From our regular curated mixtapes to interviews with renowned DJs and artists, Friends of Friends stays on top of a wide range of contemporary music genres from our Berlin-base.
(EN) The Berlin-based DJ on his new label, avoiding polished recordings, and resurrecting Macedonian jazz, funk, and pop music
(EN) The Argentinian singer-songwriter on identity, not belonging, and getting to know yourself
(EN) The queer music duo on being authentic, Saved By The Bell, and Berlin’s supportive artistic community
(EN) The Berlin-based DJ on R&B, remixing, and the Tony Hawks Pro Skater soundtrack.
(EN) From traditional Persian music to pre-revolution psychedelic rock, this mixtape takes its inspiration from a road trip spent traversing Iranian landscapes.
(EN) The Berlin-born singer curates a mixtape to guide you through winter.
(EN) The Berlin-based artist discusses the inspiration behind his pop-up supper club which blends Indonesian cuisine with experimental live performance.
(EN) The Singaporean DJ on Punk music and what makes a great music selector today
(EN) Andrea Goetzke, co-founder of TSF, on why she loves creating spaces for artists
(EN) The Israeli choreographer curates a playlist featuring tracks by Bon Iver, Pink Floyd, and The Beatles
(EN) Meet the people behind Contra, the Seoul-based club shaking up the city's music scene
(EN) The DJ and producer talks Pokéraps and what it means to do an album in the 21st century
(EN) Two music journalists talk about why they love what they do
(EN) The British designer on music, design, brand collaborations and the occasional DJ gig
(EN) Meet the founding member of Juniore, the band whose music channels the optimistic melancholy of the 1960s in the French capital
(EN) Meet the photographer and director who’s documenting the lives of musicians in Canada
(EN) With a new album coming up, the Berlin-based garage-rockers are about to get more psychedelic
(EN) France, USA, Germany, real magic can happen when people from all over meet to form a band
(EN) The restless neo-soul singer and producer from New Zealand reinvents himself as an artist
(EN) Katharina Tress on starting an online platform to enhance visibility for female, trans and non-binary musicians
(EN) Berlin collective Einhundert bypass music industry gatekeepers through their boundary-pushing concerts, exhibitions, and parties
(EN) Three members of the underground music label introduce FvF to an overlooked electronic scene
(EN) Why this publication about pop, politics and feminism holds a unique spot in the German print market
(EN) The Canadian-Colombian visual artist, musician and producer makes music for survival
(EN) Crossing genres and ignoring categories characterizes the Singaporean DJ's left field approach to mixing
(EN) The Alt-Pop Duo put together a mix of their all-time favorite tracks and discuss the music that inspired their distinctive sound.
(EN) An exclusive excerpt from Perdiz issue #9 on the universe of sounds and silence around us
(EN) Bavarian beats and a different take on Munich with Marvin Schuhmann and Valentino Betz
(EN) Obscure tunes with familiar flavors from around the world and through time
(EN) The DJ, Producer and Neverwhere Records founder embarks on her newest venture: motherhood
(EN) Dreamy, international grooves that blend the DJ’s ties to both São Paulo and Vienna
(EN) The electronic producer shares his mellow and humble brand of self-possession
(EN) The polymath works at the intersection of art, media, and technology
(EN) Behind the scenes at Zurich's concert halls the maestro disproves the stuffy stereotype of a classical orchestra
(EN) A moody mix of downtempo beats, Japanese math rock and ambient electronics
(EN) How the prodigious twenty year old and her analog camera are capturing the look, sound and feel of today’s grime scene like no other
(EN) The jazz singer shares her influences from jazz’s past, present and future
(EN) Tracing the designer’s winding career path, spanning disciplines and continents
(EN) The Amsterdam creative whose experimental studio is reimagining the future of fashion
(EN) Step into a time machine and enter the New York disco scene
(EN) Visiting the illustrator at her home and work studio, a place where luminous letters drawn by hand and pet bunnies prevail
(EN) In southern Iceland, an old fish plant houses majestic organs and all their parts
(EN) The Visual Director of Berlin Atonal sheds light on the experimental music and arts festival
(EN) How the Breton DJ seeks out the eclectic and the classic for his label Maison Kitsuné
(EN) In the run up to Berlinale’s Nordic Film Music Day, we meet some of Scandinavia's finest composers for the screen
(EN) A special mix of library music dusted off from the archives and ready for your enjoyment
(EN) A talk with editor in chief of Brick, Hayley Louisa Brown
(EN) Moody and moving beats and tracks from the Italian electronic duo
(EN) The ear-opening remit of the contemporary music programmer at the Brutalist institution
(EN) A diverse mix ranging from downtempo beats to drum and bass breaks
(EN) The DJ and producer on how he manages to tour the world and still spend time with his kids
(EN) The Icelandic musician and producer looks back on thirty years of music making and ahead to inventive soundscapes
(EN) What happens when fifteen musicians come together under a full moon for a concert set in a crater
(EN) At the gigantic Red Hook base, Gabriel Florenz explains the non-profit center's ever evolving ambition to aid creativity
(EN) The founder of BPitch Control on the influence of Berlin’s history on her music career
(EN) The talented singer, producer and actress delivers some of her favorite R&B, hip hop and soul cuts
(EN) Inside the musical life and creative process of the intrepid designer
(EN) A fun mix of bass-heavy hip hop from DJ, radio host, interior and fashion designer Sarah O’ Neill
(EN) In a former Stasi production site, Daze Maxim talks us through his intuitive creative process
(EN) "When music is joyful, why not listen to it without being ashamed, and not take yourself so seriously?"
(EN) The Montreal-based dancehall master takes us on a voyage from deep electronic vibes to a hype-splattered dancefloor
(EN) Robot Koch brings the driving beats of Berlin to sunny L.A., adding his own cinematic touch.
(EN) The Danish producer and label boss plays fast and loose with styles, but ties it all together with the bpm