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