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DJ Sprinkles, Midtown 120 Blues

DJ Sprinkles, Midtown 120 Blues Art by Joe Baran [ Mule Musiq ] ( buy CD ) Like disco before it, house music was born in queer club culture, one of the few places its artists and patrons - mostly gay minority men - could be themselves without fear of reprisal. And also like disco, house was co-opted by ever larger audiences, shedding its ethnicity and sexuality along the way. With this in mind, Terre Thaemlitz begins Midtown 120 Blues with a challenging statement: [...]