Crazy Birds

Crazy Birds

A 21st century guide to new music, art, media and lifestyle. In a digital world where so many new things can be discovered, this is the place where the good things in life collide.

Digital Playground

Crazy Birds started out as a digital business card for Amsterdam based entrepreneur Gijs van der Togt, trained as an urban sociologist and experienced in media, concept development and (copy) writing. After working for several media companies, the urge to develop something new emerged. Crazy Birds, a daily updated digital playground for a savvy audience was born. Nowadays fuelled with help from contributors in media, music, fashion and art.

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There’s no good content without smart partnerships. For us, collaboration is crucial. Therefore, we are always on the look out for promising artists creating new, exciting things. Crazy Birds is a platform for advertising agencies, media companies, record companies and ofcourse brands to highlight their products. Do mind we only curate good things. Check the projects section for more information.

Meet Mayer Hawthorne

When we found out promising soul artist Mayer Hawthorne was in town, we got excited and decided to do a short film about him with help from our friends at Mamamess and Rush Hour.

Viral

We strongly believe in content-driven short films, made from the heart. Because we discovered this artist in an early stage, the amount of attention from various print magazines and internet-media was overwhelming.

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Under Your Tree #6 (Mos Def - The Ecstatic)

21.12

Posted in Archive

Ook deze week de beste albums van het jaar. Mos Def verraste mij halverwege 2009 met The Ecstatic. Een album waarin hij vooral met korte en krachtige raps komt. De Amerikaan klinkt harder dan ik gewend ben, lijkt weer erg gefocust na een aantal acteeruitstapjes. Hij doet dit overigens over intelligente beats van hiphopjunks als Oh No en Madlib, maar ook discohouse-producer Mr. Flash doet mee. Kenmerkend voor Mos Def, altijd op zoek naar vocale en muzikale grenzen.

The Ecstatic

Luister maar eens naar tracks als Auditorium en Supermagic. Magie van de boogie man, die dit jaar het beste hiphopalbum van het jaar maakt. The Ecstatic van Mos Def haal je ondermeer hier.

Comments

Nathalie writes on 22 Dec 2009:
Ik vind die Q-tip dit jaar nog wel wat scherper hoor. Maar bedankt voor de tip!
Jonathan writes on 22 Dec 2009:
Great album, he's good as an actor too, you know! ;-)