The Sound Makers – Inside The BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Electronic music blog It’s Full Of Stars has shared a fun vintage audio tour of the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop from 1963: The Sound Makers is a documentary about synthesis and sound manipulation at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop from 1963. It was part of the BBC’s RECORDED PROGRAMMES PERMANENT LIBRARY which is an archive on vinyl,… Read More The Sound Makers – Inside The BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Electronic Music Tips (For Aphex Twin, Plastikman & Others)

Back in 1995, classical composer and electronic music pioneer Karlheinz Stockhausen (22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) took the time to give a listen to some then-current tracks by Aphex Twin, Plasticman, Scanner and Daniel Pemberton. While his comments are a few years old, they’re worth reading for his perspective. Stockhausen had these music… Read More Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Electronic Music Tips (For Aphex Twin, Plastikman & Others)

Raymond Scott Documentary, Deconstructing Dad, Available On New DVD

Stan Warnow, director of the new Raymond Scott documentary film, Deconstructing Dad, has announced that a new DVD of the film is now available. There are a substantial number of extra sequences on the disc: 2 bonus scenes featuring Mark Mothersbaugh, movie soundtrack composer and DEVO co-founder Turntablist/producer/author DJ Spooky, aka Paul D. Miller An… Read More Raymond Scott Documentary, Deconstructing Dad, Available On New DVD

New Modular Synth Album From Matthew Davidson, A Funneled Stone

Synthesist Matthew Davidson has released a new album, A Funneled Stone, that’s a “pure modular synthesizer album, realized the old-school way; tracking one monophonic line at a time.” On his new album, Davidson combines analog and digital synth modules with computer-sequenced control voltages, which lets him explore new ground with modular synthesis. Give it a… Read More New Modular Synth Album From Matthew Davidson, A Funneled Stone

Vince Clarke Analogue Monologues 2 – The Roland System 100M

Synth pop legend Vince Clarke (Yazoo, Erasure, Depeche Mode) is back with another episode of his Web series, Analogue Monologues, which offers his take on classic synths: The Analogue Monologues is a new series of mini video documentaries. In each webisode Vince talks about one his analogue synths and explains where the on/off switch is. This series… Read More Vince Clarke Analogue Monologues 2 – The Roland System 100M