posted on July 1st, 2010 by Tobias in SEEN Podcasts, Tropical Heat
Just when you thought our fine little podcast series named »Tropical Heat« went to sleep, the Notorious A.P.E. from Hamburg city hits back hard with a Studio 1 special edition:
King Kong Disko proudly presents »Studio 1 Riddimwise«. This mix features 120 minutes of music produced by Sir Coxsone Dodd selected by riddim, which means not less than 84 tunes on 23 Versions in a massive King Kong-juggelingstyle. We really dug deep in our record shelves this time to select a load of classics, rare singles, 12” Cuts, LP gems and some odd stuff from over 40 years of Studio 1 history. Let the good times roll, it’s Sir Coxsone at the controls.
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posted on June 30th, 2010 by Tobias in Jamaican Artists, SEEN on
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Konshens is currently touring Europe alongside Darrio and Upliftment International‘s Selecta Flo (Germaica). Konshens’
solo break was the huge hit »Winner« in 2008 and since then he didn’t stop to release quality tunes like »Rasta Imposter« or »Pretty Devil« and massive features like »Good Girl Gone Bad« with Tarrus Riley and »The Realest Song« with ace deejay Bounty Killer. (via Germaica)
We met Konshens before he kicked off the tour with an off-selling show in Munich and are proud to see him representing our »Words, Power & Sound« shirt during a follow-up gig in Leipzig (picture above).
Big up, Konshens and Darrio and thanks, Flo, Lanni and the whole Germaican crew!
PS: If you got the chance, make sure to check Konshens, Darrio and Selecta Flo at one of the remaining dates:
July 01st – Catania, Italy
July 02nd – Catanzaro, Italy
July 03rd – Taranto, Italy
July 06th – Vienna, Austria
July 09th – La Clusaz, France
July 10th – Wuppertal, Germany
July 11th – Plock, Poland
July 12th – Paris, France
July 13th – Caen, France
July 14th – Oslo, Norway
July 15th – Gothenburg, Sweden
July 16th – Öland, Sweden
posted on June 15th, 2010 by Tobias in Article, Fashion, SEEN
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Almost exactly one year ago, I was wondering why there was no Jamaican street fashion blog or at least none that I knew of or that deserved that name.
But it’s 2010 now and kingstonstyle laces up to fill that gap. We linked Eve Manning and Biggy Bigz – the duo behind kingstonstyle – to learn more about their project, about high-end brands in a partly third-world environment, about the reasons for some Jamaican men to put on rather feminine looks and more.
First of all, please let the people know what kingstonstyle is about.
Eve Manning:
KS is all about showcasing the raw energy and complexity of Jamaican ‘fashionistas’. We bring together a totally different style from how other sites present Jamaican fashion and or dancehall fashion. It’s not an outsider looking in, it’s from actual participants who have a love for what we do and have a clear understanding of art, style and aesthetics.
Biggy Bigz:
Ye, kingstonstyle is about showing street fashion and style in a different form like it’s never done before from Kingston, Jamaica. Our main goal is to get the Jamaican street fashion across to the world and becoming Jamaica’s first fashion blog.
What is it about Jamaican (street) fashion that interests you the most?
Eve Manning:
In one word creativity, I also love the bravado it takes to wear the clothes. You have to have certain swag to be Jamaican that’s why the world loves us in spite of our bad behavior at times. Nothing can be too tight, too short, too colorful and/or gaudy for some of us to wear and wear well. On the other hand, the same Dancehall Queen from last night will have a flip side and her daily life is completely conservative. So I guess I love it that we are all a little insane.
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posted on June 13th, 2010 by Tobias in SEEN on
On a day which will see Germany play the Australian national team later on at the Football World Cup 2010, I thought this picture Mat Cant sent us from Melbourne would be a good fit for the blog.
For those who don’t know: Mat is co-owner of the online record label Scattermusic and writer for the internationally acclaimed music blog, The Scatterblog.
Mat Cant has played to crowds across Australia and his online mix tapes continue to get thousands of downloads. In the past year he has supported Scottie B, Dave Nada, DJ Sega, DJ Benzi, AC Slater, Trevor Loveys, Mumdance, Detboi, Jesse Rose, Oliver $, LMFAO, DJ Falcon, James Curd, Rico Tubbs, A1 Bassline, Foamo, Edu K, Douster, N.A.S.A, Santiago & Bushido, Spinderella, Marc Romboy, Kelevra, Tepr, Daniel Steinberg, Rob Threezy and the cream of the crop of Australian DJ/Producers.
Thanks, Mat, for reppin seen. Down Under – one!
PS: On the pic, Mat is wearing the »Life Sweet« tee – available here.
posted on June 6th, 2010 by Tobias in Fashion, SEEN on
© kingstonstyle
Right off Jamaica’s new number one blog for street style and fashion, kingstonstyle, comes this exclusive portrait of seen.’s artist of the year 2010, Protoje. He’s reppin’
$500 Dollar eye wear from the gas station and a black SEEN T-shirt (Note: »A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste«) from Germany.
Nuff thanks, Protoje, for the love for our product! We all can’t wait to hear your full-length album »The Seven Year Itch« over here.
PS: More about kingstonstyle and the people behind the project soon on this site.
