Breaking Down The House

EPISODE #41

The fingerprints of house music are all over mainstream pop, but much of its sound has been whitewashed. That ubiquitous four-to-the-floor kick and synth bass sound draws from Chicago’s queer, black and latinx warehouse club culture. Micah Salkind is working on a book on the history of these communities. Together we break down the sonic origins of this music through a modern track that fully embraces its cultural nexus: “Hideaway” by Kiesza. Travel back to Chicago in the 1980s and explore how this sound came to be and where it is going today.

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SONGS DISCUSSED

Kiesza – Hideaway

Loleeta Holloway – Love Sensation

Black box – Ride On Time

Madonna – Vogue

Mr. Fingers – The Juice

Kanye West – Fade

Rythim Is Rythim – Strings Of Life

Paul Oakenfold – You Could Be Happy

Frankie Knuckles – Your Love

MFSB ft The Three Degrees – T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)

Jesse Saunders – On and On

Diplo – Be Right There

Justin Bieber – Sorry

Calvin Harris – This Is What You Came For

Shaun J. Wright & Alinka – Love Inspired