Evolving from his lo-fi photography, zine and street work comes this excellent music blog from Alex 'Tape Echo'. True to his early work, which I have followed since meeting Alex at foundation-level art education, his blog over at http://www.tape-echo.com is beautifully illuminated with Alex's trademark black and white photography and characteristically DIY design aesthetic. For the audio Tape-Echo experience, head over to his podcast here.

Alex has a remarkably sharp eye and ear for good art and music, and his creative style has always been very stripped down and idiosyncratic. I think this is why his ideas translate so fluidly between different mediums, while remaining instantly recognizable. This style is reflected equally in prints, zines, street work, poetry, mixes, DJ sets, and perhaps this is also what makes this music blog stand out. His 'Web Zine' is not just about the sounds of good music, but equally about the clandestine exchange of dubplates, the claustrophobic basement dances of the Bristol scene and the late night, coffee fuelled bedroom mixing sessions; strictly vinyl-only and played on a pair of 1210s and a mixer.

Alex's unique and eloquent perspective on dance and bass music culture is essential reading, and as such he is a name to watch in every aspect of the bass music scene, from production to photography.