Analog Days...

OysterRock · Post by **OysterRock** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:00 pm

I enjoyed much of the Moog movie because it was not such a formulaic documentary. I felt it was about Bob Moog as a person, what he thought and felt and his philosophies on electronics, musicians and gardening (???). If you are in search of history there are numerous websites and books in which simple facts can be found. I, for one, am glad that someone captured a look at Dr. Moog's perspectives before his passing.

Although, I agree, it could have done without some of the irrelevent artist interviews. DJ Spooky? Come on....

GregAE · Post by **GregAE** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:16 am

The Unknown wrote:Thanks for all the input, guys. Some very interesting titles. I'd really like to find some info/footage on/of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, during the production of the Doctor Who theme. I know that this was made using many of the elements that make up a synthesizer (i.e. oscillators) without actually being made with a synthesizer, as they didn't exist then! Pioneering stuff, indeed.

Check out "Strange Sounds: Offbeat Instruments and Sonic Experiments in Pop" by Mark Brend. There's a chapter on the BBC Radiophonic Workshop that (among other things) provides technical details of how Delia Derbyshire and Dick Mills created the Doctor Who theme.

- Greg

electrical_engineer_gEEk · Post by **electrical_engineer_gEEk** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:14 am

I dunno, i am torn about the moog documentary. I love it but at the same time it doesn't completely satisfy my moog obsession. Luckily Analog Days fulfills that need and the Moog movie acts more as an accompaniment to the book with visual references to alot of what i read about. (they should include it in the back cover of the book!)

The fantastic thing about the movie is that some of it was captured at moogfest (which i went to) so it's sort of like a documentary about a short period in my life!

When I finally got to see the moog movie at Cornell Cinema after waiting so long it actually made me cry because Bob's life story holds such a special place in my mind. It's something i'll never forget.

The Unknown · Post by **The Unknown** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:09 pm

GregAE wrote: Check out "Strange Sounds: Offbeat Instruments and Sonic Experiments in Pop" by Mark Brend. There's a chapter on the BBC Radiophonic Workshop that (among other things) provides technical details of how Delia Derbyshire and Dick Mills created the Doctor Who theme.

Thanks for this Greg, I'll check it out!

rogs · Post by **rogs** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:57 am

The Unknown wrote:Thanks for all the input, guys. Some very interesting titles. I'd really like to find some info/footage on/of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, during the production of the Doctor Who theme. I know that this was made using many of the elements that make up a synthesizer (i.e. oscillators) without actually being made with a synthesizer, as they didn't exist then! Pioneering stuff, indeed.

There was an excellent TV program about this last year on BBC 4

Now usually BBC 4 seems to repeat their programs fairly frequently, but I've not seen this one again. Doesn't look as if it's available on DVD either

They might show it again?? -- definitely worth watching if they do!

CZ Rider · Post by **CZ Rider** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:31 pm

There was an excellent TV program about this last year on BBC 4
Now usually BBC 4 seems to repeat their programs fairly frequently,
but I've not seen this one again.

I think I downloaded this one. The file was alchemistsofsound.wmv and
is about 180 megs. About the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Very
entertaining. I though I downloaded right from a BBC web site.
Google turned up a few links.
http://fatbaron.com/alchemistsofsound.wmv
A must see. Gave me a new outlook and appreciation for sound/music
creation.
Terry

The Unknown · Post by **The Unknown** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 3:08 am

Excellent, Terry! It is definitely a must see. Many thanks for posting the link.

GregAE · Post by **GregAE** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 3:17 am

The Unknown wrote:Excellent, Terry! It is definitely a must see. Many thanks for posting the link.

See also:
www.delia-derbyshire.org/

- Greg

thewaag · Post by **thewaag** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:42 am

I checked out the link to the BBC documentary on the Radiophonic Workshop. Quite interesting, although because of it's length (about an hour) I skipped around a bit.....

Anybody know the significance of the ghostly apparition-like appearance of the bald/long haired man in the blue shirt that appeared in the background of many of the interviews?

The Unknown · Post by **The Unknown** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:24 am

I was wondering about him too. Maybe he was supposed to be Ray Cathode? He put me in mind of Wilf Lunn, an eccentric inventor who used to appear on Vision On (a programme aimed primarily at deaf people) in the seventies. The brass clock was also intriguing - the time always seemed to be around three minutes to eight, for some reason.