Sisters with Transistors

Electronic music's unsung heroines

• Rated 6.9 out of 10
• Movie
• 2021
• 1h 26m
• Documentary
• History
• Music

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.

Director

Lisa Rovner

Starring

Laurie Anderson, Delia Derbyshire, Suzanne Ciani, Bebe Barron