Radio Moscow Science Hour, 1984

Topics include ocean floor mining, the Cosmos 1514 satellite and a chess playing computer. Slide show of radio wave propagation.

Recorded on a Saisho radio cassette recorder, one late evening in 1984, on medium wave.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• radio
• wave
• propagation
• voice
• of
• russia
• cosmos
• 1514
• satellite
• ocean
• floor
• mining
• geology
• sulphide
• ore
• space
• biology
• lab
• moscow
• world
• service
• soviet
• russian
• medium

[bormisha]

The tune at the beginning of this recording is by Zodiak. Use this Youtube video link: 63Kq2Uc6Ov4

[daveparry]

@bormisha Thanks very much, I hope to find much more russian electronic music and your video link has helped me to find many more great tunes by Zodiac.

[bormisha]

Wow, then you've asked the right guy! Here are some examples: The "Metamorphoses" LP by Artemiev, Martynov & Bogdanov Youtube links: S-3eSGNoAMQ MUNUVVaI9g8 jMyhDC4dpE0 GWkn0ALj0jg One tune by Edward Artemiev: sJj9y4t9UnU Cartoons with music by Vladimir Martynov: 5vH0kkdLNyk UJzM0TAnG34 ZXII-AbXbXM Cartoon with music by Mikhail Chekalin: qVxQOZOLUmA to name a few :)

[daveparry]

@bormisha Wow, that will keep me busy! Thanks for your help with opening up a whole new avenue of music :)

[thom8406]

Wow 84...have one snippet on cassette from a radio moscow broadcast from many moons ago discussing childrens choirs in russian schools..the kids singing and energy is amazing..must upload it sometime..I loved tuning into and listening to radio moscow on MW late at night, back in the late 80s and early 90s..the world was a bigger place then.

[daveparry]

@thom8406 Yeah tuning in to this at the age of 10 was really something... My dad bought me the radio cassette in Xmas 1983 and this brings back fond memories. The bedroom door was ajar and a yellowy-orange light from the landing lit the room slightly, I remember it that well!

That would be great if you could share that snippet on youtube, perhaps we're part of the 'magical radio memories brigade'? :D

[bormisha]

@daveparry Oh yeah, and here is one more great soviet electronic rock tune:

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[bormisha]

And the tune at the end of the video is: Пахмутова - Ритмы Времени. It's interesting that they used soviet electronic music in these broadcasts. Tried to show the best that they had. This kind of music nowadays is hard to find and hard to get. Most pieces were never released on CD, but on LP only.