Across a series of mixtapes and now a full-length album, Oakland rap duo Main Attrakionz have sunk their voices deep into a blissful fog of reverb and weed smoke. They speak to Kyle Ellison about why they're unfazed by the increasing attention on their music
The latest instalment of Jen Calleja's Verfreundungseffekt column puts into play a game of Chinese Whispers on a poem by Sam Riviere — with help from Chrissy Williams, Laura Tenschert, Livia Franchini and Jack Underwood — considering the value and the possibilities of translating a translation, flipping Walter Benjamin the bird in the process. (Illustration by Richard Phœnix)