His gloved hand slapped a panel and the bass-heavy rocksteady of Zion dub came pulsing from the tug's speakers. "Maelcum not runnin', no. I talk wi' Aerol, he certain t' see it in similar light."
Case stared. "I don't understand you guys at all." he said.
"Don' stan' you, mon," the Zionite said, nodding to the beat, "but we mus' move by Jah love, each one."
Neuromancer, by William Gibson.
(I found out recently that at least one reader of Neuromancer thought 'dub music' was just a science fictional idea that William Gibson made up. Nope. It's real. You can check out some of these collections if you need an introduction.)
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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