Music reviews you can see—very graphic and cheeky. Artist, designer, dj, FADER and NY Times contributor Andrew Kuo has a keen sense of visualizing music and emotions. Check out more at his blog.
In the 1981 film “Diva,” protagonist Jules makes a bootleg recording of his favorite opera singer. His kit of choice is the portable Nagra IV-S, which some say is still the best 2-channel analog tape recorder ever made. Illustration by Yukio Miyamoto.
Blue Note Records has quite an amazing back catalog. Not just musically, but also graphically—a large part due to designer Reid Miles and founder/photographer Francis Wolff. Director Bante recreated and animated classic Blue Note album covers. via Font Feed and Retinart
Of course Incase would apply their design aesthetic to a dj booth—it goes in line with their brand philosophy “a better experience through good design.” This one-off piece can be found in their San Francisco design studio along with other custom furniture all throughout save for the classic Vitsœ shelving by Dieter Rams.
Trailer for documentary film “To Have & To Hold” by Jony Lyle which digs deep into vinyl collecting. Serious love for records on display! Keep track of the film’s progress on its Facebook page. via Grain Edit
Breakbeat duo Hifana gets heads nodding by toe tapping some Ableton Live-connected shoes in a Nike campaign by W+K Tokyo. Software and sound programming by artist, coder, hacker, sound designer, DJ, VJ Daito Manabe. via Create Digital Music
