MelodyMind Podcasts

A music history podcast with Daniel & Annabelle

Welcome to MelodyMind Podcasts — a music history podcast that traces the stories, scenes, and artists shaping each decade. Daniel & Annabelle guide you from 1950s rock 'n' roll to modern streaming with thoughtful listening and cultural context.

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New episodes perfect for a walk, commute, or cozy night in.
Stories first, facts second: always warm, curious, and welcoming.
From rock ’n’ roll sparks to electronic fireworks — hear how music became the soundtrack of our lives.
12 episodes available Discover the voices, rhythms, and revolutions that defined each decade of music

Episodes

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Latest 89 min

From Soul to House - How the Beat Took Over Music

From gospel-rooted soul to funk, disco, Chicago house and modern dance music, Melody Mind traces how rhythm became the center of popular music. A deep, human conversation about groove, community, resistance and the pulse that still moves us today.

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64 min

From Salsa to Latin Trap - The Rhythm That Traveled

From Afro-Caribbean roots to global reggaeton and Latin trap, this episode traces how migration, identity, and resistance shaped Latin music. A deep, human conversation about rhythm, diaspora, crossover, and cultural power.

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85 min

Hip Hop Evolution: From the Bronx Breakbeat to Trap & Drill

From Bronx breakbeats to global trap and drill - explore the full evolution of hip hop. Daniel and Annabelle trace the genre's journey through Old School, Golden Age, Gangsta Rap, Southern trap, and modern drill in a deep, human studio conversation.

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38 min

From Classical to Neo-Classical - How Listening Evolved

Daniel and Annabelle trace how classical music unfolds into modern classical, minimalism, and post-classical listening through artists, decisions, and shared attention.

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60 min

From Blues to Extreme Metal - How Heaviness Evolved

Daniel and Annabelle follow how heavy music grew from early blues voices into extreme metal, listening through artists, sound, and real musical decisions rather than genre labels or hype.

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99 min

Music of the 2010s - How Intimacy, Identity & Sound Redefined Listening

The 2010s changed how we listen. From quiet intimacy to global voices and fluid genres, this episode explores how music learned to breathe again.

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68 min

Music of the 2000s - Pressure, Intimacy & the Sound of a Changing World

A calm, human listening journey through the music of the 2000s. Daniel and Annabelle explore pop pressure, hip-hop centrality, fragile voices and private listening culture.

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70 min

Music of the 1990s - How Uncertainty, Intimacy & Pressure Changed Listening

A quiet decade of pressure, intimacy and unfinished answers. Daniel and Annabelle explore how 1990s music taught us to listen differently.

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80 min

The Sound of the 1980s - How Control, Image & Intimacy Shaped Modern Music

How the 1980s reshaped music through control, visibility and restraint. Daniel & Annabelle explore sound, image and quiet resistance in a decade under pressure.

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76 min

Music of the 1970s - Sound, Space & Survival

A deep listening journey through 1970s music - from soul, rock and disco to experimentation, authorship and survival. With Daniel & Annabelle.

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70 min

Music of the 1960s - When Sound Learned to Carry Pressure

A deep listening journey through 1960s music. Daniel & Annabelle explore soul, folk, rock, and studio culture as sound learned to carry pressure, silence, and change.

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82 min

Music of the 1950s - Intimacy, Control & the Birth of Modern Listening

A deep listening journey into the music of the 1950s. Daniel and Annabelle explore intimacy, control, electric blues, youth culture and the voices that reshaped modern music.

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