Comments on: Radio play about electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire http://boingboing.net/2012/06/06/radio-play-about-electronic-mu.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 21:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: penguinchris http://boingboing.net/2012/06/06/radio-play-about-electronic-mu.html#comment-1444232 penguinchris Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165080#comment-1444232 The lightning noises are awful. I understand why they wanted to change it up but that was probably the worst thing they could have done without completely changing everything! What they should have done is toned it down a bit from the previous incarnation - bringing out a bit of the stark minimalism and otherworldliness of the original 60's version with just a bit of fleshing out to match the intro visuals (which actually are also pretty awful - I liked the very cheesy visuals somebody clearly spent about ten minutes on when they launched in 2005). The lightning noises are awful. I understand why they wanted to change it up but that was probably the worst thing they could have done without completely changing everything!

What they should have done is toned it down a bit from the previous incarnation – bringing out a bit of the stark minimalism and otherworldliness of the original 60′s version with just a bit of fleshing out to match the intro visuals (which actually are also pretty awful – I liked the very cheesy visuals somebody clearly spent about ten minutes on when they launched in 2005).

]]> By: timquinn http://boingboing.net/2012/06/06/radio-play-about-electronic-mu.html#comment-1443871 timquinn Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165080#comment-1443871 Oy, that you tube clip was good. I love it that it is on his bedroom wall.  Oy, that you tube clip was good. I love it that it is on his bedroom wall. 

]]> By: timquinn http://boingboing.net/2012/06/06/radio-play-about-electronic-mu.html#comment-1443869 timquinn Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165080#comment-1443869 Thanks, I had forgotten about that, but of course it is probably where I first encountered the idea so many loops ago. Thanks, I had forgotten about that, but of course it is probably where I first encountered the idea so many loops ago.

]]> By: Steve Wells http://boingboing.net/2012/06/06/radio-play-about-electronic-mu.html#comment-1443777 Steve Wells Thu, 07 Jun 2012 01:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165080#comment-1443777 It wasn't until the Matt Smith theme that they really ruined it (really? lightning noises?), all prior versions were magical, but the original is still the best. It wasn’t until the Matt Smith theme that they really ruined it (really? lightning noises?), all prior versions were magical, but the original is still the best.

]]> By: mtdna http://boingboing.net/2012/06/06/radio-play-about-electronic-mu.html#comment-1443572 mtdna Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165080#comment-1443572 This is neat - someone used feedback through an LCD projector to make fractals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj9pbs-jjis I got it to work with my webcam by showing the output in four windows on my screen and then pointing the camera back at it. This is neat – someone used feedback through an LCD projector to make fractals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj9pbs-jjis

I got it to work with my webcam by showing the output in four windows on my screen and then pointing the camera back at it.

]]> By: Robert Drop http://boingboing.net/2012/06/06/radio-play-about-electronic-mu.html#comment-1443508 Robert Drop Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165080#comment-1443508 It's absolutely <i>one</i> of the best, at the very least.  I certainly can't think of another tv theme that manages to accomplish what she did with that piece. It’s absolutely one of the best, at the very least.  I certainly can’t think of another tv theme that manages to accomplish what she did with that piece.

]]> By: Dominic Brown http://boingboing.net/2012/06/06/radio-play-about-electronic-mu.html#comment-1443490 Dominic Brown Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165080#comment-1443490 I’m fairly sure that this theme, and the accompanying visuals, are one of just two memories I retain from my earliest childhood in Ireland. It still sends shivers down my spine.  @timquinn: I think Hofstadter addressed that connection in Gödel, Escher, Bach.Figure 81 (pp490–91 in my trade-paperback copy) illustrates it, and the connection to fractality and recursion is made in the text, though not (as far as I can see) in a single direct comparison.  I’m fairly sure that this theme, and the accompanying visuals, are one of just two memories I retain from my earliest childhood in Ireland. It still sends shivers down my spine. 
@timquinn: I think Hofstadter addressed that connection in Gödel, Escher, Bach.Figure 81 (pp490–91 in my trade-paperback copy) illustrates it, and the connection to fractality and recursion is made in the text, though not (as far as I can see) in a single direct comparison. 

]]> By: timquinn http://boingboing.net/2012/06/06/radio-play-about-electronic-mu.html#comment-1443412 timquinn Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165080#comment-1443412 Holy cow, that clip probably represents the one and only legitimate use of video feedback in main stream media. Video feedback had a brief heyday in the early seventies before becoming the province of potheads and acid casualties. The obvious connection to fractals has never, to my knowledge, been examined.  Holy cow, that clip probably represents the one and only legitimate use of video feedback in main stream media. Video feedback had a brief heyday in the early seventies before becoming the province of potheads and acid casualties. The obvious connection to fractals has never, to my knowledge, been examined. 

]]> By: Amelia_G http://boingboing.net/2012/06/06/radio-play-about-electronic-mu.html#comment-1443362 Amelia_G Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165080#comment-1443362 I had no idea, thank you! This spring I visited Dublin for the first time and went to Trinity College to inquire about Terry Pratchett tourism. The place was gearing up for a party, with tents everywhere. They tested this song on the huge speakers, and it echoed beautifully around the quads. I had no idea, thank you!
This spring I visited Dublin for the first time and went to Trinity College to inquire about Terry Pratchett tourism. The place was gearing up for a party, with tents everywhere. They tested this song on the huge speakers, and it echoed beautifully around the quads.

]]> By: Gyrofrog http://boingboing.net/2012/06/06/radio-play-about-electronic-mu.html#comment-1443194 Gyrofrog Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165080#comment-1443194 Also, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Electric_Storm" rel="nofollow">this</a>. Also, this.

]]> By: ishotjr http://boingboing.net/2012/06/06/radio-play-about-electronic-mu.html#comment-1443156 ishotjr Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165080#comment-1443156 Certainly the most evocative I can think of.  Partial to the Orbital version too: http://open.spotify.com/local/Orbital/The+Altogether/Doctor+Who/330  The modern theme is pants compared to either. Certainly the most evocative I can think of.  Partial to the Orbital version too:

http://open.spotify.com/local/Orbital/The+Altogether/Doctor+Who/330 

The modern theme is pants compared to either.

]]> By: ishotjr http://boingboing.net/2012/06/06/radio-play-about-electronic-mu.html#comment-1443153 ishotjr Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165080#comment-1443153 I seem to remember listening to this some time ago - I think it might be a repeat - thanks for pointing it out though - can't wait to Listen Again!  Delia's story and music are both fascinating! :) I seem to remember listening to this some time ago – I think it might be a repeat – thanks for pointing it out though – can’t wait to Listen Again!  Delia’s story and music are both fascinating! :)

]]> By: David Pescovitz http://boingboing.net/2012/06/06/radio-play-about-electronic-mu.html#comment-1443130 David Pescovitz Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165080#comment-1443130 Certainly of the 1960s. Certainly of the 1960s.

]]> By: mtdna http://boingboing.net/2012/06/06/radio-play-about-electronic-mu.html#comment-1443126 mtdna Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=165080#comment-1443126 Her Dr. Who theme is the best in television history. Hands down. Who's with me? Her Dr. Who theme is the best in television history. Hands down. Who’s with me?

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