17 Jun 2011

Riot In Lagos



Have you seen the interactive guide to the history of dance music over on The Guardian?

It's pretty neat, but naturally misses out on a few things and inevitably a shit storm has kicked up in the comments section.

It did teach me one thing though. I don't know everything. I thought I was pretty clued up. But #6 on that list was Ryuichi Sakamoto's Riot in Lagos. Never heard of it before. Heard of and quite like Yellow Magic Orchestra, but this tune? Nope. And for shame. It's great.