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Failed Muso · Post by **Failed Muso** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:48 pm

Alchemists of Sound

Get this video before it disappears...

http://fatbaron.com/alchemistsofsound.wmv

It's an hour long (175MB) documentary on the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. For those who know about the workshop, this will be a heart warming tale. For those who don't know their work, this will be an education on creating entire compositions using magnetic tape and Moog's. You will never moan about your DAW again !!

It is utterly brilliant and worth the download.

Do watch until the very end, especially if you were a child living in the UK during the 70's

Enjoy

Reverse Engineer · Post by **Reverse Engineer** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 3:04 pm

This wouldn't be about thr Dr Who theme would it? I read about the creation of that and it made even the most advanced producers of today look amateur and lazy........downloading either way

CANE CREEK · Post by **CANE CREEK** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 3:05 pm

superb ive just hit download now...

not sure what Reverse Engineer is talking about the link works fine.

Barf · Post by **Barf** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 3:06 pm

Seen it, liked it

Reverse Engineer · Post by **Reverse Engineer** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 3:08 pm

CANE CREEK wrote:superb ive just hit download now...

not sure what Reverse Engineer is talking about the link works fine.

I swear it was dead when i tried, but then i tried again after your post and it worked

Damn interweb making me look like an idiot

Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 3:18 pm

Goddamn rural backwoods dialup

yul · Post by **yul** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 8:13 pm

Yay great stuff !

Those sounds were indeed spooky at times.

quantize · Post by **quantize** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:23 pm

fantastic!~ THNX!

Whoomph · Post by **Whoomph** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 11:31 pm

Voidoid Surrealist wrote:
Goddamn rural backwoods dialup

Been There - also 'didn't' do that.

One day in the future when it suits you pm me and I'll get it to you. But don't be suprised if I'm not in a Rural backwoods by then myself...again!

BTW thanks Lovesign for thinking of us putting this link up

Whoomph · Post by **Whoomph** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:18 am

Ok I'm half way through it, so far Delia is Hot and 'who is the beardy guy that keeps popping his head in from the shadows'?.
So maybe all will be revealed ? ......

Failed Muso · Post by **Failed Muso** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:04 am

Whoomph wrote:Ok I'm half way through it, so far Delia is Hot and 'who is the beardy guy that keeps popping his head in from the shadows'?.
So maybe all will be revealed ? ......

Thank god I'm not the only one who thinks Delia is a bit of a babe

As for the long haired, beardy bloke, I don't know, and it doesn't get revealed. Maybe it was just part of the clever, quirky nature of the documentary. I liked the way the reel to reel kept moving backwards and forwards

Glad you all enjoyed

luCiPHer · Post by **luCiPHer** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:08 am

whooo, hope this will still be available in the evening, when i get home

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:00 pm

Reverse Engineer wrote:This wouldn't be about thr Dr Who theme would it? I read about the creation of that and it made even the most advanced producers of today look amateur and lazy........downloading either way

same people that did the original dr who theme yes. and yes man they make todays technology look obsolete with what they can do with a tape machine

kinda humbling

but an awesome documentary and well worth grabbing for anyone who didnt have the bbc station when it was on

toine6 · Post by **toine6** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:19 pm

Cool little video.

I was a bit shocked (although it didn't matter) about Walter Carlos though! I would have never guessed. An amazing muscian, artist, and experimenter. Obviously someone who believed in technology and knew how to use it.

Reverse Engineer · Post by **Reverse Engineer** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:22 pm

Whoomph wrote:Ok I'm half way through it, so far Delia is Hot.....

Thirded

I so want to hear the complete version of "Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO" That sounded crazy.

For anyone with the slightest interest in electronic music..