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From: David Myers [SMTP:dmgraph@earthlink.net] >Sent: Saturday, September 05, 1998 5:01 PM >To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com >Subject: Re: Modulations > >Anybody else see this? The reviews have been good, and have considered >taking it in-but the previous film (from this director, I believe), >"Synthetic Pleasures", was a true embarrassment, some of the most empty >godawful crap I've ever endured on film.... Guess ya didn't care for that one much, huh David? %^) I didn't see it, but for what it's worth, a couple of the comparative reviews I've come across do describe S.P. less charitably than Modulations. As in "too scattered", and "without a clear focus" (Metro, San Jose). Sounds like that reviewer wasn't quite as disgusted as you were! Even if Lee's fundamental style and vision simply aren't one's piece of cake, I would still recommend Modulations if for no other reason than to catch talking head interviews with some of the pioneering greats - Stockhausen, Moog, and Macero come immediately to mind. For instance, Macero describes the tape slice n' splice he did with some of Miles' stuff (i.e. Live Evil) which I found quite interesting. Those are just a few of many segments in which musicians, composers, and inventors on the cutting edge of their craft, both past and present, discuss/demonstrate a gamut of topics: their approach, style, techniques, philosophy, influences. Hey, there's even a little bit of gear talk! -- albeit not much... (Not to mention a few mid-rave shots of knobs getting ~~twisted~~, you reading this, Lambrecht? %^) A linear, fully comprehensive, meaty history and analysis of the electronic music scene this is not, nor is it intended to be. It's an art film, one might say reflective of the culture which fuels its subject. However, I do believe that one could separate substance from aesthetic (or perceived lack thereof) and still come away with a meaningful experience. laurie http://www.modulations.com/Film/modulations/modcontents.html