Graffiti tags and lo-fi aesthetics: enter Planet Luke

Lucas Hunter, Luca Lozano, Planet Luke. Meet the man with three names currently making waves all over Europe’s music and graphic design scenes. Now living in Berlin (via Sheffield, Cornwall and London), Lucas Hunter is the man behind Klasse Recordings, a Berlin-based imprint where he works with Mr Ho as owner, A+R, artist and designer. Lucas also performs as a producer and DJ under the name Luca Lozano, and manages the graphic designer for grafitti-centric tape label Grafiti Tapes and 12” vinyl label Zodiac44 under the moniker Planet Luke.

Lucas’ interest in graffiti is highly visible in his flyers and artwork which carry graffiti writing’s DIY ethos and emphasis on the handwritten. Lo-fi and nostalgic, Luke’s graphic design work mixes 90s digital design with xeroxed imagery, and acid house aesthetics with graffiti signatures such as bubble writing.