So, in the tradition of the end of every semester, I begin to fall behind. And unfortunately posting is no exception. Amid the craziness of papers and due dates, the Focus did air last week and I decided to talk about something that I was recently introduced to - early underground dance music.
Now Disco has been talked down ever since the calenders flipped to 1980 and most of it rightfully so. The clothes were ugly, the hair was bad, and the music was too...or was it. Often times all the glamour and lights distracted the true intention of Disco - which was to make music that people could dance to. That's where our friend Post Disco comes in.
Post Disco had all the same intentions as Post Punk. It was dark, it was underground, it was primitive. Groups like Liquid Liquid, Dinosaur L, Arthur Russell, and my favorite ESG, stripped down disco to its bare elements of drum and bass and made music that is being spun on dance floors today. Creating these perfect beats also gave rise to the ideas of producers and remix artists who transformed the sounds of post disco into more modern dance music such as electronica and house.
Although this originally aired on Friday, April 27 you can still listen to it by clicking on the player below.
Playlist
Bush Tetras - Can't Be Funky
Liquid Liquid - Optimo
Was Not Was - Unknown
ESG - My Love For You
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