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Wax Poetics, Issue 55 - De La Soul / Daft Punk
𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤, 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚, 𝙝𝙞𝙥-𝙝𝙤𝙥, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙨 — 𝙄𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 55 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙒𝙖𝙭 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚𝙨, 𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 — 𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙝𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙢𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨.
Cover features include Daft Punk and De La Soul, tracing their sonic legacy within a broader map of dance music history. Inside, the issue explores the roots and resurgence of disco, from Nile Rodgers to Gino Soccio, alongside pieces on J Dilla, Slum Village, Teddy Riley, and the impact of New Jack Swing.
A wide-angle view of music’s evolution from underground resistance to mainstream influence, with the usual Wax Poetics care for detail and storytelling.
