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Dimitri Dhuyvetter Mar 11

The creators of #house, #techno, #electro and other foundational dance music genres not only aren’t reaping the benefits of the music’s highly lucrative global explosion—they’re now dying off as well, often at troublingly young ages.

It’s not a coincidence that many of these artists are Black, as the average life expectancy of Black people in the US has long lagged behind that of their white counterparts.

https://firstfloor.substack.com/p/dance-music-is-starting-to-lose-its

Dance Music Is Starting to Lose Its Pioneers

a.k.a. Thoughts on the deaths of Paul Johnson and Kelli Hand, and electronic music's failure to properly celebrate its legends while they're still alive.

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Princess (xe/xem)Mar 11

Above article is from four years ago, but the accompanying text is from this week’s First Floor newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/firstfloor/p/dance-music-is-still-losing-its-pioneers #DanceMusic #FirstFloor

Dance Music Is Still Losing Its Pioneers

Examining the genre's continued struggle to support, or even properly celebrate, its foundational figures while they're still alive.

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Princess (xe/xem)

More from #FirstFloor

30 Tracks Celebrating 40 Years of Dance Mania, Part 1: https://firstfloor.substack.com/p/30-tracks-celebrating-30-years-of and Part 2: https://firstfloor.substack.com/p/30-tracks-celebrating-40-years-of #DanceMania #HouseMusic #Chicago #GhettoHouse #DJFunk #DJDeeon #PaulJohnson

30 Tracks Celebrating 40 Years of Dance Mania, Part 1

A curated tour through some of the best bits of the vaunted Chicago label's extensive catalog.

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