Proto Hip-Hop

In the penultimate episode of our current series, Tim and Jeremy explore the earlier incarnations of what would become Hip-Hop. They begin by asking where the term comes from and interrogating the problematic historiography of the genre. The show then moves on to a detailed profile of the legendary DJ Cool Herc and his nascent rec room parties, alongside the contemporaneous mobile DJ culture, the Jazz poetry of Gil Scott-Heron and the Last Poets, the ‘merry-go-round’ mixing technique, and the historical and affective significance of the breakbeat for hip-hop and disco. Plus: the only evidence you’ll find of David Mancuso cutting breaks. Become a patron by visiting Patreon.com/LoveMessagePod And check out our new website: https://www.loveisthemessagepod.co.uk/ Books and Films: Wild Style (1982) Stan Cohen - Folk Devils and Moral Panics Tim Lawrence - Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor 1980-1983 Jeff Chang - Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation David Toop - The Rap Attack: African Jive to New York Hip HopTracklist: Rare Earth - Get Ready Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised The Last Poets - When the Revolution Comes Incredible Bongo Band - Apache Benny Goodman Orchestra - Sing Sing Sing Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band - Scorpio

Om Podcasten

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.