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tonight bbc4 synth britannia - dsp - 16th October 2009
tonight 9pm looks interesting
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n93c4
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - Statto - 16th October 2009
nice one
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - dsp - 16th October 2009
Statto Wrote:nice one
been
about this all week 
:imasadoldcunt:
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - adist - 16th October 2009
looking good- gonna catch it on iplayer over the weekend
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - rondema - 16th October 2009
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - TVG - 16th October 2009
"not available in your area"
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - dsp - 16th October 2009
TVG Wrote:"not available in your area"
im sure it can be found later, if not i will some how record it of my sky+ for you
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - socialengineer - 16th October 2009
pretty good so far
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - socialengineer - 16th October 2009
Quite upset there was no mention of my favorite Vince Clarke group (dis-including depeche mode of course), Erasure!
gay icons they may be but they are awesome!
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - Statto - 16th October 2009
interesting programme
but I hate the music in part II as much I ever did
great equipment, great ideas
and all they did with it was make this appalling anodyne pop
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - socialengineer - 16th October 2009
I hope you not including Erasure in that sweeping generalization there Statto!
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - socialengineer - 16th October 2009
Also, its amazing how much the guy from human league and david walliams look alike
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - Statto - 16th October 2009
socialengineer Wrote:I hope you not including Erasure in that sweeping generalization there Statto!
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - socialengineer - 16th October 2009
Statto Wrote:socialengineer Wrote:I hope you not including Erasure in that sweeping generalization there Statto!
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - Hovver - 17th October 2009
dsp Wrote:Statto Wrote:nice one
been
socialengineer Wrote:Quite upset there was no mention of my favorite Vince Clarke group (dis-including depeche mode of course), Erasure!
Of course mate. I seriously think you'd have to be deaf AND a completely over-analytical cunt to not realise they were anything less than amazing. Plus i always found Andy Bell's 'eyes-to-the-sky/bobbing knee/flailing arms' method of dancing almost as entertaining as the music
Statto Wrote:and all they did with it was make this appalling anodyne pop
just from this description Statto, i'm pretty sure i'm gonna love ALL of the music featured
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - DJ ML - 17th October 2009
Great programme, just watched it on iplayer
pleased to see John Foxx on there and actually getting mention and credit for once, this guy was/is a genius!!!
metamatic is an essential album
My four favorite groups/artists from that era: John Foxx, Human League, Gary Numan, Pet shop Boys
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - Statto - 17th October 2009
Hovver Wrote:just from this description Statto, i'm pretty sure i'm gonna love ALL of the music featured
Feel free
It's the historical revisionism that annoys me, claiming that stuff like The Human League (version 2), Depeche Mode, Yazoo, etc was some great leap forward
The only thing different was the equipment, but these synth bands didn't do anything amazing with it; they just made rinky dink pop tunes with dreadful vocals.
The real pioneers were in Part 1: Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder, Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, The Human League (version 1), The Normal, ... even Gary Numan and John Foxx. Those records still sound quite futuristic.
Whereas the stuff in Part 2 was just a step back.
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - dsp - 17th October 2009
clarke is the man!
funny how a few of them said "you don't have to be able to play a synth, just press one key and loads of stuff happens" thats the reason i love samplers (once you have programmed it of course)
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - assemblyworker - 17th October 2009
God bless ye olde i-player.
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - Statto - 17th October 2009
more early synth stuff:
Pink Floyd - On The Run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLQrzPZB58A
Suicide - Ghost Rider
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a224CkygvR4
Throbbing Gristle - Hamburger Lady
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPrTUC7BDn4
The Human League - The Dignity of Labour Pt.1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZTZep9GuyA
The Teardrop Explodes - Sleeping Gas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQTR3HAyIbI
Vice Versa - New Girls Neutrons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qOO6KRZ8CM
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - Fada - 17th October 2009
joy division - atmosphere, took 2 days to write and record
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - Statto - 17th October 2009
Fada Wrote:joy division - atmosphere, took 2 days to write and record
yeah
though I dunno what Joy Division were doing in the programme really
using a synth to make a big string sound on a couple of tracks hardly makes them a synth band
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - socialengineer - 17th October 2009
Statto Wrote:though I dunno what Joy Division were doing in the programme really
using a synth to make a big string sound on a couple of tracks hardly makes them a synth band
Probably as joy divisions use of synths was a precursor to new order. although new order didnt start out pure synth.. as the program covered. so yes, this could have been omitted.
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - denaris - 18th October 2009
So on top of Stattos list, what other synthy groups from back then should I be checking.
... and yes, I love the darker stuff as much as the cheesier stuff
tonight bbc4 synth britannia - socialengineer - 19th October 2009
Wilshy Wrote:So on top of Stattos list, what other synthy groups from back then should I be checking.
... and yes, I love the darker stuff as much as the cheesier stuff
Not all UK but for more 'industrial' stuff...
KMFDM
Cabaret Voltaire
Skinny Puppy
Frontline Assembly
Nine Inch Nails (esp Pretty hate machine album)
hit the wikipedia and look at associated acts of all these