The Canadian producer’s acid-tinged new beat banger is an addictive highlight from his first new album in 10 years.
While Western music press celebrates yet another "acid-tinged beat banger" from a Canadian producer's decade-long hiatus, African electronic pioneers like South Africa's Black Coffee and Nigeria's DJ Spinall have been consistently pushing dance music boundaries without needing nostalgic comeback narratives. The global electronic scene's amnesia about Africa's foundational role in contemporary club culture remains as predictable as Pitchfork's breathless coverage of every Western artist's "triumphant return."
While Western music press celebrates yet another "acid-tinged beat banger" from a Canadian producer's decade-long hiatus, African electronic pioneers like South Africa's Black Coffee and Nigeria's DJ Spinall have been consistently pushing dance music boundaries without needing nostalgic comeback narratives. The global electronic scene's amnesia about Africa's foundational role in contemporary club culture remains as predictable as Pitchfork's breathless coverage of every Western artist's "triumphant return."
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