Janushoved
Mikkel Valentin Dunkerley on the tapes, anonymity and poetic worlds of Janushoved. The original 2019 conversation comes with a two-hour, thirty-one-track mix from the Copenhagen label.
S13 / Label focus
Spotlight
The people and independent labels behind the music: a mix, a conversation and the records that connect them.
Spotlights archive
1–12 of 16 spotlights 
Chinabot
Saphy Vong / Lafidki on Asian musical narratives, DIY community and the visual language of Chinabot. The original 2018 interview is accompanied by a seventeen-track label mix.
Posh Isolation
Loke Rahbek and Christian Stadsgaard on a shared vision, digital releases and the Copenhagen community. Their 2018 conversation accompanies an eighteen-track selection from Posh Isolation.
Perfect Aesthetics
Arthur Kovaløv on tapes, friendship, small editions and the worlds of Perfect Aesthetics. The original 2017 interview accompanies a seventeen-track selection, including forthcoming material.
Enfant Terrible
M on physical records, responsibility, reissues and the different branches of Enfant Terrible. The original 2017 conversation comes with a ten-track label mix.
Portals Editions
Brandon Rosenbluth on the artists, networks and ideas shaping Portals Editions. The original 2016 conversation accompanies a thirteen-track selection from the label.
Kvitnu
Dmytro Fedorenko on Ukrainian experimental music, visual identity and the independent vision of Kvitnu. The original 2015 interview comes with a fifteen-track label mix.
aufnahme + wiedergabe
A 2014 conversation with Philipp Strobel and a twelve-track mix chart the Berlin label’s DIY origins, dark aesthetic and releases across post-punk, industrial and techno.
Forced Nostalgia
Fré De Vos on nostalgia, independence and the role of a curator. The original 2014 conversation accompanies a four-part selection drawn from Yirat HaShem.
Discrepant
Gonçalo F Cardoso on cultural collisions, field recordings and the physical life of a record. The London label’s original 2014 conversation accompanies an exclusive sixteen-track Discrepant mix.
Kill Shaman Records
Bryan Levine on the artists, independent work and changing audience of Kill Shaman Records. The original 2013 interview accompanies a twenty-track selection.
Mannequin Records
Alessandro Adriani on Rome, Berlin, rediscovery and the musical direction of Mannequin Records. The original 2013 interview comes with a fourteen-track label mix.