As Mutabaruka’s voice fades out in a wisp of dub delay, church organs rise in the mix, and that bass line begins its curious up-and-down jig. It’s a perfect mirror of the beatific ambivalence of the ...

This month, we've been helping you refresh your playlists by introducing you to music you don't know or maybe you think you don't like. This week, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navaro — previously an electronic ...

Saint Etienne, “Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Masters at Work Dub)” (Warner Brothers, 1991) When it comes to hypnotic, minimalist soul, Detroit’s Moodymann (Kenny Dixon, Jr.) is in a class of his ...