〰️getting ahead of the algorithm

An interesting discussion on how corporate branding supports and simultaneously undermine underground dance/music communities.


All vinyl mix featuring Trinidadian and South African soul, mid 70's jazz and a reimagined pop hit. 

Selector's Note: This mix contains skips, crackles and pops. Enjoy the bumpy ride.

Tracklist:
Born to Shine, Carol Addison 
Try Again (Live), Melba Moore
Babies, Ashford & Simpson
Normalizo, Letta Mbulu 
Slick, Ramsey Lewis 
Break my Stride, Matthew Wilder
Feel Up, Grace Jones
Bring it, Wild Sugar
Skylark, Carol Addison

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Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, place to stay in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul - John Muir

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, place to stay in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul - John Muir

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Portrait d'une négresse, Marie-Guillemine Benoist (1800)

Portrait d'une négresse, Marie-Guillemine Benoist (1800)

Creole in a Red Turban, Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans (1840)

Creole in a Red Turban, Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans (1840)

Zamorka, Anton Ažbe (1895)

Zamorka, Anton Ažbe (1895)