[sdiy] Attention all Delia Derbyshire worshippers

[harrybissell]

Keep in mind that a lot of the S-Diy crowd are 'geeks'... who have as much
interest in the process as the product.   I might never use, or own a 606 or 808

(though I once advised a really bad trade of a beautiful TB-303... not realizing
the
value to the younger set - we thought it was a cheap piece of sh!t...) ...

... but I'm happy to take apart, repair, or modify / help modify anyone else's
606... with
lettle regard for what they do with it later  :^P

I don't speak for everyone... but its sure that there are as many persons (on
this list) unfamiliar with Delia Derbyshire as there are with the uA726

H^) harry

nN AAt e e wrote:

> keep in mind that i am seventeen, a junior in highschool, and in the last
> year i have received more calls from music store waiting lists about new
> synth arrivals than i have gotten calls for any other reason. up until
> recently, i dont think i have ever even had a call from someone i knew at
> school. in the past three weeks though, its gone from no calls at all, to
> talking to a girl four times a week. apparently things are moving up.
>
> there is someone i know who has [pirated] copies of rebirth, reason, acid,
> and some others, but has no idea what a vco or even what a filter is... "he
> couldnt tell you the difference between a 303 and a 808"
>
>  its funny how many kids my younger brother [ myself as well...] knows who
> think they know a lot about punk and everything they listen to. one friend
> of his says he listens to a lot of techno. apparently, as he said, most of
> my electronic records are underground [like local small style undergound,
> not traditional not played on radio, genre specific underground]. but i
> guess he is right though. i doubt many people into electronic music would
> ever hear about aphex twin, kid606, or underworld. [sarcasm yay!]
>
> and, everyone from my town is wrong people.
>
> - nate - www.robot-dreams.com/ - midigrindcore
>
> when i get a chance to sell my casio dg-10 [buy it!], i think im going to
> have to buy a kit to make a little bass synth.
>
> > I knew of both Wendy and Kraftwerk before joining this list, but I have to
> > confess that I didn't learn of Delia until after I joined Synth-DIY. Then
> > again, I do live in the US and my exposure to an obscure British artist
> who
> > worked 40 years ago would naturally be limited. However, I'm amazed that
> > you actually know people interested in electronic music who don't know
> > about either Wendy or Kraftwerk. I would certainly have thought one of
> > those two name would have been recognized.
> >
> > Have you considered the possibility that maybe you've been talking to the
> > "wrong" people?  :)