A short piece to announce and offer downloads to a newly published short-form article from the Foundations of House project, courtesy of Norient Space.
All in Articles
Stonewall50: The Things We Forgot
Hadley Stewart questions what still needs to be done in the wake of Stonewall. 50 years after the riots, where do we still need to improve? And what problems face the LGBTQ+ community?
Orchestrating History: Selling The Canon
Something is seriously wrong in dance music. We’ve lost ownership. We’ve sold it for cheap buck, and lost our links to our historic past through inappropriate performance and insincere interpretation. Orchestras are to blame.
Songs and Beats and Rhythms - In Conversation with DJ Spen (FoH2018)
Foundations of House jumps deep into conversation with DJ Spen. He brings back the joy and energy of original disco. Spen talks working with Susu Bobien, updating disco classics, and his work with Jasper Street Co.
Streams of Intimacy: The Problem with Boiler Room
We need to talk about the Boiler Room? Is it just posturing twenty-somethings? Or is there something deeper at play in the internets strange obsession with club voyeurism?
Sampling The Sacred: The Adhan Controversy
The recent controversy stirred up by Solomun’s use of the Adhan during a DJ set in Turin is dissected, and questions are asked about “sampling” and the sacred.
The Trouble with Tribal: An Argument for Afro-House
We need to address issues in our past. Dance music believes itself egalitarian. But can we really say that when we’re making “tribal house”?
Temporary Autonomous Zones: Post-Mortem
In this post Jack McNeill shares his rationale and thoughts behind his Temporary Autonomous Zones installation/event, and where the line between event and reflection really lies.
David Mancuso 1944-2016
FoH presents a quick round up of the obit pieces on David Mancuso, arguably the architect of disco, house, techno and everything in between.
Warehouse Club Chicago Top 100 (1993)
We look at the playlists from the original house club "The Warehouse" and asks what Frankie Knuckles was trying to achieve with the music he played.
Touched By The Hand Of Todd - Todd Terry (1988)
An unearthed foray into New York and Chicago House's past from Todd Terry in 1988. A bit different to the type of articles and interviews we normally host.
The DJs They Couldn't Hang - Chicago House (1986)
We've found it! One of the earliest pieces on the original Chicago house music scene in 1986. Featuring Farley Jackmaster Funk, Tyree Cooper, and Daryl Pandy...
Oh come all ye faithful - Jamie Principle (1988)
Read Jamie Principle's 1988 interview where he discusses Chicago house music, sex, gospel, church, and how he rose to be an unusual star in the house scene.
Frankie Knuckles Mural
The Godfather of House is not forgotten. View images of the commemorative mural to Chicago House legend Frankie Knuckles and read about it's future.
Let's Get Spiritual - Marshall Jefferson (1988)
Read the long-forgotten 1988 article with Chicago house music legend Marshall Jefferson. See the full article and our analysis of the original interview.