Apparently it has been re-edited - there was another showing at Cargo at Sunday that some people went to - still not up to scratch though from the reports I've heard. Very disappointing film but I did enjoy Blake Baxter beatboxing :)
-----Original Message----- From: Dan Bean [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18 July 2006 11:03 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: (313) HIGH TECH SOUL DVD I (and some people on this list) went to see this film in London last year. It was shoddy and amateurish. Maybe they've totally re-shot and re-edited it since then... And for the record, it's not the first film to 'tackle the deep roots of techno music'. You wrote: > HIGH TECH SOUL DVD > > Directed by Gary Bredow, HIGH TECH SOUL is the first film to to tackle > the deep roots of techno music and the city that spawned it: Detroit. > With Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and many more. > > "Bredow's cast of alumni -- the holy trinity of Atkins, May and > Saunderson at the front -- fill out this tale with passion, pride and, > oddly for music of the future, nostalgia too." - Dazed & Confused > > HIGH TECH SOUL is the first documentary to tackle the deep roots of > techno music alongside the cultural history of Detroit, its birthplace. > From the race riots of 1967 to the underground party scene of the > late 1980s, Detroit's economic downturn didn't stop the invention of a > new kind of music that brought international attention to its > producers and their hometown. > > Featuring in-depth interviews with many of the world's best exponents > of the artform, High Tech Soul focuses on the creators of the genre -- > Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson -- and looks at the > relationships and personal struggles behind the music. Artists like > Richie Hawtin, Jeff Mills, Carl Craig, Eddie Fowlkes and a host of > others explain why techno, with its abrasive tones and resonating > basslines, could not have come from anywhere but Detroit. > > With classic anthems such as Rhythim Is Rhythim's "Strings of Life" > and Inner City's "Good Life," High Tech Soul celebrates the pioneers, > the promoters and the city that spawned a global phenomenon. > > Soundtrack Includes: Aux 88, Cybotron, Inner City, Juan Atkins, > Mayday, Model 500, Plastikman, Rhythim Is Rhythim, and more! > > The film features: Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Eddie > (Flashin) Fowlkes, Richie Hawtin, Jeff Mills, John Acquaviva, Carl > Cox, Carl Craig, Blake Baxter, Stacey Pullen, Thomas Barnett, Matthew > Dear, Anthony "Shake" Shakir, Keith Tucker, Delano Smith, Mike Archer, > Derrick Thompson, Mike Clark, Alan Oldham, Laura Gavoor, Himawari, > Scan 7, Kenny Larkin, Stacey "Hotwax" Hale, Claus Bachor, Electrifying > Mojo, Niko Marks, Barbara Deyo, Dan Sordyl, Sam Valenti, Ron Murphy, > George Baker, and Kwame Kilpatrick. > > > http://www.hightechsoul.com > > > also look out for > Submerge: Live In Japan DVD > > > ##################################################################################### Note: Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You. #####################################################################################
