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Jordan Ferguson

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in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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http://www.poetryforgravediggers.com

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Music, Nonfiction, Contemporary

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Jordan Ferguson is a freelance culture writer. He is the author of the bestselling 33 1/3 Album Guide on J Dilla's 'Donuts', and (with Jessica Doyle) 'Dance Dance Revolution' for Boss Fight Books. His writing has also appeared in Bonafide, The Wire, and the Red Bull Music Academy.

Originally from Windsor, Ontario, he currently lives and works in Toronto. ...more

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Been a minute, friends. There are no excuses, I kind of lost myself for a minute. I may do a proper catch-up one day, more than likely on the Geekdown Substack page, which isn’t exactly prolific either, but it’s been updated more recently than this site and it doesn’t require me to spend two days fighting with every UI “improvement” unleashed in the last three years.1

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	Donuts 4.16 avg rating — 899 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dance Dance Revolution (Boss Fight Books, #37) by Jessica Doyle, Jordan Ferguson (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 31 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	J Dilla's Donuts: 33 1/3 by Jordan Ferguson (Goodreads Author), Ferguson, Jordan, J.D. Jackson (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“But what does one "see" as the source of the sounds on Donuts? They flicker across the mind as a collage of images, colors, and mood. It's hip-hop as musique concrète.”
― Jordan Ferguson, Donuts

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