EPISODE · Feb 13, 2025 · 1H 7M
Eurodisco pt.2
from Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture · host Love is the Message podcast
Tim and Jeremy are back on European soil for our second episode on Eurodisco. Examining their record boxes with a post-colonial lens they discuss the aesthetics and politics of race within the genre. We also here about homoeroticism, history-themed tracks, ‘the honky box’, and the life and times of two of the key players in the scene: Jacques Morali and Richie Rome.And of course… Village People.Next time – Moroder!Tracklist:The Ritchie Family - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)The Ritchie Family - African QueensVillage People - San FranciscoBoney M - Ma BakerBoney M - New York City
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Tim and Jeremy are back on European soil for our second episode on Eurodisco. Examining their record boxes with a post-colonial lens they discuss the aesthetics and politics of race within the genre. We also here about homoeroticism, history-themed tracks, ‘the honky box’, and the life and times of two of the key players in the scene: Jacques Morali and Richie Rome.And of course… Village People.Next time – Moroder!Tracklist:The Ritchie Family - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)The Ritchie Family - African QueensVillage People - San FranciscoBoney M - Ma BakerBoney M - New York City
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