Synth Britannia

crazeydazey · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:16 am Post subject: Synth Britannia

cool looking thing on BBC tomorrow night (UK)

Synth Britannia

Sam_Zen · Joined: Mar 08, 2008 Posts: 251 Location: NL

Can't view it, but on other forums people mentioned this as well, noticing an EMS 100 and
wondered what Eno was playing on. I hope this will be broadcasted here one day.

Gothboy · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:42 am Post subject:

I KNOW! I can't view it here in the states. If only it was on BBC America. Sad

renevanderwouden · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:48 am Post subject:

I enjoyed it all 90 minutes.

v-un-v · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:25 pm Post subject:

Yes it was good- but it reminded me of how much I hated Depeche Mode back then Laughing

. Yes okay- "new life" and "just can't get enough" were two great pop tunes, but I was so relieved that bands like CAN and Tangerine Dream also existed! It was good seeing Cabaret Voltaire- I loved them, and I was also a really big fan of the first two Human League LP's Very Happy

"The Normal" and Frank Tovey/ Fad Gadget were also very underrated acts at the time

Holland is one of the few European countries that get the BBC on their tv networks. Perhaps this is why they speak such good English? Shocked

Sam_Zen · Joined: Mar 08, 2008 Posts: 251 Location: NL

BBC four is possible to receive here, but I can't afford it.

The dutch already spoke english too before the intro of tv.
A fixed language on high school, and the movies were subtitled, so with the original sound.

If this was about english pop music like Depeche Mode, I don't think it was about synthesizers.
People like that are playing 'electronic organs' imho. Bands like Can is another story.

nerdware · Joined: Jul 11, 2009 Posts: 91 Location: UK

Yes, very little of it was about the synths themselves. There was a nice shot of Kraftwerk's first vocoder, however.

crazeydazey · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:39 am Post subject:

I haven't watched it myself yet.. I have recorded it and the thing that was on afterwards, but not had time to watch it yet Sad

Antimon · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:30 am Post subject:

nerdware · Joined: Jul 11, 2009 Posts: 91 Location: UK

It often amazes me how many synth-like sounds Can could make without synths or sequencers. For the early years, no real multitracking either. Just overdubs and edits.

Then I remember how creative I had to be before I got a synth. Wink

renevanderwouden · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:55 am Post subject:

Since digital television (we're almost forced into that) we have BBC1/2/3/4/world. Before that we only had BBC1/2.

Back in 1984 we're having Sky Channel, but that disappeared after a couple of years.

Anyway I can listen to Depeche Mode now more than I was a teenager. I like Enjoy the Silence most.

crazeydazey · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:57 pm Post subject:

still not got round to watching it Embarassed

and there is more on tonight..

Krautrock - neu, kraftwerk and more... looks like it's gonna be good, I'll tape that too (and probably never get eound to watching it..)

willhowl · Joined: Feb 05, 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Houston, Texas

After visiting this forum for the first time in two years, I became aware of this BBC production...........and looked at YouTube.........and found it!!!!!

Posted early in November '09, by ZareZagreb2, it looks, and sounds great.....Check it out..................................willhowl Very Happy

elektro80 · Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:29 pm Post subject:

Krautrock- The Rebirth of Germany, that got aired a couple of weeks ago is pretty good, but it kinda seems incomplete without this other documentary ( available on DVD ) - Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution.

Still, it seems like the current popular myth prevents documentary filmmakers from mentioning artists like say Mother Mallard´s. So far these guys are seemingly banned from the history of electronic music. Same thing with David Vorhaus and his early work. And others. It will always gonna be Brian Eno and the poor Krauts and then the synth britpop and yet more Kraftwerk.

willhowl · Joined: Feb 05, 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Houston, Texas

Today I got to the completion of this 9 (nine) part YT presentation......or actually, NOT!!!!!

Apparently, BBC decided to block the last segment ((+/-) 9 minutes) because of "copyright issues" Hmmmmmm.........

Who knows????? At least, what we can see is pretty cool, and does include a good deal of Kraftwerk coverage...........still worth checking out.......especially for us Yanks..........even though I'm a Texan!!!!

Later.......willhowl Rolling Eyes

adnauseam · Joined: Mar 27, 2013 Posts: 147 Location: Manitoba, Canada

Well I don't get BBC here in Canada but I sure get youtube.

Here you go, Universe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Wjc6QYuKI

Full Doc, Streaming.

Enjoy Cool

Gothboy · Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 2:54 pm Post subject: