tonight bbc4 synth britannia

tonight 9pm looks interesting

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n93c4

[Statto]

nice one

nice one

been about this all week :imasadoldcunt:

looking good- gonna catch it on iplayer over the weekend

"not available in your area"

"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

pretty good so far

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!

[Statto]

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

I hope you not including Erasure in that sweeping generalization there Statto!

Also, its amazing how much the guy from human league and david walliams look alike

[Statto]

I hope you not including Erasure in that sweeping generalization there Statto!

I hope you not including Erasure in that sweeping generalization there Statto!

nice one

been about this all week :imasadoldcunt:

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!

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

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

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

[Statto]

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.

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)

God bless ye olde i-player.

[Statto]

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

joy division - atmosphere, took 2 days to write and record

[Statto]

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

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.

[denaris]

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

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