Some time last year, a brilliant article was published in Electronic Beats magazine.

“Sound in Motion” provides an in-depth look at the origins of style-skating and the music that provided the infinite loop which feeds the culture even to this day.

It’s divided into 4 chapters:

• Style Skating, Civil Rights and the Evolution of Rink Music
• New York City – Disco, Boogie and Beyond: Danny Krivit
• Style skating and James Brown remix culture in Chicago: ShaProStyle
• From the rink to the dancefloor: DJ Spinn & RP Boo

I hope this link never goes down, because this story is to pivotal to understanding the issues that created the skating culture, and the pioneers who paved the way.

It’s a long read, but it’s worth it. There’s also some great media bits included throughout.

Click the image to transfer to the article.

http://stories.electronicbeats.net/

Enjoy!!