Articles by David Dacks

System

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PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2010

Skirting techno, dub and pure soundscape creationism are System, a Danish electronic super-group (according to the bio). In case you think...

High Tone

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2010

These days, you're more likely to find the word "dub" suffixed with "step" as a cutting edge term. But France's veteran dubbers High Tone r...

Gonjasufi / Various

The Caliph's Tea Party

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2010

How can a remix album be more accessible than the original? Gonjasufi's A Sufi and A Killer was a demanding, yet brilliant, listening exper...

Syl Standing

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2010

Chicago soul elder Syl Johnson is finally getting his due some five decades into his long and twisted career; his biggest hit was "Take Me...

Fond Of Tigers

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2010

"I have a small selection of cheap guitars," deadpans Stephen Lyons, leader of Vancouver ensemble Fond Of Tigers, professing himself only m...

Various

The World Ends: Afro Rock And Psychedelia In 1970s Nigeria Pt. 1 and 2

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2010

Even after three compilations of Nigerian sounds, and three of Ghanaian music, there is simply too much splendid music to be revealed from...

Bilal

Airtight's Revenge

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2010

Seeing as this album has been ten years in the making, it's no surprise that there's a sense of importance about it. Every second screams p...

Mr. OK

Men Mwen

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2010

For years, Canada underperformed in the sales category and overall mindset of world fusion. Half-baked ideas would suck up grant money and...