Modulations

Modulations is a multi-media exploration into the history of electronic music, consisting of a documentary film, its soundtrack album, and a book. The project was directed by Iara Lee, the maker of the documentary film Synthetic Pleasures.

Modulations, Cinema for the Ear (1998)

The Modulations film, directed by Iara Lee, traces the evolution of electronic music from musique concrète, house, hip hop, techno to the myriad of styles in between. It includes interviews with many notable artists and innovators in electronic music such as Carl Cox, Robert Moog, Coldcut, Squarepusher, Mixmaster Morris, Pierre Henry, Giorgio Moroder, Derrick May, Genesis P-Orridge and Karlheinz Stockhausen.

Soundtrack

1. "I Feel Love" – Donna Summer
2. "Planet Rock" – Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force
3. "No UFO's" (remix) – Model 500
4. "Simon from Sydney" – LFO
5. "Strings of Life" – Rhythm Is Rhythm
6. "Yeah" – Jesse Saunders
7. "Amazon 2-King of the Beats" – Aphrodite
8. "Stormbringer" – Panacea
9. "The Shadow" – Rob & Goldie
10. "Luxus 1-3" – Ryoji Ikeda
11. "Atomic 2000" – Coldcut
12. "Kritische Masse 1" – To Rococo Rot

Modulations, A History of Electronic Music, Throbbing Words on Sound (2000)

Edited by Peter Shapiro. ISBN 1-891024-06-X. Featuring: Rob Young on the pioneers of electronic music, Simon Reynolds on krautrock, Peter Shapiro on disco & post-punk, Kodwo Eshun on house, David Toop on hip hop, Mike Rubin on techno, Chris Sharp on jungle, Tony Marcus on ambient, Kurt Reighley on downtempo, and Michael Berk on the technology of electronic music. Also interviewed is industrial music founder Genesis P-Orridge.

External links

• Groove at the Internet Movie Database
• Modulations homepage at Caipirinha Productions