From Martin Glaubitz Sent Mon, Jan 19th 1998, 19:49
From Martin Glaubitz Sent Mon, Jan 19th 1998, 19:49
A new feature length documentary titled "Modulations." Director: Iara Lee (I believe her sophomore cinematic effort) Screening of this flick now at Sundance film festival, Utah. Subject: electronic music, past and present, emphasis on the present. See! One of the guys from Autechre pick his nose. Witness! The down-to-earth charm of Tom Jenkinson in his bedroom extolling = the virtues of cheap FM synths. Hear! Bob Moog play a snippet of Amazing Grace on a theremin. Wonder! at the conspicuous absence of RDJ in the list of over 300 subjects = interviewed for the film. Filmed all around the world, this movie provides a comprehensive, balanced = overview of the evolution of modern electronic music. Most major sub-genres= are represented, at the expense of delving deeply into any one of them. = The movie's hodgepodge non-chronological format mirrors (I feel) the = disjointed nature of the electronic music genre. MTV friendly style, yet = mature. Other folks in it that I remember: Mixmaster Morris, FSOL, Kid = Koala, Genesis P Orridge, DJ Spooky, Jonah Sharp, Africa Bambaataa, = Stockhausen, bunch of Detroit guys, Prodigy, John Cage, Kraftwerk, = Coldcut, Panacea. Lots of quick head-shot interviews. Plus breakdancing! I = bet there's a webpage about this movie somewhere. I believe the producer = is currently entertaining distribution deals. Bottom line: Cool. A documentary about music I like. Glad I saw it. xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx