Lagos Disco Machine

The amalgamation of underground and mainstream scenes, part 1

i checked out the Spank Rock show in ny the other night. that shit was insane, with TTC (those of the euro crunk or frunk persuasion) and philly booty bass dudes Plastic Little.
not being from america, its interesting to try and see how shit works and what circles people move thru. at the show, in particular, the crowd didnt seem typical new york hispsters, but rather ppl who appreciate good party music and do not differentiate. stardust is dropped next to crunk next to tina turner beats, mixed with ghetto tech into new french beats.
something is going on in america, and what seems now, its common musical cousin france. but what these scenes are drawing from is common mainstream asthetics with underground intentions, in fact no fucking intentions, its just party music. america still seems thoroughly splintered, but is slowly converging onto a platform where there is no difference between anything and everything is equal and cool in its own context.
k enuff bullshit for now

ll cool j - control yourself
sick fuckin synthed out beat, great comeback into the game, personally i like the instrumental better. juan atkins must be so proud of his legacy.

uffie - ready to uff
this is some of the coolest shit out there. mr oizo pulls out some 80's 909 booty breaks over uffies sexy/bitchy/schoolgirl vocals. this is how shit needs to be!
no pretences, just sick fuckin beats that make you wanna murder the dancefloor.

lark - mouth of me ep
interesting yet ultimately not the most enjoyable stuff. like bjork meets autechre meets undergound music scene 4 years ago. the effort is here, but what is lacking seems to be any fuckin funk or sexiness. south african music is on the rise, and i truly fucking love anythin electronic that comes from my homeland. but dudes, you aint warp! stop takin yourself so seriously. otherwise check it out.

sade - diamond life (1984)
this shit is so smooth. it oozes 80's london/caribeean vibes.
sade is one sultry bitch, and she knows it. beats may seem abit rudimentary and brittle, but drop this one when u with ur lady. smooth operator and your love is king are fuckin classics.