great interview here. I had no idea Bunji's name was literally from bungee: http://www.afropop.org/39215/interview-bunji-garlin-and-fay-ann-lyons-on-soca-music-today
also if you missed it like me, the Buss Head video is high quality:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McPMyu5_3TI
― rob, Friday, 22 September 2017 14:50 (six years ago) link
that interview goes really deep. scroll down to the bit about "Raze" if you're pressed for time
― rob, Friday, 22 September 2017 16:20 (six years ago) link
this gets close to sounding like a song in the post-climax dance sequence in a phoned-in animated film but is actually so much fun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s7JKsuZkXk
― rob, Saturday, 11 November 2017 16:13 (six years ago) link
^Olatunji x System 23, "Bodyline"
and this Ola is just immense:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVgE9OIxs-o
― rob, Saturday, 11 November 2017 16:21 (six years ago) link
love Sekon Sta on this afropop-y Folklore riddim:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujVVzC13iN4
― rob, Saturday, 11 November 2017 16:25 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw7TpFMRD5s
^new and fantastic Nailah Blackman
― rob, Friday, 24 November 2017 22:54 (six years ago) link
this is secretly one of the best threads on ilm; "brek down de fence" "Your Time Now" and "take ah bathe" are def best of the year material for me.
For those compiling your year-end lists, this playlist includes all the available tracks on this thread, organized roughly chronologically in order of mention:
ILM's 2017 Rolling Soca-Chutney-Jab Thread Spotify Playlist
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 5 December 2017 20:43 (six years ago) link
The sample in Bodyline definitely reminds me of something... Triplets of Belleville maybe?
― FREEZE! FYI! (dog latin), Tuesday, 5 December 2017 23:07 (six years ago) link
rolling soca &c. 2018
― rob, Thursday, 4 January 2018 17:59 (six years ago) link