More house music explorations on day 4 of the diary finds us asking just what we want from our important spaces? Is music history valuable?
FoHDiary Day 3: Dancing Is Dangerous
It's Wednesday in NYC. The day was spent exploring the city, photographing too much, and walking way too far. But it's all making sense. Read why here...
FoHDiary Day 2: One Nation Under God
The second instalment of the foundation of house research diary asks why religion is so prevalent in the USA, and how that intersects with house music.
FoHDiary Day 1: Time To Jack
The first day of the foundations of house diary turns out to be a mixture of vaguely appropriate ideas, and a lot of luggage-based drama.
The House of the Windy City
An archive recording of a documentary exploring Chicago's history and current relationship to house music.
FoH2016 - November Mix
The latest FoHMix sees us exploring slightly different tonalities and textures including garage, and elements of a deeper Chicago-based sound.
Prelude to NYC
House music research being funded in the name of one of England's most wonderful composers?! Who'd have thought it eh? A blog about the Gerald Finzi Trust.
Smoke & Mirrors - Retconning Religion
Is a dance floor a church? Is a DJ a priest? And is house something that is free for anyone to use? Or does it belong to the realm of otherness?
Danny Rampling's Love Groove Dance Party
A quick examination of the sleeve notes to Danny Rampling's Love Groove Dance Party mix compilations offers some interesting insights.
Dancing In Outer Space - In Conversation with Bill Brewster (FoH2016)
An exclusive interview with DJ Bill Brewster sees us boarding a space rocket in search of heaven, and delving into LGBT house music history via Grindr.
FoH2016 - October Mix
The second instalment of FoHMix gets into even funkier melodic territory. Including cuts from Mark Picchiotti, Brian Tappert, and Kenny Bobien.
Carl Bean on Disco and Gospel
Carl Bean's thoughts on the connection between Black church gospel music, and the musical DNA of disco from the singer of I Was Born This Way.
Defected Director — In Conversation with Simon Dunmore (FoH2016)
Foundations of House's exclusive interview with Simon Dunmore, head of Defected Records, finds us trying to locate the great record labels of house and disco.
Warehouse Club Chicago Top 100 (1993)
We look at the playlists from the original house club "The Warehouse" and asks what Frankie Knuckles was trying to achieve with the music he played.
Navigating Nightworld
Manhattan's cityscape constantly changes. FoH asks how important the spaces of dance music are, and whether we should be more careful about our history.
FoH2016 - September Mix
This first of many new regular mixes see's FoH get stuck into NYC garage and that mid-90s sound. Gospel vocals, pianos, organs and clapping EVERYWHERE.
Cannibalism and Christianity
The FoH blog looks at the practice of sampling within hip hop and how it might relate to house music and religiosity. Cannibalism in house music? Surely not!
Steve D'Acquisto
A beautiful quote from Steve D'acquisto featured in Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton's latest book "The Record Players".
"Let There Be House" — Preachers in House Music
The latest piece from the FoH project analyses the role of the preacher in house music, asks where it comes from, and why it's still in house music today.