The Alchemists of Sound (Part 1)

[Mekonta]

I'm told the subliminal guy in the background is Victor Lewis Smith

[s2ms2r2]

So... what's the final answer for this omnipresent being in the background? Who is he? Is he security?

[23Henrich]

the Brits have an awesome (albeit kinky) sense of humor...hence the Chesire cat in the blue shirt.

[plus77mann]

a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-alchemist

[annaannamusic]

WTF IS THAT GUY DOING WITH THE BLUE SHIRT!!!

[kingofkeyboards]

BBC Radiophonic Workshop in a nutshell: They used tape and they hit things.

[Lalli1987]

What is the music at 3:15?

[RODILLASEXPLOSIVAS]

4 people are stupid.

[1point5music]

Oliver Postgate ftw

[dirtynuke]

Who the FUCK are those guys in the background?! And WHY are they so creepy?!

[rhysreddy]

The guy in the Background represents Auntie Beeb, the watchful, prudish eyes of the BBC. Also note that time on the clock is 19:58.

[IZvsShivOfficial]

That guy in the background looks like a perv

[Northerncalwolf]

hey look, its *wheres waldo*!

[r00t3d0ut]

That's Adrian from Portishead!

[j1mf1eld]

I see a ghost D:

[shmooglefloogle]

I had to watch this in a class and I honestly thought it was some sort of bizarre brainwashing video that would turn everyone into assassins.

[mikelambertlapd]

I WANT TO BUY THIS DVD.. IT DOESNT EXIST

[clumpft]

Room 13, ooooo, love the mystique...

[JohnnyTheWolfLupino]

I love these documentaries about the Radiophonic.

[Oscar301]

he's either Bill Bailey, one of the Hairy Bikers, or the Radiophonic puppetmaster

[Oscar301]

is that guy at the back the Radiophonic puppetmaster? Either that or its Bill Bailey or on of the Hairy Bikers trying to freak us out

[solnegrolunaroja]

Room 13, :]

[biggshahg]

LOOK AT THE GUY AT THE BACK AT 6.05 AND THEN HE POPS HIS HEAD OUT SMILING AT 6.19. BLOODY FREAKY GUY WHO THE HELL IS HE

[queenludd]

Thank you so much for posting this!

[RetrogradeRenegade]

Well, whoever the bald-yet-hairy guy is, he just appeared on Shooting Stars in a loincloth. The plot thickens.

[btown2011]

those reel to reel recorders are brilliant.

[AnthonyUK]

Better to fight with the equipment than use a horrible sounding synth!

[B1SCOOP]

Your pops - always lurking.

[aintellengreat]

Fuck me theres a man in the background.

[BarnacleGooseInvalid]

@aintellengreat when this first aired we kept noticing that and waiting for an explanation and there wasn't one

[wado1942]

Who IS THAT GUY in the background at 1:21? He seems to do that in a lot of videos. He's like a cross between David Crosby and The Penguin.

[micol018]

@wado1942 i would shoot that f...

[jakesbrain]

@wado1942 I guess he's some weird friend of Victor Lewis Smith's.

[The2010SnowDay]

6:10 The guy just sticks his head into the light. He really freaks me out...

[Margiempar]

@The2010SnowDay

6:19-6:20 its THA SHITZ!

[karlbartosfan]

the guy in the background looks like bill bailey, ha ha

[CrixMakin]

I just realised watching this, that when I was younger and sampled lots of weird sounds to make music out of, I basically recreated musique concréte, without ever having heard of it. Go young me!

[sunkingsuk]

yes he ruins the whole thing what a tosser he is who the hell is he and why is he inflicting is obscene figure on the world of decent law abiding people

top him!!

thats my only request

[tehpr0lol]

60s/70s electronic music is so epic. nothing beats analog.

[darkriver29]

@tehpr0lol Except for EDITING on Analogue Tape

[bearspeas1]

I luv Delia x

[LaudanumVoices]

Lol at the Bill Bailey-like figure in the background 03:16

[cheasea]

Damn, the guy in the background is as creepy as they get and what the fuck at it

[MusicIntelect]

i see the link and why the alchemist producer would like to go by that name its quite theraputic and fanatical good shit

[eurythorpe]

I thought it was a ghost in the back.. WTF!!!

[PAULLONDEN]

You're easely shocked....€:~Q....boohh....

[RegisteredTrademark]

Wtf at 6.18?

[vinylrider69]

why is there a bill baily looka like in the back of every shot?? tis well creepy..........cheers 4 the wicked vid

[theswampland]

Thank you so much, it´s excellent!.

[gamera666]

a fantastic documentary from start to finish. thanks for posting. bloody brilliant.

[erdavis7]

I love this video, but that guy in the background is scaring me.

[logosfails]

Thanks for making this available! And you're named maldoror too. How lovely.

[DudooAyres]

SO WHOS THE FAT SUBLIMINAL GUY ?

[numpty1972]

I think it is Walburton the producer.

[harryshand]

egotistical plonker

[theguyi26]

I FIGURED OUT WHAT 2:09 IS!!

It is Q-Zar Laser Tag, before the game starts when you enter the arena.

[ornleifs]

Thanks for posting this, this is absolutely fascinating stuff.

[badbob1983]

who is that idiot in the background?

[feki00]

lol actually that idiot scared the shit outta me when i saw him at 6:18

[ticklesitter]

omg, now that u mention it, that's really creepy. :)

[theguyi26]

2:09 where have I heard that before?

[gothec77]

reminds me of the intro to the movie "Colossus" (an old classic about a giant strategic computer inside of a mountain).

[lukekemmett1982]

thanks for posting this, really interesting

[theinnernerd]

Ditto, this is essential viewing. Thanks!

[oOkumaOo]

back then sound was science

[Labruskie]

The guy with the white hair was in a couple sketches on "Inside Victor Lewis Smith", The annoying pub piano player and the You've Been Framed parody. I wonder if it's Paul Sparks, co writer of Victor Lewis Smith's Radio one show? Great documentary, by the way...

[Labruskie]

Sorry, I mean 'long' hair... It isn't all that white, is it...

[XXxxKimberlyAnnexxXX]

This is great info and- Yeah, Whats up with there always being a clock and that guy in the backround? hahaha

[cpi23]

That guy that is in the background of every scene is freaking me out. WTF?

[Vipmaxp]

@cpi23 thats the BBC looking over his shoulder.

[azharoslan]

@cpi23 LOLOLOL!!!!11111

[MorbidVideoProd]

@cpi23 I think he is behind my tv now...

[jaybee66]

@cpi23 - It's Bill Bailey, upset they closed the workshop down afore he could play with the equipment for himself.

[micol018]

@cpi23 I wonder if he was paid for doing that ?

[xapaceira]

I hope so

The ghost of the e-musik phaters.

Bless all of ya

[Sexpistols100]

its a ghost cant you tell?

[MekinoseHasVideos]

not a ghost you idiot there's obviously a bad light engineer taking studio lights off him in front of a green screen.

[stog33]

Why is that guy in the background of every shot?

[SonicPrincess7]

thanks for posting. this is amazing.

but who on earth is the wierd looking guy in the background, with the long white hair? he frightened the crap out of me when he starting moving!

[butler2035]

every aspiring musician and artist neeeeeedz to see this. fookin legendary. forward thinking shit man. dig

[tomlang555]

Thanks very much for this.

[angelometz]

Thanks for posting!