Documentary on Sky Arts

We're up to episode 6 in Australia...I literally write this into my calendar each week...to me, it's that good. It's like a mashed-up history of modern music production. Each episode Is loosely based around the impact of various technology (microphone, 4-track, electric guitar, sampling) and includes an array of musicians and producers talking, plus heaps of music clips. It's not genre-based so I imagine it would appeal to most music lovers. It's definitely given me an appreciation for the amazing work of producers. Rick Rubin stands out. One ep covered the path from gospel-soul-funk-disco-edm, tonight was about the birth of rap. Another ep highlighted the album rivalry of beach boys vs Beatles. Always fascinating. I will be sad when it ends. Three thumbs up.

Jezzie

Absolutely must watch. Just watched latest episode in series. Dedicated to the evolution of the recording format. Covers from cylinders to on line streaming, with commentary by a whole list of artists/writers/producers/engineers

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