Celebrating synths

Synthesisers are the stars of the Grainger Museum’s latest exhibition, Synthesizers: The Sound of the Future. The exhibition celebrates these democratising instruments, with a particular look at Melbourne’s emerging electronic music scene in the 1960s and ‘70s. Chris Hatzis takes a stroll through the exhibition and chats with curator Heather Gaunt, MESS's director and sound artist Byron Scullin, and artist and composer David Chesworth.
Music used in episode:
"Kraut Mich Mit Einen Dachshund"
"3 3/4"
"Flea Circus"
"Necrophilia"
All songs by David Chesworth from the album 50 Synthesizer Greats, originally released in 1979 and reissued by Chapter Music in 2017.
Synthesizers: The Sound of the Future exhibition at the Grainger Museum runs until Sept 9, 2018.
Episode recorded: August 9, 2018
Interviewer: Chris Hatzis
Producers: Dr Andi Horvath and Silvi Vann-Wall
Audio engineer: Arch Cuthbertson
Producer and editor: Chris Hatzis
Banner image: Non Event/Flickr

Synthesisers are the stars of the Grainger Museum’s latest exhibition, Synthesizers: The Sound of the Future. The exhibition celebrates these democratising instruments, with a particular look at Melbourne’s emerging electronic music scene in the 1960s and ‘70s. Chris Hatzis takes a stroll through the exhibition and chats with curator Heather Gaunt, MESS's director and sound artist Byron Scullin, and artist and composer David Chesworth.

Music used in episode:

"Kraut Mich Mit Einen Dachshund"

"3 3/4"

"Flea Circus"

"Necrophilia"

All songs by David Chesworth from the album 50 Synthesizer Greats, originally released in 1979 and reissued by Chapter Music in 2017.

Synthesizers: The Sound of the Future exhibition at the Grainger Museum runs until Sept 9, 2018.

Episode recorded: August 9, 2018

Interviewer: Chris Hatzis

Producers: Dr Andi Horvath and Silvi Vann-Wall

Audio engineer: Arch Cuthbertson

Producer and editor: Chris Hatzis

Banner image: Non Event/Flickr