Speaks Volumes with Derrick Gee

Low End Theory & Cultural Institutions w/ KITTENS


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Welcome DJ KITTENS to Derrick Gee Speaks Volumes. In this episode, KITTENS enlightens me on the cultural impact of LA's club night Low End Theory.

00:00 Introduction

06:34 What is the Low End Theory?

10:50 The Audiences and their experience

18:30 Why the club was so influential for artists?

22:56 How did LET got its reputation as an experimental community?

27:30 The relation between Los Angeles and Low End Theory

30:19 A message from Truntable Lab

31:02 The influence of Low End Theory on Kittens (as a DJ)

38:45 Differences of being a DJ at Low End Theory

42:21 The lasting impact of Low End Theory after its end

45:00 Can there be something like Low End Theory today?

50:16 Cultural institutions and space/physical materiality

52:25 Closing remarks


Check out Kittens!

Website: http://www.iamkittens.com/ 

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58teMEKYZuFE8h37h0UYAj?si=6fff94c6fd4c438b 


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About Me: Hi there! My name is Derrick Gee - radio host, DJ and creator who likes to talk about music, hifi and ideas. Thanks for reading this - you really didn’t have to. Much love! 

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