Music and clothes have always been linked in subcultural scenes, but Popcorn, with its elusive essence and down-to-earth simplicity, can bring tailored suits and ’80s synthetic tracksuits on the same dancefloor. Before 2000-2004 few had heard about popcorn outside Belgium. The work of labels such as Mojo Records (US) and Soulful Torino (IT) and club…
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Do the Popcorn- How Belgium Saved Black Music Part 2: The Quest for Records
Partly because it shares common ground with the soul and mod scenes and partly because it is odd enough to capture one’s interest, popcorn has spread outside Belgium in small pockets. A lot of this interest is driven by the quest for rare records. Within niche fields like popcorn, record-buying can easily become a dangerous…
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