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Good evening ladies and gentlemen, welcome to SDA Late Nite Radio. Tonight, for your delectation, here is something you probably haven’t heard for a while: John Mills- Cockell on Arp and Moog synthesizers and keyboards, Doug Pringle on saxophone, bongos, guiro, and bells, and Alan Wells on congas and percussion, as Syrinx performing Tillicum (1971, 1:57) from their Long Lost Relatives album (a copy of the vinyl of which we have here in the studios), and which you will no doubt now recall was the theme song for the CTV network’s Here Come the Seventies show, which ran from 1970 through 1973.

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58 Replies to “Reader Tips”

  1. Goodness, Vito, you have an archive! Haven’t heard this in more than thirty years. Syrinx were famously the first band in the world with a synthesizer, as Gino Vanelli had the first all-synthesizer touring band; I’ll leave it to qualified historians as to whether these bits of fame were deserved or not.

  2. For what it’s worth, EBT, the Wikipedia entry on Moog Synthesizer says that: “the first pop-rock recordings to feature the Moog synthesizer were Strange Days by The Doors, released in September 1967″. Assuming that to be true, it can’t be the case that Syrinx were the first band in the world with a synthesizer, since they did not exist until 1970. Still, they did have the advantage of that video associated with Tillicum, which turned the eye as well as the ear.

  3. How come tonight’s selection seemed so much more exciting when it was new? Now it just seems so …. Paisley

  7. And on the matter of body-bags being sent to Indian Reserves because of the swine flu scare. Perhaps not too politically smart, but necessary nonethe-
    less, especially as reserves are hot points for the infections for whatever reason. I mean what are you going to use .. moose hides? There is however a Native chief from, I believe the West Coast named Shawn or Shaun Atleo who suggests the problem is that the Natives expect the white man to do everything for them instead of acting on their own behalf. Watch this man move up the political ladder; he may be the best thing to happen to Natives since the Vikings first landed.

  11. Wendy Carlos … Switched on Bach 1968.
    Syrinx …. maybe a standout in the realm of Moog fueled eclectic trivia … as musicians …. not so much.
    Just imagine if they’d done that music without the electronic synth.

  12. Hoo boy!, that brings back memories…
    I was about 10 or 11, and me and my buddies would never miss an episode.
    Educational, we’d tell our parents… we were tryin’ to learn about the future we’d say…
    But actually we were just waiting for that last shot of the naked chick’s arse as she was walking into the surf…
    I don’t know how many time me and buddies watched it, hopin’ she’d turn around…

  13. I haven’t heard that for over 35 years. I also noticed the sound being a little less sharp. I don’t think they had much to work with when they re-mastered the vinyl.
    The TV show it originated from was a wonderful show. At that time, Canadian TV seemed to be evolving into something worthwhile. It had wit, and seemed more true to life than its American counterparts. Anyone remember Wojeck? That show was way ahead of the CSI type shows of today. I wonder if Canadian TV was a victim of too much government meddling, or if the bigger US audience lured away all the talent?
    Sending those body bags was an idiotic move, by any standards imaginable. You just can’t defend that move. There’s no medical reason to need them. The virus dies with the body. You can’t tell me every person that dies needs to go into a plastic bag. I doesn’t happen.

  15. bethesda guy- I always hoped she’d come back in at the end of the show too. It seems to me she was running into the water, not walking.

  16. Clarence Louie seems like a great choice too, Vit. The more choices the better, especially when they talk as these two do. And dp, remember it was you who said body-bags unnecessary for conveying bodies to a mortuary or clinic for an autopsy, hundreds of miles away. I don’t profess to be an expert on these things, but I think there is a lot of over-reaction happening here.

  17. Body bags!!!!!!!! I have just realized that there are body bags in facilities in Calgary. “That rips it.” I AM OFFICIALLY OFFENDED there is someone out there that WANTS me to die. I DEMAND an apology from somebody.

  19. Sending those body bags was an idiotic move, by any standards imaginable. You just can’t defend that move. There’s no medical reason to need them. The virus dies with the body. You can’t tell me every person that dies needs to go into a plastic bag. I doesn’t happen.
    Actually dp there are very good reasons for sending body bags and it has nothing to do with H1N1. When you make shipments to remote locations you send mixed loads. Along with the body bags, face masks and hand sanitizers there could well be fresh food, canned goods, winter clothing, Christmas gifts etc etc etc. Believe it or not each hospital health centre has a quota of body bags. When the minimum number of body bags is reached a new stock is ordered and received. Would you suggest that Health Canada ship the bodybags in a separate airplane just because the liberals might make a fuss?

  21. Where have all the flowers gone? Was that Peter,Paul and Mary? Anyway, even though they were a bit lefty-dorky for their times, Mary had a lovely voice and it melded well with the boys. RIP

  24. I want Clarence Louie for PM, if only to watch the head explosions. Plus, he’d be good at it.
    Vitruvius – I didn’t know they HAD synthesizers in 1971 – I learn so much here. (Moog!) But I’m afraid the interst for me is historical – I found it very Muzak in Space. And it freaked my cat out.

  25. Roger that, Black Mamba. Still it is, I think, important to keep in mind the historical youth of these new electronic instruments, and to therefore allow space for the evolution of their contribution to our social musical space, much as we have allowed space for certain other favourite instruments of mine, such as the pipe organ and the saxophone. Ultimately it’s an axiological judgement, yet I find it hard to fault a technology per se. It’s a poor craftsman who blames his tools.

  30. Speedy – he went from being asleep to glaring at me in mute, bewildered accusation and then he tried to climb the curtain. He’s not a fan.

  31. “You got a heart of glass or a heart of stone? Just you wait ’till I get you home!”
    THAT’s poetry, baby!
    I’ll stop overposting now.

  32. Aye, well, these things happen, so chust let me note then, Black Mamba, that, if everything goes as planned, you’ll be wanting to keep, as Mrs. Slocomb would say, your pussy away from tomorrow night’s show as well 😉
    And so it’s time for me to absquatulate too. Thanks as always,
    Kate, for this opportunity. Good night everyone; best wishes.

  33. Good night Vitruvius.
    Thank you from me, Kate, your blog rocks.
    I hope you are weathering your migraine OK.
    Sleep well, and I hope your rise refreshed and rejuvenated tomorrow.

  34. I wonder what’s worse, having a body bag and not needing it …
    Who thinks the gov’t jinxed the tribe? Bad omen? Sent the Thunderbird after them?

  37. There seems to be some confusion with the history of the synthesizer. They came, and went in fairly short order.
    The ultimate synthesizer piece was Edgar Winter’s “Frankenstein”. Most bands of the era tried them out, even Led Zeppelin.
    Most music fans decided they enjoyed the raw sound of traditional instruments. Of course, there are still pop bands substituting science for talent, but they don’t really count.
    As for the body bags, maybe some of did over react, but it seemed like poor timing.

  38. Does this ever bring me back. Syrinx and John Mills-Cockell. He did a few themes for the rash of Canadian-Content movies during the early 70’s. One oddball movie called “Deadly Harvest 1973” featuring a yet unknown Kim Cattral;the haunting music score was done by him.
    On this Long Lost Relatives (their only album?), which we had at the time, there is a number called “December Angel” which used to give folks goosebumps. We’d play it on the old stereo every Hallowe’en.

  39. So are all the braves going to go racial on the two great Chiefs mentioned here,like the home boys did on Bill Cosby when he laid out the truth?
    And sending body bags for a “pandemic outbreak” is SOP in any civilized country.Or are they going to use the old “shoot,shovel, and shut-up” ploy like mad cow?

  44. “CFRA Polls
    The shipment of body bags to native reserves as part of their Flu preparedness stocks is causing controversy. Critics say it was insensitive of Health Canada to send the bags.
    Nonsense. If you are preparing for a health or other disaster – you unfortunately need these types of worst case scenario supplies 87.3%
    It was wrong to ship theses bags. Native leaders and opposition politicians are right to demand an apology 8.73%
    Other 3.88%
    Total Votes: 103”

  46. Apropos of nothing but still funny:
    On last night’s Celebrity Jeopardy!, the contestants were Dana Delaney (China Beach), Andy Richter (Ed McMahon wannabe for Conan O’Boorarian), and CNN’s Wolf Blitzer.
    The Wolf got Blitzed by Andy Richter! During the regular rounds, Wolf accumulated -4860 points (yes, that’s a minus sign – most of his answers were wrong), while Andy scored 39,000 points. In regular games, Wolf wouldn’t have participated in Final Jeopardy, but for this series, he was given a token 1,000 points. No matter – Andy wagered 29,000 and got the answer correct to give him a final tally of 68,000 to Wolf’s 2,000. What a genius…

  49. “so, will there be a retraction here at SDA akin to the fallout when MSM tries to pull this stunt?”
    Looks like you and the Huffington Post think people are stupid and they can not tell time of day by the shade.
    If you look and the position of the shade in the pictures you see the time between them is at least 4 hours.

  50. Internet security courses by Police. What could possibly go wrong?
    http://peelpolice.ca/News/Media%20Archive.aspx?MainContent=2522
    I just have one question: with pathological North American distrust of strangers, how do you manage to procreate?
    Answer: you don’t, you need indiscriminate importation of immigrants to compensate your aging population, that is getting senile before it’s out of crib.
    All Al Qaeda needs to do to achieve their goal of establishing caliphate, is to WAIT until you DIE OUT.

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