Series: The Wire

Produced by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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The impact of electricity on music.

Incorporating interviews, music and sound in an innovative way, The Wire creates a unique radio experience that's somewhere between a documentary, a remix and a music show. The Wire also features a commissioned remix of each episode by a DJ/remix producer.


8 pieces

Order by: Default | Newest First | Oldest First
The Wire Episode 8: The Digital Democracy of Sound
From Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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The digital revolution in music.

Bought by KALW, KRUA, KXOT Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, WUSM and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 00:52:55
  • Licenses: 12
The Wire Episode 7: The Wheels of Steel
From Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Examines the use of the turntable in contemporary music.

Bought by KALW, KRUA, KXOT Public Radio, KUOW, WMNF and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 00:52:55
  • Licenses: 13
The Wire Episode 6: Welcome to the Machine
From Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Examines electronic dance music.

Bought by KALW, KRUA, KXOT Public Radio, WMNF, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 00:52:55
  • Licenses: 12
The Wire Episode 5: The Sound Around
From Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Episode five of The Wire, this show explores the overwhelming presence of music in our day-to-day lives.

Bought by KALW, KRUA, KXOT Public Radio, WMNF, KUOW and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 00:52:54
  • Licenses: 12
The Wire Episode 4: Good Vibrations
From Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Episode four of The Wire, this episode investigates the birth of the synthesizer.

Bought by KALW, KRUA, KXOT Public Radio, WMNF, WUSM and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 00:52:54
  • Licenses: 11
The Wire Episode 3: Going Electric
From Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Episode three of The Wire, this episode discusses the impact of elecricity on the guitar.

Bought by KALW, KRUA, WMNF, KUOW, WUSM and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 00:52:55
  • Licenses: 11
The Wire Episode 2: The Change of the Sound
From Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Episode two of The Wire, this show explores how the manipulation of recorded audio with magnetic recording tape changed music.

Bought by KALW, KRUA, WMNF, WNPR, WUSM and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 00:52:55
  • Licenses: 11
The Wire Episode 1: Hallo, Hallo
From Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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First episode of The Wire, discussing the experience of music as it was affected by the invention of electricity.

Bought by KALW, KRUA, Iowa Public Radio, WMNF, WNPR and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 00:52:54
  • Licenses: 13

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