An Arthur Russell essential playlist, 20 years after his death

Dummy point us to a blog, which has a note from a Warner Brothers' A&R who had a bit of trouble wrapping his head around the NYC producer's music in 1979.

Here are sections of a 1986 recording session from Battery Sound NYC, in which upstart rapper Mark Sinclair (Diesel) spits on the mic while the legendary producer mans the desk.

Cherished New York disco producer Bob Blank recalls working with Russell on the seminal "Go Bang" and "Is It All Over My Face" releases.

Carl Craig's Demon Days cohort Gamall Awad goes on a quest to discover just how much of Arthur's material remains in the vaults.