Raving Iran (2016)

"Raving Iran" is about two Iranian DJs trying to navigate the complexities of pursuing their passion for electronic music in a society that presents numerous obstacles. Accordingly, the documentary, directed by...

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Dub Echoes (2008)

In the late 1940s, sound systems were already prominent in Jamaica. There’s a live jazz scene, starting from the 1920s. Jazz live events are for the wealthy elite. Poor...

Raving Iran (2016)

"Raving Iran" is about two Iranian DJs trying to navigate the complexities of pursuing their passion for electronic music in a society that presents numerous obstacles. Accordingly, the documentary,...

French Connections From Discotheque to Daft Punk: The Birth of French Touch by James (2003)

The book French Connections provides a comprehensive look at the French dance culture in its making. The empirical data of the book is comprised of interviews with important figures...

I Was There When House Took Over the World (2017)

A documentary about the early days of House music. It has interviews with the first DJs and club owners in Chicago. Initiating in a...

Elektro Moskva (2013)

Once upon a time in Russia, a Revolution happened. Actually, a ghost had been creeping around for quite a while. The ghost of Communism....

Kvadrat (2013)

Kvadrat explores the daily life of a Russian techno DJ, Andrey Pushkarev. Shot in Switzerland, France, Hungary, Romania, and Russia, it unfolds like a...

Analog Days: The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer by Pinch and Trocco

In the book, Pinch and Trocco trace the origins of the analog synthesizer with a focus on the different phases in its life; from...

The Rise of the Synths (2019)

A talking-head documentary with the people from the Synthwave scene. Several composers and enthusiasts from different countries narrate their journey around Synthwave as a...

Music and Technology: A Very Short Introduction | Book by Katz

Katz, M. (2022). Music and technology: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press. — Katz traces the relationship between music and technology from ancient times until...

The Distortion of Sound (2014)

The 22-minute documentary is an intervention attempt against using the badly-compressed musical format for music consumption in the industry. The musicians argue that the...

Denk ich an Deutschland in der Nacht (2017)

The film contains monologue-like, long-running interview sections with electronic musicians from Germany/Switzerland with parallel editing of club/concert shots. The musicians talk about their personal...

Symphony of Now (2018)

Music production is done by Frank Wiedeman (from Âme). The film comprises “5 Acts”, as in the original “Berlin: Symphony of a Great City”. Each...

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