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Friday, December 02, 2005

Alchemists of Sound BBC Special Video

Wow, holly crap. This video definitely tops Pathways To Music series anyday. A highly recommended watch, especially if you are into sound effects, tape splicing, and Music Concrete. This documentary interviews British composers who used to work at BBC's Radiophonics lab. The 1 hour long extravaganza is packed full of archival footage and electronically generated noises. The saddest part for me came when the studio became absolute thanks to the invention of the Synthesizer by the Americans. The often painstaking process of splicing the tape was abandoned and the studio more less closed without any sort of recognition. I suggest grabbing this one before it goes down. http://fatbaron.com/alchemistsofsound.wmv Original Post Via Theoretical Playground, Awesome forum! http://theoreticalplayground.co.uk/index.php?option=com_forum&Itemid=&page=viewtopic&t=430

posted by Master @ 12/02/2005 09:46:00 PM  

10 Comments:

  • At 12/04/2005 09:40:05 AM, Keith Seaman said…

    I've been looking for a video like this for a long time! I hope it doesn't go down before I can get somewhere with a decent connection. Dial-up is kicking my ass. Thanks for always posting great videos on here.

    Keith.

    BTW: Did anyone notice that the host site of this video is a porn site? Strange? I think so.

     

  • At 12/04/2005 04:12:45 PM, Master said…

    OMG, Dial-up. My friend, I suggest that you find the nearest public library and go there to download this video, or a coffee shop, or your friends house with cable connection. Sure, high-speed is over-priced, but wasting your life on dialup is something I will not wish on anyone.

     

  • At 12/04/2005 06:52:03 PM, Keith Seaman said…

    Haha, I live in a very rural part of PA, and although i would gladly shell out the cash for dial up (considering i do webdesign and it is quite necessary) the service is not available in my area. I really want to see some tape splicing! I hope Delia Derbyshire is present. I'll find somewhere to get it!

    keith.

     

  • At 12/06/2005 11:54:45 AM, Anonymous said…

    wow! i never knew delia was such a hottie!

     

  • At 12/07/2005 01:31:36 AM, Anonymous said…

    How about posting this as a BitTorrent? Then maybe we could get the download times down a bit.

    Cheers,
    Kevin
    www.TheNettles.com

     

  • At 12/08/2005 12:42:26 PM, Anonymous said…

    Thanks so much for this. Made a slow day at work quite enjoyable.
    Jeremy Bible
    www.experimedia.net

     

  • At 12/08/2005 01:23:18 PM, Master said…

    No problem, It made my slow friday Nite quite enjoyable. Torrenting this one would speed up the times, however I don't want to get on BBCs bad side for seeding this. If someone in UK decides to do this, more power to them.

     

  • At 12/08/2005 02:23:03 PM, Jeremy Bible said…

    I posted this over at my website experimedia.net.

    I wanna know who that guy whos face keeps coming out of the shadows in the background of all the interviews is? Anyone know? Very strange.

     

  • At 12/08/2005 02:47:04 PM, Keith Seaman said…

    Haha, I didn't notice that guy until Sonic Boom was talking, then I saw him everywhere. He looks pretty weird. Awesome video! Everything I was expecting and more.

    keep it up!

    Keith.

     

  • At 12/08/2005 03:30:07 PM, Master said…

    The guy and the clock are in every interview. Someone said to me that its pretty typical British Comedy/Humor. Thats all I know about the guy.

     

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