Modulations: Cinema for the Ear
by Iara Lee
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Actor: Afrika Bambaataa, Arthur Baker, Carl Cox, David Kristian, Derrick MayDirector: Iara Lee
Brand: Music Video Dist
Cinematographer: Marcus Burnett
Cinematographer: Paul Yates
Editor: Paula Heredia
Producer: George Gund
Writer: Peter Shapiro
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 75 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-02-18
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Mvd Visual
Movie Reviews of Modulations: Cinema for the Ear
Movie Review: An extraordinary compendium of electronic music
Summary: 5 Stars
"Modulations" is truly the most complete electronic music DVD documentary released as of 2007. Any fan of electronic music will recognize at least some (if not all) of the artists featured.
I can't think of any other film (with the exception of the rave oriented "Better Living Through Circuitry") that features such a compendium of electronic music pioneers, including instrument makers, composers, DJs, producers.. Autechre, Robert Moog, Moby, Q-bert, Karlheinz Stockhausen, John Cage, Squarepusher, Derrick May, Carl Craig, Carl Cox, O Yuki Conjugate, Scanner, Oval, Genesis P Orridge, George Moroder, DJ Spooky, Bill Laswell and many others are all here.
Notably missing from the film are Aphex Twin, Brian Eno and Kraftwerk, although Eno and Kraftwerk are quoted and mentioned throughout the film.
I am sure that the quantity of interview footage posed a problem for the producers and editors of this film, so everything is tightly edited to keep this movie from becoming another boring academic documentary with voice overs, (which i am sure it was something the producers and director wanted to avoid)
I wish this movie would have been made a lot longer, or more extra footage made available on the DVD, maybe a more structured editing approach would have made this movie a little less chaotic, but this still doesn't detract from the breadth and scope of this truly remarkable film.
This DVD is a must for anyone interested in electronic music, rave and DJ culture.
Summary of Modulations: Cinema for the Ear
MODULATIONS traces the evolution of Electronica music as one of the most profound artistic developments of the 20th century! By cutting back and forth between avante garde composers, kraftwerk?s innovative synthesizer drones, giorgio moroder?s glacial eurSimilar DVD Movies
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