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Unlocking the Groove: Rhythm, Meter, and Musical Design in Electronic Dance Music. By Mark Butler. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2006.
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 May 2008
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- Book Review
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- Journal of the Society for American Music , Volume 2 , Issue 2: Special issue on Technology and Black Music in the Americas , May 2008 , pp. 269 - 276
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- Copyright © The Society for American Music 2008
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