A short annoucement and link to the latest research output from the Foundations of House project, published in Popular Music and Society.
All tagged Religion
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.
Redlining: The Economics of Musical Training
Redlining might be one of the most important factors in house music's history. It may have actually created the environment that underpinned house music's genesis.
These Things Inside My Soul - In Conversation with Vince Lawrence (FoH2017)
We chat to Vince Lawrence, house pioneer and creator of the first true house track, and get his thoughts on house, religion, Comiskey park, and disco demolition.
FoHMix - December 2016
The final FoH mix of the year and we're back in the usual territory. Some classics, some forgotten gems, and some more recent additions to the material.
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 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.
FoH2016 - November Mix
The latest FoHMix sees us exploring slightly different tonalities and textures including garage, and elements of a deeper Chicago-based sound.
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?
Danny Rampling's Love Groove Dance Party
A quick examination of the sleeve notes to Danny Rampling's Love Groove Dance Party mix compilations offers some interesting insights.
Dancing In Outer Space - In Conversation with Bill Brewster (FoH2016)
An exclusive interview with DJ Bill Brewster sees us boarding a space rocket in search of heaven, and delving into LGBT house music history via Grindr.
FoH2016 - October Mix
The second instalment of FoHMix gets into even funkier melodic territory. Including cuts from Mark Picchiotti, Brian Tappert, and Kenny Bobien.
Carl Bean on Disco and Gospel
Carl Bean's thoughts on the connection between Black church gospel music, and the musical DNA of disco from the singer of I Was Born This Way.
FoH2016 - September Mix
This first of many new regular mixes see's FoH get stuck into NYC garage and that mid-90s sound. Gospel vocals, pianos, organs and clapping EVERYWHERE.
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!
Steve D'Acquisto
A beautiful quote from Steve D'acquisto featured in Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton's latest book "The Record Players".