Season: 1 | Episode: 1 | Length: 60m
The story of the global music phenomenon, beginning with its roots in the gay and black communities in the loft apartments and basement bars of 1970s New York when a new generation of DJs pioneered a distinct sound and a new way of spinning records. As the city - and the country - was mired in political and economic misery, these underground clubs represented a form of escapism, with pulsating, hedonistic dancefloors defined by a sense of sexual liberation.
