November 30, 2022
November 30, 2022

Tim Lawrence on David Mancuso: How High Fidelity Shaped Dancefloor Culture

Tracing the evolution and defining credo of a global sub-culture and attributing it almost exclusively to the influence of one person is a tricky proposition. Yet, historical data points cross-referenced with hundreds of interviews has led British author Tim Lawrence to the conclusion that reluctant DJ, storyteller, dance party architect and ‘Loft’ legend David Mancuso is that person.
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January 14, 2023
January 14, 2023

Listening Space: Terry Tan – Miri Sarawak, Malaysia

Much like a Haruki Murakami novel, the main characters of a curated sound system are brought together with a purpose which is not always readily apparent, and only through the investment of learned association can one necessarily reveal motive and purpose.
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May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023

Mo Yasin: The Sound System Torchbearer

Tom Wong, Winston Cooper, Duke Vin – men who shaped the nascent Jamaican sound system culture of the ’50s and ‘60s. Seven decades on, New York City DJ, speaker and amplifier designer Mo Yasin, is channeling the zeitgeist of that unique island movement.
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May 23, 2023
May 23, 2023

The Art of Selling on Discogs

Zimy, real name Mike Zimmer, transforms mundane LP shipping boxes into abstract, painted travelogues. Every cardboard sleeve a graphic translation of the cover art of said LP being sold. He is, as far as I know, the only person going to the trouble of illustrating his shipping boxes on Discogs.
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