@robertrandolph Rob we New York Knick fans wanna see Oak more than 4745 who is being paraded around like he ain’t pushed WAR buttons on the planet Earth
@supermarke I'm pretty sure I was at that show. I also saw them maybe a year before that at Great American Music Hall. It was the show that really blew my mind. It was right after the 2nd album came out, the 1 that Andrew Weatherall produced.
Transcendent stuff.
Shout out to the 2026 New York Knicks.
I am not from New York but I watched the team play in the 95 & 99 finals.
I don't know what will happen but tonight was a great performance.
A few words about Dexter Wansel…
I discovered his music via my friends Spike and Mick Clark as H17 were just starting. His blend of TSOP strings, electronics and soul is one of the greatest influences on my production career.
The album ‘Life On Mars’ shifted the tectonic plates of my musical world
There will never be another like him
Rest in Glory
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RIP Dexter Wansel, who did a lot of transcendent work in his career, but not least supplying the sample material for Bronson and Riff Raff's "Bird on A Wire," a mark of true genius https://t.co/mxHQID8ja6
Rest in Power Dexter Wansel
Blacktronika and ArtPhilly send strength, love, and heartfelt condolences to the family of Dexter Wansel during this time.
Grammy Award Winning producer, Dexter Wansel was one of the most important composers and electronic music innovators in modern music, particularly within Black musical traditions. Joining Philadelphia International Records in 1973 as a keyboardist, he became one of the label’s key creative forces, introducing synthesizers such as the ARP 2600, EMS VCS3, and Oberheim Six Voice into its recordings and sonic vocabulary.
His 1976 masterpiece, Life on Mars, remains one of the most groundbreaking and visionary works in the Philadelphia International catalog. Expansive in scope and fearless in imagination, the album opened new possibilities for listeners, merging futurism, spirituality, and electronic experimentation in ways that continue to resonate today. As a composer, Wansel helped shape some of the label’s most enduring recordings, working with artists ranging from Lou Rawls to The Jones Girls, including the timeless classic “Nights Over Egypt.”
His legacy has been expanded by everyone from Rick Ross to Cole to Mobb Deep through sampling.
For the past several months, we had been planning to honor Mr. Wansel with the inaugural Blacktronika Icon Award and a special performance celebrating his extraordinary contributions. The event on June 24 will now serve as a celebration of his life, creativity, and love.
He was our hero, mentor, and guiding light. He now joins the ancestors, leaving behind a body of work that will continue to inspire generations to come.
See you in the cosmos, Mr. Wansel.
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