The Colour Three Promo by J3Concepts

Jared Nickerson aka J3concepts, has recently updated his portfolio. Check out all his incredible illustrations and believe me or not, he only uses a mouse and … these weird ideas flying around somewhere in his head. Also check out this very cool interview on LaFraise.com.

Jthreeconcepts.com

Maximilian Olowinsky and Ralf Birkel, together they are Saint Pauli, two brilliant guys from Hamburg recently remixed 5-Vice from the Danish band The Floor Is Made Of Lava. It’s also been released vinyl and digital in february on Tabu Records. Since their great remixes for Malente and their appearance on the Light Sound Dance Compilation (GANG BANG DJS) on Modular Records they’ve reached pretty high on the European music blog mountain. And they’re still climbing! Keep an eye on these guys, they might find out how to fly soon.

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The Floor Is Made Of Lava – 5 Vice (Saint Pauli Remix)   (alt link)

Some days ago Q.G. added me on myspace. This fresh talent has a very catchy sound. He’s been around as a DJ for quite some time now, but he’s just producing since ’05! Already stoked up with a label he is ready to tell the world about his music. Keep ur eyes open people, he’s doing an European tour in november, including a performance in Belgium! He gave me 2 remixed tracks, one from Hushpuppies and one from The Famous Munchies. Both equal blasting like a bomb! Last but not least he gave me a little mixtape too.

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Hushpuppies – Bad Taste And Gold On The Doors (Q.G. remix)

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The Famous Munchies – The Fucking Machine (Q.G. remix)

Q.G. – minimixtape january ’08

Playlist:
1. mekon feat roxanne shante – yes yes all (duke dumont remix)
2. crookers 6 big money comin
3. acid jacks – awake since 78 (mstrkrft remix)
4. donovan -yo
5. boys noize – don’t believe a hype (remix)
6. justice – d.a.n.c.e (les rythmes digitales remix)
7. the bloody beetroots – detroit
8. blende – get lost (boogieboys remix)
9. d.i.m – is you (les petits pilous remix)

Edwin Servaas, the dutch artist from Amsterdam, has recently updated his portfolio with a report section. Reports that he has written over the years in Uni, they are all on the subject of marketing & communications. Apart from that he just has got a portfolio you must have seen. I love the way he integrates his grunge style artwork in professional printjobs and of course in his personal experiments.

EdwinServaas.com

Moulinex vs Cut Copy … do I have to write anything more? I’m not suprised that you’ve probably already found this track on several other music blogs. I’ve played it like a 100 times since DiscoDust dropped that tune. Even though this remix didn’t make it to the final release “In Ghost Colours” which might become the album of the year … This remix rocks and everybody loves it. Enough writing, enough reading for you guys. I’m out of inspiration anyway. Just check out this incredible mix of two very special sounds. I’m in love!

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Cut Copy – Lights & Music (Moulinex Remix)

So I went to a party Blast Your Ghetto the 25th of january. Andy (D.I.M.) was performing his first live act in Belgium. I’m proud to say that Phase02 had an exclusive interview with him. Also I want to welcome Nicolas a.k.a. Fierce. He helped me with putting this interview into text and he has a great interest in music as well, so he joined us.

Phase02: when did you start producing?
D.I.M.: Pretty early.. It depends on how you want to judge it. My father was a musician, he also worked with computers and machines. My first machine was the Linndrum and that was by the age of 14 so then I started to get into it. But professionally, so I can really live from it, it started around the age of 21. My music career didn’t really start with producing. I started more as a sound engineer and had my own studio. It wasn’t because I wanted to, but because I had to, I had to make money, and it’s not so easy to make money out of producing.

Phase02: Did you start with the same rough hardcore electro sound like u produce now?
D.I.M.: No. not at all. Around the age 20 I did a lot of hip hop stuff. I had a project going on with Alex (Boys Noize), who is one of my closest friends, which called Kid Alex. He was 16 at that time and we did this project where Alex was singing. We had a club hit called ‘Young Love’ and all of the sudden we had a major record deal. So Kid Alex was a lot different from what I produce now. It was more clean hip hop/ electro stuff. A while after that, Alex created the Boys Noize label, and we kind of split up, because we didn’t know who was doing what. Alex went on with the Boys Noize label and I started to think what I could do. That’s why I created D.I.M. around 2004, and that’s when I started to make this hardcore electro sound.

Phase02: At the moment you are again working together with Alex from Boys Noize. The co-operation is called Puzique. Could you tell us something about it?
D.I.M.: Puzique is just the same thing as Kid Alex basically, but then ten years later. He is now living in Berlin and I still live in Hamburg, so we meet up in the studio once in a while and we produce some Puzique stuff. It’s a new fresh name where we can do what we want. It’s not like Boys Noize sound or D.I.M. sound, it’s just the Puzique sound. We just say f*ck off and do what we want, like we did with Kid Alex. It’s really fun.

Phase02: Do u have other side projects going on?
D.I.M.: No, not anymore. D.I.M. is very time consuming so I don’t have time for other projects. I’ve been making so many remixes and for the moment I’m travelling to perform live. The whole year is almost planned so I don’t have much spare time left.

Phase02: Did you like performing in Belgium for the first time?
D.I.M.: Yes, it was amazing. It’s an amazing club and all the people are giving it. No one was just sitting or standing around, the club was really moving!

Phase02: What DJ’s/producers do you like?
D.I.M.: Well I don’t know too many good DJs. I would have to say Alex. I don’t know how he does it, but he’s amazing. It’s weird, we play the same tracks, but he just adds something magical about it. Secondly I would say Justice, as a DJ’s show.

Phase02: What kind of music do you like off the stage?
D.I.M.: Motown! A lot of Motown stuff. I do like Marvin Gaye a lot. But basically I like all music that has been made with the heart and the soul. You have to feel and hear that the music is made with passion.

Phase02: As a final question, what is your favorite remix?
D.I.M.: I’m really proud of the Junkie XL one. The track called My People from The Presets is also a track that I am proud of. And of course Jape because the rhythm, the lyrics, the guy… They’re all amazing!

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Jape – Floating (D.I.M. Remix)

Yay! I finished my exames yesterday. I’m feeling so goooood!!! And tonight all the clubs in Antwerp will know that to. I’ve selected some new Bouncy Tunes to get in the mood but most importantly to practice my crazy dance moves for tonight. Enjoy these tracks! Dmitry Fyodorov got me moving already! Yea I’d never heard of him either … and he’s the new star, shining brightly in the funky colored sky of Adrian records.

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Dmitry Fyodorov – 1b-1

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Janet jackson – Feedback (Jeremy Word Remix)

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Tommy Trash – Slide (Sta remix)

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Das Pop – Fool For Lve (Gaetan remix)

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Kylie Mingue – In My Arms (Spitzer Remix)

BPM.FM
I almost forgot to tell this, Mathieu and I are going to stream a 1 hour mix session at BPM.fm and it’s going to be streamed two times a month. This evening 12:00PM EST or 6:00PM our time (GMT+1). Check it out.