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  • Nu Jungle

    Nu Jungle

    Buoyant Beats for the Turbulent Twenties: A DJ mix of resurgent jungle produced between 2017 and 2022
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    Jake Trussell
    Mar 3
    An Open Letter to Neil Young Regarding Spotify

    An Open Letter to Neil Young Regarding Spotify

    I’ve never used the term “OK, boomer” but it’s crossed my mind a few times during your Spotify boycott …
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    Jake Trussell
    Feb 1
    The 21 Best Tracks of 2021

    The 21 Best Tracks of 2021

    Music is flying higher than ever in the soaring twenties.
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    Jake Trussell
    Dec 28, 2021
    When Jamaican sound engineers invented electronic dance music.

    When Jamaican sound engineers invented electronic dance music.

    Dub engineers made a new, metaphysical type of musical composition in which the mixing board became a musical instrument
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    Jake Trussell
    Aug 30, 2021
    Shelter in Place DJ Mixes

    Shelter in Place DJ Mixes

    Shifts in the social fabric uncovered new ways to share music in 2020
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    Jake Trussell
    Dec 26, 2020
    The 20 Best Tracks of 2020

    The 20 Best Tracks of 2020

    What will define this unprecedented year’s music when we look back?
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    Jake Trussell
    Dec 16, 2020
    Black Music in Chicago: 100 Years of Innovation & Influence

    Black Music in Chicago: 100 Years of Innovation & Influence

    Black music not only defines the American canon, but in one form or another it has dominated global popular music for the past 100 years…
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    Jake Trussell
    Aug 18, 2020
    Music Streaming isn’t Dammed, it’s an Enormous Waterfall

    Music Streaming isn’t Dammed, it’s an Enormous Waterfall

    Dynamics compression, audio file compression, and sound-system hardware each influence the perception of music in different ways.
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    Jake Trussell
    Feb 24, 2020
    The 10 Best Tracks of the 2010s

    The 10 Best Tracks of the 2010s

    Anyone who says there’s no good music these days is sadly missing out. Not only is there too much, but it’s super-accessable too.
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    Jake Trussell
    Jan 2, 2020
    The 19 Best Tracks of 2019

    The 19 Best Tracks of 2019

    The sheer amount of stellar music released over the 2010s was immense. 2019 was no exception.
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    Jake Trussell
    Dec 27, 2019
    Kids Don’t Love Terrible Music, They’re Taught To

    Kids Don’t Love Terrible Music, They’re Taught To

    You can’t blame the youth for the bad music they’re exposed to.
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    Jake Trussell
    Nov 29, 2019
    You Gotta Hear This: Cosmo Sheldrake

    You Gotta Hear This: Cosmo Sheldrake

    If the visionary London-based multi-instrumentalist isn’t on your radar yet, he should be.
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    Jake Trussell
    Oct 5, 2019
    Jidenna Paves the Way for Retro-Afro-Futurism on “85 to Africa”

    Jidenna Paves the Way for Retro-Afro-Futurism on “85 to Africa”

    The Nigerian-American hip-hop crooner continues down his trendsetting path.
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    Jake Trussell
    Sep 10, 2019
    Nu Blues

    Nu Blues

    Nu blues is a global musical form originating in the urban centers of the United States during the first part of the 21st century.
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    Jake Trussell
    Jul 9, 2018
    The Go

    The Go

    Visionary Chicago musicians from all across the city are disrupting old models and blazing new paths to economic viability.
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    Jake Trussell
    May 29, 2018
    Herbanism, 20 Years Later

    Herbanism, 20 Years Later

    20 years ago my first album was pumped through the international distribution network that was the recording industry. Little did I realize…
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    Jake Trussell
    Aug 30, 2016
    15 Best Tracks of 2015: and Why I Don’t Listen to Albums

    15 Best Tracks of 2015: and Why I Don’t Listen to Albums

    I spent a bunch of time pondering why we still tend rate music by album rather than track when it comes to all these year-end “best” lists…
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    Jake Trussell
    Dec 30, 2015
    HTTP // GOLD

    HTTP // GOLD

    Adult Contemporary Serotonin For The 21st Century
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    Jake Trussell
    Aug 28, 2014
    20 -> 10 -> 0

    20 -> 10 -> 0

    Rebels with a Cause: Junglist Massive
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    Jake Trussell
    Jun 1, 2014
    Streaming Music Takeover: What About DJs?

    Streaming Music Takeover: What About DJs?

    Originally published by Mashit.com on March 18, 2011
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    Jake Trussell
    Mar 18, 2011
    Lets Talk About Pop, Baby

    Lets Talk About Pop, Baby

    Originally published by mashit.com on April 11, 2008.
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    Jake Trussell
    Apr 11, 2008
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