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Review: Afrosideral – ‘El Olimpo de los Orishas Remixes’

Imagine a different type of electronic music. One that skipped over disco’s 4×4 and instead replaced it by the cuban 3/2 clave as the pulsating heart of its beats. The result would

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Album Review: “No Visa” by Captain Planet

In a virtual listening party held on Zoom two weeks back, LA-based producer Captain Planet (real name Charlie Wilder) welcomed fans and collaborators alike into his home studio to celebrate the release of NO