Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Simon Frith: Disco is the sound of consumption

"Disco is the sound of consumption. It exists only in its dancing function: when the music stops all that’s left is a pool of sweat on the floor. And disco’s power is the power of consumption."


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"disco is dance music in the abstract, content determined by form."

http://djhistory.com/features/the-infinite-spaces-of-disco-1978


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