Stereothematica
Welcome to Stereothematica, a podcast where two women geek out over music.
When Christina moved from LA to Texas, Christine suggested a weekly challenge to stay in touch: pick a song that fits a chosen theme. This game opened them to new perspectives on each other while deepening their own understanding of the music that shapes their lives. Each week Christina and Christine recreate the magic of their song exchange on a broader scale, deconstructing their thematic picks, providing personal anecdotes and historical insights, and sharing transformative tracks rarely spotlighted on the Billboard Hot 100.
Stereothematica
Genre Bending
What happens when music refuses to stay in its lane? It gets some major Stereothematica love.
This week Christina and Christine talk about the artists who blur boundaries, break molds, and bend genres in ways that feel both surprising and inevitable. These are sounds shaped by curiosity, contradiction, and a refusal to be easily defined.
Videos:
Arthur Russell: This is How We Walk on the Moon (1994)
Yellow Magic Orchestra: Simoon (1979)
Extras:
Psycho Killer feat. Arthur Russell playing cello
"My favorite song" by Ramesh Srivastava
The Music That Shaped Haruomi Hosono
Crafting the Sound of the Future
Michale Jackson cover of Behind the Mask
De La Soul Sampling YMO in Big Brother Beat
Reddit - Let’s Talk Music: YMO
YMO on Soul Train - Tighten Up cover
Archie Bell and the Drells: Tighten Up
YMO on Soul Train - Firecracker
Firecracker Samples:
Afrika Bambaataa: Death Mix II
Jennifer Lopez (Featuring Ja Rule): I’m Real
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