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Modulations

"Cinema for the Ear"

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.

Top 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

Overview

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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