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Hot Dog Logic: Breaking down the visual language of Swedish designer PMKFA.

"The way I work and try to use different styles and mediums is based on a solid restlessness," says Michael Thorsby, best known as graphic-design force PMKFA, from his parents' house in the deep forests of Småland, Sweden. And considering that the country has just been blanketed by a snowstorm, the air there is nearing single-digit temperatures, and Thorsby has spent the day waiting on platforms for severely delayed trains, that restlessness is palpable. Read more » 

Inbox: Souls of Mischief

In this round of Inbox, XLR8R is straight chillin’ with legendary Oakland hip-hop foursome Souls of Mischief. Read more » 

Floating Points: A young UK composer connects the dots between dub and science.

Twenty-three-year-old Londoner Sam Shepherd is all over the map. Literally. When I contacted the busy producer, DJ, and bandleader who records as Floating Points, he was gigging in Greece and his MySpace page listed bookings across Europe several months deep. It's been a quick ascent for Shepherd, who, until recently, had only three official EP releases and a few songs on compilations. Read more » 

Revolutions Per Minute: Matías Aguayo Takes House Music to Paris, Buenes Aires, and All Points In Between

That voice, mellifluous from the start, confident and full of grace to the end, is the perfect introduction to Matías Aguayo.



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In The Studio: Luciano—With a newly minted studio in Switzerland, Lucien Nicolet expands on his global sound.

Since the beginning of the decade, Lucien Nicolet (a.k.a. Luciano) has risen in the ranks to become one of the premier DJs and producers in the world, releasing countless records and highly regarded remixes, many of which found release on his acclaimed label, Cadenza. Read more » 

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