October 2010
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rubyglass:
Delia Derbyshire - Sea
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July 2010
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“Firebird”, White Noise
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“Love Without Sound”, White Noise
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June 2010
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Berna - simulation of a late 1950s electroacoustic... →
I’m not entirely sure this falls within your reader’s bounds of interest, but the software I’ve linked can be readily used for all sorts of Delia-esque sonic explorations.
(submitted by lowbroweye)
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Delia Derbyshire on Anthony Newley (thanks to...
my-life-in-the-bush-of-ghosts asked: Hey. Just thought I'd let you know, that last photo isn't Delia, it's actually Elizabeth Parker who was at the Workshop a few years after Delia.
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Under The Cherry Moon: Delia Derbyshire →
Delia Ann Derbyshire (1937-2001) is one of the true pioneers of modern day electronic music. Possibly best known as a part of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and for her groundbreaking arrangement of the Doctor Who theme music - one of the first television themes to be recorded by entirely electronic means (years before synthtesizers came out). She was waaaay ahead of her time and it’s a...
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“Psychedelian Waltz”, Delia Derbyshire
May 2010
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prostheticknowledge:
Running - Delia Derbyshire...
April 2010
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“Moogies Bloogies”, Delia Derbyshire...
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“I used just this one bar repeated which had [previously] been rejected from a...”
– Delia Derbyshire (thanks to delia-derbyshire.org)
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“I was fed up with having my stuff turned down because it was too sophisticated,...”
– Delia Derbyshire (thanks to delia-derbyshire.org)
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Guardian Obituary of Delia Derbyshire →
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“I was always into the theory of sound even in the 6th form. The physics teacher...”
– Delia Derbyshire
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“I was against doing anything that would put any musician out of work. I was more...”
– Delia Derbyshire
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“I did the Dr Who theme music mostly on the Jason valve oscillators. Ron Grainer...”
– Delia Derbyshire
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“Delia’s Theme”, Delia...
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“I just have a passion to make abstract sounds. A deep-rooted physical passion.”
– Delia Derbyshire (thanks to delia-derbyshire.org)
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“I took a great dislike to the piano, and took up the spinnet. At the time I had...”
– Delia Derbyshire
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Lost Tapes of the Dr Who Composer (18 July 2008) →
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“There’s been, since the ancient Greeks, a very close link between music...”
– Delia Derbyshire (thanks to delia-derbyshire.org)
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“Planetarium”, Delia Derbyshire
Thank...
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“The BBC made it quite clear that they didn’t employ composers and we weren’t...”
– Delia Derbyshire
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March 2010
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“I knew the BBC had a Research Department, and I knew that there was such a thing...”
– Delia Derbyshire (thanks to delia-derbyshire.org)
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“Tutenkhamun’s Egypt”, Delia...
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“I was an excellent studio manager. I was so brilliant at playing LPs of...”
– Delia Derbyshire (thanks to delia-derbyshire.org)
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prostheticknowledge:
The Sculptress of Sound:...
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You worked with Yoko Ono for a while. What was that all about?
Yes, I did a film soundtrack for Yoko Ono. While she slept on my floor.
That must have been 66-ish.
No, later than that. It would be ‘67 or ‘68. It was about the same time that she met John Lennon. Because when we were having our or… oh… orgy on the carpet. We had a… golly, my goodness! So yes, she did her Bottoms...
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my-life-in-the-bush-of-ghosts asked: amazing! thankyou for this tumblr :D
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“Music of Spheres”, Delia Derbyshire
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