Comedian Stewart Lee is passionate about electronic music and
he take us on a remarkable musical journey. We discover how, after the
Second World War, a small group of electronic pioneers began tinkering
with their army surplus kit to create new sounds and music.
Tristram
Cary started the first electronic music studio in Britain but, while
France, Germany, Italy and the USA had lavishly funded research centres,
British electronic music remained the preserve of boffins on a budget.
As
the programme reveals, this make do and mend approach prevailed long
after austerity Britain had given way to the swinging 60s, with Peter
Zinovieff developing EMS synthesizers from a shed at the bottom of his
garden in Putney. (Paul McCartney put on his wellies and took a look).
Zinovieff is interviewed about his experiments in sound.
Unsurprisingly,
the electronic community in Britain was a small, intimate group and
joining Cary and Zinovieff was Daphne Oram, who devoted decades to
developing a 'drawn sound' electronic composition system that never
really quite worked.
Brian Hodgson tells us
about 1960s experimental and electronic festivals, including The Million
Volt Light and Sound Rave (1967) at which The Beatles' electronic piece
Carnival Of Light had its only public airing. We shall also hear how
the radiophonic workshop broke new musical ground with Dr. Who.
Experts
in the history of electronic music, including author and musician Mark
Ayers and Goldsmiths College lecturer in computer studies Dr. Michael
Grierson give the boffins' view and Portishead's Adrian Utley explains
why the early forays in electronics are still relevant today.
Produced by John Sugar A Sugar Production for BBC Radio 4.
Okay, one more. I've really enjoyed the last 2....made me download this tonight. I can't even imagine there could be a bad version of In C. 2002 re-sound - In C An electroacoustic performance
Ps. I'm going to have to keep looking, this was another most enjoyable listen!
My Wife and I have just both fallen asleep while listening to a friend's Death Metal / Grindcore compilation at volume. Old people know it all... Sun and drink may have been involved.
Presenting the fairly new Danish "atmospheric black metal / nordic folk" darling:
Mareridt (translation: Nightmare) is the highly anticipated sophomore
full-length from renowned Danish composer and multi-instrumentalist
MYRKUR. Recorded between Copenhagen and Seattle with producer Randall
Dunn (Marissa Nadler, Earth, Sunn O))), Boris, Wolves In The Throne
Room), Mareridt is a rich juxtaposition of the dark and the light; the
moon and the mother earth; the witch and the saint. MYRKUR explores
deeper into the mysterious and the feminine with 11 tracks that further
progress her visionary blend of metal with gorgeous, stirring melodies,
dark folk passages, choral arrangements and superb, horrific beauty.
Further taking MYRKUR to new artistic heights are lyrics in multiple
languages, an unforgettable collaboration with Chelsea Wolfe and an
array of special instrumentation including violin, mandola, folk drums,
nyckelharpa (an ancient Swedish key harp), and Kulning (an ancient
Scandinavian herding call). Mareridt is a profound manifestation of
nightmares that demonstrates MYRKUR as one of the truly exceptional
artists of our time.
Keywords: Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, The Pop Group, Red Crayola, This Heat...
Belgian electronic improvised music band,
active from 1980 to 1982. featuring
Xavier Ess (Thrills)
Guy-Marc Hinant
Alain Neffe (Insane Music, Bene Geserit)
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Tristram Cary started the first electronic music studio in Britain but, while France, Germany, Italy and the USA had lavishly funded research centres, British electronic music remained the preserve of boffins on a budget.
As the programme reveals, this make do and mend approach prevailed long after austerity Britain had given way to the swinging 60s, with Peter Zinovieff developing EMS synthesizers from a shed at the bottom of his garden in Putney. (Paul McCartney put on his wellies and took a look). Zinovieff is interviewed about his experiments in sound.
Unsurprisingly, the electronic community in Britain was a small, intimate group and joining Cary and Zinovieff was Daphne Oram, who devoted decades to developing a 'drawn sound' electronic composition system that never really quite worked.
Brian Hodgson tells us about 1960s experimental and electronic festivals, including The Million Volt Light and Sound Rave (1967) at which The Beatles' electronic piece Carnival Of Light had its only public airing. We shall also hear how the radiophonic workshop broke new musical ground with Dr. Who.
Experts in the history of electronic music, including author and musician Mark Ayers and Goldsmiths College lecturer in computer studies Dr. Michael Grierson give the boffins' view and Portishead's Adrian Utley explains why the early forays in electronics are still relevant today.
Produced by John Sugar
A Sugar Production for BBC Radio 4.
New at eMusic, as is the Criss Cross album above
followed by
Sunflower Bean - Human Ceremony
1977 1978
1985 1991 (ps. Terrific!!!)
Each album just gets a little better than the one before and I really enjoyed the first.
Now I'm really looking forward to next one.
2014 Inside 2000 Quad Sax - Quad Sax
2018 URBI-FLAT - 8 Petites Pièces De Variété
Gilbert Artman featuring Jac Berrocal, Bernard Weber,
Frédéric Acquaviva and Emiko Ota among others
Thanks to @Brighternow & @djh for the introductions.
I saw Jess Glynne on Breakfast TV this morning, so I am now listening to a playlist on Amazon Prime.
Old favorite. All-legend lineup of Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Airto, Paul Horn and Paul Motian. 1984 release
Release date: 25 May 2018
Release date: 25 May 2018
CD 3 - In C
2. In C pt.2 11:00
Terry Riley's "In C" as interpreted by NYX 12/21/13.
Bandcamp nyop
2002 re-sound - In C
An electroacoustic performance
Ps. I'm going to have to keep looking, this was another most enjoyable listen!
Tr.12 Bandcamp nyop
The Silent Ballet Volume I The Silent Ballet Volume Two
The Silent Ballet Volume III The Silent Ballet Volume 4
Internet Archive
2002 2006
2007
The Silent Ballet Volume 5 The Silent Ballet Volume VI
The Silent Ballet Volume 7 The Silent Ballet Volume 8
Internet Archive
PS. I'd just have to mention how much my Wife & I enjoyed todays mix. It fit right in!!!
Soothing balm at the end of a very hectic day
Celestial Harmonies is on Emusic, but not this one . . .
A true return to form after a couple of not so good albums.
active from 1980 to 1982. featuring
Xavier Ess (Thrills)
Guy-Marc Hinant
Alain Neffe (Insane Music, Bene Geserit)