Sisters with Transistors
Electronic music's unsung heroines
2021 · 1h 26m · N/A Documentary, History, Music
Overview
Think of early electronic music and you’ll likely see men pushing buttons, knobs, and boundaries. While electronic music is often perceived as a boys' club, the truth is that from the very beginning women have been integral in inventing the devices, techniques and tropes that would define the shape of sound for years to come.
Director and cast
- Laurie Anderson as Narrator (voice)
- Delia Derbyshire as Self (archive footage)
- Suzanne Ciani as Self
- Bebe Barron as Self (archive footage)
- Laurie Spiegel as Self
- Éliane Radigue as Self
- Wendy Carlos as Self
- Pauline Oliveros as Self (archive footage)
- Clara Rockmore as Self
- Daphne Oram as Self (archive footage)
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