The Space Between the Notes
Ska slowed down and became reggae, and people began to hear what speed had carried them past. This essay asks what the slowing made possible, who paid for it, and who else was in the band all along.
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The Space Between the Notes
Ska slowed down and became reggae, and in the widening gaps something could finally be heard. What those gaps hold, and who paid to open them, may be the real question about how we listen to one another.
What a Moment Can Hold
The clock can tell us how long we waited. It has less to say about what happened while we were there.