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Trace the Black roots of disco, house, and techno in videos and reading – summer school is in
What a week – the Juneteenth commemoration in the US, Chicago house music interest trending as it’s repurposed for new big-name pop, and the death of disco legend Patrick Adams. Every day is a good day to know your roots, so let’s do this.
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Pounding techno mix from inside Ukraine, by Northern Techno founder Alex Glass
From inside Ukraine comes driving techno to give you new strength. We welcome Alex Glass for a guest mix, recorded just hours before the invasion began – and talk to him about techno and feeling in times of war.
KMRU on spaces, Nairobi, and turning off Ableton Live’s grid
It’s a film about tuning into the spaces around you, but KMRU makes an argument for being more than where you’re from. And to open up possibilities, he also does the thing I expect a lot of you know you want to do but might be afraid to do – turn off the grid now and then. Even in the software known for it.
Laurie Anderson, in video, on the stories behind her custom-built instruments
Peter Kirn - September 27, 2021
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