History of house music - documentary

futureproof · Post by **futureproof** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:53 pm

in real video format.

download here:
http://www.music-101.com/graffiti/viewtopic.php?t=1084

StompyJ · Post by **StompyJ** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:09 pm

I've wanted to see this for years!!! THANKS!

jahnlay · Post by **jahnlay** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:54 pm

Did you notice Marshall Jefferson's post on the site, and the site admin's response when he saw it 5 months later, classic!

mosca · Post by **mosca** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:03 pm

real media - aaaarrgrgrgrgghhhhhhh

great programs tho

mo

futureproof · Post by **futureproof** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:38 pm

mosca wrote:real media - aaaarrgrgrgrgghhhhhhh

great programs tho

mo

i know....apparently this was shown on channel 4 in the UK so i asked a KVR member (who's in the UK) to contact them regarding a DVD copy. I'll let you guys know.

any UK peeps here who can contact channel 4 for us?

computo · Post by **computo** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:18 am

history of house music?

"I started playing the bass drum on all 4 beats and opening the hihat on the ands..." John "jr" Robinson

and house music was born.

defunkt · Post by **defunkt** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:58 am

acid man,a,a,a,acid man.

FORMAT · Post by **FORMAT** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:34 am

Thanks a lot, look forward to seeing that.

futureproof · Post by **futureproof** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:36 am

jahnlay wrote:Did you notice Marshall Jefferson's post on the site, and the site admin's response when he saw it 5 months later, classic!

ya...that was funny

Kinetic Kid · Post by **Kinetic Kid** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:00 am

always important to know your history, it brought a tear to my eye. Ayyy the glory days

ilynx · Post by **ilynx** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:14 am

i can't seem to get the video portion of the file to work. all three links play only the audio portion. i think i have the latest version of realplayer.

any suggestions?

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:29 pm

That brought back some memories, I can't believe I never saw that when it was first aired.

It's interesting how all the police and government crackdowns eventually panned out in the UK, in hindsight, they won. Everybody got so scared of getting busted that very few people attempted to have the outdoor or warehouse parties any more. All the big clubs with unscrupulous ownwers cashed in on this, british radio supported it all and in my view killed the scene completely. What's left is just a soulless faccimilie of what it used to be like, at least that's what I feel (or rather don't feel) when I go out to a club nite.

The thing that most guts me about watching that is that I had the chance to go on holiday to Ibiza right when it was first happening. A girlfriend I was with at the time thought it'd be a good place to go for a holiday, I was a died-in-the-wool rocker at the time, and in a band, so i passed on the idea! As it stands, i didn't pick up on house until the early to mid nineties, missing out on the best part of it all.

Really interesting to see where it all came from though, Marshall Jefferson's enthusiasm put a grin on my face just watching him, and Derrick May i was lucky enough to catch live at T-in the park in 2000.

Legends.

Guess how i just spent my day off

Thanks for posting that.

kennerb · Post by **kennerb** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:41 pm

ilynx wrote:i can't seem to get the video portion of the file to work. all three links play only the audio portion. i think i have the latest version of realplayer.

any suggestions?

Yeah, try Real Alternative http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Rea ... native.htm

or an newer version of RealPlayer. It sounds like a codec issue.

FaX-01 · Post by **FaX-01** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:07 am

Martyn wrote:That brought back some memories, I can't believe I never saw that when it was first aired.

It's interesting how all the police and government crackdowns eventually panned out in the UK, in hindsight, they won. Everybody got so scared of getting busted that very few people attempted to have the outdoor or warehouse parties any more. All the big clubs with unscrupulous ownwers cashed in on this, british radio supported it all and in my view killed the scene completely. What's left is just a soulless faccimilie of what it used to be like, at least that's what I feel (or rather don't feel) when I go out to a club nite.

The thing that most guts me about watching that is that I had the chance to go on holiday to Ibiza right when it was first happening. A girlfriend I was with at the time thought it'd be a good place to go for a holiday, I was a died-in-the-wool rocker at the time, and in a band, so i passed on the idea! As it stands, i didn't pick up on house until the early to mid nineties, missing out on the best part of it all.

Really interesting to see where it all came from though, Marshall Jefferson's enthusiasm put a grin on my face just watching him, and Derrick May i was lucky enough to catch live at T-in the park in 2000.

Legends.

Guess how i just spent my day off

Thanks for posting that.

Interesting UK perspective.
Though I can see both sides this brings back one very sad and pognant point for me

.....
RAVE Culture and Ecstacy fucked up the scene.
House was for the most part a club/underground scene here.
The only decent clubs getting into it where the fringey clubs that where very gay/bi/straight mixed or underground non "scene/circuit" gay clubs.
I never got the whole E thing.
I could wig out on house for friggin hours on end and be totally sober.
Well ok I lie I always like my Vodka and lime (sorry)

I always found the music stupendously euphoric on its own.
The music just got harder , faster , more psychotic and totally devoid of any soul
IMHO.
Part 1 of that doco was great.
Part 2 had some very cool moments music wise.
PART3 - "Shaun Rider is a fucken Twat".
An utter insult too the likes of May & Co. and the scene before it in the US.
Here is a prime example of what ecstacy does too you kiddies.
The whole / Shamen/McKinky etc stupendous kiddy "E" references.
Friggin dayglo and wasted twats and all the friggin thugs in the hardcore scene.
And Goldie is like the love child of Shaun Riders anus.
Seriously don't get the "it was all about getting wasted" mentality.
An ego maniac with less brain cells than an amoeba.
Take me back too the mid 80's up to 91 at best.
I always thought it was about the vibe , the music , the soul and the energy.
Thanks for the readucation Mr.Rider - don't know why anyone would give you credit.
The HappyMondays always sucked and always will .

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:20 am

You're probably right Fax, definately about Rider & Goldie. I don't know why they got the credit they did (where were Underworld?)

At the time it was just happening like that here, nobody questioned it, the general vibe in those Thatcher years was so low that nobody cared anyway, I know I didn't. We didn't all end up like Shaun Rider either, personally, I had a blast and don't regret a second of it.

That was just the UK though, it was a coiled spring just waiting to let off steam, we'd had poll tax riots, massive unemployment, everybody was angry and anti establishment. I think that in a small country like ours, that kind of energy finds focus quite quickly, it just happened that music was the catalyst to help let it out.

At least that's just how I saw it at the time.