take us with you!“secondhand sureshots is a filmed experiment in creative sound recycling”. directed by LA based future.roots.radio dublab, the film focuses on the crate-diggin’ adventure of renowned producers daedelus, j.rocc, nobody, and ras g; as they venture into various thrift shops in search of the most obscure records, which will then be used to craft brand new [...]
Tag: documentary
stussy + j dilla = 3 part documentary!
recently, clothing brand stussy produced a 3 part documentary on the life of beat-master extraordinaire j dilla. the short film focuses on dilla’s life during his later years in los angeles. born on february 7, 1974, james dewitt yancey emerged from the mid 90′s detroit underground hip-hop scene. he is most known for his productions [...]
krautrock = a post war identity for germany!
late last year bbc four aired a documentary entitled: krautrock: the rebirth of germany. it looks at the period between 1968 and 1977, when bands like neu!, can, faust and kraftwerk forged a new german musical identity out of the cultural ruins of war. the music, neither german nor anglo-saxon, was a mixture of influences [...]
speaking in code = a view into the techno lifestyle!
speaking in code es un nuevo documental hecho por Amy Grill. el film se enfoca principalmente en mostrar el estilo de vida que llevan algunos artistas de música electrónica, tanto establecidos como no tán conocidos. en resumen, es un vistazo a la dura lucha que se atraviesa para convertir la música electrónica en el principal [...]
dub echoes = dubcumentary!
durante los últimos meses el colectivo se ha interesado bastante por la música dub y sus técnicas de grabación. existen varias teorias que dicen que la gran mayoría de la música que escuchamos hoy día ha sido influenciada por este fenómeno iniciado en jamaica en los años 60s. el dub, en resumen, consiste en remezclar [...]
