RIP D'Angelo, the greatest singer since Marvin departed. Who took the grit & attitude of hip-hop & alchemized it into angelic voodoo. He condensed the human condition - sex, suffering, addiction, love, oppression - into pure transcendence. A comet emitting blinding light & soul.
Heartbreaking: Neo-soul legends Angie Stone and D’Angelo both passed away in 2025, just 7 months apart. Stone died in March at 63. D’Angelo died today at 51. They shared a son together. An entire generation’s soundtrack, gone. Rest in power to both 🕊️💔
"The dub sub-bass make the walls and floor tremble, shaking us all in a deep musical ritual." Large thx to @thequietus.com / jakubknera for spotlighting The Bug / Warrior Queen set as one of their "Highlights from UNSOUND 2025" thequietus.com/.../highligh...
--- *thoughts about The Bug – Aktion Pak (feat. Warrior Queen)*
The bass lunges like a riot van, blacked‑out windows and sub frequencies that rattle the curb. Kicks stomp in steel‑toe patterns, a militarized pulse that leaves no room for doubt or daylight. Warrior Queen slices through the fo...
Interesting. Tbh Dub was already massively inspirational, God to Techno Animal to Ice to Bug etc.... And i genuinely feel Ghost Dubs is his own creation, albeit influenced by Pole and many others... But each to their own 😉
