Soulwax

The story of two brothers who, even though they have absolutely nothing in common, open a bar together that quickly becomes a regular hangout for nighthawks. Despite the success, they must soon face up to the difficulties inherent in running a family business. Their brotherhood turns into rivalry, through no fault of their own.

A documentary about Soulwax: Director Saam Farahmand filmed Soulwax on their recent international dates, capturing all the excitement, chaos and humour of the world tour. Where the Beastie Boys filmed one gig with 50 cameras, Soulwax filmed 120 shows with one camera, in Europe, Japan, US, Latin America and Australia. The result is a snapshot of life on the road with one of the most exciting live bands in the world, and features their friends including 2manyDJ's, James Murphy & Nancy Whang (LCD Soundsystem), Erol Alkan, Tiga, Justice, Busy P, So-Me, Peaches, Klaxons and many more in interview, as well as behind-the-scenes footage, and LOTS of music.

Animated accompaniment to 2manydjs' "As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 2" mashup album / DJ mix.

"If you're not familiar with library music, it's basically instrumental records that were (and still are) sold to provide television- and filmmakers with appropriate soundbeds for their images. A lot of it (read most of it) can be boring, but fortunately many the old records were played and recorded by some of the best session musicians during their downtime, so there are some incredible gems to be found. Library records have since become very sought after by producers and we were lucky enough to have found a big lot of them, about 10 years ago. Instead of animating the sleeves, we have filmed our librarian here at RSWX while she goes about her working day."

A mix of music from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, with visuals created using toys, record sleeves, and bits of stop-motion animation.

We show our love for Brazil and all its musical forms over various decades here in this mix. It's a place that has always inspired us musically but also where you can lose yourself record shopping. Which we did, on many different trips, and found the most incredible gems with the help of some of our brazilian friends. Batuta Discos concept came from our love for Brazil and all its musical forms over various decades here in this mix. It's a place that has always inspired us musically but also where you can lose yourself record shopping. Which we did, on many different trips, and found the most incredible gems with the help of some of our Brazilian friends. The name, Batuta Discos, is a way of saying "cool records" but it was the way they said it in the 70s and 80, we are not quite sure of the correct translation but it's a bit of an in joke with the Brazilians.

If you ever wondered how many guitar riffs would fit in an hour, we can tell you it's about 500. Try to guess each artist and title before we reveal them! Full video here: https://vimeo.com/channels/radiosoulwax/26113014

A quick-fire mix of 420 song intros, accompanied by animated versions of the record sleeves.