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AUDIO: Soca Meets Techno on Mr. One Hundred’s “Palm Tree Destruction”

Words by Large Up Crew– With soca steadily gaining momentum on the international music scene, and its following growing steadily, sub-genres and other interpretations of the culture are inevitably emergi... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Jillionaire on Machel Montano’s “Come Dig It”

Words by Jillionaire— Have you noticed how soca is sounding more and more like U.K. dance music these days? Well, the king of soca, Machel Montano, was about 18 years ahead of his time. A youthful Machel... Read More...

Raving Kings: Alric and Boyd + The Untold Story of Dance Music in Jamaica

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos and Flyers Courtesy of Alric and Boyd— Jamaica is known for dancehall, not dance music. Recently, however, we've noticed a surge in the number of EDM records coming from the i... Read More...

Lee “Scratch” Perry x Guinness x Aliens!

Words by DJ Gravy For those of you not so up on Pop culture, you can thank this eccentric genius for innovating (and playing a major role in the creation of) Dub music, (which directly lead to the birth ... Read More...

Trinitech: Jillionaire’s Culture Bash

Our man in Port of Spain--known to the masses as Jillionaire Juice--just posted a post-bashment carnival mix over at the newly-redesigned Mad Decent site. It's a mix of soca, warp-speed dancehall and housey... Read More...

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