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"A dance is a walk structured to be felt." I can't remember where that came from, though I think it was a Russian architect or composer for some reason. I've always liked this quote. Thinking about it today though I began to wonder if it misses the point somewhat. Dancing is social. You can dance alone, sure, but i think the point here is made with social dancing in mind. Or perhaps there are two kinds of dance: the inner dance (to music, or structured to be felt by music, with music providing the structure) and the social dance, which produces feeling from communication. "A dance is a walk structured to be felt or a talk felt by walking."

posted by adrian chan @ 2:38 PM links to this post

John Digweed's MMII is out and I'm at home, a happy and intrigued listener. If it’s safe here to invoke Darwin for but a minute, then this record is an example of the swift flow of evolution we have come to love and expect from electronica, trance included. Emergent breakbeat, a thinner bottom end, elements of trance and space but no longer hung on the formidable edifice of deep or progressive house. This is broken house, a wrecking ball taken to the foundation not to tear down but to retrofit perhaps. This is not another cornerstone of deep and progressive, but a transition. Digger shows us not only that he’s in motion himself, but that the genre we have been taking for granted is in motion too. And in an age of falling structures, what better road to progress and recovery than to be led by master bricklayer digweed the digger. And there’s some deep digging here indeed!

posted by adrian chan @ 7:08 PM links to this post

Digger's new one is out tomorrow... excitement barely contained... make purchase in the am...

posted by adrian chan @ 7:27 PM links to this post