High Fidelity: a Music History Podcast
High Fidelity is an audio documentary series on the history of music. From disco dance floors, to the creation of Spotify, High Fidelity takes a closer listen to music’s history to hear what it says about the culture. If you want to learn more about your favourite genres, artists and songs, this is the series for you! Our first series "Disco Didn't Die!" is out now! “Disco Didn’t Die!” tells the story of disco music - from its start in the New York club scene, to its meteoric rise, to its supposed death at the infamous Disco Demolition Night! In this series we’ll look at disco’s origins, the cultural and social context that surrounded it and how maybe it never truly died…
Episodes
This is the story of how we stole music. Nowadays, for a simple monthly subscription we get access to every song we could possibly want at the cost of our favourite artists making a living. But how did we get here? In this series, we trace the routes of music streaming, to the online piracy craze of the 90s and 00s, to a major development in music technology.
In the final episode, we look at how music piracy led to the creation ...
This is the story of how we stole music. Nowadays, for a simple monthly subscription we get access to every song we could possibly want at the cost of our favourite artists making a living. But how did we get here? In this series, we trace the routes of music streaming, to the online piracy craze of the 90s and 00s, to a major development in music technology.
This week, we dive into the deepest corners of the internet to learn a...
How We Stole Music!
This is the story of how we stole music. Nowadays, for a simple monthly subscription we get access to every song we could possibly want at the cost of our favourite artists making a living. But how did we get here? In this series, we trace the routes of music streaming, to the online piracy craze of the 90s and 00s, to a major development in music technology.
This week, we kick things off by exploring the h...
And so it's finally time to see how disco died! And also how, it kinda didn't! This week, we look into the reasons why disco collapsed and then look at how it went on the inspire three other genres of music - hip hop, new wave and house!
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Before we discover why disco collapsed we need to take a look at it's peak! 1977 was the year of The Village People, Chic, Donna Summer and Saturday Night Fever - all cultural touchstones that helped define disco to the masses. This week, we take a deep dive into these icons of disco and examine how they shaped disco's image and how fair their reputation is.
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This week we pick apart disco as a musical genre looking at what are its sonic hallmarks and where do they come from? Learn about how labels like Motown, Philadelphia International Records and Salsoul Records helped build disco and discover the artistry that goes into a disco song.
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To kick things off we go on a bar crawl through the early New York clubs where disco began, meeting the DJs who helped influence the genre! See how it went from grassroots venues like The Loft to exclusive celebrity hotspots like the famous Studio 54.
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