DennisInDetroit
@dennisindetroit.bsky.social
Loving Music, Art, Food, The Bahai Faith...not necessarily in that order:)
Interesting questions from the knowetix.com folk
July 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Interesting questions from the knowetix.com folk
@joyannreid.bsky.social Hey Ms. Joy. Just let me know when you're fixin' to do the next thing. Wherever you're going, going too. We know you're not done, and the best is yet to come.
March 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
@joyannreid.bsky.social Hey Ms. Joy. Just let me know when you're fixin' to do the next thing. Wherever you're going, going too. We know you're not done, and the best is yet to come.
I love reading about the roots of music
Uncovering Moodymann's Detroit hip hop origins
Moodymann is famed as one of the greatest house music artists of all time, but his roots as a hip hop producer are less well known. Patrick Hinton speaks to Kenny Dixon Jr. and his former rap collabor...
mixmag.net
February 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I love reading about the roots of music
"...Then he slowed the sample down....As it became slower, it became murkier. Dilla added synth strings, which hold a high, hopeful note, contrasting the otherwise somber mood...and a resonant, dancing bass line...that essentially reharmonized the piano..." J Dilla - Detroit Treasure
The Obscure J Dilla Beat Tape That Changed Music Forever
Long before Donuts, a passed-around cassette made the Detroit producer a key influence on the sound of hip-hop and soul. The author of the celebrated Dilla Time takes us inside the making of this lege...
pitchfork.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
"...Then he slowed the sample down....As it became slower, it became murkier. Dilla added synth strings, which hold a high, hopeful note, contrasting the otherwise somber mood...and a resonant, dancing bass line...that essentially reharmonized the piano..." J Dilla - Detroit Treasure
An unexpected gift; meeting civil rights icon Andrew Young at the King Center in Atlanta
February 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
An unexpected gift; meeting civil rights icon Andrew Young at the King Center in Atlanta
In these times, it was a special experience to visit the King Center in Atlanta at the exact time Civil Rights icon Andrew Young was there for a visit as well.
February 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In these times, it was a special experience to visit the King Center in Atlanta at the exact time Civil Rights icon Andrew Young was there for a visit as well.
Let's get this party started right.
February 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Let's get this party started right.