Documentaries that involve electronic music are usually hit or miss; either the film misses the point of the original usage of the music or it goes on a different direction altogether. However, with Speaking In Code, there’s depth in each dimension of the film; from the characters of the artists featured, their bosses, their families, and the world around them. The filmmakers themselves also become centralized figures in the film, as a natural plot progresses that struggles passionately between the journey of pure techno love and love amongst themselves. A film worth watching more than once, Speaking In Code is nothing short of an extraordinary documentation of fandom, freedom and everything in between. URB had a chance to speak to the director, Amy Grill about the starting point, her exposure to techno and the bits that happened in between.
Punk rock isn’t my bag. But the history behind Bad Brains has intrigued me since I learned about them a few years back. They garnered adulation from legends within the genre and are revered as one of the best bands it had to offer. Bad Brains also shattered expectations as an all black crew that transitioned into the scene and helped usher in its golden age. This documentary doesn’t have a title or a release date yet but don’t fret. Things are wrapping up behind the scenes so keep a lookout for it.
There’re reels of work from women as lyrically powerful as Bahamadia. It’s just that people don’t know. And because of that, the afformentioned emcee and Roxanne Shante have set about tellin’ folks. Good music, good video and a good story…
Growing up in post-WWII Germany must have been an bizarre thing. The generation after the fascists wound up creating a broad swath of art including cinema, visual art and music that pushed at what was, at the time, acceptable for any of those forms.
In the States, we joke about the mechanized efficiency of the Germanic peoples. And after a listen to “Autobahn” it would appear that Kraftwerk was able to appropriate the stereotype and render it in musical terms.
Ralf and Florian, though, weren’t the only German band of note and in the BBC documentary entitled Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany. Viewers get an hours long look at the scene, who contributed and why it mattered.
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