broader health within the music industry. Music and art go...0April 19, 2013

    Design in the Music Industry

    With the sad passing of legendary Hipgnosis designer Storm Thorgerson, we can use this moment to take stock of design’s broader health within the music industry. Music and art go…

  • Wow, these works jump right out. They’re 2D works just painted in a 3D effect by Peeta, a painter, sculptor, graphic designer & graffiti artist who hails from Venice, Italy....0April 15, 2013

    Discover: Peeta

    Wow, these works jump right out. They’re 2D works just painted in a 3D effect by Peeta, a painter, sculptor, graphic designer & graffiti artist who hails from Venice, Italy….

  • Karl Hyde is a delightful man. He brings light in. As a dedicated follower of the electronic group Underworld for 20 years now, I’ve come to love the cheeky, wistful,...0April 5, 2013

    Discover: Karl Hyde

    Karl Hyde is a delightful man. He brings light in. As a dedicated follower of the electronic group Underworld for 20 years now, I’ve come to love the cheeky, wistful,…

  • Path of Souls Mix Collection Part 8 Arcadia The journey continues into Arcadia; said to be man’s rustic paradise on Earth, an otherworldly garden of exotic plants, architecture and symbolic...0February 26, 2013

    Path of Souls Mix Collection Part 8 Arcadia The journey continues into Arcadia; said to be man’s rustic paradise on Earth, an otherworldly garden of exotic plants, architecture and symbolic…

  • It’s been a busy year for me what with projects, clients, awards and family to contend with, so here we are one year on and with a sea change in...0October 19, 2012

    Music Design Gallery

    It’s been a busy year for me what with projects, clients, awards and family to contend with, so here we are one year on and with a sea change in…

  • Art? Check Time-Lapse Photography? Check Play on light? Check Nature? Check Dereliction? Check Atmosphere? Check Weird Sounds? Check NASA? Check So really I was always going to be drawn to...0October 18, 2012

    Discover : Jeff Frost

    Art? Check Time-Lapse Photography? Check Play on light? Check Nature? Check Dereliction? Check Atmosphere? Check Weird Sounds? Check NASA? Check So really I was always going to be drawn to…

  • A new twist on the MP3 Takeaway, grab a monthly slice of drum & bass action from the hottest up and coming DJs courtesy of LTJ Bukem and his FABRICLIVE...0September 10, 2012

    MP3 Breakaway : Calculon (FABRICLIVE x Bukem In Session Mix)

    A new twist on the MP3 Takeaway, grab a monthly slice of drum & bass action from the hottest up and coming DJs courtesy of LTJ Bukem and his FABRICLIVE…

  • 0September 4, 2012

    The Lumen Prize 2012

  • Kanye’s Controversial Album Cover Design It wouldn’t feel like a Kayne West album if there wasn’t some sort of controversy attached to it, and true to form, the design for...0September 3, 2012

    Hip Hop Album Art Gets a Facelift (and a Boobjob)

    Kanye’s Controversial Album Cover Design It wouldn’t feel like a Kayne West album if there wasn’t some sort of controversy attached to it, and true to form, the design for…

  •     This year I had the chance to present an idea for a tourism mobile app service, as a finalist in the Banbury Innovation Awards. Now in it’s sixth...0June 2, 2012

    Tourismo – A 21st Century window into the past present and future

        This year I had the chance to present an idea for a tourism mobile app service, as a finalist in the Banbury Innovation Awards. Now in it’s sixth…

  • …and so to October’s round up of design in the world of music. There’s new material from Bjork and her interactive app based album Biophilia, likewise a single from Gruff...0October 28, 2011

    Music Design Gallery – October 11

    …and so to October’s round up of design in the world of music. There’s new material from Bjork and her interactive app based album Biophilia, likewise a single from Gruff…

  • “BOXPARK™ is not some run-of-the-mall shopping centre. It’s a living, fertile community of brands packed with talent, innovation and attitude that puts creativity and fashion back where they belong: on...0October 12, 2011

    Discover: Boxpark

    “BOXPARK™ is not some run-of-the-mall shopping centre. It’s a living, fertile community of brands packed with talent, innovation and attitude that puts creativity and fashion back where they belong: on…

  •   “Street beat, psych pop” That’s how the Phantogram duo of Josh Carter (vocals, guitars) and Sarah Barthel (vocals, keyboards), describe their music which sits somewhere between the breathy sassy...0October 11, 2011

    MP3 Takeaway: Phantogram – Don’t Move

      “Street beat, psych pop” That’s how the Phantogram duo of Josh Carter (vocals, guitars) and Sarah Barthel (vocals, keyboards), describe their music which sits somewhere between the breathy sassy…

  • Some of the best designs for music releases over the past month from the likes of The Orb, The Cinematic Orchestra, Coldplay and Ladytron. Google+0September 26, 2011

    Music Design Gallery – September 2011

    Some of the best designs for music releases over the past month from the likes of The Orb, The Cinematic Orchestra, Coldplay and Ladytron. Google+

  • Everyone knows the iconic colourful and in-your-face artwork for The Sex Pistol’s ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’ album. A spanking neon block with cut & paste text that went on to...0July 7, 2011

    Events: Jamie Reid – ‘The Ragged Kingdom’. Legendary punk artist sets up camp.

    Everyone knows the iconic colourful and in-your-face artwork for The Sex Pistol’s ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’ album. A spanking neon block with cut & paste text that went on to…

  • An epic lo-fi track from rising star Zola Jesus. Atmospheric, haunting and adventurous, Vessel starts sparse; a piano with zipping electronic precussion -that instantly reminded me of Massive Attack’s ‘Teardrop’-...0July 2, 2011

    MP3 Takeaway: Zola Jesus – Vessel

    An epic lo-fi track from rising star Zola Jesus. Atmospheric, haunting and adventurous, Vessel starts sparse; a piano with zipping electronic precussion -that instantly reminded me of Massive Attack’s ‘Teardrop’-…

  • Class Actress is sultry Brooklynite Elizabeth Harper with Scott Rosenthal and Mark Richardson, who bring you melancholic electro numbers that lodge in your mind. The songs are an indulgent return...0June 30, 2011

    MP3 Takeaway: Class Actress – Keep You

    Class Actress is sultry Brooklynite Elizabeth Harper with Scott Rosenthal and Mark Richardson, who bring you melancholic electro numbers that lodge in your mind. The songs are an indulgent return…

  • Here are some more quirky music designs for albums and singles released throughout June, featuring some crazily illustrated mindscapes, excellent cut & paste jobs and some atmospheric wilderness photography. <<...0June 29, 2011

    Music Design Gallery – July 2011

    Here are some more quirky music designs for albums and singles released throughout June, featuring some crazily illustrated mindscapes, excellent cut & paste jobs and some atmospheric wilderness photography. <<…

  • There are limited instances in musical history, where a small snippet of sound has influenced a whole new genre of music. Roll on back to 1969 and place yourself in...0June 24, 2011

    Retro Corner: ‘The Amen Break’ – 6 seconds that changed music

    There are limited instances in musical history, where a small snippet of sound has influenced a whole new genre of music. Roll on back to 1969 and place yourself in…

  • Sascha Ring is the Berliner behind Apparat, creating amazing electronic sounds for both the dancefloor and the head. Apparat has quickly become one of my favourite producers as he blends...2June 23, 2011

    MP3 Takeaway: Apparat – Black Water

    Sascha Ring is the Berliner behind Apparat, creating amazing electronic sounds for both the dancefloor and the head. Apparat has quickly become one of my favourite producers as he blends…

  • What women would do for handbags… But what would women do for rucksacks? Those crusty and more often than not smelly articles of backwear, that conjour up long wet walks...0June 22, 2011

    Discover: ‘RUXX’ Designer British Handbags & Rucksacks

    What women would do for handbags… But what would women do for rucksacks? Those crusty and more often than not smelly articles of backwear, that conjour up long wet walks…

  • This track is a bassy little bubbler taking cues from the likes of dubstep pioneer Burial, atmospheric vocals mixed with R&B licks and a nice rolling percussive backing. Deep yet...0June 9, 2011

    MP3 Takeaway: Machinedrum – TMPL

    This track is a bassy little bubbler taking cues from the likes of dubstep pioneer Burial, atmospheric vocals mixed with R&B licks and a nice rolling percussive backing. Deep yet…

  • So the process has begun. Away from all the behind-the-scenes preparations and frantic building of stadia, the scene is set for the public to get involved in the UK’s first...0June 9, 2011

    London 2012 Olympic Torch Design

    So the process has begun. Away from all the behind-the-scenes preparations and frantic building of stadia, the scene is set for the public to get involved in the UK’s first…

  • This is simply massive. “Extraordinary” – John Digweed (DJ), “Effortlessly flowing” – Chris Fortier (DJ), “There hasn’t been a mix so game changing since Danger Mouse’s ‘Grey Album’ or Sasha’s...0June 4, 2011

    MP3 Takeaway Extra: Royal Sapien – ‘Stacked’ 1hr mix

    This is simply massive. “Extraordinary” – John Digweed (DJ), “Effortlessly flowing” – Chris Fortier (DJ), “There hasn’t been a mix so game changing since Danger Mouse’s ‘Grey Album’ or Sasha’s…

  • Ahh it’s great to have them back. GusGus are the original progenators of the now burgeoning Scandinavian indie/dance/pop scene, so I look forward with grinning anticipation to their new album...0June 3, 2011

    MP3 Takeaway: GusGus – Over

    Ahh it’s great to have them back. GusGus are the original progenators of the now burgeoning Scandinavian indie/dance/pop scene, so I look forward with grinning anticipation to their new album…

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