Sisters with Transistors

2020·86'

Lisa Rovner

DocumentaryMusicHistory

English

Letterboxd TMDB #682757

Think of early electronic music and you’ll likely see men pushing buttons, knobs, and boundaries. While electronic music is often perceived as a boys' club, the truth is that from the very beginning women have been integral in inventing the devices, techniques and tropes that would define the shape of sound for years to come.

Cast

Laurie Anderson Narrator (voice) Delia Derbyshire Self (archive footage)

Suzanne Ciani Self

Bebe Barron Self (archive footage) Laurie Spiegel Self Éliane Radigue Self Wendy Carlos Self

Pauline Oliveros Self (archive footage)

Clara Rockmore Self

Daphne Oram Self (archive footage)

Maryanne Amacher Self