Sweeping Through Eclectic Styles
Lefto picked up his name back in the days when he was deep into tagging. The word is a mangled version of French for ‘early riser’ – ‘lève tôt’. And while he switched the pen for the stylus at some point, he has kept well ahead of the curve throughout. (more…)
Worldwide Beat Wizard
Fulgeance is right at the helm of a new breed of French producers. A musical samsonite man and entertainer by heart, Fulgeance is one the most in demand beat wizards worldwide. He has been busy touring the globe, bringing his hyperactive performances to venues from Vilnius to Singapore, Los Angeles, Vienna, London and Tokyo. (more…)
German Hip Hop Legend
Als die “Juice” 2010, die 20 besten deutschen MCs kürten, belegte Aphroe Platz 11. “Aphroe war der leuchtende Stern der Ruhrpott AG. Er zeigte wie intelligent, komplex, poetisch, bildhaft und manchmal auch verschroben deutschsprachiger Rap sein kann. Seine Metaphern zu dechiffrieren, (more…)
Modern Soul
Singer & composer
Miles Bonny loves you. His music evokes feelings of honesty and musicality, and he wouldn’t want it any other way. The son of Francis Bonny, a professional trumpet player, Miles has been exposed to Jazz, Latin, and Classical music all of his life. Growing up with trumpets around him, he played his first note at age 2. Frequent trips accompanying his father at latin, jazz, and symphony rehearsals allowed him to meet greats such as Tito Puente and Max Roach. (more…)
FusionJazz / Afrobeat
Band
BRZZVLL (pronounced Brazzaville) are a seven piece fusion band from Antwerp, Belgium. They play psychedelic jazz and funk with a modern twist. Belgium has quiet a tradition for jazz and funk infused leftfield grooves. From Marc Moulin’s ingenious Placebo to library funksters Les Chakakas / El Chicles to the much sampled JJ Band (ask Lord Finesse or Marley Marl), Recorded in Antwerp and partly mixed by Ben Ladmin aka (more…)
Rap / Hip Hop
MC
Er ist: intelligent, exzellent, wortgewandt – Du nicht.
Nur 3 von vielen guten Argumenten dafür, dass Sylabil Spill als einer der ganz wenigen MC’s in Deutschland seinem Hype gerecht wird. Geboren und aufgewachsen in der Demokratischen Republik Congo zog es den Entourage-Representer 1990 nach Bonn. Bei seinen ersten Freestylesessions Mitte der 90er hat Spill das Mic dermaßen lieben gelernt, dass ihm bei Fremdberührung durch Wack MC’s (more…)
Drunken Boom-Bap Madness
When you see him comin’ get the f**k out the entrance: With all this armada of self-proclaimed producers, some might say it’s not easy for a dedicated beathead to stand out from the crowd. Might be true – but certainly doesn’t affect Suff Daddy.
His drunkness’ distinctive mixture of next-level boom-bap, driving vocal-cuts and complete micro-korg insanity has been a major shock to the worldwide beat-community. (more…)
Dedicated to the art of beatmaking
„The Hi-Hat Club“ is the brainchild of Cologne based label Melting Pot Music and photographer Robert Winter, who joined forces in order to shine a light on the art of beat-producing and it’s most promising protagonists. „The Hi-Hat Club“ producer series started off with LP’s by Testiculo Y Uno (Twit One & Hodn), Suff Daddy, Dexter, Brenk & Fid Mella ans FS Green & Full Crate. The concept of combining (more…)
Straßenkötersoul
Sound system
Whether Fleur Earth actually is the German Erykah Badu, as Spiegel Online claims, or simply a class of her own, as we would argue – her musical and lyrical talent remains outstanding. Together with beatsmith Twit One (of Testiculo Y Uno / Fleur Earth Experiment fame) she creates her very own „Soul Des Cabots“ („Soul of the stray city dog“) (more…)
Electro / Fidget /Techno / Bounce
DJ-Team and/or live-act
File under: Bring the Ruckus – Cologne’s most promising DJ/Producer-Team prepares for the final takeover. Despite having the same geographical background, DJ Hade and Brian Damage had somehow managed NOT to take notice of each other’s musical activities for the first 20 years of their lives. (more…)
Hip Hop
DJ
A musician, vinyl junkie, radio personality (FM4 Tribe Vibes) and writer (The Message, Wax Poetics, Datum…) out of Vienna/Austria, Trishes originally got into DJing through his love for HipHop & soulful music of all ages. Having been digging for records wherever he went for years, playing them out was just the logical next step.
