DJ GhostNotes decided to make it ALL about the year 1977. Every song that was chosen was released in that year, as well as a bunch of quirky TV commercials from the late 70’s sprinkled in to give you a real feeling of the closing of one era and the birth of a new one. You get a real sense that music was shifting from the gritty James Brown inspired funk breaks to more of a Disco feel, particularly in the US.
In 1977 STARWARS the movie, hit the screens for the first time and along with it a killer selection of funky songs and soundscapes from the soundtrack, which sparked a series of great sci-fi movies and more futuristic (for the time) soundtracks to boot. New York experienced a major black out. A tipping point for many angry struggling mostly Black communities in poorer areas escalating in riots and looting in the streets of New York.
