simonsound has announced a new radio series looking at the history of electronic music as a worldwide phenomenon.

The 10 part series, called The Tone Generation, is presented by electronic musician and film-maker Ian Helliwell. Starting in Europe and finishing in the Southern Hemisphere, Ian will be playing vintage tracks – some celebrated, many obscure and overlooked, to give an overview of electronic music.

Part one starts with Great Britain and features music from a number of BBC Radiophonic composers including Daphne Oram, right, and Delia Derbyshire.

Subscribe to the podcast by adding this feed to your podcast client:
http://odeo.com/channel/781673/rss.xml

You can preview the first show below.

 

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