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The Blessed Madonna: Godspeed review – a sprawling dancefloor odyssey
Featuring Kylie Minogue, Jacob Lusk and more, the American producer and DJ’s solo debut offers something for everyone
For the best part of the past decade, Chicago DJ Marea Stamper, AKA the Blessed Madonna, has built a reputation for whipping dancefloors into a euphoric frenzy with her crate-digging mixes of house, techno and disco. At the commercial end of the spectrum are pleasing if unoriginal numbers such as the piano house party-starter Edge of Saturday Night with Kylie Minogue; James Vincent McMorrow breakbeat feature Brand New; and Jacob Lusk disco roller Mercy Pt 2. Godspeed grows more distinct when Stamper delves into the murkier corners of the dancefloor – the hammering techno bass of Somebody’s Daughter; the gritty, jacking house of Blessed Already and chopped fractal vocals of Strength (R U Ready).
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