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Modulations

Modulations

Cinema for the Ear

1998 1h 15mDocumentaryMusic

Less a documentary than a primer on all electronic music. Featuring interviews with nearly every major player past and present, as well as a few energetic live clips, Modulations delves into one of electronica's forgotten facets: the human element. Lee travels the globe from the American Midwest to Europe to Japan to try to express the appeal of music often dismissed as soulless. Modulations shows that behind even the most foreign or alien electronic composition lies a real human being, and Lee lets many of these Frankenstein-like creators express and expound upon their personal philosophies and tech-heavy theories. Lee understands that a cultural movement as massive and diverse as dance music can't be contained.

3.6/5

TMDB score· 17 votes

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Less a documentary than a primer on all electronic music. Featuring interviews with nearly every major player past and present, as well as a few energetic live clips, Modulations delves into one of electronica's forgotten facets: the human element. Lee travels the globe from the American Midwest to Europe to Japan to try to express the appeal of music often dismissed as soulless. Modulations shows that behind even the most foreign or alien electronic composition lies a real human being, and Lee lets many of these Frankenstein-like creators express and expound upon their personal philosophies and tech-heavy theories. Lee understands that a cultural movement as massive and diverse as dance music can't be contained.

The vibe

dance music

Behind it

Iara LeeIara LeeDirectorPeter ShapiroWriterMarcus BurnettCinematographyPaul Sanchez IVCinematography

Cast

Karlheinz StockhausenKarlheinz StockhausenSelf
MobyMobySelf
Afrika BambaataaAfrika BambaataaSelf
Derrick MaySelf
Genesis P-OrridgeGenesis P-OrridgeSelf
Liam HowlettLiam HowlettSelf
Giorgio MoroderGiorgio MoroderSelf
Terre ThaemlitzSelf
Ken IshiiSelf
Sean BoothSelf
Rob BrownSelf
Kid KoalaKid KoalaSelf
Armand van HeldenSelf
Danny TenagliaSelf
Derrick CarterSelf
DJ SpookySelf
Fumiya TanakaFumiya TanakaSelf
Joey BeltramSelf

Director

Iara Lee

Writer

Peter Shapiro

Release date

18 Sept 1998

Runtime

1h 15m

Studio

Caipirinha Productions Inc.

Language

French, English

Country

United States of America

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