Dirtybird's Justin Martin Gives Bass-Heavy House a Tropical Twist and Sly Wit

May 25, 2012 – Opposites attract, and they particularly attract Justin Martin. Consider his debut album, Ghettos & Gardens (Dirtybird), a collection of feel-good party tracks with a deceptive emotional depth. Maybe it's a San Francisco thing, something picked up at the city's Sunday afternoon outdoor parties, where generator-driven PA systems pump out bass beneath towering redwoods for a mixed crowd of house heads, B-boys, hippies, and hipsters. …
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