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Modulations (1998)
Director: Iara Lee
Cast: Karlheinz Stockhausen, Moby, Afrika Bambaataa, Derrick May
Runtime75 min
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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.
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Modulations (1998) offers a unique and comprehensive look at the history and evolution of electronic music, featuring insightful interviews with pioneering artists like Karlheinz Stockhausen, Moby, and Afrika Bambaataa. Director Iara Lee's engaging approach brings the human element of this often techno-centric genre to the forefront, making it a must-see for fans of music documentaries and electronic music enthusiasts.
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Modulations: Cinema for the Ear is a 1998 American documentary film on the history of electronic music. It is accompanied by a soundtrack album and the 2000 book Modulations: A History of Electronic Music by Peter Shapiro. The project was directed by Iara Lee, the maker of the documentary film Synthetic Pleasures.
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