Witnessing the Chicago DJ Honey Dijon behind the decks might be as near a religious expertise as you may get on the dancefloor. Buying and selling within the four-to-the-floor kick drum that gives the aortic pulse to accommodate music, Dijon’s mid-tempo units conduct her crowds completely from tantalising buildups to scattered breakdowns and communal euphoria as her hovering melodies kick in. Her debut album, 2017’s Best of Both Worlds, performed as a rousing microcosm of those multihour units, and within the years since its launch, Dijon has grow to be a sought-after producer, working this 12 months on Beyoncé’s Renaissance.
Harnessing this collaborative expertise, Black Woman Magic finds Dijon increasing her sound to include a wider vary of queer Black contributions to dancefloor tradition, producing a 15-track masterclass in disco, new jack swing and soulful home. The driving drumbeat and piano chord stabs of Love Is a State of Mind set the hands-in-the-air tone. Standout options from the home pioneer Mike Dunn on the righteous thump of Work and from rapper Channel Tres on the sultry Show Me Some Love preserve the tempo transferring, whereas the ecstatic disco of Everyone kinds the album’s spotlight. Right here, Dijon sing-shouts a joyous chorus that calls for everyone to come back collectively in service to an infectious synth-bass melody. It’s the proper instance of her slick manufacturing model, mixing raucous power with suave association designed to play loud and get you transferring. Listening to Black Woman Magic, the dancefloor is wherever you occur to be.
