Delian Modes: Listening for Delia Derbyshire in Histories of Electronic Dance Music
This paper examines the work of English composer and sound designer Delia Derbyshire (1937-2001) in the context of histories of EDM and historical accounts of women in electronic music. Examining the media discourse around Derbyshire, whose reputation has grown significantly since her death, I consi...
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University of Huddersfield, Department of Music
2017-11-01
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| description | This paper examines the work of English composer and sound designer Delia Derbyshire (1937-2001) in the context of histories of EDM and historical accounts of women in electronic music. Examining the media discourse around Derbyshire, whose reputation has grown significantly since her death, I consider how Derbyshire has come to be regarded posthumously as both a pioneering electronic composer and a forerunner of dance music and electronica in the UK. I consider how these identities are related to her gender, and how gender is constructed and expressed in the discourse around her life and work, with reference to the musical-critical phenomenon of hauntology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f95a2b42d7364fc780f3d2ff564ac54c2023-01-02T06:57:23ZengUniversity of Huddersfield, Department of MusicDancecult: Journal of Electronic Dance Music Culture1947-54032017-11-019192710.12801/1947-5403.2017.09.01.01685Delian Modes: Listening for Delia Derbyshire in Histories of Electronic Dance MusicFrances Morgan0Royal College of ArtThis paper examines the work of English composer and sound designer Delia Derbyshire (1937-2001) in the context of histories of EDM and historical accounts of women in electronic music. Examining the media discourse around Derbyshire, whose reputation has grown significantly since her death, I consider how Derbyshire has come to be regarded posthumously as both a pioneering electronic composer and a forerunner of dance music and electronica in the UK. I consider how these identities are related to her gender, and how gender is constructed and expressed in the discourse around her life and work, with reference to the musical-critical phenomenon of hauntology.https://dj.dancecult.net/index.php/dancecult/article/view/958Delia DerbyshireBBC Radiophonic Workshopelectronicafeminist historiesarchival practicemusic bloggingmusic journalismhauntologyfan studies |
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| title | Delian Modes: Listening for Delia Derbyshire in Histories of Electronic Dance Music |
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