da873623c98928185f5fee6ee4eb4d49

Jayda G: Significant Changes review – inclusive manifesto for dancefloors – and oceans | Musique Non Stop

da873623c98928185f5fee6ee4eb4d49

Friday, March 22, 2019

Jayda G: Significant Changes review – inclusive manifesto for dancefloors – and oceans

(Ninja Tune)

Berlin is famous for its vast nightclubbing landscape, with destination venues existing alongside an endless supply of spots for house-music enthusiasts, just off the beaten track. Yet it also harbours a reputation for having drained the genre of all colour, sometime during the course of a transatlantic cultural dialogue that would reshape the scene.

It’s lucky for the city, then, that it now counts Jayda G as a resident: the Canadian-raised dance music producer and DJ moved to Berlin in 2016 with a contagious affinity for convivial disco, funk and house in tow. She leads by example in her sets, performing with a lively physical presence that sparks an electric atmosphere and dares other dancers to match her pace. Incorporating her research as an environmental toxicologist, her debut album Significant Changes serves as a manifesto for both dancefloors and ocean floors.

Continue reading...
by Tayyab Amin via Electronic music | The Guardian

No comments:

Post a Comment

jQuery(document).ready() {