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  "slug": "dangelo",
  "name": "D'Angelo",
  "description": "D'Angelo appears 5 times in our Neo-Soul, The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred, and The Waxonia Desk — The Soulquarians Room lists, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/dangelo/",
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  "years": {
    "first": 1995,
    "last": 2000
  },
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  },
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      "trackKey": "dangelo--brown-sugar",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/dangelo--brown-sugar/",
      "title": "Brown Sugar",
      "year": 1995,
      "label": "EMI",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "The record that announced the whole project: a Rhodes, a hip-hop drum feel and a vocal arrangement borrowed from Marvin Gaye. Nothing on radio in 1995 sounded this unhurried.",
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        }
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          "exact": false
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      "title": "Untitled (How Does It Feel)",
      "year": 2000,
      "label": "Virgin",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Seven minutes that dismantle the idea of a single. The band play so far behind the beat that the track feels like it might stop, and the video obscured how extraordinary the arrangement is.",
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      "whyItMatters": "Seven minutes played so far behind the beat that the track feels like it might stop. A masterclass in how much tension a band can hold by simply not hurrying.",
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      "title": "Untitled (How Does It Feel)",
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      "label": "Virgin",
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