They say it’s good for the readership to do a round-up every once in a while. To welcome the new visitors and to thank the regular commentors.

So here it goes: On-Point Headquarters was burning hot in April! Thanks to your massive support we were able to push the quality level up another notch, at least in my humble opinion we did. As for the rounding up, here’s what was up:

- Video Interview - Olivier Kosta-Théfaine (Stak)
- Podcast - Ame Shining Back (J Dilla Original Samples Mix)
- Video Interview - Delta
- Vic&lloyd - Mix for De Hop, Studio Brussel (will be podcasted one of these days, promised!)
- Live Video of Mo&Grazz (Jazzbreak)
- Live Video of Egon (Jazzbreak)
- Live Video of Flowriders (Jazzbreak)
- One Mean New Trend
- One Bad Scoop

Pretty close to what was promised, right? I know you enjoyed most of this, so we’ll keep on keepin’ on, more podcasts, more live videos and more video interviews (Cum* maybe? Will need more requests for that though, hard fishes to catch)

All praises to the people pitching me content from time to time, appreciate it a lot! If you come accross some killer on-pointness, don’t hesitate and mail me at lloyd@on-point.be, or drop a comment if you prefer going undercover, which is on-point too!

Just the fact that as a little boy, Julius Popp used to think grown ups actually have a book with all mechanisms on how Life works, makes him my kinda fella.

Nowadays he sets up typographical waterfalls. And what more is there to say? Let’s watch him do his thing and explain it himself:

(Marketing boys who would want to jump on the idea, too late.)

Woke up this morning and I figured, time to spoil them readers again, hit them with another free music download. This time around it’s actually Citywurl Records doing you well, presenting a free EP, by Dyno. I particularly like Into The Sunshine, for obvious reasons.

Download the full package in a handy zip-file, or go track by track:

Onetwentyfive (feat. Porsche Smith)
Whatchu Know
Into The Sunshine
She So Fly (The Booty Theory)
Dedication Beat

If you liked this, and appreciated this being a damn free download, support your local hard working musicmen and go cop Dyno’s latest album “Dyno is Sol Waters“, out on Citywurl records, and while you’re at, ask for Billy Palmier’s debut album: “Urban Palmtree Flavours“ (Both are in stores and on iTunes)

Dyno warmed up for Soul:ID at Jazzbreak only a couple of weeks ago, one of the most solid hiphop sets I’ve seen in Belgian’s recent hiphop history, some live female backing vocals might add the needed little extra spice, but from what I’ve been told, they’re working on that too.

That being said, here’s some live action for you to vibe along with:

And finally one for the myspaceheads:
Dyno
Citywurl
Billy Palmier

Typographical masterpiece: Thisiswanted:

With these type of animations (see the Pulp Fiction videos too) I always wonder how this is being made. Anybody out there that’s active in this field? What are the programs used for this? Is there a specific name for this style? Or is it just plain cool?

Meanwhile part two of the Wim Crouwel interview has been uploaded, part one is still here too, obviously.

Whoop! Wonderful back at it again: tomorrow night all night long at Le Tavernier, Brussels!

Lined-up: Cris Prolific, Lefto, Vic&lloyd, Brown Moshunz
Entrance: Free

Now, let me just finish some of my first disco edits, to make your asses dance to some exclusive shit tomorrow! Entrance is free, music is master and the ladies are top-notch, so I hope to see some on-point cats on the floor tomorrow!

For those who missed out on the Frank Zappa docu, last Sunday on Dutch television, here it is:

Also check out “Frank Zappa debating music censorship!

And now for something completely… on-point!

Today from 13h til 20h there’s a Festival happening at Place St. Catherine/St. Katelijneplein, in Brussels that is. The organisation seems to be on a cause. And a damn good one too: free public sanitaries! Brilliant, ain’t it?

The name’s Pispottenfestival, and I for one am all in favour. Summer’s in the city and you don’t want to know what the South Station smells like these days. A while ago I even saw a man drop a load against the Beurs/Bourse… It’s no secret the capital of Europe from time to time just stinks! Seriously… the smell…

So yeah, go check that out!
There will be music too

More info in Dutch, or in French.

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For the Banksy heads out there, it’s a shame but ‘London transport workers have painted over an iconic mural by “guerrilla artist” Banksy estimated to be worth more than £300,000.‘

At first Banksy’s work was controversial because of his topics. Then the streetart scene itself started criticising him for selling out and not keeping it real. Jealous ones envy, if you ask me. And that in its turn inspired Cam BsAs to call to free Bansky, an edit of one of his most famous works. (see above)

I’ve been a Banksy fan myself, and I still am, but clearly the man fell victim to a huge worldwide hype, which took his cultstatus to straight-up stardom. Nothing wrong with that though, but to see the estimated worth of his piece mentioned says just about everything. Did he not criticise the whole art-scene? Here’s Wooster’s take on the Banksy effect.

In any case, Banksy’s great, if you don’t know the background behind his work, check these previous posts:
Banksy - BBC Reportage & Paris Hilton fraud
Banksy versus Disney equals Guantànamo
Banksy - The Making-offs

(Thanks mr. DaQuan!)

Geniuses at work: Herbie Hancock shows his Fairlight CMI synthesizer to Quincy Jones, back in 1983!

What is the pen-controlled touchscreen rocking the sequenser? Looks futuristic, in a cute kind of way, doesn’t it?

Pricetag: around €40.000.

(via)

…how there’s only one month left to prepare my part of the upcoming expo. (May 30th till June 1st, Garcia Lorca, Volderstraat – Brussels)

Time for some action indeed. I plan to show a small dozen of works, all new but one. Feels kinda face against the wall really. Very much a deathline man though, but not for these type of things.

The usual thoughts ‘n’ doubts I guess, as dvlmn points out in the Delta commentings. Inherent to the process, or so it seems.

As for the release of the Sedan Vault’s vinyl I’m waiting for some newsflashes, but my guess is the vinyl (+ poster) will see light at around the same time as the expo, which would be brilliant timing, now wouldn’t it?

This week we’ll serve you another podcast: a vic&lloyd mix, almost exactly as broadcasted on De Hop, last Friday.

Last but not least I just want to show love to the new visitors, I see a lot of new names in the comments. Brilliant that is!

Some linking going on too: Art Trek, Digitalovers.net, Dutched, Trendbeheer, BrusselBlogt, OndaSonora, HypeBeast, SlamXHype, LifeLounge, HustlersOfCulture, RealityCheck, Po’Start, CityKingz, HiphopVanHier, DoneBySimon, etc. Thanks to all of you, I see you!

Just discovered the works of Lotte Klaver through trendbeheer.com. Never heard of her but I’m a fan already. Loving the minimal sketchy vibe.

One could get seriously poetic just by looking at this.

Now I’m no art critic so I can’t place this in a wider perspective, there are probably more artists in this illustration style (if you got names, feel free to share them). But I fell for Lotte’s work. It’s simply beautiful.

There.

(Click the images for larger versions)

The long-awaited guestmix we made for De Hop was finally finished, on some trademark last-minuteness we’re currently checking on transferring the mix straight to the studio, if by any chance the web fails us now, lloyd will have to jump on his bike with that old cd-r.

We tried to blend the old with the new. Old being some all-time favourite classics, new being some exclusive unreleased tracks by the likes of La Mescla, Bob Ballistic and dj Iron.

So yeah, tune in tonight: De Hop, Studio Brussel, from 21h00 till 00h00 (we’ll be on around 23h00)

Thanks to Lefto, Gus and Kirsten for having us!

If you want more of that:

- tomorrow it’s our monthly allnighter at Le Tavernier,
- and next week it’s the monthly Wonderful night, and right before that vic is djammin‘ at De Pianofabriek, alongside Grazzhoppa, Jef Neve(keys) and Nicolas Klummert(sax)!

Last Wednesday Jazzbreak saw Mo&Grazz trying out a new set-up for their live shows. And well, it was killer, see for yourself:

Live on stage:
Backing Vocals: Nina Babet & Stef Caers
Drums: Patrick Dorcean
Bass: Daniel Romeo
Vocals: Monique Harcum
Turntables: Grazzhoppa

Before that it was just Mo&Grazz, two turntables and a mic, which was nice, as you can see.

The track in the video is an extended version of “Some Things Never Change” their latest single (check the clip).

RIP John Cleese.

He ceased to exist. Luckily he got to do his own eulogy, see for yourself! Ow, the hilariousness:

(via: Peter)

Today I’ll be mostly tired, tired is what I’ll be and I presume you won’t mind.
Also I’ll feel so good today, without a doubt.
Tonight there’s Art Brussels, tomorrow there’s Graffiti Royal and after that it’s our monthly on-point allnighter at Le Tavernier.

Maybe I’ll catch you on one of the occasions, if not there’s always the next Jazzbreak and the next Wonderful coming up too!

But for now, I’ll be mostly tired.
It’s Thursday, join me now and be tired!

Or walk that water!
(And whilst doing that say “Nomd’jesus!” out loud, seriously.)

After the huge success of the Olivier Stak interview, on-point tv is back with the niceness for you and yours, putting the spotlight to the man called Boris Tellegen, the legend that goes by the name of DELTA!

This one cost me a whole lot of time and effort but it finally resulted into an 11minute feature, so sit back and check it out!

After you saw this, run to the shop and cop the Kroonjuwelen dvd (I know in Ghent it’s for sale at Toykyo), featuring a 48pages booklet and an amazing insight in Amsterdam’s graffiti scene in the early nineties. One bloody must-see it is, believe you me!

Furthermore huge shout-outs to:

Stunnedfilm.nl
Fonz at Duthed.org
Alice Gallery
Digitalovers.net
Woostercollective.com

More info on Delta’s legendary oeuvre, right here: delta-inc.com.

There’s a wall crosswords growing in Ghent, in the Heilig sacramentenstraat, near the Veldstraat. Go check it out!

Digging this style,on some next-level-word-loving-wall-flower styles!

Speaking of Ghent styles, only two votes for a Cum* interview? If you’re with me, where you at?

Foto by: Isabel Allaert (thankyouverymuch!)

The Cum* boys just launched their new site, featuring a their portfolio, widely spread over several sections (pun intended, an easy one, I know).

Check it out at cuminthestreets.com.

I assume all of you have their free “Extreme Letterproef” poster hanging in your living room by now? You better believe the hype though, it sure is for free!

Didn’t know they did these Delvaux shopping windows, that’s quite killer if you ask me, never linked them to this posh image, always considered them rather dirty. I love seeing people bridging gaps like that, especially when it’s being done in such a stylish way.

Now raise your hands if you feel like Cum* should be featured for a future on-point tv episode! I for one think they should.

Judging by today’s weather,

this Summer’s fashion accessory will be: a Bottle of Water.

1- It is extremely stylish, if not now, in the very near future.
2- It comes in handy, always.
3- It actually helps, when thirstyness steps in.
4- It’ll make you quite a popular cat, especially with the thirsty peoples out there.
5- Chances are you’ll be pioneering the style down your block, which is a plus, always!

Now go children!
Spread the word!
Set the trend!

Today’s love goes out to the Woostercollective.

The Olivier Kosta-Théfaine interview is on there, and that just made my day, thanks for the support!

Regular readers probably already noticed how wooster is one big influence on on-point, just this week even.

I told you some work was in progress, so here it is: the Olivier Stak video interview, filmed chez Alice:

The expo is currently running at Alice Gallery, till the 3rd of May, so go check that out! And don’t sleep on the upcoming Graffiti Royal event either, featuring Sozyone Gonzalez and Olivier Stak, amonst many, many others.

After this On-Point TV has a well wicked Delta video interview coming up (over 10 minutes of pure niceness!), thanks to Alice and Raph, and digitalovers for the support!

Let’s not forget about the artwork that comes with the latest podcast!

Download the Shining Back cover right here!

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Yup! Yup! There’s a new podcast in town and you better get with the program: AME - Shining Back (J. Dilla Samples Montage)

Don’t forget The CD Cover, for your printing pleasure!

Contains some original samples as used for The Shining, Ruff Draft, Jay Loves Japan, Vintage, Welcome To Detroit and many more….

Don’t ask for the tracklist, there is no way we can share that with you, matter of fact, I don’t even have one, it’s all in the allmighty mastermind of Ame, Belgium’s illest crate-digger, known from numerous After Hours productions!

More Dilla news: JayLib2 is pre-ordering! You know what that means…

Previously on the On-Point Podcast:
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- SNS - Tribute to Dilla Mixtape Side B
- BLA - OndaSonora Mix
- SNS - Nineties Hiphop Dedication

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Just got a phonecall from vic. Standing in Kortrijk’s Musicmania, one of our favourite recordstores.

Tomorrow the shop closes.

First Musicmania Brussels was taken down, now Kortrijk goes out, makes me wonder what will happen in Ghent.

Of all Manias the Kortrijk shop was the beautifullest though, one big round open space, a whole lot of air, damn sweet records, Wax Poetics magazines, and Skallie of course, recordseller extraordinaire! I remember how I discovered the shop when I hadn’t grown any facial hair just yet, it was still a tiny shop near Kortrijk station, jam-packed with records I didn’t know about.

Yes, I’m touched, with this there’s almost no record shops left in the Western part of Flanders. The end of an era?

Hard times running a record store nowadays. And with that hard times for the disc-jocks, especially for the record-store-running types.

Damn, damn, damn.

This is bad people.

Remember where you’ve read it first: Alice Gallery presents “Graffiti Royal - Paint It Black“, April 21st, Brussels!

Two floors of exquisite graffiti kings, and a block-party, in the weekend of Art Brussels and in the Arts-Loi/Kunstwet hood. If that ain’t just something! Look at the flyer and look at this new piece on Alice’s wall, looks like Sozy is on some new styles again, or is it just me?

Lined-up are:

Third Floor: Sozyone Gonzalez, Olivier Kosta-Théfaine, Shake Santini, Bruno Brunet, Frederic Plateus, Smimooz, Grazzhoppa

Second Floor: Joe Dalton - launch of issue n°4 “Central Limo Zine”
Starring: Olivier Babib, David Burrows & Simon O’Sullivan, ERS featuring caveman and pudel, Pierre Etienne aka L’enfant Pavé, David Evrard, Jean-Paul Jacquet, Vincent Meessen, Olivier Nottelet, Frédéric Platéus aka Recto, Mira Sanders, Olivier Stevenart, Erik et Harald Thys, Leen Voet..

DATE: Friday the 20th of April 2007 - during Art Brussels - Contemporary Art Fair

ADDRESS: Quartier Arts-Loi - 123 rue du commerce - Handelstraat - 1000 Brussels

TIME: Party starts at 22h00

Into the Sao Paulo undergroud with the artist Zezão. Yup, it’s that time again, another underground newsflash, and this time around it’s not about trains, trams, metros or catacombes. We’re talking sewers here. And one artist literraly getting down to the nitty gritty.

Not really a video, but a flash presentation with photos and an audio interview, killer soundscape straight out of the underground. (subtitled in
English)

(via: woostercollective.com)

Yes yes, write it down the old agenda: Saturday May12th, vic&lloyd allnighter in Fanclub, Kortrijk!

We kinda closed the place last night, and mighty-my did we have a blast, Phat Soul Foundation was working it out and that’s about all vic&lloyd needed!

So yeah, here are some near-future dates:
- April 21st - vic&lloyd allnighter at Le Tavernier
- April 28th - wonderful at Le Tavernier (ft. Lefto, Brown Moshunz & guest)
- May 12th - vic&lloyd allnighter at Fanclub

Happy Easter to all, I’m off to the Easter bunny and after that off to OndaSonora’s Easter Edition!

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Capturing the vibe of a live concert with merely one camera is always a task, but might I say, I think I did quite a good job last Wednesday at Egon’s Jazzbreak gig. Loved the vibe these cats laid down, with a scatting drummer and a slightly psychedelic fusion atmosphere from time to time, that’s how we like it, keep an eye open for Egon!

Check it out, it’s not as long as the Flowriders video, or the Lefties Soul Connection video, alhough it is a bit longer than the Brothers on the Run video:

Egon has a myspace too, and Jazzbreak has its very own jazzbreak.be address and on top of that the myspace of course.

Pre-orders for the upcoming vinyl release of The Sedan Vault’s album are running.

Mail contact@thesedanvault.com and they’ll handle it from there.

Regular readers already know this mighty piece of vinyl will feature a poster by yours truely, indeed.

I know you’re down with limitedness, you’re down with posters and you’re down with lloyd, so why hesitate?

Be sure of your copy and pre-order! If you wish.

For my recordshopowners reading along too: get the most on-point vinyl release in music history in your racks! Not just promoting the poster here, the music is mighty fine, The Sedan Vault was big in 2006 and future prospects tell it won’t be any different in 2007 and years to come.

(Don’t believe me? See them lined-up next to the likes of Cesaria Evora, Amon Tobin, Cinematic Orchestra amongst others, for the upcoming VW Spring Sessions in June.)

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Just as a follow-up to Louis Theroux’ adventure earlier this week, I had to point out the launch of this new video site. A god-given YouTube, called no other than: GodTube!

Watch John Piper go: “shocking, stunning, devine, absolute staggering grandeur!”

For the afficionados of online tv-series, who seem to be abandoned by thetube, due to copyright infringement, here are some alternatives: Forget YouTube: Go To These Sites If You Want Hard Core Copyright Infringing Content. Enjoy.

From the makers/founders of Kazaa and Skype comes: JOOST.

The whole blogosphere has been wetting it’s panties on the future launch of this new online television service, rightfully or not, here’s the commercial: “The magic of television, with the power of the internet built right in. Joost puts you in control, and TV will never be the same again. Coming soon!”

Joost is currently in beta testing, and one needs an invitation to join in, unfortunately on-point headquarters wasn’t invited, just yet.

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For the people who were at home, or for the stressed out working class heroes: Flowriders Live at Jazzbreak, last week!

Thanks to Michiel Thomas for killer camerawork, great job!

Louis Theroux is back! Gotta love him, can’t hate on the man!

Louis visited what is arguably thé most hated family in the States. Faut le faire, and indeed, he done did it. The Westboro Baptist Church is known for their extreme hate against homosexuals - using slogans such as: “Fags eat poop”. They’ve been demonstrating on funerals of America’s fallen Iraq soldiers, yelling it is all a punishment of God, etcetera etcetera…

Louis lived with these crazy nutters for three weeks. The result is to be seen on the tube, check it out:

Check the rest of Louis’ adventure (7 parts) right here. (Thanks to appelogen.be for hooking us up)

Emich keeps on keeping on! This time around he explains us the difference between the metro and the so-called pre-metro.

Call me a freak but I’m utterly thankfull for that because this maybe will shut some big mouths up in “a town” where trams doing their thing in the underground are referrred to as “the metro”, while obviously it’s merely a tram.

Sorry boys, sorry girls, in Belgium we have premetro’s in Antwerp, Charleroi and Brussels I haven’t found anything about any other metro than the Brussels one.

And well waddayaknow, here’s Manneken Pics, lovely blog of an English expat living in the city, talking metro’s from time to time too. Volare, baby, Volare!

The new Red Bull Music Academy promo cd’s are in! Ask for it in your local recordstore and pray there are some copies left, cos these go fast like a motha!

This year’s version features video footage of the previous Academy, who featured amongst many others:
Black Milk
Greg Wilson
Derrick May
Joe Bataan
The Mizell Brothers
DJ Krust
Just Blaze
etc. etc.

Here’s some more old video footage, with lectors Theo Parrish, Kerri Chandler and Danny Krivit!

I’ll drink to that! One Coffee please, C Major One!