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31 Oct 2011
It takes a special kind of creative to take one of the most beloved artistic vehicles of all time, vinyl, and not only modernize it, but make it even cooler too. But that’s what Ishac Bertran, a Barcelona-born artist who works in Copenhagen, has managed.
He recently blogged about creating music samples with vinyl records and his process amazed us.
Basically, he takes a vinyl record and cuts a section of it out with a laser:
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16 Sep 2011
Musical genres evolve constantly. Revisions of styles tweaked and altered to make brand new sounds. What empowers artists to manipulate rhythms to make new creations? Technology, usually.
Pixelh8 (real name Matthew Applegate) is an artist who has taken advantage of the emergence of new technologies to further his creativity. He employs his digital knowledge and expertise to make ‘chip-tune’ music.
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1 Aug 2011
Are you a fan of the hottest behind-the-scenes fashion and music coverage? If so, there’s a new one-stop shop for lifestyle matters for you, curated by HUGO.
There are two main bloggers. Miss HUGO BOSS has all the inside info on fashion, and HUGO Tracks offers expert knowledge handpicked downloads for your pleasure.
And right now we have a guest blogger team adding specialist insights to the platform. Swedish newcomers Little Dragon have been reporting live from gigs and introducing their musical friends to the site.
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15 Apr 2011
One of the reporters who helped us cover the January HUGO Fashion Show in Berlin was Amandine, a blogger who also goes under the name of ‘Les Berlinettes’.
Amandine has been soaking up the spirit, fashion and music of Berlin since she moved from Paris four years ago. With her finger on the pulse, Amandine let us into what it is to be a Berlin culture vulture.
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31 Mar 2011
Traditionally the home of minimal music, Berlin has long attracted a certain type of musician to its famous night scene. The city’s underground clubs hold a legendary status in the eyes and ears of clubbers from around the globe.
One musician who couldn’t resist Berlin’s pull, is Lucas Hunter, half of Zombie Disco Squad. Previously a resident of London, Lucas moved to live and work in Berlin when London’s scene could no longer satisfy his creative urges.
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11 Jan 2011
When we talk about ‘Superstar Creatives’, we’re talking about people who tread new grounds in creativity and inspire others to think in ways they never considered before. The mark of a true great.
Michael Rother has done this and more. He is a founder of NEU!, Harmonia, and member of the group Kraftwerk, his music has influenced the likes of David Bowie, Radiohead and Joy Division. There are few people who have influenced modern music as much as Michael.
So we were privileged to sit down with him and hear his insights about creativity.
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20 Dec 2010
During the Visual Mixtape challenge we featured a cluster of musicians on our blog who soundtrack our lives and inspire us to create. Detachments, Motor City Drum Ensemble, and Parra of Le Le have all been featured on our blog and HUGO Tracks.
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11 Oct 2010
In London, by way of Germany, there lurks an experimental band, the type of which the world has never previously seen. New Opera Hero is the brainchild of Steff Ungerer and Mike Wilson. It’s a live performance that takes everything awesome about the drama of the opera, and modernizes it by the power of electro.
New Opera Hero creates a totally new artform, and they call it AudioAnamata. It brings the sophistication of opera to a younger audience, and the raw energy of electro to an unsuspecting crowd.
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HUGO Create
8 Oct 2010
Marcus Lambkin is originally from tranquil Ireland, but has spent his professional life perfecting the life of a clubbing nomad. He’s globe-trotted through the world’s frenzied hotbeds for original, progressive party sounds, settled in, ruled the scene, then moved on.
A long time friend and co-worker of LCD Soundsystem’s purveyor of all things cool, James Murphy, Marcus has quietly carved himself a career as a man that makes things happen wherever he is.
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HUGO Create
1 Oct 2010
Wouldn’t it be a nice idea to start a company with your friends, share a common interest and make a global success of it? Sure it would, so why don’t we all do that? Because it’s just too perfect, pipe dreams like that never work out, right?
A man who can shatter those myths is the Founder and Creative Director of Glasgow’s Lucky Me record label. Dominic Flannigan oversees musical, art and brand direction for one of the coolest and most innovative labels around.
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