Thursday, 23 October 2008

Trans Am Irish Tour

Finally getting to see the mighty Trans Am this Friday, in Dublin's Village. Have always managed to miss their Irish performances over the years.

Thurs Oct 23 - The Limelight, Belfast.
Fri Oct 24 - The Village, Dublin.
Sat Oct 25 - Ping Pong, Cork.
Sun Oct 26 - Roisin Dubh, Galway.


Wednesday, 22 October 2008

Doctor Who / Delia Derbyshire



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Yikes, I haven't posted for seven weeks. Been driving around the country working. I met a cameraman in Derry who claims to have worked on this Doctor Who title sequence in 1963. He says they spent a day pointing cameras at tv screens to get the right distortion. I see no reason not to believe him. The music is the most groundbreaking thing about it, though. Composed by Ron Grainer, but brought to life by Delia Derbyshire, using banks of reel-to-reel tape machines. This different piece illustrates her method;