As the bassist for the Meters, George Porter Jr. defined the snap and syncopation of New Orleans funk, juggling parade rhythms and deep dance grooves.
Whether he chooses to work on the experimental side of electronica, or spending her time crafting delicate and deep dance floor tunes, themes of identity politics run through every groove.
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Mr. Mitchell is returning to his own deepest dance roots in Dance Theater's first appearance in the Lincoln Center Festival.
Or, more accurately, as one for deep, dance-music loving collectors the types of heads who will pay $80 for three tracks from Detroit house producer Andrés, whose 2012 EP, New For U, was the number-one seller site-wide in 2013.
"Serenade" may not have been the deepest dance in his canon.
The song, which opens their second album, "Deep Cuts," is rich dance-pop, anchored by a bratty, irresistible synth bass line that moves around electronic thumps, live percussion, and Andersson's robust voice, which alternates between a clenched screech and smooth, low sounds that come from her chest.
Mr. Meisner, an inductee into five polka halls of fame, played at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998 and was featured on a Smithsonian Folkways recording, "Deep Polka: Dance Music from the Midwest". Polka is the go-go music of Wisconsin.
Yet some sense of the Deep South, dance hall spirit came through, as a swish of a lamé curtain unveiled the models sitting, waiting for their beaus, their hair in Amy Winehouse wraps and their bodies apparently in gift wrappings: see-through cellophane draped as cocktail dresses; or gingham printed on translucent plastic.
Musically, "Birthday" combines deep electronic dance beats and police sirens with elements of trap music.
Both celestial and earthly, the upcoming Clara-Nova EP draws inspiration from deep sea dance parties, ancient Egyptian rituals and Martian folklore.
