S/FJ: NEW YORKER INCLUDES BENGA IN TOP ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:06 pm
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/s ... ecord.html
Benga “Diary Of An Afro Warrior” (Tempa): I’ve talked about dubstep several times here. The genre never seemed like a good bet for a full album. Dubstep is a d.j.’s genre, where producers provide d.j.s with fragments which are then assembled into a whole on the dance floor. Giving consumers a complete narrative has not generally been a big concern—one should, literally, not try this at home. But Benga went and made an album that you can listen to like an album, front to back. That’s weird.
Benga “Diary Of An Afro Warrior” (Tempa): I’ve talked about dubstep several times here. The genre never seemed like a good bet for a full album. Dubstep is a d.j.’s genre, where producers provide d.j.s with fragments which are then assembled into a whole on the dance floor. Giving consumers a complete narrative has not generally been a big concern—one should, literally, not try this at home. But Benga went and made an album that you can listen to like an album, front to back. That’s weird.