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The Radiophonic Workshop by The Radiophonic Workshop. i want to get this album just out of interrest, but have no idea what it will be like, does anyone have it orr know how good it is? |
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readin about it in Wire? It sound fucking greats...... it sound like my cuppa tea |
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yeah, the good old wire ey... but yeah i was yet i can't find any clips orr anything anywherre, even amazon.co.uk has no clip's. |
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its brilliant you can get it here and hear excerpts read facts this lady wrote the original doctor who theme: http://www.deliaderbyshire.org/ |
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o thanks... |
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reccomwend an electric storm - by white noise - psychedelci electronics by several members of the the group.. one of my fave records |
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so this delia woman worrked with them, she has worrked on alot of stuff... |
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yeah she was part of it - she was the most important member - |
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if i had to get an album to sum up the rrecorrdings, what would you suggest, like a starrting point...? |
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i'd get the first radiophonic album - but for a more solid poppy but fked up group the white noise album - you can get it on e bay .. i'd have a good look on her site - the buy section is good and i think there are sound bits .. another couple of bands i would reccom end of the 60's mad electronics type are the silver apples and mid 70's new york band called suicide - their first album is great .. then theres shit loads of library electronics - perry and kingsley etc masses of stuff you just have to searxh and follow the links etc |
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o yeah i know suicide well, they have a new album comming out soon i think, if its not out alrready... |
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i downloaded the edit of drreams - strrange, but well done i might. i was expecting a cut and paste scrrappy job. |
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Great to see delia get some props.... She was such a utter star but sadly underappreciated.... And yeah, reading that Wire artilce has got me itching for a copy myself....one for the Xmas list I think.... |
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My copy arrived today. The packaging is well old fashioned- looks like it's from the time the music was made, but it's in mint condition :D Delia's version of Air (on a G string) is lovely. |
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my copy arrived today aswell, haven't opened the package yet though |
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how come you 2 have got it already? i thought it didnt come out till next week? |
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that Warpmart for ya :-D 1 delivery and 6 days before release date. (Although it's probably more down to Rephlex giving Warp copies earlier than everyone else) |
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i tried to order it yesterday and it wasnt even listed! how odd.... |
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:O |
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and......... theyve sold out :( |
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Ouch! Good thing I didn't buy two copies or I'd feel bad. I doubt Rephlex made much cash on this release, if they even broke even... low quantities and 4*10" is particularly bad (10" is generally more expensive than 12" to press to a high standard). Not to mention having to pay BBC for the rights (unless a deal was struck in exchange for giving bbc some rephlex content) The pressing is really nice and the sleeves are good quality... if it was this limited I wonder how many copies there were? |
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Wicked, just found that the John Baker record has "Tommorow's World" on it. I've got that track on original issue of Out of this World" :D "Christmas Commercial" will be use to cause some head scratching if I DJ at any christmas parties. |
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how much was it? 18 quid plus how much p&p? i think ill save myself a fiver and wait till next week & buy it in a 'normal' shop |
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get it at amazon.co.uk |
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how does it sound? ambient? or what? |
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If you've heard any of the old radiophonic workshop records, just like them :) Lots of bleepy early analogue synth sounds, all very playful and fun- nothing too dark and sinister. |
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warpmart is getting another batch. I'm thinking of getting the BBC cd's - looks like they have more on there than the Rephlex edition. |
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good recommendation by astrid, white noise - an electric strom is fantastic (as ive said before) :) |
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"Time and Tune" (from side C) has a bpm of just over 170bpm, and the percussion (although there's not really any weight to the sounds) is also like a simple breakbeat. First dnb percursor perhaps? |
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***TRAINSPOTTER WARNING*** the radio nottingham track by john baker was used on alan partridge (with added vocals by patrick marber) as a pretend 'old song' by one of his guests on an old alan partridge radio show. the track was called "the smiling bicycle of amsterdam" |
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Still awaiting my copy :-/ |
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Listened to it in a record shop yesterday, and I have to say, I was dissapointed. The recordings showed their age, with dodgy tape records, and cliched sounds. Don't get me wrong, at the time, this was cutting edge, but now, no not even the retro value or anything would make me buy them. Some of the sounds were sort of early analogue soundscapes, but sound tame and uninspiring compared to later effort. This is unfair of me to say, since when most of these were made, equipment, such as sequential circuits synths, rolands, and decent DDLs (digital delay lines)and reverbs didnt exist. Yet still a sound is a sound, and these recordings sound flat and lifeless. it seemed to me that most of the work was split into 3 groups: 1)Crappy melodies which sounded like kids tv show themes from the 1960s in a mum ive got half a modular moog system, look what i can do, sort of style. 2)Avant garde, sort of we don't need to stick to any timescale or play in time or anything,cos we are using synths:p 3)Soundscapes, which lack the depth and clarity of more modern offerings, and are badly let down by the recording media more than the others. In conclusion, I can see why people would want to release, buy and even listen to this sort of stuff, but it would merely be 'interesting' to see how it was 'originally' done. However musically, I feel it doesn't stand up to the test of time, and although it would be great to spend a few days with a copy and sample the hell out of it, I wonder how many artists already have/ or will do? Congratulations to rephlex for a bold move, I hope other people like it, its quite a shame I don't. |
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I have The Alchemists of Sound on video. Really interesting film. S'pose you need to see what they were working with to truely appreciate what they produced. Most of what is regarded as the 'golden age' of the Worshop was done minus any synths. Delia Derbyshire and a few of the other pioneers became disillusioned on the introduction of synths and prompty left. What was made up until then was done with tape using found sounds. Personally I love it. Maybe because I'm of the age to appreciate it for the nostalgic value as well as the groundbreaking nature of it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/music/features/alchemists.shtml |
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is it a black cover with oraange graph? i saw the vinyl in my local shop the other day |
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That's the one, yeah. It's vinyl only. On Rephlex. Although the BBC have released Radiophonic Workshop stuff on CD. |
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its fantastic. i had a listen to my copy today, brilliant stuff!! |
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