i watched this documentary the other day, and i’m rewatching it now. it’s called “modulations”, brought to us by filmmaker lara lee. it’s so well done! the visuals, paired with the heart-pumping beats, beautifully encapsulates the time. documenting where humans and machines merge, it traces the evolution of electronic music as one of the most profound artistic developments of the 20th century.
although i was only a baby at the time this documentary came out, watching it now takes me back to my childhood. i was raised by a mom who grew up in germany– and i have a gang of family members who still live there… of course, they are certified electronic/techno/club/house heads! this documentary takes it all the way back to the 1910s– personally, i love electronic music from the late 50s and 60s by the likes of the amazing else marie pade (whom i’ve drawn so much inspiration throughout the years.
modulations takes us on a journey through europe and the states, to hip-hop, to metal. check it out!
“the world is not meant to be good/bad, black/white, one or two, one or zero. it’s not binary. it’s chaos.”