| Radiophonic Workshop | ||||
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| Released | 15 December 2014 | |||
| Genre | Electronic music | |||
| Length | 48:31 | |||
| Label | Bowers and Wilkins | |||
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Radiophonic Workshop is a 2014 album of recordings created by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. It was only available through the Bowers and Wilkins's Society of Sound music subscription service. [1] [2] [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "On" | 1:12 |
| 2. | "Out There" | 6:40 |
| 3. | "ZiwZih ZiwZih Oo-Oo-Oo" | 2:22 |
| 4. | "Incubus" | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Aphorism" | 2:04 |
| 6. | "Vortex" | 5:08 |
| 7. | "Regeneration" | 7:00 |
| 8. | "ΔV" | 20:30 |
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