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  • Top 40 Over 40.36: Carl Craig live at The Fruit in Durham

    Preface: I recommend listening to Falling Up by Theo Parrish &b Carl Craig while reading this post. My favorite track from Carl. I love how dry the percussion! This was a set I caught at Slingshot in 2022, an electronic music festival held at a former wholesale fruit warehouse near downtown Durham NC. This repurposed…

  • Top 40 Over 40.25: Wise Intelligent

    Even rarer than artists making great records after 40 is those who are able to do so in quick succession.  Back when I was high school, Hüsker Dü released New Day Rising and Flip Your Wig only 8 months apart.  It’s hard to imagine young bands doing that in today’s post-internet crash music economy, let…