Hello again! The post about Two Fingers will have to wait, as I had a realisation on the way to my 8:30 class today. Last night I built a playlist for a party this Saturday. Should be a good one, but looking over it I realised: unusually many of the tracks featured Ms. Dynamite. These days she's a pervasive vocalist in British electronica, and I thought I should give her a spotlight here!
She launched her career with the Mercury Prize-winning debut A Little Deeper. With a strong social commentary and soulful vocals often over a UK-garage theme, it almost felt like UK's response to Lauryn Hill. Her second album did not fare so well, and her career hit a low point in 2006.
Then she came back! Somehow she was discovered by some big names in dubstep and other electronica, and has been in some great tracks since then. Worth checking out are the DJ Zinc tracks Wile Out and My DJ. Also, for any listener of Magnetic Man (and if you're not then you should be), remember Fire? Dynamite. Redlight picked her up for his What You Talking About single, and rising vocalist star Katy B collaborated with her for her track Lights Out. My favourite of her guest features, however, is today's song of the day:
Toddla T - Want U Now feat. Ms Dynamite
Now, I'm going through a bit of a dancehall phase, but regardless of mood this track is sick. Featured on the Ninja Tune XX compilation (see post from two days ago), it's definitely one of the dancier tracks the label has put forth. Toddla's consistently strong, and as the early releases from his upcoming album show, he's only getting better. And so is Ms Dynamite! She and Ce'cile and Natalie Williams and so, so many others breathe warmth and energy into the world of electronica. Enjoy the links, and more to come tomorrow!
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