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Alternative Sessions

Steve Lamacq embarks on a journey through vintage alternative music

World Service,3 episodes

Episodes

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Karlheinz Stockhausen
He appeared on the front cover of the Beatles album, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
24 Sep 2000,23 mins
Oskar Sala, the Trautonium
A musician and scientist Oskar Sala invented the trautonium
24 Sep 2000,26 mins
Pierre Henry, the Sampler Generation
French composer, Pierre Henry is considered a pioneer of electronic music
13 Oct 2000,27 mins