Synth Britannia: As If Ken Burns Were To Explain Autotune
BBC4’s Synth Britannia was a sufficiently comprehensive look into the electronic music of postpunk Britain, from the pioneering soundtrack to “A Clockwork Orange” by Wendy Carlos, to experimental groups like OMD, Throbbing Gristle, and early Human League… on to the pop greats that were my first real introduction to synth music, Depeche Mode and New…