Gabrielle drake born 30 march 1944 is a british actress. Various fullon cd compilation rare goa trance psytrance hmcd1. We found subtitles for the program synth britannia at the bbc. In the early 1970s she appeared in several erotic roles on screen. The complete 1991 and 2001 sessions april 19, 2014. This website or its thirdparty tools use cookies to analyze traffic and improve your experience. The film features a rare, indepth interview with blackwell alongside contributions from former island artists grace jones, toots hibbert, amy. Synth britannia documentary about a generation of postpunk musicians, from the human league to gary numan, who took the synthesiser. Synth britannia stuck firmly to fours britannia formula, being a bunch of talking heads and clumps of archive footage interwoven with synthpop classics from the late seventies and early eighties. In 2011, u2 returned to hansa studios in berlin to discuss the making of achtung baby. Following on from the decadespanning, multiepisode folk britannia and dance britannia documentaries, synth britannia set out with a much narrower remit to chart the adoption of the synthesiser by a few kraftwerksavvy individuals through to.
Join the bottlerocketscience mailing list for occasional dispatches here. Synth britannia the secret history of 80s british synth bands, in nine parts. Videodromedisco posted this to youtube so you might want to watch it right now. Synth britannia follows a generation of postpunk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop.
Synth britannia 2009 1h 30min documentary, music tv movie 16 october 2009. Benjamin whalley director of the movie synth britannia 2009 with cast vince clarke, martin gore, richard h. Autobahn 2009 remasterkraftwerk autobahn 2009 remaster. Its not that i am a rabid fan of synth pop i enjoy it and think it has considerable merit but am certainly no fanatic of it. The group began as part of west germanys experimental krautrock scene in the early 1970s before fully embracing. She later took parts in soap operas crossroads and coronation street. The songs included in the fantastic documentary of the bbc synth britannia. Yes, i too enjoyed the rabbit particularly the way its skin fell off. The britannia series is a series of documentaries from bbc four that began in 2005. Ever since watching that program, ive been stuck in a bit of a time warp as far as my home play list is concerned.
Originally you had to play everything by hand, then pretty soon basic sequencers were around, then basic computers, it all moved pretty quickly. Superbly produced and directed by ben whalley with interlinking cultural commentary provided by simon reynolds, it was an empathetic documentary that captured the spirit of a golden era in pop. But i felt this film simply tells us about this subject in a manner that makes it extremely interesting. Album outside world german limited edition movie video clips in chronological order. This is synth britannia part 29 by kafel on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Articles, personal and questionable opinions, news and other stuff somehow related to music, technology, recording techniques, and whats going on at the london school of sound. Following the reunion tours of 200910, there was a time when we. Learn more about our cookies and how to disable them here. The documentaries most often deal with the evolution of a music genre or other aspect of musical culture over a period of decades within the united kingdom, although occasionally episodes have covered music in other countries ireland, united states, italy or such diverse subjects as comic books, games. The quietus talks to mute records head honcho about synth pop, his record label, and kraftwerks synth that he bought on ebay. This documentary film is about the making of u2s achtung baby. Synthcity a short film by artifaction films kickstarter. Damian lewisnarrated documentary telling the colourful story of island records, the jamaicanfounded record label built by maverick boss chris blackwell which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009. Synth britannia full length documentary the color awesome.
Ben whalley contributors include philip oakey, vince clarke, martin gore, bernard sumner, gary numan and. A few minutes into synth britannia, the new 90minute documentary that airs for the first time. Artifaction films is raising funds for synthcity a short film on kickstarter. Synth britannia 2009 benjamin whalley, vince clarke, martin gore, richard h. A bbc documentary following the postpunk generation of musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage. Synth britannia 1h 30min documentary, music tv movie 16 october 2009 following a generation of postpunk musicians who went to form successful electronic bands in the 70s and 80s and had a profound impact on present day music.
Also known as aka original title synth britannia complete title synth britannia at the bbc. Howling good times the complete regency sound recordings. Pioneers of electronic, synth music, like depeche mode, interviewed. Synth britannia traced the rise of the synthesizer and how it changed popular music forever, particularly in the uk. Bbc synth britannia fans of the music you gotta watch this. Orchestral manoeuvres in the dark and yazoo took the synth from the pages of the nme and onto the front cover of smash hits. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Synth britannia is a bbc documentary about synth music in the uk. Synth britannia the electro 80s show featuring all the classic dance floor hits. I am quite enjoying this so far, in spite of the rather glaring errors.
Synth britannia 2009 benjamin whalley, vince clarke. Watch bbcs synth britannia in full slicing up eyeballs. I still get gear lust looking at the modular systems some of these guys have put together. Part of our lot, the synth britannia lot if you want to call it that, we got on board the technology moving train, and it carried on moving. November 6, 2009 synthhead electronic musicians britain, electronic music pioneers, history of electronic music. Limitless 2011, the hunger 1983, caligula 1979, day of the dead 1985, bbc synth britannia tv 2009. But thats ok as long as the raw material is strong, and this saga of postpunk, prenew romantic gadgetpop was often fascinating and. Their cover of a 1964 hit, ed cobb tainted love was the synthpop formula. Following a generation of postpunk musicians who went to form successful electronic bands in the 70s and 80s and had a profound impact on present day music.
Synth britannia covers that magical time period and the years that led up to it, tracking the rise of electronic music as a form of pop music from roughly 1977 to the middle of 1983. Kirk, documentary, music july 30, 2016 following a generation of postpunk musicians who went to form successful electronic bands in the 70s and 80s and had a profound impact on present day music. Sunset boulevardcorbis filmmakers and synthesisers have had one hell of a fruitful relationship over the years. When will finds his true talent for playing synths, he finds himself in a situation he could never have dreamed of. With this high standard in mind i have to say that synth britannia may very well be my favourite of the lot. This release is composed of two performances that the band made on the u. Labyrinth from the original soundtrack of the jim henson film david. Synth britannia is an essential 2009 documentary about the rise and rise of synthbased music in the uk. Widely considered as innovators and pioneers of electronic music, they were among the first successful acts to popularize the genre. Documentary following a generation of postpunk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fr.
Watch synth britannia 2009 full movie online free on. By georgegtps on march 9, 2017 inspiration, popular. Ben whalley contributors include philip oakey, vince clarke, martin gore, bernard sumner, gary numan and neil tennant. January 28, 2012 by jus forrest featuring duran duran, john foxx, gary numan and ultravox. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the imdb app on your smartphone or tablet. Synth britannia, 2009 a look at the history of british synthesizerbased electronic music. She appeared in the 1970s in television series the brothers and ufo. Listen for free to their radio shows, dj mix sets and podcasts.
One nation under a moog as new bbc4 documentary synth britannia shows, the synthesizer first dehumanised then rehumanised british pop, fulfilled the diy promise of punk, and changed how bands. Drew barrymores daytime talk show gets official green light 10. It was difficult enough to persuade anyone to take an interest in the ghastly civil war that convulsed liberia over the last couple of decades while it was. By closing this banner, scrolling this page, clicking a link or continuing to browse otherwise, you agree to the use of cookies. In 43 ad, the roman army returns to crush the celtic heart of britannia.
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