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edo funk explosion vol. 1

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I’m a big fan of the Analog Africa label and the upcoming compilation, Edo Funk Explosion Vol. 1, looks fantastic. Immediately added to the want list.

Unlike the rather polished 1980s Nigerian disco productions coming out of the international metropolis of Lagos ‘Edo Funk’ was raw and reduced to its bare minimum … What unites these diverse musicians is their ability to strip funk down to its primal essence and use it as the foundation for their own excursions inward to the heart of Edo culture and outward to the furthest limits of sonic alchemy.

metallica vs. twitch

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There are problems with the DMCA, and big corporations do have too much power in the music industry. But Amazon alone is 20 times the size of the entire recorded music business. When people are encouraged to direct all their ire at the DMCA (not at Amazon’s failure to implement it correctly) or at the music biz, it improves Amazon’s bargaining position in licensing negotiations, and imperils Congress’s ability to achieve needed reforms.

— @future_of_music
https://twitter.com/rickyftw/status/1362900300223246336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1362900300223246336%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.net%2F2021%2F02%2F20%2Ftwitch-mutes-live-metallica-concert-and-replaces-stream-with-generic-library-music.html

This whole thread is worth a read: