RELEVANT PARTIES by Carhartt WIP was a monthly podcast series exploring groundbreaking independent record labels worldwide, including Stones Throw, Ninja Tune, Ghostly International, DFA Records, Jazzy Sport and Public Possession. Hosted by music journalist Chal Ravens, the series focused on the people behind the music and the idealism and persistence required to run a label. Released in two volumes of six labels each, every episode was accompanied by a limited cassette with a mix curated by the label and a capsule collection, while a zine brought the project together in print.

The cassette tape was chosen as the central medium and became the foundation of the entire visual communication. Concept, footage and edit of the motion design for every episode were developed and produced in collaboration with illustrator Hans Berger, who contributed the illustrative layer and storyboards. Close-up scenes of cassette decks springing open and tapes being inserted and rewound were shot on a Hi8 camera.

To transfer the camera signal onto an old ISP CRT radio TV, a suitable RF modulator was tracked down, turning frequency interference, rolling lines and signal noise into a defining part of the visual language. The footage was played back on the CRT screen, re-filmed and combined with stop-motion sequences and illustrations into 13 short clips: opening teaser for the series and twelve trailers, one for each label's episode, all adapted for social media.