If you listen to contemporary pop music, you’re listening to music that has been deeply influenced by techno, to the point where, on a certain level contemporary pop music is techno. If you’re listening to techno, you’re listening to black music. The Criterion channel is celebratin techno in film with Dweller and Black Techno Matters. Here’s more from CDM:

This month, Dweller shares a curated series of 13 films streaming on Criterion Channel, plus a massive compilation from Black Techno Matters.

Recognizing Blackness in music worldwide is something that should happen every day, but with the USA reflecting on its own systemic racism and the work by Black people to fight it, you can take this as a New Year’s resolution. And this should last you a while, as this is an epic and welcome selection.

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