Table at TOME Record Fair 8 December 2016
This Saturday the 10th of December we'll be at this event, which takes place at DYI Space for London, one of our favourite places in London. True DIY spirit.
More info on the event's FB page.
MUAY's "CE" Music Video 7 December 2016
First we gave you the teaser, now here's the official final video for the also first song off MUAYs new album CE LES TI AL.
We still have both red and blue tapes available on our webstore.
The JUICE #04 Giveaway 26 November 2016
FREE GIVEAWAY ALERT!
We're running a little giveaway contest for the fanzine launch. All you gotta to to get a chance to win is enter your details on this link: http://bit.ly/juicegiveaway
Winner gets the new issue of the zine + one of our last tote bags + new MUAY tape + Los Padres tape.
We will announce the winner at the The JUICE #04 Launch event, but even if you can't make it sign up for the prices and if you win we'll get in touch!
MUAY CE LES TI AL European Tour 24 November 2016
MUAY are going to bring their new album CE LES TI AL to a few places around Europe, on 3 week tour that kicks off today.
Check the dates on the poster above and make sure to catch them if they're coming to town.
Stream the full album here if you haven't yet. The boys will have the new tapes on tour, but if you can't make it grab one from us.
JR #12: MUAY - CE LES TI AL 21 November 2016
After the dust is settled, MUAY lays four songs over the blue and the nothingness, in a journey to awaken the true sense of self.
CE LES TI AL is a trip illuminated by tones from of other places, recorded somewhere between the outside green and the stellar emptiness. Born out of a three day live session inside a country house just before the cold of Winter came to take its toll, MUAY blurs the lines between sound and shape, echo and noise, delivering an ode to the veils of time and all the ephemeral memories they consume. As there is always someone who lays under the air's shadow.
For us here at Juicy, CE LES TI AL is a tribute to a genre we fell in love many years ago but never got a chance to work with. Instrumental post-whatever-you-wanna-call-it, music that understands no borders - sonic or geographic - and carries emotion and a story told in between the cracks in the floor and the noise in the sky.
CE LES TI AL is available in cassette tape (with digital audio download code included), limited edition of 100 (50 red, 50 blue).
Stream the full record and order it here.
MUAY came to life in late 2015 as a duo formed out of a need to go beyond what both parts had already created individually in other projects. A demo was recorded (“PO EI RA”, "DUST" in English) and less than two months after they lapped Portugal from North to South in their tour "Espanha, França, Tudo".
A constant trip between Bangkok and Penafiel, MUAY mix a synthesizer with multiple guitars and worn out drums in a red-black mix of post-something, an Asian inspired meditation cadence with tiger balm fragrance.
Their single EP “DA” was released earlier this year as a sample of things to come.
The JUICE Fanzine #04 6 November 2016
It’s that time of the year again!
We got a new fanzine ready to come out and, of course, a party to go along with it.
The JUICE #04 is all about connectivity and exploration: joining people together, working out new and old links, tracing those cosmic dots that were always there to begin with and using them to navigate the unbeaten paths of this world. For this issue we shook things up a bit, trying different angles on the main topics we cover and also expressing our values not only through our team but also through the artists and projects we selected to feature and showcase.
Following the success of last year’s event, we get down again with the fine people at Doomed Gallery in Dalston’s Ridley Road Market to celebrate our yearly Fanzine release.
This time around we’re mixing a one day exhibition/launch with a pop-up store concept. We’ll be open 3-9pm, with main event kicking off at 6pm.
The artists and projects featured on the new issue will be showcasing their work, and we’ll be running a stall with all of Juicy’s endeavours: records, comic books, fanzines, limited ed clothing...expect special prices and a few surprises.
Launch Event FB page.
Launch featuring:
Photography by Sergio Teixeira Ponce
Illustration by from Héctor Ventura
Los Padres DJ set
+ More TBA
Pre-order the Fanzine here - there's an option to collect at the party, no shipping costs.
Roats Miguel EP + Comic Book Release 6 October 2016
Photos by Liliana Dias.
It was night of dichotomies. Revelation and mystery, cheerful and gloomy vibes. Roats Miguel brought his brand new EP to life on a perfect setting and we finally showcased the comic books we've been cooking to go alongside his music.
We loved to hear all the positive feedback about the releases and the artist performance. Thank you to everyone who came down and became part of the awakening of Roats Miguel. Special thanks to:
Rye Wax, super chilled and helpful venue and staff.
Apthy Khea, as always bringing a more humane and soulful touch to the show.
Athlete Whippet, smooth and well curated music.
Ester Kubisz, the designer of the magnificent shirt Roats now wears on stage.
A Short Interview with Colombo Emeralds 27 September 2016
When it came down to the artwork for Roats Miguel Self-Titled EP, we were taken by uncertainty. We needed someone who could make something visually appealing but abstract enough to leave things up for interpretation. Keeping our tradition to work with up and coming artists and try and give them options to showcase their work, we went with Colombo, a friend who's just starting to give his first few steps as a digital artist.
Here's a short interview to let you know more about the man with the Emeralds:
When did you start getting into graphic art and what sparked your interest to have a go at it yourself?
To be honest I never thought about doing visual art. Since a young age I became passionate about curating and promoting other artists work. In 2006 I created a small booking agency/record label in my home town and for six years I worked with more than 100 artists from all over the world, giving them the opportunity to showcase their work.
But I always felt as a promoter/curator that something was missing, working so closely with artists, watching their creations come to life step by step, it gave me the will to create as well. Back then my role was to help them explore their ideas and promote their work.
In 2013 I moved to London and I found myself depleted of any contact with art on a professional level. Naturally, this will to create became more evident, and I started exploring technology as my vehicle to express myself. Photography was my first attempt, taking advantage of my passion for travelling I started exploring iPhone photography and the results were great. A friend of mine showed interest in using one my pictures from a trip to Iceland as a cover for his music project. I had been longing to do something with music again so I said yes straight away. From there I started to explore new alternatives of editing, not just photo editing apps, but 3D as well.
From what I understand you have a very practical and mobile-friendly approach to your work. Can you give us a bit of insight into how you create your images?
Yes, I am part of this new generation of mobile-friendly artists. I use my iPhone, and apps like mextures, union, vsco or fragment to create all my works. My process is simple, depending on what I want to create, but if I want to develop work influenced by nature or landscapes I use my travel photographs as the base and manipulate from there. If my approach is more direct, like liquid art, it's just layers of colours with water and distortion.
These technologies give me the opportunity to create on the go, allowing me to be influenced by different surroundings. As I said before, I am passionate about travelling, so for me mobility is a big win.
How did you come up with the idea for the Roats Miguel EP cover? Did you find it difficult to interpret someone else's music and try and translate it into visuals?
This artwork was very straightforward. Having in mind Roats Miguel live concept of hiding his identity, I knew that I wanted to create something with only his silhouette. My main idea was to create a cover that would try to translate the same feelings of his live shows. Something related to fantasy, a dream but in a very distorted, I'd even say very electronic way.
I consider myself fortunate to have a very cinematographic mind when it comes to music. It's very easy for me to describe emotions, images and scenes when I am listening to an album or song. I think this helps me visualising my graphic art.
What are your main influences as an artist, people who you look up to or inspire you in general?
This is a question that we could spend hours and hours talking about. But to simplify my answer I will start on what is the foundation of my structure, the decades of the 60s, 70s, 80s. The psychedelic era, of course, is really a big influence on me. Bands like Pink Floyd completely changed the way I see art or listen to music. Sun RA its another big influence that changed my perspective and introduced me to Afrofuturism and the connection with universe and jazz. Also with the beginning of the Synth era, going through the 80s, science fiction is another big influence on my works, mainly Japanese sci-fi art,like Kazumasa Nagai.
Last, my travels which allow me to explore other realities and perspectives, the people that are part of my life and the ones I meet along the way.
What other projects are you working on at the moment? Will we get to see some physical art from you anytime soon, maybe prints?
I just finished an EP cover for a French electronic producer called Obsimo. I am also in touch with a few record labels to develop some branding and artwork for their roster and yes, I am working on a series of works called ¨Portraits through Visualisations¨. This will be my first adventure with physical works; they will be available on my online store next month.
I'm also preparing a three month trip to India next year so I will be sharing different impressions from the experience.
You can find more about Colombo Emeralds' art over at his Instragram page.
A Short Interview with Riça 21 September 2016
José Leal, aka Riça, has been part of Juicy's family for a while now. He first got involved on issue #02 of THE JUCE Fanzine, being responsible for the cover artwork and a few more illustrations.
When we decided to create some comic strips for Roats Miguel new EP, Riça was my go-to man. The initial comic strips ultimately developed into a much bigger project: a full book that we are now releasing alongside the music. So what better time to introduce you to the artist behind all the heavy-graphic-lifting?
You've collaborated with us before as an illustrator for the fanzine, but this time it was a more complex project and one where you went solo. What were the main challenges?
Well, it was my very first big comic, so I had to apply a different method. I read Roats’ script, took notes about some visual references for the characters and scenarios and then started making some drafts. It was the most difficult part but at the same time the most interesting because I had to redraw a lot of details in the characters mainly while trying to make something slightly different from the big sci-fi references like Star Wars, Star Trek, Moebius, etc. And what a challenge it was...Speaking about that, I want to leave you a suggestion here: go watch "Jodorowsky's Dune” (2014). I like to watch it when I feel I will just copy the work of big masters haha.
Are you a comics fan? Are there any graphic novels or artists you follow and whose work you find influential in your own?
Yes I am, since kid. I started with the common stuff: Marvel and DC, newspaper strips from Calvin and Hobbes, Asterix and Obelix, Tintin. Then I went to Soares dos Reis Art School (Oporto, Portugal) and a big friend of mine started feeding me like Neo with martial arts. He introduced me to Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Dave McKean, Crumb, Moebius, Quino - you can easily spot those influences in my work.
But the ones I liked the most were these Brazillian guys - Angeli, Laerte and Glauco. Mind blow right there, they are crazy haha. Some time ago I discovered Breccia, Koike and Kojima. Amazing works.
You produce quite a diverse range of work. From record artwork to animated video, you seem to get involved in a lot of stuff. What gives you the most pleasure?
That's my main problem right now haha. On one side I feel I have to choose one or two passions so I can focus on them to become a master or, at the very least, really good at them. But on the other side I don't know which of them I should choose and maybe I don't want to choose none of them - I want them all.
It's really difficult to manage everything. Above of all, I like to do a lot of different stuff to expand my knowledge, experience, know more people and, mainly, to not get bored haha.
You're also a rapper with a focus on positive/conscious lyricism and quite politically active too. Do you think art and politics are always a good mix? Do you try and separate things, like leave the politics out of the graphic work and keep it just in the music?
Being political is part of my personality and I don't mean fighting for a party. In my everyday life I try to be aware of injustice and wrong attitudes and figure out ways to do something about it. Sometimes it is just a discussion, sometimes it's life choices like not eating meat/fish/dairy products and sometimes it's doing something with art to deliver a message, to give importance to something that most of us don't see.
So yeah, I like to mix it but I don't want to be the guy with the “political label”, not because there is something wrong with being political but because it's a label that simplifies the whole complexity of a living being. I think art, and even design, should not mix with politics when they are selling something suspicious - you know, fancy cheap slogans and shit.
And when I say politics I also say everyday products we buy. There’s a big difference between making something look better and helping to sell “snake oil”.
What other projects are you working in at the moment, or what recent projects are you most proud of?
At this moment I'm working on my debut album (stay tuned to Microfome facebook page). I'm in the recording process and starting to work on the design.
I also want to focus more on comics and animation. I had this daily strip comic project some years ago -https://www.facebook.com/ricaastiras - but now I want to make something different and more challenging.
I also enjoyed a lot making this video with Hugo Morais for rapper Dom Rubirosa:
I hope to get another one like this soon, it's so amazing to see your drawings come to life with animation.
If you want to check it more of my work, here’s my behance page.
Order THE COSMIC BALLAD OF ROATS MIGUEL: Whispers in the Dark over at our webstore. The comic book comes with a download code for Roats Miguel Self-Titled debut EP.
JUICY RECORDS @ GRRRL ZINE FAIR 6 September 2016
We will have a stall at Grrrl Zine Fair at The Shacklewell Arms this Saturday, 10th September from 3-7pm.
Come and grab the latest issue of The Juice with the added bonus of avoiding shipping fees and hanging out with us + a bunch of other great DIY intersectional feminist, queer & punk publishers and zine makers.
Facebook event link here
It's FREE entry (suggested donation £3)
JR #11: Roats Miguel - Self-Titled EP 30 August 2016
South East London based sampling-producer Roats Miguel thrives in a duality of concepts. While his music brings to life an apocalyptic world in desperate need of a messiah, its sonic foundations are found in samples of his childhood memories, chopped and rearranged into collage-like beats - a sort of personal and reminiscent sonic playground.
Fascinated by sci-fi and armed with multi-instrumental skills, he created a 5 track debut EP that combines electronica with futuristic beat music, boasting Miguel’s singular compositional vision. Think LA Beat, think future garage, think outside the box.
EP will be out this September. Original cover artwork by Colombo Emeralds. Hear the opener track "He Has Returned" here.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE:
As you should know by now, we're really into our physical and DIY creations, so we decided to pair this new musical release with a Comic Book. Yeap, that's right. A comic book that further develops the concept of the release, showcases Miguel’s rich inner-world and sets the foundations for his mystic live performance. Roats co-wrote the story, Riça - from The JUICE Fanzine #02 cover fame - did all the illustration, and we're doing a release event to bring all of this to life.
Roats Miguel will be performing the EP in its entirety in his home turf, in Peckham's Rye Wax, a cosy venue that also has comic books and records for sale. Perfect match, right? This all will happen on September the 28th, and it's FREE ENTRY. More info on the event here.
You can pre-order everything here. Be aware that by buying the comic you get a download code for the music release.
Los Padres Album Release 31 March 2016
Photos by Anete Kaleja.
For all of you who couldn't make it and those who want to rehash some memories, here's a little taste of what went down last Thursday at the Sebright Arms in Hackney, London.
Roats Miguel set the mood and tested the limits of the P.A system, Los Padres followed and brought a few special guests to help them make the night memorable. Riffs, crazy drum loops, a lot of weird singing and knob turning. Headbanging was a constant.
The night was a success and we only have y'all to thank. It was truly heart-warming to have such a good turnout of people on a rainy Thursday just before a big holiday weekend with a tube strike on top. Your support and love is what motivates us and the artists to keep on sharing special moments like this with you.
Here's a live video of the boys playing "Kenny G":
Directed and edited by Jimmy @ Dark Room Video.
RED TAPES ARE NOW SOLD OUT, BUT still got quite a few of the light grey ones, so head to the webstore if you haven't picked up yours yet.