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Suddi Raval

A cinematic music documentary podcast exploring the history, sound design, machines, scenes, and people behind defining genres.

Episodes2

July 4 · 9 min
Hip-Hop: Block parties, breaks and B-Boys
A journey into the machines, parties, DJs, MCs, and breaks that turned fragments of records into a global language. Block parties, sound systems, turntables, samplers, and a new vocabulary for rhythm.
July 3 · 17 min
A brief history of Acid House part 1
Based on Suddi Raval's 2018 book of the same name, this episode follows the people, clubs, and instruments that helped Acid House become a cultural flashpoint. Chicago, London, raves, rebellion, and the sound of the TB-303. A story about how a synthesiser accidentally changed the world.