Originally published in 1974, Michael Nyman’s Experimental Music: Cage and Beyond was the book that introduced to me to so much music and ideas. Picked it up aged 17 from a friend in the USA, when it was impossible to find in the UK. Inspiring stuff!
Delia Derbyshire - Dr Who Theme
1965 / United Kingdom / Tomorrow’s World BBC
Electronic music pioneer Derbyshire demonstrates the pre-synthesizer techniques she innovated to create the sound of the iconic theme in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
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"...it would be a fine place to mix the record though, and you can't beat the vittles." Steve Albini using Chicago food as a selling point to mix In Utero in his home studio is one of the many delights of this letter.