Love, Love, Love

In this week's episode, Tim and Jeremy are discussing love as the central affect of countercultural dance practice. They talk about the heteronormativity of the post-war period and the queerness of many male '60s pop singers, the religious antecedents to both the anti-war and the psychedelic movements, and the embrace of love as a universal force in both rock and jazz music of the period. They describe a continuum of dancefloor experience that runs from spiritual rapture to eroticised mating ritual, and place the collective experience of shared ecstacy through dance along that time. Finally, Tim and Jeremy recount the special place David Mancuso held for songs about love, and reflect on how Coronavirus has deprived us of that special type of dancefloor friendship. Join us next week as Tim and Jeremy ask - why the '70s? 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. Become a supporter by visiting our Patreon at patreon.com/lovemessagepod Tracklist: Big Mamma Thornton - Hound Dog Elvis - Hound Dog Love - Alone Again Or John Coltrane - A Love Supreme pt1, Acknowledgement Weldon Irvine - Love Your Brother MFSB - Love Is The Message Donna Summer - I Feel Love