Behind the Tee explores electronic music through instruments, designers and movements. It traces how constraint, misuse and cultural adoption have shaped and continuously reshaped the sound of electronic music.
Morton Subotnick
If an instrument has no established tradition there is no correct way to play it. Subotnick didn't predict the future of electronic music, he composed music that didn't exist yet.
Morton Subotnick
If an instrument has no established tradition there is no correct way to play it. Subotnick didn't predict the future of electronic music, he composed music that didn't exist yet.
Industrial – Finding Music in the Machine
There is music everywhere if you decide to listen for it. Industrial music didn't ask whether a sound was musical. It asked what could be musical about it.
Industrial – Finding Music in the Machine
There is music everywhere if you decide to listen for it. Industrial music didn't ask whether a sound was musical. It asked what could be musical about it.
Korg M1 – When the Synthesizer Became the Studio
The Korg M1 didn't simply introduce another way of making sound. It introduced a new term into the synth dictionary: 'Music Workstation'.
Korg M1 – When the Synthesizer Became the Studio
The Korg M1 didn't simply introduce another way of making sound. It introduced a new term into the synth dictionary: 'Music Workstation'.
Dave Rossum
You might not know his name, but his fingerprints can be found across more than five decades of synths.
Dave Rossum
You might not know his name, but his fingerprints can be found across more than five decades of synths.
E-mu Emulator II: The World Is Your Instrument
The E-mu Emulator II, the influential 1984 digital sampler whose orchestral, choir and other sampled sounds shaped 1980s music.
E-mu Emulator II: The World Is Your Instrument
The E-mu Emulator II, the influential 1984 digital sampler whose orchestral, choir and other sampled sounds shaped 1980s music.
Yamaha DX7: The Sound of the Digital Age
By the 1980s, analogue synthesis had reached a remarkable level of maturity. Then Yamaha asked an entirely different question. What if a synthesizer didn't need oscillators and filters at all?
Yamaha DX7: The Sound of the Digital Age
By the 1980s, analogue synthesis had reached a remarkable level of maturity. Then Yamaha asked an entirely different question. What if a synthesizer didn't need oscillators and filters at all?