Happy 50th, BBC Radiophonic Workshop and R.I.P. Tristram Cary

The legendary and strange Radiophonic Workshop would have been 50 this month. The Beeb has a great little history article with video up. A vital piece of the DNA of Doctor Who and Pink Floyd was lost this month, now that Tristram Cary – VCS3 designer and Dalek theme music composer – has passed. More [...] [...]

By Marc Arsenault | April 25th, 2008 | Leave a comment
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Karlheinz Stockhausen – Final Kontakte

I was very sad to hear this evening of the passing of the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. I’ve found he is someone who more people have heard of then have listened to his works. Often, at best, they know of the connection from Holger Czukay and Irmin Schmidt of Can. A few years ago I [...] [...]

By Marc Arsenault | December 8th, 2007 | Leave a comment
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