Electrofunk. How disco went funky and, with the help of Afrika Bambaata and a particular drum machine, the original electro was born. More Bambaata plus great music from D-Train, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Cybotron and others.
Sampling. From the birth of Hip Hop to the development of digital sampling in the late 70's / early 80's. Music from Grandmaster Flash, Malcolm McLaren, The Art Of Noise and many more.
Industrial. How the music that developed in the remnants of industrial Britain in the mid 70's became a harder dance sound by the mid 80's. Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, Test Dept and many more.
Filling in the gaps from the Seventies and before, including Klaus Schulze, Manuel Göttsching, Pink Floyd, Goblin, John Carpenter and Jean-Jacques Perrey.
Filling in the gaps from the Seventies and before, including Klaus Schulze, Manuel Göttsching, Pink Floyd, Goblin, John Carpenter and Jean-Jacques Perrey.
Giorgio Moroder and Disco. The works of the inventor of Euro-Disco are looked at and listened to, along with other electronic disco tracks and Moroder's film work.
1 hr 4 min
About A History Of Electronic Music
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Hour-long podcasts detailing the history of electronic music