Welcome to Series 5; What We're Listening To

Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture

Love is the Message is back for Series 5! After a few weeks off for the summer holidays, Tim and Jeremy return to the show for more music, dancing, sound systems and counterculture. This time round, we’re changing things up. As you’ll hear, we’re taking a break from our chronological narrative to bring in scholars and writers for a series of guest interviews, allowing us to both deepen our understanding of the late 60s and early 70s, and move around a bit more to histories we haven’t got to yet.

For patrons, we’ll also be recording a number of episodes on the European and British musical phenomena that were taking place at the same time as the Loft and its ecosystem, so hold tight for that.

But for this introductory episode, we’re sharing a ‘What We’re Listening To’ show, featuring ten tracks that Jem and Tim have had on the turntables this year. We’ll hear a rare Northern Soul cut from Tim, driving Brazilian funk, Carol King at her grooviest, plus spiritual jazz, ambient DnB, a conversation about Burning Man, and a pledge from Jem to keep playing Max Romeo until the rents go down.

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Produced by Matt Huxley.

Tracklist: The Flirtations - Nothing But a Heartache Antonio Carlos & Jocafi - Simbarere Carol King - Believe in Humanity Miriam Makeba - We Gotta Make It Max Romeo - Rent Crisis Universal Togetherness Band - Ain't Gonna Cry Pharaoh Sanders - Oh Lord, Let Me Do No Wrong Underworld - Dark & Long (Spoon Deep Mix) Omni Trio - Higher Ground Brawther - Sundials Ft Nathan Haines