Alice Russell: Under the Munka Moon II

First found on collaborations with Tru Thoughts labelmates Quantic, and TM Juke, if you haven’t heard Alice Russell yet you're missing out on one of the best singers around. Russell’s singing is classically soulful, with vocal finesse rarely heard these days. She’s a throwback to the era of fully-developed vocal talents like Aretha Franklin and Patti Labelle, a singer’s singer. Under The Munka Moon II …

James Hancock

We're loving the work of Sydney-based artist James Hancock who has done the CD artwork for local singer/songwriter Josh Pyke among a handful of other equally creative projects. He works across "all types of media in both art and design practices, drawing together heterogeneous elements taken from found objects, hand-generated content in drawing, printmaking, painting, photographic experiments, and other playful sources." He says that his …

François Junod

François Junod has been making robots the old-fashioned way for over 20 years. Using precise micro-mechanics, Junod works out of his studio in Sainte-Croix pursuing his goal of making movements smoother and more human. Though he works primarily on commissions, his Modigliani-like art pieces and studio shots are well-documented here and you can find a history of automata here (complete with satisfying flash animations). Also …