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LITM Extra - The Prelude [excerpt]

LITM Extra - The Prelude [excerpt]

FromLove is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture


LITM Extra - The Prelude [excerpt]

FromLove is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture

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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This is an excerpt from a patrons-only episode. To hear this and much much more, become a patron at Patreon.com/LoveMessagePod.

In this patrons-only bonus episode, Tim draws on some recent research into David Mancuso’s record collection to share some tracks that might have been played during what he called ‘the prelude’ -  the introductory portion of the night’s musical entertainment. Taking into account the different settings at both the Broadway and Prince Street Lofts, and David’s never-ending adjustments of the sound system, Tim explains what the prelude represented for the party, why hi-fi audio was crucial, and how the prelude changed across the 70s.

Drawing on the three bardos understanding of the acid trip, we explore why this gentle introduction to a night of dancing was an important innovation and select a range of pieces of music that we can speculate would have been played.

Produced and edited by Matt Huxley.
Tracklist:
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
Morgana King - A Taste of Honey
Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace
Valerie Simpson - I Don’t Need No Help
Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene, Pt. 1
Gong - Bambooji
Norman Connors - You Are My Starship
Elliott Fisher - Land of Make Believe
Carl Orff - Fortune Plango Vulnera
Donald Byrd - Places & Spaces
Released:
Jun 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Love is the Message: Music, Dance & Counterculture is a new show from Tim Lawrence and Jeremy Gilbert, both of them authors, academics, DJs and dance party organisers. Tune in, Turn on and Get Down to in-depth discussion of the sonic, social and political legacies of radical movements from the 1960s to today. Starting with David Mancuso's NYC Loft parties, we’ll explore the countercultural sounds, scenes and ideas of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. ”There’s one big party going on all the time. Sometimes we get to tune into it.” The rest of the time there’s Love Is The Message.