One for all the kids climbing things these days. (Worth a watch even for the LED billboard hack at 02:30 onwards).
The Chop is back for 2015, bringing you the finest MPC jams and live production showcases for free on a Saturday night. Get your eardrums acquainted with the latest Chop mixtape here!
Well Dressed Vandals presents the second instalment in the Ghetto Ambience mix series. Featuring a variety of established producers such as Ta-Ku, Oisima and Kilter alongside rising beatmakers like Embassy, Laxe and Moonbase Commander, the 2015 compilation picks up where the the 2012 installment of Ghetto Ambience left off by taking the listener on a journey through an eclectic array of production soundscapes. Listen over at our MixCloud here or download it here!
Ghetto Ambience - Summer 2015 by Well Dressed Vandals on Mixcloud
Take a walk around Stockholm on a cold winters night with Uzi WUFC as he explains what makes him tick alongside some top-notch vandalism. Via Tags & Throws.
Got a few homies exhibiting their photography in this show, check it out if you're around Sydney city tonight! More event info here!
Hurtos telling it how it is whilst conquering a bunch of European and Scandinavian systems. Via HYB
Dubl Trubl Teufelsberg from Dubl Trubl on Vimeo.
DUBL TRUBL - Ich bin ein Berliner from Dubl Trubl on Vimeo.
Reka getting busy in Berlin. More adventures and shows from Dubl Trubl over at their website here.
Our new collection is in production and dropping in a few weeks time, in the meantime for all the latest updates and product sneak-peeks make sure you give us a follow on the gram: @welldressedvandals
Rotes just cooked up another album of his trademark instrumentals, in the meantime enjoy one of his earlier joints above and stay tuned via his Soundcloud here!
Friend and photographer Gareth Hayman has got a nice collection of shots coming along from his recent travels and adventures around Asia and Sydney with a primary focus on nighttime scenery. Visit his Nights & Lights site here and give him a follow on Instagram @ilzperspective here.
HA EN FIN DAG. Oslo 2012 - 2014 from Control The Time on Vimeo.
Looking forward to seeing the full feature with some of Oslo's heavy hitters.
The Chop, AKAI and Well Dressed Vandals have once again joined forces with Sydney mixtape don Raine Supreme for a third instalment in The Chop Mixtape series. One of our favourite compilations to date with a killer array of instrumental heat as usual to keep your eardrums blessed. Have a listen below or stream through our MixCloud here!
One of our favourites so far combining a nice mix of exploring, insightful dialogue and daring yard missions on London's underground tube system.
"Depending on one’s point of view, the thought of a graffiti artists conjures visions of shady juveniles defacing buildings, subway stations and billboards under the cloak of night, or of savvy rogue artists — heroes creating their own works of art in the face of institutions that have historically discredited it as being so. Italian photographer Valerio Polici‘s series “Ergo Sum” lifts the veil to reveal a very different perspective, showing graffiti artists neither as driftless vandals or bandit artists, but as people seeking a means to escape the frustrations of day-to-day living. For nearly two years Polici ran with graffiti artists through subway stations at night in Rome, Lisbon and Belgrade, Serbia, documenting their clandestine acts in the face of the law and any stigmas about their subculture". Full interview and images over at Washington Post here!
Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton is a feature-length documentary about avant-garde Los Angeles-based record label Stones Throw Records. The film weaves together rare concert footage, never-before-seen archival material, inner-circle home video and photographs and in-depth interviews with the artists who put Stones Throw on the map. Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton gives an exclusive look into the label's left-of-center artists, history, culture, and global following.
The film features exclusive interviews with Peanut Butter Wolf, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Madlib, Common, Questlove, Talib Kweli, Mike D (The Beastie Boys), Tyler, The Creator, and many more. Head to their site for more info here!
Horfée's roof from SOFARIDA on Vimeo.
Local Sydney beat-maker Rotes dropped his latest collection of instrumentals in late 2014, so if you're after some smooth boombap and well-selected word cuts then this is for you. Give it a listen here!
Sarajevo's 'TV Crew' getting busy in their city during 2014.
Our first capsule collection for 2015 is now available on the webstore here, including our new heavyweight Heritage Pocket Tee, lightweight cotton ripstop 5 panels and 3M reflective tote bag. Limited runs and available exclusively online.
A few months ago we launched our brand new website and webstore courtesy of our good friends at Found who designed and developed a fully responsive layout to suit a range of mobile and desktop devices. Stay tuned as more features are added in the coming weeks and be sure to pay our friends at Found a visit.