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Chicago-based Kompute Musik is a musical anomaly. Part label and part artist collective, Kompute has grown from the inner circle of four founders – Matt Nee, Brad Sarpalius, Steve Hitchell and Marcus Gossmeyer – to a clothing line, a roster of over a dozen international talents including Italy’s Alexander Robotnick and an enviable release history with cult-like status among fans. With releases that defy category by dancing across genres from electro to techno and even rock, Kompute’s success almost seems like a fluke – until their methods are revealed. Their artists regularly collaborate, they hold creative expression above all else, they have a central headquarters for their roster to kick back in and they even host Kompute BBQs on the regular. Celebrating their 10-year anniversary, label co-founder Matt Nee speaks to URB on defying the odds and the ‘it’ factor …
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Chicago’s Grant Park is idyllic – expanses of open field with sunbathers, families partaking in a weekend picnic, the occasional dog chasing an airborne Frisbee. The entire scene belies what was there a mere three weeks ago – Lollapalooza. Its fifth year stationed in Chicago, 2010’s Lollapalooza received as much scrutiny as it did praise, featuring artists like pop queen Lady Gaga alongside Australian nu-grunge group Violent Soho and dubstep mastermind Rusko. Fact is, Lollapalooza’s been changing for a while, and according to founder Perry Farrell, it’s all completely intentional.
URB spoke with Farrell in 2009 about the shift and his increasing interest in electronic music, and we were lucky enough to speak with him again this year. Touching on his future projects and revisiting topics like the modern face of Lollapalooza, Farrell tells us what collaborations are on …
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