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Apron Records has been instrumental in shaping the current landscape of contemporary electronic music coming out of the U.K. since 2014. After almost a decade of pushing their unique vision has made the Apron Records imprint one of the most in-demand labels in most independent record stores. Now mor

Interview by Passion Dzenga | Artwork by Jim Klok Patta Soundsystem and Apron Records have shared a drawing board for the first time and together they have created a Trucker Cap and a Graphic T-Shirt that echo the racing theme of the whole project. "Better Together" is the slogan that runs throughou

Apron Records has been instrumental in shaping the current landscape of contemporary electronic music coming out of the U.K. since 2014. After almost a decade of pushing their unique vision has made the Apron Records imprint one of the most in-demand labels in most independent record stores. Now mor

Interview by Passion Dzenga | Photography by Saffron Pape | Videography by Seven Halsema | Music by Danny Keen for Lautmaus Community is at the core of what we do here at Patta and it is that need to provide for those around us that keeps us at street level. One project which resonates with our tene

Interview by Passion Dzenga | Photography by Dennis Branko | Videography by Violette Esmerelda Apron Records has been instrumental in shaping the current landscape of contemporary electronic music coming out of the U.K. since 2014. After almost a decade of pushing their unique vision, the Apron Reco

Artwork by Sjon de Baron Famirie touches down in London once again, five years after their last edition at Miranda in the Ace Hotel. They have spent the lockdown schemin’ and this time they are bringing Bao G , Passion Deez and Ray Fuego from the Netherlands and linking up with Fredwave and OK Willi

Photography by Olivia Jank | Interview by Passion Dzenga The young self-taught designer behind our latest collaboration is Manchester’s very own Junior Clint . Building his brand from the ground up in the most literal sense, we decided to get familiar with him on the eve of the launch of the Patta x

Zindzi Zevenbergen 's debut ' Lennox ' is a project that is endlessly heartwarming. Adorned with multicoloured illustrative works from Hedy Tjin and Brian Elstak , this paperback is an interactive experience, featuring printed text at various angles and slants makes the book something that you have

Oscar #Worldpeace has a hell of a year ahead of him. Before he heads down these new paths, we took some time to catch up with him. Oscar's 9-track LP Sporadic hit the streets a little while back and since then he has released a handful of features alongside his own releases. For an independent artis

Photography by Hugo van Noort & Olivia Witmond Gevluchte Kunst is an initiative from Simone van Ommen , Anna-Sophie Kummer , Josephine Kleinendorst and Hasan Al-Raheem . They believe in creating a positive image of people with a refugee and/or status holder background and are achieving this by creat

Bony Fly , Don Mateo or if we're doing up government names Mateo Echeverria is one of the most refreshing sound selectors in the contemporary music landscape. After seeing him live and getting to know him last summer in Croatia, he came to visit the Patta family in Amsterdam so it was about time tha

Following up with another heavy-hitter: mayo! With an excellent new release on United Identities under her belt, she’ll take care of the next hour with her uncompromising punk attitude, enjoy! We caught up with mayo late last year - get familiar with where she is and where she is going here .

Today it is quite difficult to imagine that there once was a time when sneakers were frowned upon in many workplaces and on formal occasions. Even worse, wearing sneakers was almost a guarantee to catch the gasface and get you denied at clubs and bars for "not being dressed appropriately" on your ni

We caught up with BXKS earlier this year through our Get Familiar series. She is back with her unique contemporary rap sound which perfectly marries her unrelenting vocal styles with trap beats. Forever innovating, BXKS pairs up with Oscar #Worldpeace on the "321" for this latest single from her sec

Finn Foxell is Shepard's Bush-based but bound for international pastures. The young contemporary artist has dropped a stream of consistently impressive records alongside a series of visuals that align with his vision. As we enter another lockdown it was time to catch up with Finn Foxell and get fami

Now if the name Raven Artson rings any bells for you it's because he has been a key player in recent lookbooks for Patta. With his Get Familiar article released earlier this year alongside his lead role in ‘ The Performer (And Some Brief Thoughts On Beauty From Upper Management) ’, a movie directed