No, CBD does not refer to the stuff you get at the smart shop. It means Central Business District, a term commonly used in New Zeeland (and Australia) when talking about a city center. The two …

Last week, Spotify bought WhoSampled. For those who do not know, it’s a massive community-driven database of information on reused music. Spotify says it will add WhoSampled’s data to the platform …

I don’t think this is Caribou’s best album, and I didn’t listen to it for a while after hearing the first time. However, after seeing the man on Best Kept Secret this year, I was impressed how well …

This album recommendation might be old for some. Others might only know the hit song ‘Inspector Norse’, which was very popular at parties over ten years ago. ‘It’s Album Time’ (2014) is …

While writing this, I’m in that hazy state of happiness and tiredness, as it’s the Monday after three days of Best Kept Secret festival. I’m re-watching the concert registrations on my phone, while …

Today, on May 5th, we celebrate freedom in The Netherlands. Exactly 80 years ago the German occupation ended. Last week in Scotland I was reminded of the country’s long fight for independence, when I …

About ten years ago during Afro heyday, virtually every DJ in Amsterdam carried the down-tempo ‘Normalizo’ of this album. I heard it so often, I couldn’t listen to the South African Letta Mbulu for a …

During Christmas, a dinner at a friend’s place ended in dancing in the kitchen and eventually moving to the club for a long night out. One thing that got us going was the record player in that kitchen …

Do you remember the early days of the internet, when surfing the web sounded like visiting a parallel universe and AI was seen as something with supernatural powers? That’s the vibe I get from …

Last week I went to Paradiso in Amsterdam to see John Maus for the first time. I had not listened to his music since the release of his album ‘We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves’ in …