Both of Us / Are U Down EP last summer, the Grand Forks, BC-bred DJ and producer s paean to vintage Chicago and early house was the call to the dance floor that a glum world needed even if we couldn t dance together. Almost a year and a historic Grammy nomination later, the artist born Jayda Guy remains a beam of soulful energy, a spirit that resonates throughout her invigorating and well-deserved mix for the 78th instalment of the revered
DJ-Kicks series.
Music sites like Napster were Guy s portal into music and music history, and her mix is an expansively curated set that clocks in at just over 70 minutes. Light of the World s London Town kicks off the set with a brisk slice of early 1980s Brit-funk and a shout out to Guy s adopted hometown, its chant of New York, Chicago, LA, Munich, and Japan foreshadowing of some of the global grooves in store for later on.