All tagged Community and Collectivism
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.
The House of the Windy City
An archive recording of a documentary exploring Chicago's history and current relationship to house music.
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.
Can You Feel It? - In Conversation with Robert Owens (FoH2016)
Read highlights from FoH's exclusive interview with Robert Owens "The Voice Of House". We chat churches, the paradise garage, and where religion ends.
Joe Smooth's Promised Land
Read our quick roundup of the ideas that Joe Smooth's Promised Land evokes. Watch the rare original video and check out the early sleeve artwork.
Balearic Iconoclast - In Conversation with Apiento (FoH2016)
Read the next in our series of exclusive interviews. This time we chat to Apiento of Test Pressing about Ibiza, spirituality, the 1980s, and ecstasy.
Energy Flash - In Conversation with Simon Reynolds: Highlights (FoH 2016)
Highlights from our exclusive interview with Simon Reynolds, author of Energy Flash and Retromania. A fascinating chat about house, civil rights and cities.
House Music & Spirituality Mix Pt.2
Part 2 of Foundations of House's special DJ mix exploring ideas of gospel tonalities, spirituality and belief in classic 90s house music.
GroundZero Manchester - In Conversation with Dave Haslam: Highlights (FoH2016)
Highlights from our exclusive interview with Dave Haslam as we discuss Chicago house, giant crucifixes, ecstasy, Madchester and why London was behind the times.
Disco's Legacy - In Conversation with Tim Lawrence (FoH2016)
Tim Lawrence, authority on all that's dance music, speaks to us about the death of disco, tensions in the church, and the problem of perception in house music.