Jamaican Sound System Culture and its influence on British Music 1950 - 1991

Using Soul II Soul's massive 1989 hit Back to Life as a starting point we trace how Sound System Culture has played a fundamental part in shaping British Music; taking in early Jamaican Sound Systems and the American RnB t hey preferred, through Ska. Reggae, Roots. Dub, Lover's Rock, and Dancehall. Northern Soul, Jazz Funk, early Electro, Rare Groove, Acid House, Street Soul, acid Jazz and Trip Hop

Contained lots of great music and interviews with the Musicians, DJs, Producers. DJs, promoters and Soundmen involved.

The story of how dubstep developed; from US Garage to UK Garage, through speed garage, two step, break step and on into grime and dark garage until the underground dubstep sound went overground around 2005 and how it continued to develop into the 2010s.

The podcast features tonnes of music, and interviews with the people who created the sound .

In this episode we explore the origins of disco music in the early 1970s, in the gay dance clubs of Boston; The Other Side and the 1270.

The episode features excerpts from a series of interviews with first generation disco DJs conducted by Brian Halligan of Boston LGBTQ organisation, the History Project.

In particular I focus on one DJ, Jimmy Stuard, I feel Jimmy's contributions to the craft of DJing have been overlooked.

The History Project YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgFZZB_pNhTXOlRAt0i_2Tg

Brian Halligan on Bluesky

https://bsky.app/profile/briandhalligan.bsky.social

The Other Side Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/share/1FiCasptnX/

1270 Facebook group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/803649106339832/?ref=share

Steven Burke's Podcast

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/djstevenburke

Carol Mitro's podcast

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/carilmitro

Bobby Busnach's Mixcloud

https://www.mixcloud.com/bobbybusnach/

Wendy Hunt's Mixcloud

https://www.mixcloud.com/djwh8/

Jimmy Stuard - Live at 12 West - New Year's Eve 1976 (6 hour set)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6bCL0VB_G8

Danae Jacovidis - At Midnight Melody 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wItGs9Dzdxk