Modulations

In making my documentary film about electronic music, Modulations (1998), I learned a great deal about rap music.

Iara Lee: Hip Hop as Global Resistance 2010

In making my documentary film about electronic music, Modulations (1998), I learned a great deal about rap music.

Iara Lee: Hip Hop as Global Resistance 2010

Moog isn't a comprehensive study of electronic music (check out Modulations for that) and the music doesn't have exhilarating tunes and the underdog spirit of Scratch , a thumping history of the art of the turntable.

The Birth of the Synthesizer 2005

Weidenbaum: The director of this recent film Modulations is from Sao Paolo.

Disquiet » Evolution & Permutation 1998

"In my day, cars were hot-rodded," says Robert Moog, inventor of the popular synthesizer, in Modulations.

The Synthetic Pleasure of Electronic Music 1998

Shot on video and blown up to 35mm, Modulations has a grainy, underground texture.

The Synthetic Pleasure of Electronic Music 1998

Their works are among those examined in Modulations, a new documentary by Iara Lee (creator of Synthetic Pleasures ) that premiered this week at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

The Synthetic Pleasure of Electronic Music 1998

Using the writings of Russolo and the sounds of John Cage as starting points, Modulations travels through '70s disco, Kraftwerk's all-synth music, and the birth of house music, making a case for electronic music as a major 20th century art form.

The Synthetic Pleasure of Electronic Music 1998

In assembling Modulations, Lee became something of a wired filmmaker, hiring camera operators and using emailed lists of questions to conduct interviews in distant cities.

The Synthetic Pleasure of Electronic Music 1998

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