Posts tagged: record collecting

Interview: El Huervo on the punchy art of the Absolver OST vinyl

Interview: El Huervo on the punchy art of the Absolver OST vinyl

Interview: El Huervo on the punchy art of the Absolver OST vinyl

Artist and musician Niklas Åkerblad, AKA El Huervo, talks us through the inspiration for his Absolver vinyl artwork, adding layers to make a piece feel magical and his colourful philosophy. By Thomas Quillfeldt Face it — El Huervo is just cool. He’s definitely cooler than me, and he’s probably cooler...

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A few of our favourite Record Store Day 2017 releases

A few of our favourite Record Store Day 2017 releases

A few of our favourite Record Store Day 2017 releases

By Thomas Quillfeldt 2017’s Record Store Day came and went (don’t forget, fantastic independent record stores exist for the other 364 days of the year too!) and the Internet erupted in a geyser of vinyl love. We spotted a few releases that looked particularly tasty in terms of presentation—here’s a...

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Abbey Road’s vinyl mastering expert on working with wax

Abbey Road’s vinyl mastering expert on working with wax

Abbey Road’s vinyl mastering expert on working with wax

Grammy-winning engineer Sean Magee on the mastering process, the gear and the age-old ‘analogue versus digital’ debate. By Thomas Quillfeldt Creating a release-worthy professional music recording is a bit like baking a cake. The composer or artist gathers as high quality ingredients as possible (song ideas, players etc.), they might...

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On the record: Exploring the art of the No Man’s Sky vinyl

On the record: Exploring the art of the No Man’s Sky vinyl

On the record: Exploring the art of the No Man’s Sky vinyl

By Thomas Quillfeldt How to depict an infinite universe? It’s a question that has tested developer Hello Games in creating 2016’s much talked about sci-fi exploration and survival game, No Man’s Sky. The largely generative in-game soundtrack draws its music cues from an album—Sheffield rock band 65daysofstatic's No Man’s Sky: Music for an Infinite...

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Gotta collect 'em all: More weird and wonderful vinyl

Gotta collect 'em all: More weird and wonderful vinyl

Gotta collect 'em all: More weird and wonderful vinyl

By Thomas Quillfeldt Given that we’re still seeing innovation in making turntables cheaper and/or more space-efficient—like this minimalist ‘Love’ turntable or the 'autostreaming hifi turntable' Gearbox Automatic—all those newbies getting into vinyl will need some great tunes to play, not to mention some ostentatious covers, attention-grabbing gatefolds and delectable discs to...

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