Synth Britannia - Part 8/9

[vicebrentversa82]

Oh WOW! what a great Documentary!!!! Depeche Mode is one of my all time favorite bands, the scene with Dave in front of thousands of people gave me shivers!!! I love this movie!!! THANK YOU!!!!!

[civ1002]

I wonder whats to come next? or has culture come to an end of sorts? Since electronic music is no longer shocking to anyone anymore and has been re-hashed as a cul-de sac and self parody so many times - but those early days of electronic music had the original spark that made it all so interesting. I make music inspired by this period on my own for fun, but its all just a re-hash of whats already been done long long ago . How could music be interesting again?

[80zrule]

@civ1002 I don't know, I've wondered the same thing myself. Seems like it's all been done, doesn't it?

[Dendiol]

@civ1002 I think culture, technology and human innovation is reaching it's peak. We'll have to see what happens after the spiritual awakening in 2012.

[dermotoblong]

a brief clip of david sylvian. they were the dogs bollocks!!

[kingofkeyboards]

9:09 CRRRRR....oooooiiiiii! lol

[Ninanox]

damn I can't watch the 9 part.

[lfcjustice96canada]

Part 9/9 is at dailymotion

[onionman4]

if the content owner is WMG,,,then why don't they fuck the hell off.

Stupid fucking WMG wouldn't know good music if it crept outta their arses...actually most of the music nowadays does come out their arses.

DAMN I WANNA SEE PART 9 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[aaronnelsonify]

Fascinating stuff! I still like early DM better than the later stuff.

[henrythebootleger]

Thank you so much for the best New Wave documentary I have ever seen. It all makes sence to me. Now I have seen the light. The best music in the world.

[dazzjazz]

where is that Mellotron film?

[smurfblood]

Typical leftist revisionism: Booming Economy = Greed

[vanelektrik]

5.20

WTF? That isn`t the music video of "The Model" - it`s the video of "The Robots".

[thekorksta]

Cant view part 9? Copyright bullshit. Go suck satan's big fat scaly pecker you lame ass fucks!

[cromlek]

I cant get pt 9 but fuck you Sony or whoever the fuck is blocking it. You dumb fucks are dinosaurs and I will make sure to never give you a cent again!

Thanks for the upload, this was great!!!!!

[valiantcold]

Ya I was disapointed about no.9 but glad to see what you uploaded,thanks

[TrainmasterCurt]

Only Depeche Mode and Alan Wilder could make that kind of music, it was Depeche Mode's People Are People re-release of A Broken Frame and Construction Time Again, i fell in love with electronic-music! Thank you Alan Wilder,Dave Gahan,Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher

[zincink]

Nice going WMG, just remember we use torrents and could care less if you blocked part 9 or not.

[awhitsel]

Fuck you WMG for blocking Part 9. I hope you rot in hell.

[kalleminoque]

fu sony music for blocking pt7 of a documentary (at least in Germany). You do not realize that this is promoting "your" music. How stupid is that?

But you can be sure that I will never (never!) buy any music or films from your company anymore.

You live in the past, you are an enemy to culture and I will see part 7 via a proxy.

[kalleminoque]

fu sony music for blocking pt7 of a documentary (at least in Germany). You do not realize that this is promoting "your" music. How stupid is that?

But you can be sure that I will never (never!) buy any music or films from your company anymore.

You live in the past, you are an enemy to culture and I will see part 7 via a proxy.

[djspurlz]

sorry about the multiple posts

[djspurlz]

Just watched Parts 1-8 - can't watch Part 9 because of copyright laws ( I live in the USA ) ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!! Whats so special about part 9 ?  Parts 1-8 had loads of music, videos, clips etc. thru them?. Thanks Zarez for uploading this though - it was amazing what I saw and heard. Incredible music from many incredible artists and people - thank you for sharing what you could. I'm a fan of many of the musicians in this piece.

[djspurlz]

Just watched Parts 1-8 - can't watch Part 9 because of copyright laws ( I live in the USA ) ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!! Whats so special about part 9 ? Parts 1-8 had loads of music, videos, clips etc. thru them?. Thanks Zarez for uploading this though - it was amazing what I saw and heard. Incredible music from many incredible artists and people - thank you for sharing what you could. I'm a fan of many of the musicians in this piece.

[Hilarius]

question to the britons: what's with the "lot's of money"-yell at 6:20 ? Seems to be an important reference to the culture of the eighties only known in britain

[clivetemple]

@Hilarius 'Loads of money' was the catchphrase of a character by comedian Harry Enfield who appeared every week on a Friday night music show in the UK. Harry once said that Marx hoped that spending power would promote social change if it were put in the hands of the proletariat but this character showed if it ever did then we'd just go down the pub and spend it.

[Meowbay]

Again: this documentary is VERY WRONG;

Vienna was a hit in 1980!!! Not 1982. Ultravox was way earlier than Depeche Mode or many of the others.

[davidsan01]

Vienna: Mr Rigsby's cat in Rising Damp!

[davidsan01]

Andy McClusky then looks like Rob Brydon now!

[davidsan01]

Andy McClusky then looks like Rob Brydon now!

[piedrada]

Another duo not mentioned ... Blancmange

[offthelinegt]

Does anyone know what synth/arpeggiator combo was used in Visage's "The Damned Don't Cry"???

[psychicwhoosh]

Annie Lennox is a magnificent creature. I do believe that she is something more than human....a Nexus-6 or higher.

[TheMercyBeat]

She got voted the best Mother among the female singers by the British audience a year or two back too. She's a big humanitarian now.

[guywholikesvids]

@psychicwhoosh what a referance

[klaatubob]

I wonder why there's no mention of Thomas Dolby ? He's British, synth pop, and made a fortune doing this!

[pawnsacrifice1]

Martin Gore speaks like a ventriloquist's dummy!

[AmazingBoxie]

What about Japan?! I guess I understand they ignore Suicide because they are American but Japan formed 1978 and was increasingly synthetic with every album.

[AmazingBoxie]

daveproxy worked for me. in addition, you can click on synth britannia 9/10 with spanish subtitles and ffwd to 2:50.

[splam]

For those getting the 'Blocked' message for part 9, google 'daveproxy uk', enter the address for part 9.

enjoy.

[motodude1]

Daveproxy doesn't work either :(

[artao5]

F**K WMG!!! Those rat-ass-bastards!! Why in the hell would they block this?? Bollocks!!! Up yours WMG, I WILL find part 9, suck it!!!

[novabeatnik]

I dont know which is worse that WMG would want the music blocked or that Youtube is so pathetic that they would do it. The music industry is desperately clawing to stay alive and they are doing exactly the wrong thing every time.

[Oscar301]

I know that Joan of Arc was probably a schizophrenic, was certainly illiterate, and was definitely an English-hating Frog... but still, judging from OMD's promotional video of her, I would

[loafpork]

WMG has blocked part 9. This kind of thing is really starting to get on my nerves, and it's just so incredibly cheesy. Fuck the record companies.

[tinaturntable]

1:58, that is a really appalling jumper!

[tripplethrendo]

Part 9 is blocked on this one too?? GOD DAMNIT FRONK!!!

[j0epayne]

Martin Gore is on good form here. That comment about the foreman made me laugh.

Looks like he has lost quite a bit of weight since he kicked the booze. He looked dreadful in the Touring the Angel DVD. Pissed up and bloated. A bit like me these days... :)

[kudge43]

Ultrafox's Madge Yuor is awesome!

[KillKyleWeiss]

The Mellotron farted out with power dips... heh. That'd be an effect in and of itself...

[quantizerx]

1:34 Andy McCluskey is great! " FUCK-OFF!" i- love- it!

[KillKyleWeiss]

I practically said "fuck off," at the exact same time. Love it.

[Sesquipedaliantique]

@quantizerx I'm not an electronic musician myself but that must be SO bloody annoying. Some seem to think that using synths, samplers etc is a piece of cake, people still have that ignorant attitude about it to this very day. I'd like to see 'em try doing what some of these guys did.

[stephenp1968]

I can remember the first time I saw her on tv-she was in Elvis garb(wig, sideburns and all). Fantastic.

[mrshef666]

Annie Lennox is so attractive :) \m/

[DarkShroom]

lol at the equipment comment so true, even with dance music entirely not played by hand, if it took no skill to get a hit everyone would

[TheMercyBeat]

*LOL* ...That made me laugh out loud as well. You can't tell a machine/synthesizer to write music for you, can you? Everything comes straight from someone's mind first, doesn't it? And it always will no matter of how many fingers you had to use to make it. The overall product is the most important thing, isn't it? :-)

[Jiveturkey68]

part 9/9 blocked .......wonderful.

[TheMercyBeat]

youtube com/watch?v=tFgsQ7cKfyk&featur e=related

SYNTH BRITANNIA (PART 9)

youtube com/watch?v=AWKVat2H7kY

SYNTH BRITANNIA (PART 10)

Go to paralisisnyc's channel as you can watch the documentary in its entirety there without any problems at all! :-)

[godlesswonder]

@TheMercyBeat Thanks! - was about to be very disappointed.

[TheMercyBeat]

You're welcome, godlesswonder! And some other time again too. :-)

[KillKyleWeiss]

No kidding-- lame. Try torrenting it.

[dasneonlicht]

God damn, no one is hotter than Annie Lennox in "Sweet Dreams."

[ursamage]

1:35-2:22...I agee with A. McClusky 10000%

[purm0ndis]

paralisisnyc has part 9 broken up to parts 9 and 10 on his channel.

[TheMercyBeat]

Yes, he has. Totally forgot about that. And many thanks for reminding me of it. So...

youtube com/watch?v=tFgsQ7cKfyk&featur­e=related

SYNTH BRITANNIA (PART 9)

youtube com/watch?v=AWKVat2H7kY

SYNTH BRITANNIA (PART 10)

:-)

[menyc]

zarezagreb2, thanks so much. we US friends are very grateful for you posting this. it's honestly one of the best things i've watched in some time. i don't want it to ever end.

[Zhorellski]

This video is not available in your country due to copyright restrictions. (part 9)

F_____!!!!!

[Zhorellski]

Synthpop Rules!

[ajittffcure]

What a bunch of geniuses Depeche Mode were! They were really creative!

[mattokc]

@ajittffcure

Were? WERE??? Depeche Mode are at their height!

[ajittffcure]

@mattokc- That's your opinion. I have a different view.

[tokyohalogen]

Simon Reynolds is cool.

[ultraxmusic]

excellent documentary!!

especially for those of us who are synthesizer and electronic music lovers!! :D

[zarezagreb2]

Unfortunately Part 9 is forbidden because of copyrights - content owner is WMG (?). As a result, this video is blocked in these locations: American Samoa, Canada, Guam, Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, United States Virgin Islands. I'm so sorry and this rules are so stupid!

[ClockKing]

you know where we could find that last part?

[TheMercyBeat]

Various Internet torrent sites are the places! ;-)

[epid3mic]

Post in on DailyMotion and post the link pleeeaase :)

[coliemason]

Any word on posting part 9 somewhere else for download? Please.

[TheMercyBeat]

Yes, these rules are so stupid indeed! If the content owner really are WMG, then how on Earth did they let the part with Joy Division in? Joy Division and New Order (whose "Blue Monday" track is featured in Part 9), both made recordings for them. Howard Jones (another Part 9 feature) as well. And if my memory serves me well but didn't they reach the agreement with YouTube on their artists' videos showing a couple of months back? "Not available in your country" sucks for variety of reasons!

[mailbox827]

@zarezagreb2

I think it's the Roxy Music clip ffs ...

[vladhed]

buggers!

[djspurlz]

@zarezagreb2 Just watched Parts 1-8 - can't watch Part 9 because of copyright laws ( I live in the USA ) ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!! Whats so special about part 9 ? Parts 1-8 had loads of music, videos, clips etc. thru them?. Thanks Zarez for uploading this though - it was amazing what I saw and heard. Incredible music from many incredible artists and people - thank you for sharing what you could. I'm a fan of many of the musicians in this piece.

[dmarie9]

@zarezagreb2 "Warner Music Group" What artists are represented in this last segment that is blocked?

[TheMercyBeat]

@dmarie9

Joy Division, New Order and Howard Jones are the ones. WMG own the copyright to their recordings. Joy Division's and New Order's recording home are London Records whereas Howard Jones's one are WEA Records. Both are under WMG's ownership. There you go!

[thetimefly]

@zarezagreb2

please repost it under a different name!!

capitalism is the death of art....

[AntiMusick]

@zarezagreb2 FUCK WARNER MUSIC GROUP and THEIR WORLD GREED,

Their Grabbing Hands Grab all they Can, all for themselves after all!

[thebooth]

much later of course.. but where are my thompson twins?

[pinkrubberlady]

Part 9 please! You cant let us watch all 8 parts and then not the last one!! I cant sleep now!!

[digbea65]

excellent!!! disappointed to not see part 9 ... Depeche mode awesome !!!!!

[gimmeapaw]

WE WANT PART 9!! WE WANT PART 9!!

[HEYCDL]

Part 9...seriously, please get on that.

[syzygywell]

yeah we need part 9 pleeeeese.

[metemi]

Where is part 9????

[Childhoof]

this is an incredible series, thanks for posting!