BBC Radiophonic Workshop - An Engineering Perspective

elektro80

BBC Radiophonic Workshop - An Engineering Perspective

Great info!

elektro80 · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:36 am Post subject:

Oh yes...

And we gotta get this ASAP:

http://www.trunkrecords.com/turntable/john_baker.shtml

elektro80 · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:40 am Post subject:

Another nice link:

http://www.mb21.co.uk/ether.net/radiophonics/index.shtml

seraph · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:59 pm Post subject:

very nice links Very Happy

v-un-v · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:51 pm Post subject:

Wow Stein! Yes please. John Baker was one of my favourites at the workshop- and I've been itching to hear his signiture tune to PM again. I really hope its here somewhere Very Happy

Oh yeah- thanks for the heads up too!

elektro80 · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject:

Seems like it will be a few more weeks until he has the batch of fresh vol.1 Baker CDs available..

In a fit of weakness I ordered that Trunk library cover book thingie.. see the gear thread..

Antimon · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:26 am Post subject:

blue hell · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:32 am Post subject:

It has sub pages like

"the ladies bras"
"Blood on satan's claw"
"Dirty fan male-new and improved"

Such might trigger some algorithms ... Laughing

elektro80 · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:45 am Post subject:

Alexander · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:29 am Post subject:

The documentary 'Alchemists of sound' about the workshop made me fall in love with it!

Great links!

Here's the documentary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKPGzX5kZd0 (part1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYUR5saA2I0 (part2)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9M9k4JnqCk (part3)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0VOaFfYuOE (part4)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYTpGQOqYug (part5)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP0NPxZKWxg (part6)

Enjoy. Laughing

v-un-v · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:09 am Post subject:

Alexander · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:59 am Post subject:

Dick Raaijmakers (Kid Baltan) made music with Tom Dissevelt and they were doing similair experiments at the Philips Natlab around the days of the Radiophonic Workshop. I read and heard some of that work and do know it;s not the same as the radiophonic workshop.

The documentary subject is the bbc workshop, so I linked it.

I never viewed the documentary as a history lesson, just an entertaining view into the days before contemporary methods of making electronic music. And as a student of sound design it's all very inspiring to me.

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glow worm · Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:41 pm Post subject:

Just a bump to add that some much sought-after (judging by 2nd hand prices) BBC Radiophonic Workshop material has just been re-released by Mute...

BBC Radiophonic Music (the one with the pink cover), The BBC Radiophonic Workshop (the one with a cover pic an EMS Synthi A sitting in the middle of a pile of junk) are both back out, along with The BBC Radiophonic Workshop - a Retrospective: a 2-disc retrospective, in celebration of the RW's 50th anniversary; with over 100 tracks, including loads of rare and previously unreleased material.

Fill yer boots... Very Happy