Tag: radiophonic workshop
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Cybernetic Serendipity and the Eccentricity Electric
Fascinating clip from 1968 about the ICA’s 1968 Cybernetic Serendipity exhibition, which currently has a retrospective at the ICA, and the album, claimed to be the first electronic music compilation (not sure about that, I thought Music From Mathematics from 1962 had that title?) has been re-released, although it seems you can download it here.…
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Doctor Who Live and One Direction fans argue re-enacted
Apparently they were something to do with Day Of The Doctor – Doctor Who Live which sounds like another BBC event ‘fail’ (really like National Lottery, Jubilee etc. Auntie is very good at snatching defeat from the jaws of certain ‘can’t miss’ victory) so enjoy this re-enactment of two 1D fans arguing. It’s very funny…and…
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Petition to the BBC to release Delia Derbyshire’s music
Amazing that Delia Derbyshire’s music has been hidden away for so long…her work has had the odd compilation appearance but unlike the others in the Radiophonic Workshop she’s never had officially an album of her own, a box set or ‘best of’ of her massive back catalogue. She’s arguably the most famous Radiophonic workshop via…
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Children’s TV – damaging youth since the 1950s
Heard this at the end of Shaun Keaveny’s show and remembered it (I was thinking Magic Box…Music Box…not Picture Box!). It’s “Manège” performed by the Lasry & Baschet Brothers as ‘Lasry-Baschet Structures Sonores’, who like Mr Partch built their own instruments, sound sculptures (hence Structures Sonores). This was played on their own invention the Cristal Baschet – their version of…
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What the Future Sounds Like
Love this documentary about British electronic music, specifically Tristram Cary, Peter Zinovieff, David Cockerell as the inventors of the EMS synth. Love that pipe – not enough electronic music is composed whilst in a turtleneck and a pipe nowadays! (via Eric Kleptone). Also if you’ve not listened to the BBC Selected Radiophonic Works from Radio…
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Happy Birthday Delia!
It would have been Delia Derbyshire’s 75th birthday today, so Soundhog has created a special mix to celebrate – loads of classic and rare Delian music in this mix from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and beyond, as well as some music from her colleagues and others inspired or relating to her work. You can read…