Fenster’s Funky Sevens

Ep 29 - Seven Songs about the Ancient World

What we're gonna do here is go back... back to first evidence of human artistic expression, back to the dawn of civilisation and back to the enduring human need to be, both physically and spiritually. free. 
 
As we voyage across the millennia, Let's uphold the fundamental right of all the peoples of this earth to write their own histories. 
 
And never forget to embrace that unquenchable desire, found in every man, woman and child, to dance together under the stars to some funky ass tunes.
 
Seven songs about the Ancient World

Ep 28 - A History of House Music

Fenster's Funky Sevens- Ep 28 - A History of House Music
Covering the time period between two UK pop chart entries;  George McCrae's number one "Rock Your Baby" in June 1974, and Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk "Love Can't Turn Around" in August 1986;  the first disco hit and the first house music hit. 
I look at how Disco developed over the 70s until its "death" in 1979.  Then how, with Funk and Post-Disco and European influences, Disco was reborn on the dancefloors of Chicago as House Music. 
We also take in the stories of the first House Music records and  young ambitious (and sometimes unscrupulous) characters involved in their creation.
 

Ep 27 - Irish Hip Hop History Update

An update to episode 19 - Irish Hip Hop - 1979 to 1999
 
Some exciting revelations about Ireland's first ever rap record and an overlooked vibes man supreme

Ep 26 - Beyond Dude Hop

A continuation of Ep 24, where I retroactively created a genre called Dude Hop. Dude Hop is a particular type of indie rock influenced hop hip that was made by white dudes with hangovers in the mid 90s,
 In this episode I talk a little about the mid to late 90s US punk and ska scenes and show the connections between these scenes and how the sound of Dude Hop evol also introduce a cousin of Dude Hop; Haze Hop.
Dude hop timeline playlist
 
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dNXabIDPDFwQ00UwK06Gr?si=t5odFGTDSL6jwHBoMgsPcg&pi=DEGJhS-ZQx6aZ

Ep 25 - Californian Punk: 1976 to 1994

The history of the Californian Punk Scene from 1976 to 1994; covering the early LA punk scene, the beginnings of hardcore, the influence of hardcore on metal, ska and funk, Westbeach Recorders, Epitaph Records, Gilman Street, Lookout Records and the rise of punk to mainstream pop culture

Ep 24. Dude Hop: A Novice's Guide

A introductory guide to a particular type of alt-rock infused hop hip made by white dudes with hangovers in the mid 90s, a genre I have decided to call Dude Hop. 

Ep 23 - The Origins of 2 Tone Ska & 7 Second Wave Ska Bands

A look at how Jamaican music influenced British culture from the early 60s until the late 70s Ska Revival period/2nd Wave Ska. 
Taking in; Mento, RnB, Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, Dub and Roots.
And travelling through; Soho mod clubs, Island records, Trojan records, rude boys, skinheads, smokey bears, punks and 2 Tone. and connecting the dots along the way 

EP 22 - A History of New School Breaks (1981 - 2001)

A history of breakbeat music from Bronx DJs in the 70s, to Electro, tape cut ups, Chicago hip house, early hardcore, big beat, the California desert raves, Florida Breaks, UK Garage and through to the hotbed of breakbeat creativity that was London in the late 90s; showing the development of the New School Breaks sound over seven foundational DJ mixes  

Ep 21 - Irish Hip Hop (part 3/3) - 2000 - 2010ish - Rap Road Trip

Third and final part of Irish Hip Hop history, with a focus on MCs, from 2000 to the early 2010s ,taking the form of a road trip around Ireland;  stopping off in Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Norn Iron.

Ep 20 -Irish Hip Hop (part 2/3) - 2000 to 2010 - DJ Pathways

A look at the Irish hip hop scene from the year 2000 to 2010 with a focus on DJs and the MCs they worked with, including: 
Collie, DJ Flip, Tuki, MJEX, The Gudmen, Rob Kelly, Urban Intelligence, Ri Ra,  Captain Moonlight, White Noise, All City Records and plenty more