Modulations
1998
75 minutes
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.
Top Cast
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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Moby
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Afrika Bambaataa
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Derrick May
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Genesis P-Orridge
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Liam Howlett
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Giorgio Moroder
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Ken Ishii
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Terre Thaemlitz
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Sean Booth
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Rob Brown
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Kid Koala
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Armand van Helden
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Danny Tenaglia
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Derrick Carter
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DJ Spooky
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Fumiya Tanaka
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Joey Beltram
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Holger Czukay
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Bill Laswell
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Rob Playford
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Sasha
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Robert Moog
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Marshall Jefferson
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Squarepusher
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Simon Reynolds
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Ryan Williams
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Kodwo Eshun
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Mixmaster Morris
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