The Egyptian Lover - Computer LoveThe genre, electro (or electro funk), is sometimes perceived to have a separate identity to hip hop; however, this electronic cousin was integral to the early development of the hip hop sound. Drawing on drum machines, such as the Roland TR 808, and influenced by funk, these two genres were intertwined and rode a parallel axis for a while, with rap, breakdance, and graffiti as pillars of the culture and community. The mechanical sound of electro would

In an age when the shelf life of an artist largely depends on posturing and trends

with the latter featuring an extended intro and stripped down arrangement

Cuca Records was the custom recording and pressing outfit for the Badger state

culminating in 11 original songs penned by Benavidez

which illustrates perfectly this symbiosis of strong rhythms and quality arrangements of subtle yet deep Ethiopian melodies

The Revenge offers up a slick

field recordings of which made it into most of the tracks

A few weeks later

who was a background singer for many bands in New York including Sister Sledge

but also new ways of building guitars - pushing the boundary of what a guitar could be and how it could sound

cosmopolitan fantasy colored by Japan’s affluence at the time

by publishing characteristic mid-tempo gems from its most pivotal artists