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"Everything Changes When You Get Lost in Music"
Speaking In Code is a unique look into the subculture of electronic music. By following artists, producers, DJs, journalists and promoters, it offers a verite look into a world few have ever seen. Both light hearted and heartbreaking, it is a series of character studies, as when Don't Look Back took us inside of Dylan's folk music or The Decline of Western Civilization showed us the LA punk scene. Director Amy Grill follows a series of characters (including her techno obsessed husband) over a number of years as some struggle to while others thrive in electronic music.
The characters she documents are as compelling as their story lines: Modeselektor, a rambunctious producer duo; journalist Philip Sherburne; The Wighnomy Brothers of the former East Germany; DJ Tobias Thomas of Kompakt; and Monolake, an inventor of Abelton Live. And back in the US, David Day tries tirelessly to turn Boston into a techno city. The challenges to finish the film and Day's obsession become a crucial plot line.
Also Featuring: Ellen Allien, Tobias Thomas, Marc LeClair aka Akufen, Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer, Reinhard Voigt, Sascha Ring aka Apparat, Sasha Funke, Mario Willms aka Douglas Greed, Miss Kitten, Dan Paluska aka Six Million Dollar Dan , Mike Uzzi aka Smartypants.
Further Information:
Special features include:
Modeselektor Live at Sonar Uncut
Deleted Scenes: Kompakt Tour in Koln, Modeselektor talks about Berlin Wall, Monolake at the Berlin Wall, Backstage at Muna Club in East Germany
Extended Interviews:Wolfgang Voigt, Ellen Allien, The Wighnomy Brothers first interview, Wighnomy Brothers after Speaking in Code.
| Catalog Number: MC-1153 |
Type: Feature |
Genre: Music |
| Copyright: 2008 |
Length: 98 minutes |
Format:
DVD Region: 0 (All) |
| TV System: NTSC |
ISBN: |
UPC: 844667021899 |
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Films In Compilation
Speaking in Code directed by
Amy
Grill
USA,
Music,
2010,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
01:29:00
At first glance, Speaking in Code would appear to be just another documentary about electronic music. But one viewing reveals a series of character studies and vérité views of a musical genre, with an intimacy not seen since Don’t Look Back took us inside of Dylan’s folk music or The Decline of Western Civilization showed us the LA punk scene.
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2010-04-08 XLR8R
By Fred Miketa
"...Whether it’s Modeselektor prepping for Sonar, journalists fighting to give the music its due credit, Wighnomy Brothers coming to terms with their success, or promoters cracking under the weight of emotional strife, Speaking In Code, a new documentary bent on showing all the gritty details of daily life in the music biz, thrives on the people who create, play, write about, and promote electronic music."
| 2010-04-08 Urb Magazine
One of the most need-to-watch music docs in recent memory, [it] is nothing short of an extraordinary documentation of fandom, freedom and everything in between.
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