Delia Derbyshire
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Delia Derbyshire – Dreams
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Coventry, England
Tardis - Dr Who which was composed for the series by Ron Grainer). She was also a member of the electronic music group White Noise with other BBC Radiophonic Workshop musicians.
Derbyshire was educated at Barr’s Hill Grammar School & Girton College (Cambridge) - She was awarded a degree in mathematics & music. In 1959, on approaching Decca, Delia was told that the company did not employ women, in their recording studios. Thus, she went to work for the United Nations (Geneva), before returning to London - working for music publishers Boosey & Hawkes.
In 1960 Delia joined the BBC, as a trainee studio manager. She excelled in this field, but when it became apparent that the fledgling BBC Radiophonic Workshop was under the same operational umbrella, she asked for an attachment there - her extraordinary request was granted. Delia remained ‘temporarily attached’ for years, regularly deputising for the Head & influencing many trainee colleagues.
To begin with Delia thought she had found her own private paradise where she could combine her interests in the theory and perception of sound; modes and tunings, and the communication of moods using purely electronic sources.
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headey
exited > excited
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Fractal_Balance
"Inventions for Radio - Dreams" is one of the best music albums I've ever heard.
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barneybrown
<3
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Spermaphore
ziwzih ziwzih
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Ian Helliwell performance and screenings in York: http://www.last.fm/event/3579146+Ian+Helliwell+Presents+Experimental+Amateurs
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nursewithwound_
really awesome
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ruirutesofia
magistral
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headey
If you can ignore the exited kids presenting this there should be something about DD in here tip: skip to 2:30 (or about 6:00 ; or 11:50) actually I couldn't watch the rest of it myself just TOO TOO much aimed at 8yearolds :( http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01qy0b5/Absolute_Genius_with_Dick_and_Dom_Derbyshire/ -
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rhinowing
i hear so much of her in boards of canada
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headey
If you're here you might be looking for this
Doctor Who Theme (Original Version, New Stereo Remix 2002) ~~~~~~~~
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headey
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severin-severin
If you do not already have "Inventions for Radio - Dreams" get it NOW. You'll never look at yourself the same way again. Really unnerving stuff. It's both terrifying and beautiful at the same time.
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filipe-g
trippy
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RussellChap
White Noise!
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cjkisaragi
what
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HHMenanth
A pioneer of futurism. look at a fragile woman like her, confronting these enormous machines is mesmerizing. The synthesis of space music.
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Synthetic
Little unicode hearts fly out of my eyes whenever I listen to Delia Derbyshire.
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stupidstuff
That was correct!
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sophiewilder
"everything I've looked at" obviously didn't include discogs: http://www.discogs.com/Don-Harper-2-Li-De-La-Russe-Nikki-St-George-Electrosonic/release/848558
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Alainn
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