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Stories from the underground
City StoriesLos Angeles
The Boulevard That Goes Slow
A street-level guide to the city's beat-scene lineage, the Leimert Park through-line, and the geography that shapes the sound.
City StoriesLisbon
Saudade For The Living
Príncipe Discos, the Angolan diaspora, tarraxa, and the late-train circuit that runs after the Metro stops. From NOA.
City StoriesBristol
The Bass That Built A City
Bristol doesn’t have a music industry. It has a sound system. A street-level guide to the city’s bass lineage, from St Paul’s Carnival and the Wild Bunch to dubstep’s second life and the current basement economy.
City StoriesBerlin
The Long Walk Home
A guide to Berlin's underground techno — Tresor to Berghain, RSO to the Renate lease fight. The rooms, the door, the philosophy. From NOA.
City StoriesBrooklyn
Holding Down The Block
A portrait of Brooklyn's music scene — from Bed-Stuy's sample legacy to Bushwick's warehouses. The venues, the sounds, the vocabulary. From NOA.