Modulations

Modulations

Cinema for the Ear

1998 en 75 minutes

Rating: 7.3

Plot

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.

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Cast

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Self

Moby

Moby

Self

Afrika Bambaataa

Afrika Bambaataa

Self

Derrick May

Derrick May

Self

Genesis P-Orridge

Genesis P-Orridge

Self

Liam Howlett

Liam Howlett

Self

Giorgio Moroder

Giorgio Moroder

Self

Terre Thaemlitz

Terre Thaemlitz

Self

Ken Ishii

Ken Ishii

Self

Sean Booth

Sean Booth

Self

Rob Brown

Rob Brown

Self

Kid Koala

Kid Koala

Self

Armand van Helden

Armand van Helden

Self

Danny Tenaglia

Danny Tenaglia

Self

Derrick Carter

Derrick Carter

Self

DJ Spooky

DJ Spooky

Self

Fumiya Tanaka

Fumiya Tanaka

Self

Joey Beltram

Joey Beltram

Self

Holger Czukay

Holger Czukay

Self

Bill Laswell

Bill Laswell

Self

Rob Playford

Rob Playford

Self

Sasha

Sasha

Self

Robert Moog

Robert Moog

Self

Marshall Jefferson

Marshall Jefferson

Self

Squarepusher

Squarepusher

Self

Simon Reynolds

Simon Reynolds

Self

Ryan Williams

Ryan Williams

Self

Kodwo Eshun

Kodwo Eshun

Self

Mixmaster Morris

Mixmaster Morris

Self

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