'Liberation Conversation' - Feminist Soul

In this week's episode Tim and Jeremy explore one of the most important musical currents of the early '70s, Feminist Soul. Beginning with Aretha Franklin, they situate the music of these powerful, articulate and conscious female performers within the Women's Liberation and Black Power movements, alongside the scholarship of Simone de Beuvoir and Angela Davis, and in relation to the girl groups of Motown and the mid-'60s. Through lyrical, musical and cultural analysis, Tim and Jeremy also consider the explicit revolutionary subjectivity of Nina Simone, marvel at the potency of Marlena Shaw, and link these musics with the Loft, the Gallery, and the emerging Disco scene. Tim Lawrence and Jeremy Gilbert are authors, academics, DJs and audiophile dance party organisers. They’ve been friends and collaborators since 1997, teaching together and running parties since 2003. With clubs closed and half their jobs lost to university cuts, they’re inevitably launching a podcast. Produced and edited by Matt Huxley. We are committed to making Love is the Message free to everyone who wants it, but if you have the means, please become a supporter by visiting www.patreon.com/LoveMessagePod for as little as £3 a month so we can stay free. Tune in, Turn on, Get Down! Tracklist: Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman Nina Simone - Revolution Spanky Wilson - Sunshine of Your Love Marlena Shaw - Liberation Conversation Marlena Shaw - Woman of the Ghetto Little Sister - You're The One The Three Degrees - Dirty Ol' Man Labelle - What Can I Do For YOu Betty Davis - They Say I'm Different The Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can