Looking forward to seeing this one: 'A documentary following a daughter connecting with the father she never got the chance to know through a rare synthesizer from the ‘70s’
hi gang, totally realized I’ve never mentioned this before! This doc changed my damn life and changed the way I look at music. I’m pretty sure all of it is up on youtube too so it’s easy access. Figured some of you may enjoy!
Made me think of Step Across the Border as I started watching and then Frith showed up too. That was one film that changed many things for me when I was 21 or so… a hundred years ago. Maybe it’s been mentioned already.
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In this context also worthwhile to watch is Glennie’s TedTalk.
I’m going to assume that you’ve already seen this Iasos doc from 1979, but just in case you haven’t…
I often revisit this one whenever I’m having trouble sleeping and need to take my mind off of whatever is bothering me.
Well, not a electronic music documentary but surely interesting. The quality is really bad but still one can follow the words. Here is @tehn in 2009 sharing ideas on the grids, production, design and lots more.
Entertaining documentary about synths/electronic music in the Soviet era.
Gonna watch this NEU! doc in a minute
Swedish tv, not sure where it can be streamed - but I’m sure you’ll find a way to watch it if you’re interested.
Really interesting read, thanks for posting! I’m no one to say who should or shouldn’t be included in a minimalism retrospective but many of the names listed in that article are very familiar to me and in many cases carry far more inspiration for me than the four that the doc focused on!
documentary about the alchemy of electronics in portuguese music
I was surprised not to see either of these here, already:
I’d be very interested to watch this if it becomes available outside of Sweden. I can only find a trailer up on YT right now.
A little short about Joseph Paradiso’s synth:
not electronic-music related but maybe of interest nonetheless:
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This felt a little full of itself in some ways (might just be its date – 1992), but there are some wonderful discussions of the nature of sound and noise – including two excerpts of interviews with Cage, months before he died – and some extended excerpts of composers working with early samplers. It’s available on DVD; I found it through Netflix. Haven’t looked deeply for streaming options, but the DVD offered some nice options and additional shorts.
Recently watched the Conny Plank documentary ‘The Potential of Noise’, which is available for streaming via Amazon Prime. Definitely recommended.
That sounds essential! I get Prime Video thanks to the free delivery on goods (although I admittedly do feel morally uncertain about it…) but find the navigation system of the streaming site awkward to say the least. Nice to know something I can just search for and know I’ll enjoy!
The Computer Chronicles - Computer Music (1983)
