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Forgotten Treasure: Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam & Full Force “I Wonder If I Take You Home”
Forgotten Treasures

Forgotten Treasure: Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam & Full Force “I Wonder If I Take You Home” (1985)

I’ve been telling anyone who will listen that Latin Freestyle is due for a re-evaluation. With the sci-fi electro of Cybotron, Hashim and Man Parrish explicitly informing a lot of today’s most interesting dance music production—its wiggly synths and mechanized  Read more  »

Future Classics

Future Classic: Bunji Garlin “Differentology”

This past winter being what it was, only one thing helped me cope with the meteorological cruelty: Soca. Following some kind of Cosmic Alignment touched by the gaze of a loving Creator, our winter’s harshest month coincides with Trinidad‘s yearly  Read more  »

Future Classic: D’Banj “Oliver Twist”
Future Classics

Future Classic: D’Banj “Oliver Twist”

I root for D’Banj, I really do. The Nigerian pop star is pretty much the gold standard across the entire African continent, and a recent signing to Kanye West‘s G.O.O.D. imprint is giving him the chance to live the dream  Read more  »