On Day 8 (Chicago) we saw hello to Vince Lawrence and the Cloud Gate and say goodbye to David Mancuso.
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FoHDiary Day 7: Wide Open Space
Day 7 of FoH's field research. Off to Chicago today to interview Suzanne Palmer, see a new city, and get a bit agoraphonic.
FoHDiary Day 6: The Spirits In It?
FoH's final day in New York faces up to the reality that disco is gone, and pretty much forgotten.
FoHDiary Day 5: We Built This City
On the fifth day FoH brings to me... an interview from the garage, some thoughts on mechanistic techno, and an acoustic playlist.
FoHDiary Day 4: Too Old To Disco
More house music explorations on day 4 of the diary finds us asking just what we want from our important spaces? Is music history valuable?
FoHDiary Day 3: Dancing Is Dangerous
It's Wednesday in NYC. The day was spent exploring the city, photographing too much, and walking way too far. But it's all making sense. Read why here...
FoHDiary Day 2: One Nation Under God
The second instalment of the foundation of house research diary asks why religion is so prevalent in the USA, and how that intersects with house music.
FoHDiary Day 1: Time To Jack
The first day of the foundations of house diary turns out to be a mixture of vaguely appropriate ideas, and a lot of luggage-based drama.
Prelude to NYC
House music research being funded in the name of one of England's most wonderful composers?! Who'd have thought it eh? A blog about the Gerald Finzi Trust.
Smoke & Mirrors - Retconning Religion
Is a dance floor a church? Is a DJ a priest? And is house something that is free for anyone to use? Or does it belong to the realm of otherness?
Navigating Nightworld
Manhattan's cityscape constantly changes. FoH asks how important the spaces of dance music are, and whether we should be more careful about our history.
Cannibalism and Christianity
The FoH blog looks at the practice of sampling within hip hop and how it might relate to house music and religiosity. Cannibalism in house music? Surely not!
"Let There Be House" — Preachers in House Music
The latest piece from the FoH project analyses the role of the preacher in house music, asks where it comes from, and why it's still in house music today.
MuchMusic - Soul In The City (1989)
Watch a long forgotten 1989 TV documentary on Chicago house music featuring Frankie Knuckles, Ten City, Ce Ce Rogers, Todd Terry, and Marshall Jefferson.
Joe Smooth's Promised Land
Read our quick roundup of the ideas that Joe Smooth's Promised Land evokes. Watch the rare original video and check out the early sleeve artwork.
Finding The Source - Thoughts On Alfredo
An unusually pensive post on FoH's meeting with Alfredo. Was the Chicago house music movement that important? Or was it Ibiza that broke the mould?
Do You Believe? — Thematic Analysis
A discussion of the theme of belief in Chicago house music and New York garage. Where does it come from and what does it mean for the people who dance to house?
Disco's Legacy - In Conversation with Tim Lawrence (FoH2016)
Tim Lawrence, authority on all that's dance music, speaks to us about the death of disco, tensions in the church, and the problem of perception in house music.
The Problem Of Intention
Mixing Chicago house music and religion causes researchers difficulty when it comes to deciphering the clues DJs left in their songs. What does it all mean?
Defected Records: Titles Word Cloud
Defected are one of the most prolific house music labels. We've been doing some analysis into their language and vocabulary. See a preview of our research here.