Blogging will be really light for me this week. Don't worry, Pete at BogsBlog and I will still get out Carnival of the Liberals (well, Pete will be doing most of the work -- I just need to send out e-mails) but otherwise I'll be slacking off and posting videos here and there.

Today we have an educational film about the history of electronic music that can only be described as porn for music geeks. The oscilloscope shots are really hot and the Moog modular and Fairlight clips will leave you breathing heavy.

Seriously, I practically salivate at the images of all these classic synths and associated technology. I'm not a practicing musician (I can barely play the riff to Iron Man on guitar) but I grew up surrounded by both electronics and electronic musical instruments so I love watching old videos like this. While today's synths are just fantastic and our ability to create sound with them is practically unlimited, making music with them just isn't the same. There was something very personal and human about crafting music with these old synths. Perhaps because they were so primitive it was such a hands-on affair. It took really getting to know your instrument on a very intimate level to produce anything beyond mere blips and bleeps. I share similar affections for old computing technology.

Parts 2 and 3 are after the fold. If you have an antiquated technology fetish (musical instruments or otherwise), tell us about it in comments.

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