#VijayIyer salutes #GregTate -- I need add no more. https://www.movementsjournal.art/volumes/1-dissonance/fanfare-for-a-warrior

“[Greg] Tate’s humanism was not simply observational, it was participatory.” Beautiful and worthy tribute by #PiotrOrlov in his #DadaStrain #substack . Tate’s been back all over my feed as the anniversary of his transition arrived. Grateful to have a few more links to dig into. https://dadastrain.substack.com/p/on-greg-tate-and-the-critics-role

#music #journalism #musicjournalism #BlackMastodon #criticism #blackrock #blackrockcoaliton #gregtatewasloved #GregTate

I find myself singing #riteofspring by #stravinsky to myself not infrequently. I’m a big fan of #gregtate’s #GregTate’s #burntsugar and every time I listen to this #conduction of #TheRites by #ButchMorris, I find it confounding. But still I persist, listening more deeply, waiting for it to unlock more fully for me. https://burntsugarthearkestrachamber.bandcamp.com/album/the-rites-butch-morris-conductions-inspired-by-stravinskys-le-sacre-du-printemps

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One year ago I got a call from my friend Freedome from across the globe sharing the tragic news that #GregTate had suddenly transitioned. It left shockwaves in my community that still reverberate. My social media exploded today with tributes including a post by #VijayIyer, sometimes member of #BurntSugar #theArkestraChamber sharing this new site collecting much of the seminal cultural writing he gave the world. #gregtatewasloved https://www.gregtatewasloved.com/written-by-gt #blackrockcoalition #journalism #criticism

An unexpected gift from the mind and soul of the sadly departed #GregTate has arrived today -- an essay on the brilliant #ARKane, which he wrote for the rerelease of their _Americana_ compilation on Luaka Bop. It goes on sale via Bandcamp tomorrow but there's a vinyl version up for sale on the label's site, and Tate's essay is reproduced there in full. A true salute from a genius to a band of similar genius. #music #BlackArt #BlackExcellence https://www.luakabop.com/products/a-r-kane-americana