Heads Up - 'Synth Night' on Sky Arts, Tonight (12th August)

[Seeker_UK]

• 7:00pm
  Revolution of Sound: Tangerine Dream
  For the first time, we see Tangerine Dream backstage, on tour in Europe and the US and much more in this unique history of the band: a tribute to the musician Edgar Froese.
  
• 8:45pm
  I Dream of Wires
  Documentary (2013)
  The resurgence of the modular synthesizer.
  
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• 10:50pm
  New Order: Decades
  Following New Order's staging of their acclaimed collaboration So It Goes with the artist Liam Gillick during the Manchester International Festival 2017.
  
• 12:45am
  The Rise of the Synths
  Synthrider, a time traveller from the 1980s, provides insight into the origin and evolution of Synthwave music as well as its relevance and appeal in present times.
  
• 2:25am
  Discovering Music
  Series 3 Episode 2: Depeche Mode
  A fascinating look at the rise of English electronic band Depeche Mode, whose catchy compositions throughout the 80s influenced much of the electronic music that followed.
  
• 2:55am
  Video Killed the Radio Star
  Depeche Mode
  This episode provides an eye-opening behind-the-scenes look at the making of Depeche Mode's most notable music videos.
  
• 3:20am
  Video Killed the Radio Star
  Human League
  Human League singer Phil Oakey and director Steve Barron reflect on the iconic videos of the new wave band, including that of hit single `Don't You Want Me'.
  

 

[guey]

Ha! I was just coming here to post that.

Saturday night is also excellent:

6.45 - High Tech Soul: The Creation Of Techno
8.00 - Guy Garvey From The Vaults Electronica Special
9.00 Gary Numan Resurrection
10.30 Sisters With Transistors, about electronica's female pioneers (highly recommended - watched this a whilke back)

 

[Big Tabs]

ace.

all I want to do now is play TELEKON so I can listen to ‘I Dream of Wires..’

I think I have seen some of the progs. listed, but will record the lot anyhoo.

 

[Gerard124]

@Seeker_UK

Thanks for the heads up, really looking forward to seeing the Tangerine Dream documentary

 

[Tony L]

Cool, some good stuff there. Very much looking forward to Sisters With Transistors, that’s been on the radar for a while now. Pretty sure I was a crowd-funder for I Dream Of Wires, I’ve certainly got the extended DVD. I think I’ve seen the Gary Numan, though it may be another one. Will start watching to see if so. Will obviously give the TD a look too. I assume that’s the Ulrich Schnauss-era band? Curious about the Synthwave film too, it being a thing, and one I don’t know much about, though I’ve not been impressed with anything classed as ‘synth-wave’ I’ve heard so far (seems to take all the worst aspects of ‘80s synth pop and not develop it anywhere new, very retro-kitsch).


PS I also did a crowd-funder for a Morton Subotnik film, though I did that to get a signed colour vinyl copy of Silver Apples Of The Moon! Hopefully the film will turn up on TV at some point.

 

[Gerard124]

"I assume that’s the Ulrich Schnauss-era band?'

Looking at the trailer I suspect not.

 

[Seeker_UK]

PS I also did a crowd-funder for a Morton Subotnik film, though I did that to get a signed colour vinyl copy of Silver Apples Of The Moon! Hopefully the film will turn up on TV at some point.

I think Morton appears in the "I Dream of Wires" doc,

 

[lordsummit]

The New Order one is really good as well, they made a synthesiser orchestra using students from the RNCM, the staging was fab too.

 

[madmike]

Heads up...long Tangerine Dream doc on sky arts tonight

 

[Tony L]

It was very good. A really good history of the band that spent sufficient time covering the ground-breaking early stuff (I’ve little interest in anything beyond about 1976-7). Well worth a watch if it is repeated.

 

[Wolfmancatsup]

If anyone missed the TD doc, it’s repeated on Thursday 18th…

Mick

 

[theadmans]

Compared to this Sky Arts feast...

...the BBC Four music offering is starting to look very poor value for money for the license fee.

 

[TheDecameron]

Heard among the orchestra at Philip Glass’s Akhenaten at the ENO, a Roland C200: