In a message dated 7/08/00 9:26:31 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Can anyone think of any decent, inclusive doc films on underground > electronic music - aside from Modulations? The one making a fuss here at the > moment is Better Living Through Circuitry but most have dimissed it as being > very MTV. >
Modulations was really a sort of beginners guide electronic music - I thought it lacked depth even though it set out to be comprehensive. The Planet Rock volume in the Dancing On The Street series is quite good, with a clear perspective of electronic music and its cultural significance in comparison to other genres. There was also a documentary called Techno Mania - which looked more into the European explosion of electronic music spanning from the synth era/ industrial/ acid house/ hardcore techno. The best documentary I've seen so far on electronic music is called Universal Techno, which was shown here on SBSTV. (and I remember posting a question to the list whether anyone had seen it outside of Australia). It is quite a comprehensive journey into the realm of the intricate electronic scene spanning the most important techno global hotspots from Detroit, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Berlin and Sheffield. It also features some exclusive interviews with Mad Mike Banks, Kevin Sauderson talking outside Submerge, Blake Baxter inside Hardwax and outside Tresor, Autechre, Richie Hawtin... Ken Ishii live, a look into Kenny Larkin's studio and also his red sportscar with Azimuth as the number plate (Anyone seen this wizzing around in Michigan?). Rather than concentrate too much on the history/ culture - it goes pretty much straight into the heart of the matter - The Music and the Musicians. Somewhere midway Derrick May talks to a rather aged man with a Planet E cap who describes the existence of a 10th planet and how it's meant to represent this music we called techno. I still wonder how much more he knows. A_Zed _________________________________________ Program Co-ordinator, Ambient Zone RTRFM 92.1 Sunday Electronic Listening [http://rtrfm.ii.net] Perth, W.Aust (WST) 23.00-01.00 Detroit (EST) 10.00-12.00 Frankfurt (CET)/ London(GMT)16.00-18.00
