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Tom Ravenscroft sits in

Tom Ravenscroft sits in for Steve Lamacq and is joined by Radio 3's Robert Worby to learn about the history of electronic music, from Moog to Midi and synths to Stockhausen.

Tom Ravenscroft is joined by Radio 3's Robert Worby as he walks Tom through the curious world of Electronica. From the accidental discovery of a self-vibrating electromagnetic circuit which created a basic single-note oscillator. To the ever growing popularity of EDM. Robert talks about the creations behind the music that is literally plugged in. From Moog to MIDI and Synths to Stockhausen.

3 hours

Last on

Mon 19 May 2014 16:00

Music Played

  • House of Pain

    Jump Around

    • XL.
  • Bombay Bicycle Club

    Feel

    • So Long, See You Tomorrow.
    • Island Records.
    • 001.
  • The Astronauts

    Skydive

  • The Who

    Join Together

    • Polydor.
  • Green Day

    American Idiot

    • Reprise.
  • Glass Animals

    Pools

    • Wolf Tone / Caroline Music.
  • Local Natives

    Sun Hands (6 Music Session, 13th Jul 2009)

  • Blancmange

    Don't Tell Me

    • Elite.
  • Royal Blood

    Come On Over

    • Warner Bros Records.
  • Oddisee

    The Carter Barron

  • The Beach Boys

    Good Vibrations

    • Smiley Smile (Stereo Version).
    • EMI.
  • Lionrock

    Rude Boy Rock

    • Concrete.
  • Jimi Goodwin

    Live Like A River

    • Heavenly.
  • Kult Country

    Trembling Moon

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Heat Wave

    • Motown.
  • Wild Beasts

    A Simple Beautiful Truth

  • Camera Obscura

    Do It Again

    • 4 A.D..
  • Watery Love

    Dose The Host

  • Teleman

    23 Floors Up

    • Moshi Moshi.
  • The Lurkers

    Shadow

    • Universal.
  • Conor Oberst

    Govenor's Ball

    • Upside Down Mountain.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 011.
  • The Adverts

    Gary Gilmore's Eyes

    • Telstar.
  • Inga Copeland & DVA

    Speak

  • Black Grape

    In The Name Of The Father

  • The War on Drugs

    Under The Pressure

    • Lost In The Dream.
    • Secretly Canadian.
    • 001.
  • Lydia Kavina

    Free Music No. 1 for Four Theramins

    • 1999 Mode.
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen

    Gesang Der J眉nglinge

  • Karlheinz Stockhausen

    Spiral

  • James Tenney

    Collage No.1 (Blue Suede)

    • Anthology Of Recorded Music.
  • John Cage

    Cartridge Music

    • Sub Rosa.
  • Roxy Music

    Editions Of You

    • EG.
  • Chairmen of the Board

    Finders Keepers

    • HDH.
  • Ash

    Oh Yeah

    • Infectious Records Limit.
  • Heaven 17

    Play To Win

    • VIRGIN.
  • Arcade Fire

    We Exist

    • Reflektor.
    • Sonovox.
    • 001.
  • The Primitives

    As Tears Go By

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Crosstown Traffic

    • Polydor.
  • Bo Ningen

    Slider feat. Roger Robinson

    • Stolen.
  • Misty Miller

    Taxi Cab

    • Sony.
  • Albert Hammond, Jr.

    Strange Tidings

    • CD Single.
    • Cult Records.
  • Real Estate

    Crime

    • Atlas.
    • Domino.
    • 001.
  • Brakes

    All Night Disco Party

    • Rough Trade Records.
  • First Aid Kit

    My Silver Lining

    • Stay Gold.
    • Columbia.
    • 001.
  • Johnny Pineapple

    Hawaiian War Chant

    • BNF Collection.
  • Spandau Ballet

    Be Free With Your Love

    • CBS.
  • Radiohead

    Lucky

    • OK COMPUTER.
    • Parlophone.
    • 11.
  • James

    Moving On

    • Cooking Vinyl.
  • Rozi Plain

    See My Boat (Clas Truth Remix)

  • The Districts

    Rocking Chair

    • Fat Possum Records.

Broadcast

  • Mon 19 May 2014 16:00