Lost tapes of the Dr Who composer

ontherise · Post by **ontherise** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:00 pm

"Forget about this," she says, "it's for interest only."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7512072.stm

lazytechnician · Post by **lazytechnician** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:34 pm

Delia Derbyshire = Legend.

jrj2020 · Post by **jrj2020** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:36 pm

lazytechnician wrote:Delia Derbyshire = Legend.

Pada · Post by **Pada** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:01 pm

omg that song is amazing! could actually see on warp or summat as the man said!

hanuman · Post by **hanuman** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:27 pm

adisize wrote:omg that song is amazing! could actually see on warp or summat as the man said!

Aye proper banging!

drifterman_ · Post by **drifterman_** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:00 pm

I STILL GET SHIVERS UP MY SPINE WHEN I HEAR DR WHO THEME TUNE LOL

TOO MUCH, SELEKNI.... JACK THAT ONE BACK BREDRIN,

(zero) eye-ten · Post by **(zero) eye-ten** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:09 pm

Thanks for the link.
Good stuff.

test conditions · Post by **test conditions** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:11 pm

Big hero of mine, and her music is great for mixing into dubstep.

ontherise · Post by **ontherise** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:58 pm

(zero) EYE-TEN wrote:Thanks for the link.
Good stuff.

Good stuff indeed, synth free electronic music...Dubstep started in croydon 2000s? hmmm me thinks a rethink is needed, Maida vale 1960s is the start of it.. (All it needs is an intensive snare..)

Peace

:partridge:

Littlefoot · Post by **Littlefoot** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:33 pm

out to Delia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tekton naggar · Post by **tekton naggar** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:15 am

christ! the bbc site actually came though with something inspiring for a change!

some interesting stuff there.. anyone know if shes got any kids that got into music? would be intersting to see if the heritage was continued..

jrj2020 · Post by **jrj2020** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:00 am

Tekton Naggar wrote:some interesting stuff there.. anyone know if shes got any kids that got into music? would be intersting to see if the heritage was continued..

I highly doubt it, she herself said "forget about this, its only for interest". Besides beats like that were incredibly difficult to create back then, hence it taking a woman whos job it was to create weird and wacky music to make it!

geiom · Post by **geiom** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:49 am

big thanks to 'on the rise' for posting this...as it says she's not actually the composer, more like the producer of the dr. who theme....

over 200 unheard tapes ! ? can't believe they only just announced this.

Radiophonic workshop is an amazing testament to the open minded nature of the BBC and general British public of the time -

must have been day to day situations like -

"right, we need an intro tune for the new Tutankhamun documentary - get the radiophonic people on the case"

"ah its done. what does it sound like ? surreal, processed, dissonant and bleepy - perfect ! - lets get it on air"

(Delia's Tutankhamun music is sick btw)

even further back in the lineage of ladies in electronics is Bebe Barron who created the soundtrack for 'Forbidden Planet' with her husband Louis. 1956 ! check it out (there's a couple of excerpts on my July mix...)

sjr · Post by **sjr** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:05 pm

Love that old electronic music. Raymond Scott's Manhattan Research is a lot of fun, too.

I wish that a certain album had come out when it was supposed to.

Lost tapes of the Dr Who composer

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