Curious about
their work,
not the moment.
Leila Antakly has spent over twenty years in conversation with artists, musicians, designers, filmmakers, and thinkers all over the world who are making work that matters. These are the conversations.
Interviews from the Archive
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INTERVIEW RYAN CROSSON & CESAR MERVEILLE
Dance music was always about having fun. That's the ethos Ryan Crosson and Cesar Merveille carry into everything they do — individually as forces behind Visionquest and Cadenza, and together as a duo whose collaborative album DRM, mixed by Luke Solomon, pushes electronic music somewhere genuinely new. We caught them in conversation for the launch of our partnership with Beirut in the Mix.
TALE OF US, DJ TENNIS & THUGFUCKER
Unusual and improbable events in the universe have compelled the founders of Life and Death to travel to Miami. What they've built with PL0T is not a club night, not a label showcase — it's an exploration of the wonders and raw emotions of life and death itself, stretched across 12 hours and three transformed spaces at The Electric Pickle.
Anthony Collins
He started with skateboarding. Then at 18 he walked into a record shop and never fully left. French-American producer Anthony Collins — Panorama Bar marathons, DC10 Ibiza, Scissor & Thread, remixes for Villalobos — gives his views on labels, life, and why there is always a bright side. Always.
Ancient Astronauts
They returned to planet Earth in 2001 after traveling the musical cosmos for thousands of years. Kabanjak and Dogu — Ancient Astronauts, Cologne — make hip hop, dub reggae, and African funk collide into something completely their own. Their debut album We Are To Answer features The Pharcyde, Tippa Irie, and Azeem. This is the personal favorite album of the Antakly Projects editor, 2009.
“Visibility has never been our measure of significance. We seek out artists and inspiring individuals whose work sparks curiosity, challenges assumptions, and leaves a lasting impression.”