Comments on: Daphne Oram and Delia Derbyshire: Electrosonic!

By: Neutrino Music - Music Professionals Blog

Neutrino Music - Music Professionals Blog — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:23:07 +0000

[...] Daphne Oram was probably the single driving force behind the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop in 1957. This English company which was most noted for releasing the infamous Doctor Who theme, went on to be a forerunner in electronic music and sound recording technology. Although not technically a composer, she was an entrepreneur and revolutionary in field for women in electronic arts. [...]

By: Suzanna Reeves Music and Art

Suzanna Reeves Music and Art — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:13:32 +0000

By: tiy3

tiy3 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:26:46 +0000

Importance influences in the history of electronic music » Daphne Oram & Delia Derbyshire: Electrosonic! http://bit.ly/lHt49

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By: Richard Huppert

Richard Huppert — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:34:28 +0000

James, electronica’s not my thing but Delia Derbyshire was responsible for much of the soundtrack of my youth hence I’ve a real soft spot for her and the output of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. If you haven’t come across it already there’s a short piece by her called Delia’s Psychadelian Waltz on a compilation (Nowe we are Ten) from the fantastic Trunk Records (www.trunkrecords.com). They also put out an album called THE TOMORROW PEOPLE – THEMES AND INCIDENTALS (Cat Number JBH017LP / CD)

By: Marc Wambeke

Marc Wambeke — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:58:39 +0000

Great post. You know perhaps there’s a great story about Prince who’s told to have used a sample of Delia’s work for the intro of ‘I No’ on Lovesexy. You can read the story (+ mp3 excerpts) over here : http://bruchez.blogspot.com/2008/05/delia-derbyshire-and-prince-jamie.html
Si non e vero . . .

By: Thomas Otter

Thomas Otter — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:24:59 +0000

James.
Lovely choices. Not that I go clubbing much, but next time I do, I will think of Delia and Daphne.

On a related point the BBC is really a fantastic example of public sector innovation. The BBC in its early days really shaped many of the technologies and their applied uses we take for granted today. It is like DARPA without the nasty bits.

Thomas

By: richardveryard

richardveryard — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:24:02 +0000

#adalovelaceday BBC please discard bland synthesizer remix of the Dr Who theme and bring back Delia’s original version http://bit.ly/2p8GNL

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By: Richard Veryard

Richard Veryard — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:17:58 +0000

Hear hear. I think it’s a disgrace that the BBC no longer uses Delia’s version of the Dr Who theme, having replaced it with a bland synthesizer remix that completely lacks the eerie power of the original.

By: monkchips

monkchips — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:02:43 +0000

On Daphne Oram and Delia Derbyshire. Celebrating women in tech, and loving the Dr Who theme tune http://bit.ly/2p8GNL #adalovelaceday

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