Synth Britannia
This is fucking gold. Hit the jump for parts 1-9 embedded from YouTube. The bad news is that for some reason, if you're in the US, you can't watch part 9. What the fuck, BBC?
Documentary following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage.
In the late 1970s, small pockets of electronic artists including the Human League, Daniel Miller and Cabaret Volatire were inspired by Kraftwerk and JG Ballard and dreamt of the sound of the future against the backdrop of bleak, high-rise Britain.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVRYPjcVXg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4KlnuTeH08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MSBlLWq1pE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsE5vYcSUTk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JJuNh5LB_s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XzuQOtASjw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eEPVPSEf5k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFgsQ7cKfyk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vtPIUDAPhA
Source: Make
