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Podcast: Pantheon - Podcasts for Music Lovers
Episode: VINYL RELICS/Kongos (1971): The Tape-Loop Frontier
Description: EPYSODE 59: "Kongos" by John Kongos.
Guest: John Kongos.
Additional commentary by Uncle Herff.
This week we drop the needle on "Kongos", the 1972 cult-favourite album that fused glam rock, African rhythms, early sampling, and psychedelic textures long before such mashups became the norm.
With exclusive commentary from John Kongos, we explore the bold studio experimentation behind tracks like “He’s Gonna Step on You Again”, a UK Top 5 hit that famously used tape loops and tribal drums, influencing artists from Happy Mondays to U2.
Kongos shares firsthand stories a...