Owl Theory, by DJ DanceAlone

Owl Theory

by DJ DanceAlone

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Patrick Blinkhorn Easily 2024 AOTY so far. Words don't do Owl Theory justice, you need to listen. Favorite track: Black Marxist.

DAS VILLAIN History has shown (then summarily ignored) that black people started the "modern day of electronic music" from Detroit, Michigan during the early 1980's. Yet, the black experience in electronic music continues to endure with Black Techno Matters and fabulous artists such as DJ DanceAlone. Here, DanceAlone provides a history lesson through well-placed samples and great music that discusses Black Culture that's been culturally appropriated (circa "culture vultures"), misunderstood, and dismissed. Favorite track: Ignore The Bronx.

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1.	Sliced Ice 03:50	buy track
2.	Insecure 04:29	buy track
3.	Another World 05:34	buy track
4.	War Panic 03:56	buy track
5.	Black Marxist 05:09	buy track
6.	Bellville 02:04	buy track
7.	Ignore The Bronx 04:00	buy track
8.	Get Up 02:42	buy track
9.	Kegels 04:15	buy track
10.	You Should Have Known 04:05	buy track
11.	For The People 01:08	buy track

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BLACK TECHNO MATTERS releases its 17th digital album, Owl Theory, by Memphis-based producer and DJ, Darnell Stewart, aka DJ DanceAlone. DanceAlone, previously known as Dakuan, elevates his unconventional approach to conventional music with this release. Using his quintessential sample-based production techniques melted over enjoyable grooves, he crafts a complex story of Black history in America. The concept of “owl theory” comes from Kathleen Peterson’s murder in 2001, where, despite evidence that Kathleen was killed by a large owl, the state prosecuted her husband instead. The album Owl Theory explores this “guilty until proven innocent” treatment that many black people face in America—on trial and in everyday life. This 11-track journey intends to represent the parts of Black culture that make America resent Black people in a way that deems Black people “guilty” by simply existing. The intro track, “Sliced Ice,” is a scintillating opener that begs the listener to understand the message of the album. Almost every track that follows uses an intentional use of samples from films, speeches, and conversations that dissect “vignettes” of Black American culture.