Discovering Electronic Music


This is an educational film from 1983 describing a little bit of the history and tools of electronic music. The best thing about it is that it is behind the times for 1983, and seems more like a 1970s film. Frequently featured is a Moog modular! Also featured is a Fairlight, but as an analog obsessive, I’m less interested in that.

This reminds me of the old Encyclopedia Britannica films we watched back in high school. Despite being quite vintage, the content of the film is still relevant today.

‘Electronica’ – Live at FACT (excerpt)


I only wish they had posted the entire performance. From the description:

This is a taster of our live performance mix of ‘Electronica’, a piece which uses clips from a 1940’s russian film ‘Experiments in the Revival of Organisms’ which can be found on www.archive.org. Music by Kinetic Fallacy (Hannah Peel and Emma Welsby). Video chopped, treated and performed by Smeech.

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Greetings Program

Master Control Program Moses

“I desire macaroni pictures.”

TRON is my favorite movie of all time. Though the film virtually bombed at the box office in 1982, it has since gained cult following status. Every once in awhile, a direct reference to the classic pops up. For example: Homer 3D, Tony Hawk’s “I am Sci-FI” promo, Family Guy, and in South Park when Moses is portrayed as the Master Control Program.

TRON Honda Civic

The latest homage comes in the form of a Honda Civic commercial. This one is particularly nice as it captures the essence of the original, much more so than anything else I’ve seen. Special thanks to Tron-Sector for the find.

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Graffiti Research Lab

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Uploaded to flickr by urban_data

The Graffiti Research Lab is dedicated to outfitting graffiti writers, artists and protestors with open source tools for urban communication. The goal of the G.R.L. is to technologically empower individuals to creatively alter and reclaim their surroundings from commercial and corporate culture. G.R.L. agents are currently working in the lab and in the field to develop and test a range of experimental technologies for the state-of-the-art graffiti writer.This site documents those efforts with video documentation and DIY instructions for each project.

LED Throwies fascinate me.