The Wire

Series produced by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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The impact of electricity on music.

Incorporating interviews, music and sound in an innovative way, The Wire creates a unique radio experience that's somewhere between a documentary, a remix and a music show. The Wire also features a commissioned remix of each episode by a DJ/remix producer.


8 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
The Wire Episode 8: The Digital Democracy of Sound
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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The digital revolution in music.

Bought by KUOW, KVNF, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, KALW and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:55
  • Purchases: 16
The Wire Episode 7: The Wheels of Steel
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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Examines the use of the turntable in contemporary music.

Bought by KUOW, KVNF, KALW, KRUA, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:55
  • Purchases: 15
The Wire Episode 6: Welcome to the Machine
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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Examines electronic dance music.

Bought by KUOW, KALW, KRUA, KXOT Public Radio, WMNF and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:55
  • Purchases: 13
The Wire Episode 5: The Sound Around
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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Episode five of The Wire, this show explores the overwhelming presence of music in our day-to-day lives.

Bought by KUOW, KALW, KRUA, KXOT Public Radio, WMNF and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 13
The Wire Episode 4: Good Vibrations
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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Episode four of The Wire, this episode investigates the birth of the synthesizer.

Bought by KUOW, KALW, KRUA, KXOT Public Radio, WMNF and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 12
The Wire Episode 3: Going Electric
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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Episode three of The Wire, this episode discusses the impact of elecricity on the guitar.

Bought by KUOW, KALW, KRUA, WMNF, KUOW and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:55
  • Purchases: 12
The Wire Episode 2: The Change of the Sound
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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Episode two of The Wire, this show explores how the manipulation of recorded audio with magnetic recording tape changed music.

Bought by KUOW, KVNF, KALW, KRUA, WMNF and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:55
  • Purchases: 13
The Wire Episode 1: Hallo, Hallo
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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First episode of The Wire, discussing the experience of music as it was affected by the invention of electricity.

Bought by KUOW, The WFMT Radio Network, KALW, KRUA, Iowa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 15

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