The birth of House, and the rebirth of Lucius

“Chicago is a case study”, says one of the witnesses to the birth of House music in the new film, Move Ya Body. In the 1980s Chicago was in the throes of segregation and violence, and its warehouses became the site of a new kind of dancefloor as the disco era faded away. At the epicentre was music producer Vince Lawrence, who joins Andy with Move Ya Body director Elegance Bratton to describe the creation and the Utopian aspirations of House. 

Move Ya Body: The Birth of House is at Sydney Film Festival 8th and 10th of June

Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe are the dual lead singers of the band Lucius. Between them, they have three voices: Holly’s, Jess’s, and a third voice, a sort of Holly-and-Jess chimera that rises up out of their voices together. Their self-titled album Lucius has just been released, and Holly and Jess tell Andy about why it was time to return to a familiar sound, and to finally name an album after the band.