From James Sent Sat, Apr 25th 1998, 01:12
From James Sent Sat, Apr 25th 1998, 01:12
Folks in the bay area might be interested in this: Modulations, a new film
about electronic music, is playing at the SF International Film Festival,
going on right now. The film plays twice at the Kabuki on May 6.
For full info about the festival, go to http://www.sfiff.org/fest98/
Here's info on the film, from
http://209.130.55.42/cgi-local/shop.pl/page=programs|modula.html/SID=4737143
Modulations
Directed by Iara Lee
MODUL06 5/6 Kabuki Theater 4:15
MODUX06 5/6 Kabuki Theater 9:30
Country: USA
Year: 1997
Running Time: 74 Min.
Producer: George Gund III
Cast
Alec Empire, DJ Spooky,
Moby, Orbital, Photek, The
Invisibl Skratch Piklz,
X-Ecutioners
Images of movement and flight propel director Iara Lee's
full-throttle catalogue of music made by machine. Vast in
scope, Modulations tracks the merged paths of technology
and sound, giving historical context to this confusing,
complicated and constantly growing world of sound, where
label categories such as trip-hop, ambient, jungle,
break-beat and drum-and-bass pop up faster than anyone
can count. Cutting-edge graphics, fast-fire interview
snippets and a steady pulsating stream of electronic music
are the fuel for this energetic and expansive documentary.
In
a version of sampling taken to the max, you hear from
avant-garde masters such as John Cage to underground
legends such as Can's Holger Czukay to contemporary
hipster heroes such as Psychic TV's Genesis P. Orridge,
Moby and Brian Eno. The sheer volume of information may
teeter on the edge of overwhelming for anyone over 30
(make that 20?), but intricate editing and a tight
narrative
sense hold everything together. As in her previous
festival
favorite, Synthetic Pleasures (SFIFF 1996), Lee hits all
the
hot spots for this Lifestyles of the Hip and Happening,
everywhere from a rave on Mt. Fuji to house clubs from
Detroit to London--and anywhere else blips and bleeps are
forming the cutting edge of music.
Filmography
Iara Lee (b. Brazil, 1966) Synthetic Pleasures(SFIFF 1996)
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